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GM recalls 250K vehicles; seat belts may not latch

Posted on August 25, 2010
General Motors is recalling ?nearly 250,000 crossover vehicles worldwide to inspect second-row seat belts that could be damaged and not latch.? (Ken Thomas, AP Washington, 8/17) The recall included the 2009 to 2010 models of the Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook, and the Buick Enclave...

Honda recalling nearly 400K vehicles

Posted on August 25, 2010
Honda Motor Co. announced recently that is ?is recalling the popular Accord and Civic passenger cars from the 2003 model year to address problems with an ignition switch that could allow the key to be removed without the transmission being shifted into park, increasing the risk of a vehicle rolling away...

Nissan Recalling Cubes for Fuel Leak

Posted on August 04, 2010
After a rear-impact crash test that revealed some startling news, Nissan is recalling over 45,000 2009-10 Cubes. (C. Jensen, NY Times, 7/30). The crash test, which was conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, discovered some gasoline leakage upon rear impact, which is a violation of a federal safety standard...

New Toyota Recall Involves About 400,000 Vehicles

Posted on August 04, 2010
In its latest recall, Toyota said last week ?Thursday that it was recalling almost 373,000 of its 2000-4 Avalon sedans because of a steering problem that could cause a crash.? (C.Jensen, NY Times, 7/29). On top of the Avalon recall, Toyota is additionally recalling nearly 40,000 Lexus LX470 SUV?s for another steering defect...

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Serious Burn Leads to Recall of Vehicles for Children

Posted on July 20, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that Baja Motorsports of Phoenix is recalling over 300,000 go-karts and minibikes designed for use by children. Nine complaints that the gas caps detached or leaked, and one serious burn injury lead to the recall...

Denver air crash probe focuses on crosswinds

Posted on July 20, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board met recently to investigate and determine the cause of the December 20, 2009 accident at the Denver International Airport. (J. Lawy, AP Washington, 7/13). A Continental Airlines Boeing 737 swerved off a runway, across a field, and came to a stop when it crashed into a ditch and caught fire...

Toyota knew about Lexus problem 2 years ago

Posted on July 08, 2010
Unfortunately for Toyota, new information has surfaced in its latest debacle concerning Engine failures in certain Lexus cars. The automaker ?knew two years ago about the engine problem behind its latest Lexus recall, even changing the spring part to correct it, but did not think a recall was warranted until recently...

Intel Working on Black Box for your Car

Posted on July 08, 2010
Companies like Intel may benefit from ?Toyota?s woes with recalls and mysterious acceleration problems.? (J. Quain, NYTimes, 7/7). Intel, for example, has a black box on the horizon that could potentially take the mystery out of many car accidents...

Consumers Need More Disclosure, New Safeguards to Improve Vehicle Safety

Posted on July 02, 2010
The AAJ released a commendable statement regarding vehicle safety and consumer protection in May (5/19, AAJ, www.justice.org). In light of the many vehicle safety issues that have occurred this year, Toyota largely being at the forefront, these recommendations should be taken seriously and as an attorney with experience in products liability and motor vehicle accidents, I support the following suggestions...

Toyota Says Faulty Engines in 137,000 Cars in the U.S.

Posted on July 02, 2010
Lexus says ?about 137,000 of its vehicles in the United States may have V-6 or V-8 engines with faulty valve springs and in extremely rare instances, the engine may stop while the vehicle is in operation.? (NY Times, C. Jensen, 7/1). For many, this is just the latest in the safety disaster that has become Toyota...

Number of child deaths from hot cars is on rise

Posted on June 29, 2010
As a personal injury lawyer in Chicago, I urge parents to take the following information to heart and not leave their children in hot cars during the summer. This past week, the government decided to join safety groups to warn parents and all adults responsible for children about the extreme dangers of leaving kids in the car during hot summer days...

Lexus Hybrid Recalled Over Fuel Leak in Crash Test

Posted on June 29, 2010
Lexus announced Friday that it was ?recalling about 17,000 of its 2010-model HS 250h hybrid sedans, after testing by federal officials found that too much gasoline had leaked in a rear-impact test?. (NY Times, Wheels, C. Jensen, 6/25). Additionally, Lexus has stated that it has instructed dealers to stop selling the cars until the problem is resolved...

4 NY teens hurt when driver holds breath, faints

Posted on May 28, 2010
As a car and truck accident attorney, I must encourage all drivers to drive with the utmost care, especially young drivers lacking in experience. Jokes, pranks, and dares are never wise when behind the wheel. This week, ?four upstate New York teenagers who tried to hold their breath for the time it took their car to go a third of a mile were hurt when the driver fainted...

Sleeping woman left on plane in Philly for 4 hours

Posted on May 28, 2010
As a personal injury attorney, I hope all airlines take this incident seriously and take more care ensuring all passengers are off the plane in the future. After a sleeping passenger was left about a flight for four house after landing in Philadelphia, Airline officials are trying to figure out how the lapse occurred...

Nissan Is Recalling 42,000 Trucks

Posted on May 25, 2010
Nissan announced this week that it is recalling almost 42,000 of its 2010 Infiniti and Nissan trucks because poor welding on a suspension part may result in its failure. (NY Times, Wheels, C. Jensen, 5/21). According to the automaker, the failure of a cylindrical collar that is part of the lower control link assembly could ?allow the vehicle handling characteristics to deteriorate...

Hummer recalls 198,000 H3s worldwide to fix hood

Posted on May 18, 2010
General Motors announced recently that it is recalling all Hummer H3s produced since the 2006 model year to fix a portion of the hood that can detach during driving. (D. Stumpf, AP Auto, 5/5). The recall is voluntary by the automaker after two complaints in the U...

Acura Recalling 167,000 TSX Models for Fire Hazard

Posted on May 03, 2010
Christopher Jenson reports, ?Honda is recalling about 167,000 of its 2004?8 Acura TSX models because of a fire hazard.? (NY Times, 4/29). This is the third recall of an Acura model for a similar problem, now affecting almost 500,000 vehicles. Honda said the fire hazard stems from ?prolonged under-hood temperatures,? which may cause a crack in a house to the power steering, which would leak fluid and potentially create a fire hazard...

Toyota Offers a Fix for S.U.V.?s Control Problems

Posted on May 03, 2010
Toyota said Thursday, ?it had resumed sales of the Lexus GX 460 after fixing a problem with the stability control system that could cause the luxury sport utility vehicle to roll over.? (N. Bunkley and M. Maynard, 4/29, NY Times) These actions came after a highly-public consumer reports warning against purchasing the car...

AAJ releases new report, ?Driven to Safety: How Litigation Spurred Auto Safety Innovations?

Posted on April 27, 2010
The American Association for justice released a report regarding how litigation has spurred safety innovations in the automotive field. (April 2010). The thorough and intriguing report can be found here. In the wake of the highly public and disconcerting Toyota issues, automobile safety is back to being a ?hot button? issue...

Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUV models

Posted on April 19, 2010
After Consumer Reports placed a ?do not buy? warning on the 2010 Lexus GX460 this week, ?Toyota announced safety tests on all its sport-utility vehicle models in a sweeping effort Thursday to reassure buyers? (AP, 4/15, Y. Kageyama). This is the latest in what has become the Toyota debacle that began last fall...

Europeans warned of Toyota pedals well before US

Posted on April 11, 2010
In issuing a ?record $16.4 million fine on Toyota for failing to alert the U.S. government to the safety problems quickly enough, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cited the warnings to the other countries. LaHood said Tuesday that Toyota made a "huge mistake" by not disclosing the safety problems sooner...

Govt watchdog backs FAA whistle-blower

Posted on April 11, 2010
As a personal injury attorney, I am disturbed by the apparent lackadaisical approach American Airlines takes to safety regulations. I hope the FAA monitors the airline and others closely to ensure that safety requirements are being met to the utmost...

FAA issues safety warning for kit- made planes

Posted on April 05, 2010
Federal officials issued a warning this week regarding ?high-performance homemade planes like the one that killed a beach jogger last week in South Carolina are likely to stall at higher speeds and have been involved in a disproportionately large number of fatal accidents...

Honda to recall 410,000 vehicles for brake problem

Posted on March 21, 2010
This week, Honda Motor Co. announced a recall affecting about 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of problems with the brake pedals. (Detroit AP, T. Krishner, 3/16). The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements from the 2007 and 2008 model years...

Toyota, US inspectors examine wrecked NY Prius

Posted on March 21, 2010
Toyota?s woes continue as ?investigators from Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration inspected a wrecked 2005 Prius in a suburb of New York City on Wednesday to see if its event data recorder or the car would point to a problem with braking or acceleration...

GM to recall 1.3M compacts for steering problem

Posted on March 08, 2010
General Motors Co. announced this week that it ?is recalling 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac compact cars sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to fix power steering motors that can fail.? The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Chevrolet Cobalts, 2007 to 2010 Pontiac G5s, 2005 and 2006 Pontiac Pursuits sold in Canada and 2005 and 2006 Pontiac G4s sold in Mexico? (Detroit AP, 5/2)...

Collisions with Trains kills Teenagers in Pennsylvania and Florida

Posted on February 28, 2010
This week, two fatal train collisions claimed the lives of five teenagers. The first of the incidents occurred in Melbourne Florida, which claimed the lives of three teenage girls horsing around on the tracks. The fourth, a boy was able to escape just in time...

Although there were fewer plane crashes in 2009, death toll higher

Posted on February 22, 2010
Joan Lowy reports, although, ?fewer airline crashes occurred around the world in 2009 than during the previous year? deaths were up? (Washington AP, 2/18). 2009 saw five fewer airline fatal accidents than 2008 with 18 and 23, respectively, according to the International Air Transportation Association...

Honda Expands Air Bag Recall to nearly 400,000 More Cars

Posted on February 22, 2010
Perhaps taking some pressure off its competitor, Toyota, in the recall hot seat, Honda has announced that it is ?recalling 378,000 additional vehicles because the driver?s side air bag may deploy too forcefully, causing an injury or death.? (New York Times, Jensen, 2/9)...

Toyota?s Problems not over ? the company was hit by over 100 Prius brake complaints

Posted on February 14, 2010
Although the Toyota incident has been well covered in the news, a recall that has become so expansive deserves attention. Unfortunately, it appears as though Toyota was not as proactive as it should have been with problems with which it was aware. As a personal injury attorney, companies who fail to fix problems that they are aware of until it is too late and many consumers have been hurt infuriate me as both a lawyer and a consumer...

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