A new investigation into an old recall of Land Rover’s Range Rover has been initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The affected cars contain a faulty latch that may cause the doors to open while the car is operating. This same problem led to a recall in 2015 and an investigation in […]
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Volkswagen Must Pay $10 Billion
Volkswagen’s attempt to overturn a $10 billion settlement reached with almost one half million vehicles owners and former owners has been rejected by the court. The settlement stemmed from multiple legal claims against the automaker for installing illegal emissions cheating devices into 475,000 2-liter vehicles. In all, the automaker has paid nearly $25 billion in […]
Volkswagens Defective Safety Features
A Volkswagen car owner has brought a lawsuit claiming that the automaker intentionally misrepresented its safety system features and put drivers and passengers at risk. The proposed class action lawsuit will include California residents who bought or leased certain Volkswagen models manufactured between 2016 and 2017. These include 100,000 Volkswagen Golf, CC, Jetta, Passat and […]
GM Lags on Defective Ignition Switches
General Motors’ (GM) historic recall of 2.6 million compact vehicles for ignition switch defects began back in 2014. The defective switches resulted in 124 deaths and hundreds of injuries. As of June, 2018, 92 percent of the affected vehicles worldwide were repaired to rectify a faulty switch that automatically shuts off the engine and stops […]
Pollution Scandal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to detect and prevent Volkswagen’s fraudulent activities for many years. Now the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has initiated an audit to understand how such a lapse could have occurred. For years, Volkswagen installed defeat devices into its vehicles which activated controls during testing periods but dismantled these devices […]
