Toyota announced on Tuesday that they would stop selling 8 Toyota brand models until they had a proper fix in place for problems involving their accelerator pedal system. According to news reports this morning, Toyota was legally required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to stop selling the cars. It’s not clear at the [...]
Motor Vehicle Defects Blog
Honda Recall
January 30, 2010
A Honda recall would be an aggregate of 646,000 of the City as well as Fit/Jazz models, admitting one hundred forty thousand in the U.S. due to an erroneous windowpane electric switch, after a child passed away while a fire erupted inside a motorcar the previous year.
The declaration arrived when investors, providers as well as [...]
Toyota Accused of Playing Down Toyota Defects in Safety
January 14, 2010
It seems that Toyota has a lot more motor safety issues to worry about besides the current recalls. We wrote previously about the recent recalls over sudden acceleration. The Los Angeles Times reports that the car maker has a history of tamping down its motor safety issues. Toyota defects such as sudden acceleration have been played [...]
Illinois Statute of Limitations
November 15, 2009
What Is A “Statute of Limitations”
A statute of limitations is a law which places a time limit on pursuing a legal remedy in relation to wrongful conduct. After the expiration of the statutory period, unless a legal [...]
Tire defect causes crash, kills 6, paralyzes 1, jury awards $12 million
November 9, 2009
Last week, a Texas jury returned a verdict of nearly $12 million against a tire maker after determining that a defective tire caused a wreck that killed six people and left a 12-year-old boy paralyzed.
The jury found that a manufacturing flaw in a Goodrich tire made by Michelin North America contributed to the New Year’s [...]
New details in crash that prompted Toyota recall
October 27, 2009
A federal report finds a possible flaw in the gas pedal design of a runaway Lexus that crashed in August, killing CHP Officer Mark Saylor and three family members and leading to a massive recall.
Federal highway safety inspectors have released new details of a fatal car crash that triggered Toyota Motor Corp.’s largest recall, including [...]
SUV’s overly rigid design uncovered in auto accident
October 24, 2009
A woman driving her 1995 Pathfinder SUV was struck in the front left corner by another car traveling between 45 and 50 m.p.h. The impact pushed the left front tire through the firewall and crushed the vehicle’s foot well, floor pan, and toe board area.
The driver’s medical expenses totaled about $197,000 after suffering multiple fractures [...]
Old Tires Are Defective and Deadly
March 17, 2009
Tires older than 6 years old should not be used on motor vehicles since it can lead to tread separation and catastrophic failure. Since 2001 the British Rubber Manufactures Association (BRMA) have recommended: “BRMA members strongly recommend that unused tires should not be put into service if they are over 6 years old and that [...]
$23.3 Million
A Lake County jury awarded the parents of a brain injured child $23.3 million due to the negligence of the hospital employees responsible for monitoring his fetal heart rate prior to birth.
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