2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Sedans under NHTSA Scanner
2010 Ford Fusion
When Toyota recalled millions of it’s cars with sticky accelerators caused due to faulty floor mats, the entire car industry went on high alert. This, because the vendors who supplied floor mats to Toyota did so, to many car makers across the motor industry. The latest cars to report accelerator pedals getting stuck in depressed positions are the 2010 Ford Fusion and the Mercury Milan. Read more
Mercedes Benz E class under the NHTSA Scanner on Airbag Scare
2006 Mercedes Benz E Class
The National Highway Safety and Transportation Authority(NHTSA) is investigating complaints about some of the Mercedes Benz E Class cars’ steering airbag deployment system being faulty. The 2005 and 2006 models of the Mercedes Benz E Class models are under scrutiny for a wiring harness in the steering column that could be too short. Read more
Toyota denies wrongdoing, yet agrees to pay the $16.4 Million fine
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Even as it denies any wrong doing on it’s part, Toyota Motor Company has decided to pay up the $16.4 Million fine that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration(NHTSA) imposed on it after finding it guilty of not informing the government about a potential safety hazard caused by it’s sticky accelerators. Read more
Toyota recalls not working?
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In another twist to the Toyota recall saga, about 10 Toyota owners have complained to the NHTSA, that the fix for the gas pedals and the ECU remap doesn’t seem to be working. This, after their cars experienced an uncontrollable, involuntary surging, or in other words, the same old sticky gas pedal syndrome. Read more
