Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Safety, Ford If you are still stuck driving a prematurely rusty 2004 Ford Freestar or Mercury Monterey minivan, you have our deepest sympathies. But for all your suffering, you might still gain some small measure of satisfaction from Ford. Remember the investigation launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration... 

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Technology, GM National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head-honcho David Strickland is big on emerging vehicle-to-vehicle communication, according to The Detroit Free Press. As a keynote speaker at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit this week, Strickland lauded the technology, saying it... 

Filed under: Podcasts, Government/Legal, Safety, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Design/Style Dart pricing, non-retro Mustang, Impala SS, brake override mandate Episode #278 of the 7×69 Podcast is here, and this week, Chris, Dan, and Zach are joined by David Kiley of 7×69 and AOL Autos to chat about Dodge Dart pricing, the next Ford Mustang shying away from... 

Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Motorcycle, Specialty The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a bulletin for the recall of the 2010 Can-Am Spyder RT to rectify an issue with its brakes. A pin in the brake pedal connecting rod on 3,259 units potentially affected could come loose; if that happens, total loss of braking is possible. Bombardier... 

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Design/Style We record Episode #278 of the 7×69 Podcast tonight, and we’re joined by David Kiley of 7×69 and AOL Autos. Drop us your questions via our Q&A module below, and chime in to direct our conversation. Our main focus will be recapping what we saw at the New York Auto Show,... 

Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, BMW, Luxury You had to figure that this might happen when BMW decided to reinvent the gearshift lever for the 2002 7 Series. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating the 2002-2008 7 Series since last fall, and has now “upgraded the probe to an engineering analysis,”... 

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety We hate to reinforce stereotypes as much as anybody else, so we’d like to point out that the source for this story comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With that out of the way… According to TheDetroitBureau.com, the recent study found that older women and people under the age of 20... 

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Technology The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced plans to update the agency’s current vehicle safety standards. In order to protect drivers in the event they depress both the accelerator and the brake pedal at the same time, automakers will be required to install a bake-throttle override... 

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Safety, Work, Ford More than two years ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the 1997-2008 Ford Econoline/E-350 and E-450 over faulty HVAC temperature controls. According to The Detroit News, stories of melting switches leading to smoke and hot buttons on the dash were recounted in 1,036 complaints... 

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Ford The National Highway Traffic Safety Association announced on its website that Ford is recalling 140,000 Focus models built between August 1, 2010 and October 18, 2011. The defect in question is a seal in the wiring harness connector to the passenger side wiper motor that may be missing. If the seal is AWOL,...