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Dec 31, two thousand fifteen – A Rain-X windshield washer fluid sensor lawsuit has been filed after complaints about failed sensors causing an expense of $100 to $200. Filed against Illinois Implement Works, Inc. and South/Win Ltd , the proposed class-action .

Dec 28, two thousand fifteen – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced the winners of the “Top Safety Pick+” award for model year two thousand sixteen vehicles, and some that made the list last year dropped down the ladder for two thousand sixteen models. Conducted .

Dec 23, two thousand fifteen – A Hyundai exploding sunroof lawsuit has been filed after years of reports of panoramic sunroofs that explode and send shards of glass into the cars. Plaintiff Billy Glenn filed the exploding sunroof lawsuit after the glass .

Dec 23, two thousand fifteen – The Takata airbag death toll enlargened by one as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced another death from an exploding Takata airbag inflator. It’s the eighth confirmed Takata-related death in .

Dec 21, two thousand fifteen – A General Motors towing capacity class-action lawsuit has been filed concerning the two thousand fourteen GMC Sierra one thousand five hundred and two thousand fourteen Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The towing capacity lawsuit alleges the trucks were advertised with towing capacities .

Dec 21, two thousand fifteen – BMW is in trouble once again with the U.S. government as the automaker will be coerced to pay $20 million in penalties and put another $20 million in reserve in case the automaker fails to play by the rules. Safety regulators .

Dec 20, two thousand fifteen – A Volkswagen compensation fund will be opened to address holder complaints and concerns about illegal nitrogen oxide emissions and the loss of value of the VW vehicles. VW says Kenneth R. Feinberg has been retained to gather .

Dec 17, two thousand fifteen – Albeit a year behind schedule, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) eventually released its proposed rules and regulations concerning autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving or driverless cars. California .

Dec 17, two thousand fifteen – While Volkswagen’s emission scandal has predominated the auto news , General Motors and its defective ignition switches are still watching act in court. With one hundred twenty four death claims and two hundred seventy five injury claims approved by the ignition switch .

Dec 16, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had a harsh two thousand fifteen attempting to reaction questions about its failures to protect the public from deadly GM ignition switches . Promising to increase its enforcement deeds, .

Dec 16, two thousand fifteen – With passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (Swift) Act , the tire industry will be required to update its processes for selling and registering tires. The $325 billion, five-year Act is more than 1,300 pages .

Dec 15, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen says the illegal emissions “defeat devices” installed on eleven million vehicles worldwide were installed because the automaker knew it couldn’t provide the type of diesel engine the company was marketing. Seven years .

Dec 15, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen and the state of California haven’t been on good terms since the automaker was caught cheating on nitrogen oxide emissions standards. With its rigorous emissions laws, California has taken numerous deeds against the .

Dec 14, two thousand fifteen – A California man has filed a BMW throttle control system lawsuit about cars that allegedly have throttle control defects that cause safety hazards due to the inability of the cars to accelerate decently. Plaintiff Rodney Shively .

Dec 11, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) has been hit with another ample penalty caused by failures to keep the government informed about potential safety problems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says Chrysler will .

Dec Ten, two thousand fifteen – The General Motors ignition switch compensation fund is closing its doors after sixteen months of approving and denying death and injury claims. In total, the fund suggested ignition switch victims $595 million that was approved .

Dec 9, two thousand fifteen – Toyota Tacoma rattling noise problems will be tackled by Toyota as the automaker announced “special service campaign” F0U, which Toyota says is not a recall but instead a warranty enhancement. The campaign was issued specifically .

Dec 7, two thousand fifteen – While self-driving cars creep closer to a reality on American roads, fresh research from Stanford University says anyone sitting in the “driver” seat will be better off dispersed. You know, those distractions all of us are supposed .

Dec 6, two thousand fifteen – Very first a explore found overweight drivers are at greater risk of injury or death in an accident because they don’t wear their seat belts . Then another investigate determined obesity increases the odds of being killed in an auto accident, .

Dec 6, two thousand fifteen – The Porsche Mission E electrical sports car is expected to arrive by two thousand twenty and be a direct competitor to the all-electric Tesla cars already on the market. Telling the Porsche Mission E is “beginning a fresh chapter in the history .

Dec Five, two thousand fifteen – Environmental regulators in Washington state told Volkswagen it will pay for selling so-called “clean diesel” vehicles that weren’t so clean. Since 2009, about 500,000 of those VW diesel cars in the U.S. have been emitting up .

Dec Trio, two thousand fifteen – Federal racketeering charges against Honda and airbag maker Takata can budge forward after U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno refused to dismiss multidistrict litigation against the companies. Over one hundred vehicle owners and four .

Dec Two, two thousand fifteen – A car hacking lawsuit filed against Ford, General Motors and Toyota has been dismissed because none of the plaintiffs own a car that was actually hacked. The suit, filed in March two thousand fifteen , came after a report from U.S. Senator .

Dec Two, two thousand fifteen – Five years after a law was passed concerning pedestrian safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) still hasn’t created the rules automakers must go after. The process has been going on since two thousand ten when .

Dec 1, two thousand fifteen – The Robert Bosch company is named as a defendant in a Volkswagen emissions class-action lawsuit that names VW, Bosch, former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn and current CEO Michael Horn as defendants. The Bosch/Volkswagen class-action .

Nov 30, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen says it’s just about ready to tackle the enormous task of repairing European diesel vehicles tooled with EA one hundred eighty nine engines. The automaker says all corrective measures have been introduced to the suitable authorities .

Nov 29, two thousand fifteen – The state of Texas isn’t glad with Volkswagen and its emissions problems and the Texas court system is an example of that unhappiness. Leading off the legal battle is Harris County, Texas, which filed suit against Volkswagen .

Nov 29, two thousand fifteen – MINI Cooper timing chain problems might eventually be acknowledged and repaired after BMW agreed to lodge a lawsuit that alleges the MINI Cooper engines can fail. The lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs Joshua Skeen and Laurie Freeman, .

Nov 28, two thousand fifteen – Takata better hope its non-airbag business is enough to sustain the company because when it comes to vehicle airbags, the game might be over. And for airbags made with ammonium nitrate, the game is certainly over. Very first to .

Nov 24, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen proceeds to dig its own grave as the automaker admits another 85,000 diesel cars in the U.S. contain software to defeat emissions tests. The newest list of vehicles include V6 3-liter TDI diesel models going back .

Nov Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – Toyota Motor Corporation has sued a puny wedding movie business for calling itself “Lexus Studios,” something Toyota says is trademark and service mark infringement, unfair competition and trademark and service mark dilution. The .

Nov Eighteen, two thousand fifteen – A BMW M3 engine failure lawsuit has been filed alleging the M3 S65 engine can fail due to metal debris from the connecting rod bearings. Plaintiff David Afzal filed the M3 engine lawsuit after allegedly experiencing knocking .

Nov 17, two thousand fifteen – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has spanked BMW’s MINI division with a 20-year consent order for violating the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. MINI violated the law by telling consumers BMW would void their warranty .

Nov 16, two thousand fifteen – The Volkswagen emissions scandal has opened Pandora’s Box in Germany as safety regulators announced they are investigating numerous models from VW and at least nineteen other automakers. German authorities said they want to know .

Nov 16, two thousand fifteen – The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) has sued Volkswagen and Audi to force the automakers to instantaneously fix all 500,000 U.S. vehicles with so-called emissions “defeat devices.” CAS is a nonprofit organization that has been fighting .

Nov 15, two thousand fifteen – The Volkswagen CO2 emissions list has grown by 430,000 fresh vehicles that have inaccurate carbon dioxide (CO2) values. This is in addition to the 800,000 vehicles located outside the U.S . The automaker says this latest batch .

Nov 11, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen owners excited to receive a $500 prepaid Visa card and free towing for getting into the middle of the Volkswagen emissions scandal should read and question the fine print of the card agreement. The Goodwill Package .

Nov Ten, two thousand fifteen – While Volkswagen proceeds to make U.S. owners of diesel vehicles wait for repairs to the emission systems of the cars, the automaker will attempt to pacify drivers with free money and towing. Volkswagen said it will provide a .

Nov 6, two thousand fifteen – Airbag manufacturer Takata is watching as its automobile airbag customers drive away and out of glance, at least while Takata uses airbags made with the explosive chemical, ammonium nitrate. Albeit there is still no official .

Nov 6, two thousand fifteen – A GMC Sierra headlight lawsuit accuses General Motors of selling trucks with dim headlights in the 2014-2015 GMC Sierra one thousand five hundred and the two thousand fifteen GMC Sierra two thousand five hundred and 3500. Plaintiffs Armando J. Becerra and Guillermo Ruela filed the .

Nov Four, two thousand fifteen – Honda has ultimately kicked out Takata and its exploding airbags after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ravaged Takata with a $200 million penalty. Publicly Honda stood by Takata’s side through the deaths, recalls .

Nov Trio, two thousand fifteen – The world of connected cars is here and will only grow as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants all cars on the roads to communicate with each other to avoid accidents and help with traffic flow. Vehicle-to-vehicle .

Nov Trio, two thousand fifteen – The U.S. Department of Transportation, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has fined airbag manufacturer Takata with the largest civil penalty in U.S. history. NHTSA issued two orders against .

Nov Trio, two thousand fifteen – A Volkswagen CO2 emissions scandal has caused VW to take another step over the cliff of insanity with the admission 800,000 vehicles were sold with incorrect carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions readings. Volkswagen says with CO2 .

Nov Two, two thousand fifteen – More Volkswagen emissions recalls will be in order as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has hit Volkswagen and its brands with a 2nd notice of disturbance of the Clean Air Act that now includes Audi and Porsche cars. In .

Nov Two, two thousand fifteen – Chrysler valve stem problems are the concentrate of a lawsuit that alleges metal valve stems on Chrysler and Dodge minivans corrode and cause failures of the tire pressure monitoring systems. The Chrysler valve stem lawsuit was .

Nov 1, two thousand fifteen – The Volkswagen emissions scandal resumes to expand as the automaker faces the threat of losing fuel economy and tax credits it received for so-called “clean diesel” cars. Democratic Senator Ed Markey says VW should have .

Nov 1, two thousand fifteen – A Toyota RAV4 oil consumption lawsuit alleges RAV4 owners must permanently spend money on oil due to a defect in the engine. The plaintiffs claim 2006-2008 Toyota RAV4 SUVs have engines that consume 1-quart of oil every 1,200 .

Oct 30, two thousand fifteen – U.S. deaths from illegal Volkswagen emissions from 2008-2015 are estimated at 59, according to a peer-reviewed investigate conducted by Harvard and MIT. Published in the Environmental Research Letters journal, the probe estimates .

Oct 26, two thousand fifteen – A Volkswagen Credit lawsuit alleges VW diesel owners affected by emission “defeat devices” should not have to make monthly payments to VW Credit. The proposed class-action lawsuit is another legal quagmire for Volkswagen along .

Oct 23, two thousand fifteen – Car owners have talked about Takata airbag explosions but most consumers have only seen or read about the aftermath of what an exploding airbag inflator can do to the human assets. Blamed on at least eight deaths and over one hundred .

Oct 21, two thousand fifteen – Colorado resident, Kristin Hopkins, 45, has filed a lawsuit against General Motors after spending six days trapped in her wrecked two thousand nine Chevrolet Malibu. In April 2014, Hopkins was driving a two thousand nine Chevy Malibu on U.S. Two hundred eighty five in .

Oct 20, two thousand fifteen – The latest pet carrier crash test results demonstrate many pet carriers that claim to suggest crash protection do little to protect a pet, even some of the more expensive carriers and crates. The Center for Pet Safety (CPS) tested .

Oct Legitimate, two thousand fifteen – A Chevy Corvette LS7 engine lawsuit has been filed alleging the 7.0 liter V8 engines have problems with excessive wear of the valve guides that can cause engine failure. Named in the proposed class-action lawsuit are the 2006-2013 .

Oct 15, two thousand fifteen – With the revelation that Volkswagen’s “CleanDiesel” technology has been anything but clean , governments across the world have opened investigations into how VW fooled the system repeatedly for years. With its admission that .

Oct 12, two thousand fifteen – Owners who have two thousand fifteen Honda CR-V stimulation issues may get their day in court, all under one roof in a California courtroom. Numerous CR-V lawsuits were filed accusing Honda of selling fresh CR-V SUVs that stimulate so severely occupants .

Oct 9, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen says it could take years to fix all the vehicles that were altered to pass emissions tests in the United States . Speaking before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee, VW CEO Michael Horn said .

Oct 8, two thousand fifteen – The U.S. Treasury Department has opened an investigation into why and how Toyota vehicles are getting into the mitts of ISIS, (ISIL or Islamic State). U.S. authorities say hundreds if not thousands of evidently brand fresh Toyota .

Oct Five, two thousand fifteen – Mercedes-Benz parts are the concentrate of a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the automaker charged customers premium prices for cheap parts. Lead plaintiff Steve Ferrari claims Mercedes advertised it used only genuine parts .

Oct Five, two thousand fifteen – Takata airbag recalls might be expanded to include automakers that haven’t had their names thrown into the Takata airbag circus ring. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) believes there are at least 23.Four .

Oct Four, two thousand fifteen – Is there a BMW emissions scandal brewing? According to BMW, the reaction is absolutely not. While Volkswagen attempts to cope with its scandal of cheating official emissions tests on diesel cars by using a “defeat device” to loser .

Oct Four, two thousand fifteen – A Subaru Tribeca fetish mask lawsuit has been filed alleging the two thousand six Tribeca SUVs have defective rubber hoods that open while driving. Plaintiff Marion Hadley claims she was driving her two thousand six Subaru B9 Tribeca sixty five mph when the rubber hood abruptly .

Oct 1, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen lawsuits are growing by the day as VW owners, dealers and governments line up to sue the automaker for cheating on emissions tests . At least seventy Volkswagen lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. alone, with the latest .

Sep 29, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is treading government waters after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Chrysler may have violated the TREAD Act of 2000. The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability .

Sep 27, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen has been sued in Canada for $1 billion after the automaker got caught using a “defeat device” to alter official U,S. emissions readings. Already facing the possibility of an $Legal billion fine from the U.S. Environmental .

Sep 24, two thousand fifteen – A BMW N63 engine lawsuit has been filed in a Kansas court alleging the N63 engine drinks too much oil and has battery-drain problems. The N63 engine lawsuit was filed by Scott Crockett, who claims BMW vehicles with N63 engines .

Sep 22, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen’s clean green pic is being wiped away as the automaker resumes its nosedive toward hell after admitting it has been cheating emissions standards on its “clean” diesel vehicles . It took a university test program .

Sep 21, two thousand fifteen – A Volkswagen emissions lawsuit has been filed in California that accuses the automaker of cheating owners of about 500,000 VW diesel vehicles. Volkswagen is already facing the possibility of a fine of up to $Eighteen billion from .

Sep 20, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has agreed to pay $575 million to lodge two legal deeds concerning defective ignition switches that killed and injured hundreds of people. GM lodged the two deeds, the very first to resolve a shareholder class-action .

Sep 20, two thousand fifteen – Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee TIPM problems will ultimately be immobile after a federal judge granted preliminary approval to a “totally integrated power module” (TIPM) class-action lawsuit . The original lawsuit included .

Sep Legal, two thousand fifteen – Volkswagen will eventually recall about 482,000 diesel passenger cars after getting caught cheating by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA issued Volkswagen a notice of disturbance of the Clean Air Act alleging .

Sep 17, two thousand fifteen – A Porsche dashboard glare lawsuit might not shine in court if the automaker gets it way. Plaintiffs Roy Jones and Alyce Rubinfeld claim Porsche beige and light-colored dashboards cause a glare on the windshields that make .

Sep 16, two thousand fifteen – Front crash prevention ratings will become as standard as crash test safety ratings now that ten automakers will suggest automatic emergency braking as a standard feature on all their cars. The Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), .

Sep 16, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors over a criminal investigation concerning GM’s deadly ignition switches. Albeit the investigation was labeled a “criminal” investigation, it looks like no GM .

Sep 15, two thousand fifteen – A federal judge has threw out a Ford Mustang bondage mask corrosion lawsuit telling the “galvanic corrosion” theory has “fallen apart” and the plaintiffs failed to establish any “ascertainable loss” due to the alleged Ford Mustang fetish mask .

Sep 11, two thousand fifteen – Expect to see automatic emergency braking (AEB) technology become a standard feature on fresh vehicles as ten automakers have committed to making the technology as routine as windshield wipers on a car. The U.S. National Highway .

Sep 7, two thousand fifteen – A Ford Explorer cracked rear panel lawsuit is still in its early stages as Ford attempts to coax the court that class-action certification should be denied. The proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Ford of selling the Explorer .

Sep Three, two thousand fifteen – Alleged Nissan Altima floorboard rust problems which landed the automaker and Altima owners in court still resumes as Nissan filed a movability to dismiss the proposed class-action lawsuit. Filed in the U.S. District Court for .

Sep Two, two thousand fifteen – LaKisha Ward-Green was driving a two thousand seven Chevy Cobalt on September Three, 2010, when the Cobalt slammed into a school bus and a utility pole on a Pittsburgh road, killing 16-year-old passenger Robert Chambers. The authorities determined .

Sep Two, two thousand fifteen – Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation supplies auto parts used in millions of U.S. vehicles, including auto hoses used via vehicle fuel systems. Those hoses are now the concentrate of a lawsuit that could include every vehicle .

Sep 1, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler released extra details about its buyback and incentive programs concerning past recalls where things didn’t go as planned. As part of its agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .

Sep 1, two thousand fifteen – If you know about exploding airbags made by Takata and are appalled to get into a fender-bender that could make the airbags explode, the latest word from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) won’t be much .

Aug 30, two thousand fifteen – A Mercedes-Benz defective rims lawsuit accuses the automaker of manufacturing and selling cars with rims that are prone to arch, warp and crack. The proposed class-action lawsuit could include as many as 1.6 million owners of .

Aug 30, two thousand fifteen – Based on the results of the two thousand fifteen American Customer Satisfaction Index for vehicles, American drivers might be thinking about switching to a well-fed pony for reliable transportation. At least there wouldn’t be as many recalls .

Aug 28, two thousand fifteen – Keyless ignition carbon monoxide deaths are the concentrate of a massive lawsuit filed against ten of the largest automakers in the world. The lawsuit will attempt to provide answers to the following question: If a driver leaves a car .

Aug 21, two thousand fifteen – A Volvo satellite radio lawsuit alleges the remote digital audio receiver can drain the car battery even with the car shut down. The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed by Massachusetts Volvo possessor Theresa Jenner on behalf .

Aug Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – Two California residents have filed a lawsuit against Porsche claiming beige dashboards in the cars create a dazzling glare onto the windshields. Roy Jones and Alyce Rubinfeld claim Porsche beige-colored dashboards cause a .

Aug 17, two thousand fifteen – A class-action lawsuit accuses Fiat Chrysler of manufacturing the two thousand fourteen Jeep Cherokee with transmission problems that cannot be immobilized. The Jeep Cherokee transmission lawsuit was filed by Fresh Jersey plaintiff Stacy Oquendo, who .

Aug 16, two thousand fifteen – Jaguar Land Rover LR2 battery drain problems might be the concentrate of a class-action lawsuit after Fresh Jersey resident Amy Block filed suit over her two thousand nine Land Rover LR2. Block says she bought her Land Rover LR2 for $32,000 but .

Aug 16, two thousand fifteen – Honda CR-V engine stimulation problems will see their day in court as a lawsuit has been filed against Honda alleging the engines stimulate and cause occupants to become sick. Plaintiff Linda Oakes bought a two thousand fifteen Honda CR-V and .

Aug 12, two thousand fifteen – A Subaru melting dashboard lawsuit has been filed alleging the automaker turns down to acknowledge the dashboards can melt and become shiny to the point of interfering with a driver’s view. The proposed class-action lawsuit includes .

Aug Ten, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler has been taking a hammering lately and it looks like people are still swinging at the automaker. A Pennsylvania law rock-hard has announced it’s investigating Chrysler for a possible lawsuit over violations of the Securities .

Aug 9, two thousand fifteen – It didn’t take long for attorneys to file a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA US) after the automaker recalled 1.Four million vehicles to close security fuckholes that can permit a hacker access to the vehicles. The Fiat .

Aug 8, two thousand fifteen – Fresh research into the influence of car recalls indicates the chatter created on the Internet by recalls not only hurts the company issuing the recall, but also hurts competitors of similar size. The research was conducted by .

Aug 8, two thousand fifteen – If you’ve been thinking about buying an Ford F-150 aluminum-body truck but have been nosey just how safe that bod is, the latest crash test results should ease your mind. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) .

Aug 6, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler has been making the news lately after the media went wild with news of a Jeep Cherokee that was managed by two hackers sitting in a basement . What followed was the recall of 1.Four million Fiat Chrysler vehicles .

Aug Five, two thousand fifteen – Following the much publicized hacking of a Jeep Cherokee that sent its driver into a funk, two U.S. senators have introduced the Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015, or the SPY Car Act of 2015. Introduced by Senators .

Aug Four, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler is on the receiving end of a $Five.Two billion proposed class-action lawsuit in Canada after the automaker got pounded in the U.S. over recall failures. Merchant Law Group filed the lawsuit after the U.S. National .

Aug Trio, two thousand fifteen – A wrongful death lawsuit filed against General Motors and a Florida auto dealer will proceed after a judge said there was enough evidence to support plaintiff claims. Stephen Stutzman, 22, was driving a two thousand eleven Chevrolet Express .

Aug Trio, two thousand fifteen – News of the GM compensation fund might be coming to a close as all death and injury claims have been evaluated and processed. The General Motors ignition switch compensation fund was created after the automaker admitted defective .

Aug Trio, two thousand fifteen – The U.S. Senate took the very first step to enhancing the monetary fines that could be placed against automakers for violating federal safety laws. Tucked inwards a six-year transportation bill passed by the Senate is a fresh cap .

Aug Three, two thousand fifteen – A Nissan LEAF lawsuit filed three years ago has been lodged after owners complained about batteries that didn’t live up to advertised expectations. The settlement was reached after a judge approved the deal that will give .

Aug Two, two thousand fifteen – The Kayla White Jeep crash that took the life of the pregnant 23-year-old will soon be in the legal news as Kayla’s family prepares to stand against Fiat Chrysler in court. White and her unborn son died in a flamy Michigan .

Jul 30, two thousand fifteen – A Ford power steering lawsuit will stir forward after a federal judge let some charges stand against the automaker over defect claims about the 2010-2014 Ford Fusion and 2012-2014 Ford Concentrate. Plaintiff William Philips claims .

Jul 29, two thousand fifteen – The Remington Walden Jeep crash that caused the flamy death of the 4-year-old boy will cost Fiat Chrysler $40 million, that’s according to the judge overseeing a lawsuit about Remington’s death. Remington Walden was killed .

Jul 25, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (formerly Chrysler Group) will have to pay $70 million in cash to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for failures the automaker made in twenty three recalls. Chrysler also agreed to .

Jul 21, two thousand fifteen – What would you do if you were driving on a busy highway and the air conditioning all of a sudden kicked on when you didn’t touch a thing? How about if that was followed by the windshield wipers flying back and forward and the radio volume .

Jul 20, two thousand fifteen – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against BMW alleging millions of cars have a defect that permits the sunroof drain tubes to clog and send water into the trunk, drowning vital electrical components. Plaintiff .

Jul Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – Toyota has agreed to lodge a lawsuit that claims the 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla has electrified power steering problems that cause the cars to feel like the wind is deepthroating them across the road. In 2010, the National Highway Traffic .

Jul Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have lodged allegations that American Honda Finance Corporation discriminated against African-American, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander borrowers related .

Jul Eighteen, two thousand fifteen – Ravi Ghataode and his GForce Spectacle Chip business have lost their horsepower after being charged with tearing off $15 million from consumers. Ghataode lodged the charges by agreeing to shut down the GForce Chip business, .

Jul Eighteen, two thousand fifteen – A Nissan occupant classification system lawsuit has been filed after Nissan recalled almost one million vehicles for the problem, yet a Nissan proprietor says the recall didn’t fix the problems. Plaintiff Matthew Senci filed the .

Jul Legal, two thousand fifteen – The two thousand twelve Nissan Versa is the concentrate in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after the death of California woman and injuries to four others. The family of the 49-year-old killed in the accident filed the lawsuit against Nissan alleging .

Jul 12, two thousand fifteen – Three U.S. senators have introduced a bill that could overhaul the way auto safety is treated in the country, including the possibility of sending auto execs to prison for hiding safety defects. Titled the “Motor Vehicle Safety .

Jul Four, two thousand fifteen – U.S. safety regulators and owners of Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) vehicles let the automaker have it with both barrels in a public hearing that accused Chrysler of failures in its recall process. The hearing was called after the .

Jul 1, two thousand fifteen – The alleged problems caused by Kia shattered sunroofs will possibly get attention in court as a proposed class-action lawsuit alleges the panoramic sunroofs explode. The lawsuit alleges the shattering occurs so powerfully .

Jun 23, two thousand fifteen – Without admitting wrongdoing, Mercedes-Benz has agreed to lodge a lawsuit concerning M272 and M273 engines with defective idle gears and balance shafts. The plaintiffs allege Mercedes-Benz M272 and M273 engines stop abruptly .

Jun 23, two thousand fifteen – Ford has agreed to lodge a consolidated class-action lawsuit over spark buttplugs that can break when they are being switched. Six different Ford spark ass-plug lawsuits were consolidated to represent Ford owners across the U.S. Owners .

Jun 22, two thousand fifteen – In what can only be described as a major slap-down to Toyota, a U.S. District judge said Toyota must abide by a jury ruling that says an accelerator defect caused a deadly two thousand six crash . The case involved Koua Fong Lee, who .

Jun 22, two thousand fifteen – General Motors and its defective ignition switches have been involved in one hundred seventeen deaths and three hundred fifty four injuries, that’s according to the administrator of the ignition switch compensation fund created by GM. Facing government investigations .

Jun 22, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a failing grade in a 42-page report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General. NHTSA knew the hammer was getting ready .

Jun 21, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has been hit with an expanded class-action lawsuit that accuses the automaker of mail and wire fraud over its treating of deadly ignition switch defects. The lawsuit makes claims against the “Fresh GM” (after .

Jun Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released extra details why it believes Fiat Chrysler has failed its customers in the recall process. After announcing the government will hold a public hearing .

Jun Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – Honda has confirmed an eighth death caused by metal shrapnel from an exploding Takata airbag. Jewel Brangman, 26, was driving a rented two thousand one Honda Civic on September 7, 2014, when the Civic was involved in an accident in Los .

Jun Eighteen, two thousand fifteen – A Dodge Grand Caravan “false park” lawsuit will proceed after a federal appeals court reversed an order that had dismissed wrongful death claims in the deaths of California duo, Roy and Rose Decorates. What is “False Park?” A .

Jun 16, two thousand fifteen – After getting beat-up by a $14,000 daily fine concerning its defective airbag inflators, Takata is expanding previous airbag inflator recalls to include almost thirty four million vehicles. Previous passenger-side airbag recalls that .

Jun 12, two thousand fifteen – Honda has confirmed Kylan Langlinais of Louisiana was killed by an exploding Takata airbag in her two thousand five Honda Civic, and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Kylan’s mothers says the same thing. The lawsuit says on April Five, 2015, .

Jun Ten, two thousand fifteen – Alleged fire dangers from overheating daytime running lights and headlight switches in Suzuki Forenza and Reno cars won’t see the light of day in court after a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed in Oklahoma. .

Jun 9, two thousand fifteen – An Audi A4 oil consumption lawsuit has received final approval by a California judge, albeit Audi denies any wrongdoing in the case. The class-action lawsuit accuses Audi and Volkswagen of manufacturing cars that drink engine .

Jun 8, two thousand fifteen – News of airbag maker Takata being sued over injuries or deaths isn’t indeed news any longer because it occurs on a regular basis. The same applies to Honda and the numerous lawsuits it’s facing because of exploding airbags. .

Jun 8, two thousand fifteen – What motivates a car possessor to get their car stationary when a recall notice shows up in the mail? If the fear of injury or death from a safety defect isn’t enough to motivate a car proprietor, what would it take? The Alliance of Automobile .

Jun 7, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has spent years going in circles but never indeed getting anywhere, that’s according to reports which detail the agency’s failures in the General Motors ignition switch .

Jun 7, two thousand fifteen – A Ford Fusion Hybrid mpg lawsuit alleges Ford falsely advertised the fuel economy of its Fusion Hybrid. The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed by Dave DeLuca, who said his Ford Fusion Hybrid doesn’t get anywhere near the .

Jun Five, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says about 16,000 crashes occur each year because a driver applies the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. News reports over the years from across the country have described .

Jun Four, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler wants out of a July two public hearing over questions about twenty recalls ordered by the automaker. In a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the automaker said it has improved its .

Jun Three, two thousand fifteen – Airbag maker Takata says its previous airbag inflator design will eventually go the way of the pony and buggy after the recalls of about fifty million vehicles worldwide. In a statement made to members of the House Energy and .

Jun Trio, two thousand fifteen – A large insurance company has filed suit against Fiat Chrysler (Chrysler Group) claiming a two thousand nine Jeep Wrangler caused a massive California wildfire in 2013. USAA alleges the defective two thousand nine Jeep Wrangler burned over 7,000 acres, .

Jun 1, two thousand fifteen – A two thousand fifteen Honda CR-V stimulation lawsuit has been filed that alleges the cars rattle and stimulate to the extent it can make an occupant nauseous. Plaintiff Vivian Romaya filed the proposed class-action lawsuit after purchasing a .

May 31, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler is downgrading its powertrain warranty on gas-powered Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles beginning with the two thousand sixteen models. Fiat Chrysler says the warranty period will drop from from 100,000 miles to 60,000 miles, .

May 31, two thousand fifteen – A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges 2007-2011 Nisan Versa cars have dangerous front suspensions with coil springs that can snap. The plaintiff, Mesrop Shirinyan, claims he experienced front suspension problems both during .

May 30, two thousand fifteen – It’s a strange world when a legitimate airbag maker has caused about fifty million vehicles to be recalled worldwide because of airbags that explode, and on the other mitt, people are sentenced in court for selling counterfeit .

May 29, two thousand fifteen – Out of seven midsize SUVs, four failed to achieve a “good” or “acceptable” rating in the petite overlap crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an organization funded by insurance companies. The .

May 22, two thousand fifteen – Using Halogen headlights in your car might not be the superb idea you thought it could be, at least according to research performed by AAA . AAA tested three types of headlights: halogen, LED and HID, or “high power discharge” .

May 22, two thousand fifteen – After the grilling members of Congress gave the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over its failures to monitor the gambles of General Motors and its ignition switches, it looks like NHTSA is upping the ante .

May 20, two thousand fifteen – A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against General Motors that accuses the automaker of concealing its defective ignition switches after 2009. Plaintiffs Tracy and Denise Tucker filed the complaint for the wrongful death .

May 20, two thousand fifteen – General Motors defective ignition switches have caused one hundred four deaths, at least according to administrators of the compensation fund created to keep legal cases out of court. As of May 15, 2015, GM says the one hundred four death claims have .

May Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – While airbag manufacturer Takata makes headlines for causing thirty four million vehicles to be recalled to substitute explosive airbags, Fiat Chrysler (formerly Chrysler Group) is facing big questions in the way it’s treated recalls. The .

May 17, two thousand fifteen – Does the price of a vehicle have any relation to how safe occupants are in that vehicle? Yes, so says research from the University at Buffalo in Fresh York, and introduced at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency .

May 16, two thousand fifteen – Electrified automaker Tesla might be having problems with selling its cars direct to consumers without going through dealerships, but it’s clear the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is backing Tesla in its no-dealer sales model. Tesla .

May 15, two thousand fifteen – A Honda CR-V door lock lawsuit has received final approval in federal court after Honda agreed to lodge the case. The CR-V class-action lawsuit was originally filed in two thousand thirteen after an investigation into allegedly defective door .

May Ten, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has been sued over its Duramax diesel engines based on claims the engines don’t perform as advertised. Kenneth Dzieciolowski and Anthony Acedo filed the Duramax diesel engine lawsuit alleging defects cause decreased .

May 8, two thousand fifteen – Fiat Chrysler says the death of 4-year-old Remi Walden in a Jeep gas tank fire is not worth the $150 million awarded by a jury . Calling the jury’s harm awards “stunning” and “grossly excessive,” Fiat Chrysler has asked a .

May Five, two thousand fifteen – A Nissan Altima rusted floorboard lawsuit alleges the floors in the 2002-2006 Altima can rust so severely owners feel like they have become the Flintstones. Plaintiff Marie DeMaria filed the proposed class-action lawsuit that .

May Four, two thousand fifteen – A Hyundai Sonata engine failure lawsuit accuses Hyundai of manufacturing defective engines in model year 2011-2012 Sonatas. The class-action lawsuit was filed by Hyundai Sonata holder, Elizabeth Mendoza, who purchased a two thousand eleven .

Apr 28, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has approved ninety death claims related to defective ignition switches that can shut off from a ordinary bump in the road. GM opened the ignition switch compensation fund with $400 million and another $200 million .

Apr 16, two thousand fifteen – General Motors, the automaker that went bankrupt only to be bailed out by a $49.Five billion loan from U.S. taxpayers, breathed an enormous breathe of ease as a federal judge ruled pre-bankrupt “Old GM” could not be held accountable .

Apr 14, two thousand fifteen – A Nissan timing chain lawsuit accuses Nissan of manufacturing some of its most popular models with defective timing chain tensioning systems. Presently the class-action lawsuit includes all current and former Nissan owners .

Apr 14, two thousand fifteen – A Ram truck class-action lawsuit accuses Chrysler (FCA US) of selling trucks with incorrect information on the window stickers. Plaintiff Robert K. Besley, Jr., purchased the two thousand fourteen Ram one thousand five hundred Big Horn truck in January 2014, from .

Apr 13, two thousand fifteen – A West Virginia duo has won a $Three million jury verdict against Ford Motor Co. after Ford was found guilty of manufacturing a two thousand one Ford Ranger with a defective accelerator assembly. The two thousand thirteen lawsuit, filed by Howard Nease in .

Apr 12, two thousand fifteen – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed alleging the two thousand twelve Toyota Camry air conditioning/heating system fills the car with a moldy smell so obnoxious it could awaken a corpse. Plaintiff Alan Forsley says the two thousand twelve Camry .

Apr 11, two thousand fifteen – According to a report from The Fresh York Times , General Motors has determined a steering issue in its cars is not worthy of a recall, even however two owners said the problem caused them to crash. The report specifically names .

Apr Ten, two thousand fifteen – Facing over eighty five lawsuits and numerous investigations, it looks like airbag maker Takata now has more victims to deal with after extra reports of exploding airbags in Florida. Honda confirmed the driver of a two thousand three Honda .

Apr Five, two thousand fifteen – What’s the difference inbetween a BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and a single turbocharged engine? According to a class-action lawsuit against BMW, the engine name is everything. Even where the word “twin” is used in a phrase has .

Apr Two, two thousand fifteen – The family of Remington Walden has been awarded $150 million after a Georgia jury found Chrysler guilty in the death of the 4-year-old boy. The lawsuit accuses Chrysler of knowing since the 1970s the location of the gas tank .

Apr 1, two thousand fifteen – While the auto industry works its way to self-driving cars, our vehicles are already so electronically connected that private privacy has become an issue on the highways. One of the electronic gadgets that have some privacy .

Apr 1, two thousand fifteen – Electrical automaker Tesla got the attention of stock traders just minutes after the automaker announced a fresh product line called the Model W. Using the headline, “Announcing the Tesla Model W,” the automaker witnessed its stock leap .

Mar 31, two thousand fifteen – Airbag manufacturer Takata has seen its share of lawsuits filed in the U.S. alleging the airbags contain defects in the metal inflators that cause the airbags to explode into flying lumps of metal. Considering the U.S. is .

Mar 29, two thousand fifteen – A Ford Freestyle engine surge lawsuit might eventually get its day in court as a class-action complaint. Plaintiff Gene Edwards filed the lawsuit in two thousand eleven alleging model year 2005-2007 Freestyle cars have defective electronic .

Mar 25, two thousand fifteen – The family of Georgia woman Brooke Melton has lodged a 2nd lawsuit out of court that accused General Motors of hiding deadly defects in millions of ignition switches. Melton was killed on her 29th bday after her two thousand five .

Mar 23, two thousand fifteen – Owners of MINI vehicles can expect things to switch concerning repairs made under warranty. BMW of North America has agreed to lodge charges brought against its MINI division by the Federal Trade Commission after the FTC said .

Mar 23, two thousand fifteen – Owners who have complained about power steering problems in their 2010-2014 Ford Fusion and 2012-2014 Ford Concentrate cars won’t be getting any ease in court, at least not right now. The June two thousand fourteen lawsuit alleges Ford knowingly .

Mar Legitimate, two thousand fifteen – A Ford unintended acceleration lawsuit alleges a two thousand Ford Explorer experienced unexpected unintended acceleration from a defective speed control switch. The lawsuit alleges on or about March 1, 2013, Ernest Jackson was traveling .

Mar 17, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has approved sixty seven death claims related to defective ignition switches that caused cars to shut off while driving and led to airbag failures. GM opened the ignition switch compensation fund with $400 million and .

Mar 15, two thousand fifteen – As General Motors resumes to evaluate death and injury claims submitted to its ignition switch compensation fund , many GM owners have skipped applying to the fund and instead filed lawsuits. A Texas lawsuit is the latest .

Mar 13, two thousand fifteen – Buying a car means looking at the warranty, and common sense says the longer the warranty the more likely the shopper is to believe the automaker is standing behind their product. Unless that automaker is General Motors, which .

Mar 12, two thousand fifteen – Three of the largest automakers in the world have been sued for allegedly leaving their customers potential victims to car hackers. The lawsuit was filed just weeks after U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a report claiming .

Mar 11, two thousand fifteen – The subject of Chrysler alternator problems is headed to court as a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed alleging Chrysler (now FCA US) used defective 160-amp alternators that can catch fire. In July 2014, the National .

Mar 8, two thousand fifteen – A Toyota Prius gas mileage lawsuit isn’t out of fuel even after an ongoing six-year court battle. The Prius lawsuit was filed in two thousand nine by Greg Reynante after he alleged Toyota knew the Prius couldn’t get the fuel efficiency that .

Mar 8, two thousand fifteen – A model year two thousand fifteen Acura TLX transmission lawsuit has been filed in California federal court that alleges the transmission is dangerous and a hazard to driving. Plaintiff Roger Kornfein filed the lawsuit against Honda, the parent .

Mar 6, two thousand fifteen – A BMW Z4 cracked wheels lawsuit has reached the settlement stage as BMW agrees to cover the cost of replacement Z4 wheels and bruised tires under the warranty period. The BMW Z4 cracked wheels lawsuit was filed by Barry Jekowsky .

Feb 26, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requesting airbag maker Takata save all metal airbag inflators that have caused over seventeen million cars to be recalled. In an ongoing dispute with Takata, NHTSA wants .

Feb 21, two thousand fifteen – Airbag maker Takata has learned what not to do when the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigates a company for alleged wrongdoing. Takata found out it’s not a good idea to throw Two.Four million pages .

Feb Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – A Hyundai Blue Link lawsuit alleges the automaker failed to inform owners the telematics system will be disabled if inactive for more than one year, and to reactivate the system an proprietor will allegedly be compelled to switch hardware .

Feb 16, two thousand fifteen – General Motors has approved payments to families and loved ones of fifty six people who died in GM cars with ignition switches that can turn off from a ordinary bump in the road. GM knew of the defective switches for over ten years and .

Feb 15, two thousand fifteen – Kia Optima door lock problems will get a close look in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed by the holder of a two thousand three Kia Optima who claims having problems unlocking both front doors. The lawsuit alleges model year 2001-2006 .

Feb 12, two thousand fifteen – In an age where trust in the U.S. government is not at an all-time high, the managing editor of CarComplaints.com discovered something that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the powers that be. Mike Wickenden accessed .

Feb 9, two thousand fifteen – Are you ready to install anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-malware and electronic firewalls on your car? Based on what U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) says, the day is near where we might have to treat our cars like our computers. Today’s .

Feb 8, two thousand fifteen – Another driver of a Honda Accord has been killed by an exploding Takata airbag, this time in Spring, Texas. Carlos Solis, 35, was driving a two thousand two Honda Accord when his car was involved in a minor fender-bender. Albeit the .

Feb Five, two thousand fifteen – Don’t call it a Chevy Volt recall, but General Motors said it will fix liftgate problems in the 2011-2014 Chevy Volt under “customer satisfaction program N140274 – Liftgate Strut Rod Detach.” GM isn’t calling it a recall because .

Feb Trio, two thousand fifteen – Toyota will pay $11 million in damages to crash victims and their families after a jury found the automaker sixty percent liable in a deadly two thousand six unintended acceleration crash. The accident involved driver Koua Fong Lee, who .

Feb Three, two thousand fifteen – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Ford over alleged engine problems in hundreds of thousands of vehicles. The plaintiff is Eric Nolan Clark, the proprietor of a two thousand five Ford F-150 who commenced having engine problems .

Jan 28, two thousand fifteen – The GForce Spectacle Chip is marketed and sold as a way to improve the spectacle of your car, but the state of California says it’s all a sham. California has sued Ravi Ghataode, the proprietor of Gold Starlet Auto Sound and the .

Jan 28, two thousand fifteen – A class-action lawsuit filed in Ohio alleges model year 2004-2008 Chrysler Pacifica cars have engine cradles that rust so severely the engines can fall out of the cars. The lawsuit includes current owners of 2004-2008 Chrysler .

Jan 25, two thousand fifteen – A Ford Fiesta and Ford Concentrate transmission lawsuit has been filed after numerous reports of transmissions that slip, masturbate, shudder and perform a host of other unwanted problems. The class-action lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs .

Jan 24, two thousand fifteen – If you were in the mood to buy a fresh Buick Enclave, Chevy Traverse or GMC Acadia, you might have to extend your mood a little while longer. General Motors has ordered dealers to stop selling about 6,300 of those model year two thousand fifteen .

Jan 21, two thousand fifteen – After years of complaints and latest lawsuits, Toyota has agreed to substitute about Trio.Five million dashboards that get gooey, cracked, shiny and melt in fever and humidity. Calling it a “Customer Support Program” – ZE6 – Toyota will .

Jan 20, two thousand fifteen – With less than two weeks to file a claim against General Motors over its deadly ignition switch failures, GM has approved forty nine death claims and sixty five injury claims. GM commenced the ignition switch compensation fund after the striking .

Jan Nineteen, two thousand fifteen – A South Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Honda and its airbag supplier Takata after suffering injuries from metal fragments from an airbag. Plaintiff Angelina Sujata says she was earnestly injured in a two thousand twelve crash .

Jan 15, two thousand fifteen – A Nissan Pathfinder transmission lawsuit will attempt to get to the bottom of alleged transmission problems in model year 2013-2014 Pathfinder SUVs. The Pathfinder class-action lawsuit accuses Nissan of failing to warn consumers .

Jan 14, two thousand fifteen – A lawsuit filed in a California court alleges Mercedes-Benz seat heater fires can occur because of a defect in the system. The proposed class-action lawsuit says Mercedes-Benz has concealed the dangers of the seat heaters in .

Jan 12, two thousand fifteen – A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Chevy Volt steering problems are a dangerous safety issue that has been overlooked by General Motors. The lawsuit alleges model year 2011-2014 Chevy Volts have steering wheels that can’t .

Jan 9, two thousand fifteen – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has torn up Honda with two $35 million civil penalties for failing to report deaths, injuries and warranty claims to the government. Honda agreed to pay the $70 million .

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