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A group of car owners in Pennsylvania have filed suit against Ford Motors, claiming the company’s Fusion hybrid models don’t meet fuel-efficiency claims. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs state the hybrids provide “significantly worse fuel economy than the advertised 47 miles per gallon.” Tests done by Consumer Reports show the Fusion hybrid models got up [...]

Honda Motor Co. will recall 204,500 CR-V crossovers, Odyssey minivans and Acura RDX crossovers to fix shifter issues.  Honda discovered that in freezing temperatures it could be possible to shift the vehicle’s transmission out of the park position without depressing the brake pedal.  

Chrysler Group will recall more than 200,000 vehicles from its Ram, Dodge and Jeep lines due to a variety of problems. The largest portion of the recall will be 120,000 Chrysler 300s, and Dodge Challenger and Chargers due to issues with airbags. The company will also recall Dodge Nitro, Jeep Liberty and Patriots and Dodge [...]

A group of U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants have filed lawsuits against Customs and Border Protection Agents in Texas, alleging they were forced to sit in “freezing holding cells” for days near the Texas border. The suits claims the some of the plaintiffs were forced to stay in “bed-less, toilet-less” cells called the “icebox” for six [...]

Subaru has announced a recall of 215,000 of its most popular model vehicles, including the 2005-9 Outback wagon and Legacy sedan.  The reasons Subaru cited for the recall is a corrosion of the brake lines.  According to the NHTSA’s website, Subaru discovered that a section of the brake lines were vulnerable to corrosion and could [...]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of more than 5,500 battery-operated scooters with Monster High graphics due to increased fall hazard. The company said the scooters, which are sold exclusively at WalMart, can accelerate suddenly, causing the rider to lose control and fall off. There have been nine reports of scooters suddenly [...]

USA Today (3/13, Meier, 1.71M) reports, “Nissan, which lately has been advertising its spate of models redesigned for 2013, has just recalled a bunch of them. The cause is a potentially faulty sensor that could cause the front passenger airbag to fail to deploy in a crash. The sensor is supposed to enable the bag [...]

Medscape reports, “undermining a talking point of organized medicine about tort reform, premiums for medical malpractice insurance for 3 bellwether specialties dropped for the fifth straight year in 2012, according to a new report published in Medical Liability Monitor (MLM).” According to the article, “the American Medical Association and other medical societies have argued that [...]

Cars (3/25, Williams) reports, “Nissan is recalling 18,880 model-year 2012 and 2013 NV commercial vans due to a problem with the transmission lever, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.” Cars notes, “The transmission lever gear selector plate lock clip may have been installed incorrectly, and normal road vibration could make the gear position [...]

Honda has issued a recall of more than 76,000 Acura TSX vehicles, model years 2004-2008, due to a stalling issue. The vehicles recalled were only sold in salt-belt states, and the company says road salt that gets into the floor of the car may damage the electronic control unit in the vehicle. The automaker said [...]