Auto Safety

Nissan settles class action over allegedly faulty brakes; Attorneys to receive $3.45 million

Nissan settles class action over allegedly faulty brakes; Attorneys to receive $3.45 million

Kyla Asbury · December 9, 2014 4:26 pm

Class action filed against Takata over airbags

Class action filed against Takata over airbags

LocalLabs News Service · December 1, 2014 7:53 pm

This March 6, 2014 image provided by AAA Foundation via DanCampbellPhotography.com shows a driver during the Cognitive Distraction Phase II testing in Salt Lake City. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the distracted-driving problem worse. (AP Photo/DanCampbellPhotographer.com via AAA Foundation)

New studies point out dangers of ‘talking’ to car

Joan Lowy · October 7, 2014 7:09 am

David Friedman, the acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, testifies at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Congress: Safety agency mishandled GM recall

JOAN LOWYTOM KRISHER · September 16, 2014 9:49 pm

Honda recalls 126,000 motorcycles for a 2nd time

Honda recalls 126,000 motorcycles for a 2nd time

The Associated Press · September 6, 2014 4:55 pm

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2012 file photo shows the wrecked Subaru Impreza in which four people died as it is loaded onto a flatbed truck on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, N.Y., after and early-morning accident. At the wheel was a New York teenager, Joseph Beer, who had smoked about $20 worth of marijuana, before getting into the car with four friends, and driving over 100 mph before crashing into trees with such force that it split the car in half. As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a spike in traffic deaths. Researchers who have studied the issue, though, are divided over whether toking before taking the wheel in fact leads to more accidents. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)

Marijuana’s hazy contribution to highway deaths

Joan Lowy · September 2, 2014 11:33 am

Class action filed against Mazda alleging defect

Class action filed against Mazda alleging defect

Kyla Asbury · August 28, 2014 3:34 pm

Hyundai named in class action alleging Santa Fe vehicles defective

Hyundai named in class action alleging Santa Fe vehicles defective

Kyla Asbury · August 27, 2014 2:21 pm

US closes probe into Camry Hybrid brake problems

US closes probe into Camry Hybrid brake problems

Washington Examiner · August 26, 2014 2:43 pm

U.S. probes Ford Explorer police SUV brake hoses

U.S. probes Ford Explorer police SUV brake hoses

Washington Examiner · August 26, 2014 12:24 pm

Ford recalling more than 160,000 vehicles

Ford recalling more than 160,000 vehicles

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 8:07 pm

This undated photo provided by Honda shows the 2015 Honda Fit. Honda is recalling 12,000 Fit subcompacts to replace the steel front bumper beams so the cars are more crash-resistant. (AP Photo/Honda)

Honda bolsters Fit to boost crash resistance

Tom Krisher · August 21, 2014 3:42 pm