Is Your Car Watching You? Tesla SUV Snitches On Its Owner!
Do you remember when we told you about the Ford Focus that accidentally turned its owner in for a hit and run? In many ways it was a sign of the times and where the future of automobiles is headed. However, many people still believe what happened in that incident was just a fluke. Well, something […]
Tesla Crash Fatality: Are Driverless Cars Really Ready For The Open Road?
He was a Navy Seal who served for over 11 years as a master explosive ordnance disposal technician, he was the founder of a tech company called Nexu Innovations Inc., and this 40-year-old man from Ohio was also an early adopter of new technology. However, on May 7th this former Seal met with a tragedy no […]
Why Is Ford Recalling 271,000 F-150s?
Ford is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the United States, and it sells the most widely purchased vehicle in America—the Ford F-150—but a new recall casts a shadow on the brand’s popularity and safety record. Could America’s most popular pickup truck actually be dangerous? Why Is Ford Recalling 271,000 F-150s? For the National […]
What the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Takata Recall Have in Common Might Get You Another Recall Notice
Mark Lillie is the former Engineering Manager and Senior Propellant Engineer for Takata Corp. Back in 1999, he warned executives of the auto parts manufacturer that a chemical propellant—ammonium nitrate—was too volatile to be used in airbag inflators. When exposed to off-and-on hot and cold temperatures and high humidity, this chemical can become more and […]
There’s a New Takata Recall Danger, You Won’t Believe What It Is!
In the little town of Quemado, Texas—about 140 miles from San Antonio—a new Takata recall danger was exposed. A truck suddenly left the roadway and crashed near the house of a 69-year-old woman. At first, the crash seemed like any other west Texas truck crash and then the entire town shook. The 18-wheeler that crashed […]
Why Aren’t People Taking the Takata Recall Seriously?
They say that the majority of the American public is unaware of the danger posed by the Takata airbag inflators. But these inflators make up the largest auto recall in American history! How could such a large and dangerous recall go unnoticed by most of America? At least one celebrity is agonizing over this question and speaking […]
Will Takata Avoid Paying for The Airbag Inflator Recall?
The federal government has finally had enough of Takata’s delay tactics. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered the Japanese auto parts maker to recall all of its ammonium nitrate airbag inflators that do not contain a drying agent (known as a “desiccant”). This has been a massive blow to the company, considering that its […]
Hawaii Sues Takata: Should Florida Sue Too?
The results are in on the cause of the Takata airbag inflator defect, and what the experts are saying is not good. The propellant used by the airbag company can become unstable when exposed to heat and humidity over extended periods of time, and this can cause the Takata airbag inflators to explode and pepper […]
Are There Takata Airbags In Motorcycles?
Over 10 deaths and thousands of injuries have been linked to defective Takata airbag inflators, and now that the recall has been expanded to include over 65 million vehicles, it is far more likely that your car could have one of these devices in them. However, your car isn’t the only vehicle that could be affected […]
Is Takata Really Going to Make a Profit This Year?
Investigators are still hard at work, but they believe that they have found two more victims of the Takata airbag inflator defect. If these two deaths are linked to the defect, the total worldwide death count will rise to 13. Considering that hospitals are also reporting more Takata-related injuries every day, it’s little wonder that […]
