Posted on September 27th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) has opened a preliminary investigation into reported problems with accidental deployment of the driver’s airbag. ODI reports it has received seven consumer complaints about model year 2002-2003 Jeep Libertys including four that claimed the driver frontal air bag deployed without a crash and three [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has upgraded its probe into corrosion problems with about 200,000 2004-2005 Jeep Libertys. A preliminary evaluation was begun on April 25 of this year after the agency received complaints alleging that the rear lower control arms failed due to excessive corrosion. Two complaints said [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has upgraded its probe into reports of problems with headlights on 2005 model year Chrysler and Dodge minivans, including the Caravan and Grand Caravan, Town & Country and Voyager. Some 622,000 vehicles could be affected. ODI reports it has received and reviewed numerous complaints [...]
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Posted on July 13th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The potential recall we reported in April is now official. Chrysler is recalling 242,780 2003-2011 Dodge and Ram pickups worldwide because a fracture of the left tie rod ball stud could occur. This could potentially cause a loss of directional stability. There have been what a Chrysler spokesman calls “a few minor accidents and one [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Transport Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is looking into a potential problem with airbag systems installed on 2007-2008 Jeep Wranglers. NHTSA Campaign PE11-019, opened on May 23, is being conducted by Peter Ong, an investigator with the ODI, and deals with 29 consumer complaints of airbag light illumination or clock [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
News Analysis by Bill Cawthon On Tuesday, February 8, Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation, announced the results of its investigation into the electronic systems blamed for unintended acceleration in some Toyota vehicles. “The jury is back; the verdict is in,” LaHood told the audience. “There is no electronic-based cause for unintended, high-speed acceleration in Toyotas. [...]
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