Volvo recalls 43 defective passenger cars in S. Korea

Global carmaker Volvo will recall 43 units of its passenger cars sold in South Korea due to manufacturing defects, the government said Monday.

Senate Hearing on 'Roof Crush' in Automobile Rollovers

Kevin Moody, a grieving father who lost his son Tyler on January 16, 2003 due to injuries from 'roof crush' has that day forever etched in his memory: "Five and a half years ago, my son, Tyler, was killed in a single vehicle rollover accident in his 1995 Ford Explorer which slid off the road and rolled over at a speed of only 40 miles an hour, into a flat grassy field. The weak roof in his Ford Explorer collapsed and crushed him to death." Since Tyler Moody's death, Kevin Moody has been on a mission to get the roof strength standard, FMVSS 216, upgraded and convince Congress to pass new legislation regulating and mandating a new and adequate roof strength standard beyond what NHTSA, (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration) has proposed.

Defective medical implant devices

As our population ages, the number of citizens with medical implants will increase. Medical implants are being used in almost every organ of the human body.

Proposed roof crush rule remains inadequate

The Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concedes that testing vehicles for roof crush on both sides of the roof is effective.

Ford recalls 1.17 million SUVs and vans because of engine stalling

Ford Motor Co. is recalling 1.17 million trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans to fix an engine sensor that could lead to engine stalling.

General Motors Recalls 313,000 cars

General Motors Corp. has recalled about 313,000 passenger cars and crossover vehicles to fix a fluid leak that could lead to the driver losing control of the vehicle.

Ford Explorer Settlement gets Court Approval

A state court judge in California has tentatively accepted the settlement of class action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles lost value because of their perceived rollover danger.

Feds probe airbag failures in BMW

Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of front passenger seat airbag failures in roughly 330,000 BMW cars and SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigation reports that "the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative."

Family of Girl Badly Injured by Pool Drain Files Suit

The family of a 6-year-old girl, who lost part of her intestinal tract after sitting on an open drain in a wading pool, has filed a lawsuit against the pool manufacturer and the country club where the accident happened.

Ford Settles in Rollover Lawsuit

More than 250 people were killed and hundreds more injured in rollover accidents involving tread separation on Bridgestone/Firestone tires, most of which were on Explorers at the time they failed.