Posts Tagged ‘nhtsa’

Ceravision developing headlights that use microwave oven technology

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Click above to watch a video of the Ecolumination lamps in actionWe're thinking that donning foil hats and wearing lead aprons may soon be in order to protect our heads and our man-bits after discovering that a U.K. company called Ceravision is developing headlights that use microwave oven technolog......

Owner ships Lambo from Qatar to London (and back) for oil change

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
A wealthy Arab man, thought to be a Sheikh, recently had his black and gold Lamborghini LP640 flown 3,250 miles to London via Qatar Airways and trucked to a certified UK Lamborghini dealership last Friday for a fluid change, which cost him a paltry £3,552 compared to the £20,000 round-trip flight.......

Spy Shots: Chevy Cobalt nose fully exposed

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
GM made big promises when the Cavalier was finally supplanted by the Cobalt. It was to be a departure, a break from the not-so-fondly-regarded J-Body to an all-new vehicle capable of competing head-on with the Civic. Yeah. Then it debuted and reality was "not so much." It's worlds better than the Ca......

Honda Zest Sports G now more dynamic, special

Friday, May 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Zest Sports GThis little kei wagon on Matchbox-sized wheels is the Honda Zest Sports G (Dynamic Special), and yes, that parenthetical appears to be part of the official name. What makes it more dynamic and special than the regular Zest Sports? Well, not a wh......

New York ‘08 Preview: Ford featuring crash-tested Taurus

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of crash-tested Ford TaurusFord has been very quiet about what it will have onstage at the New York Auto Show tomorrow, but one vehicle we do know that will be under the lights is the Ford Taurus. While there will certainly be a number of Taurus models waxed, pol......

Recall Watch: 207,542 Pontiacs and Buicks recalled due to engine fire fears

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Normally, we get our recall notices directly from NHTSA, but since the fed's search section is down for maintenance, we'll rely on Kyle's tip to point us to GMInsideNews. The forum for all things General-related has posted a directive addressed to all Buick and Pontiac dealers regarding an upcoming ......

Feds investigating Solstice GXP, Sky Redline brakes

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received around 40 complaints from owners of the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline regarding the vehicle's braking performance. According to the owners, too much pedal effort is required to slow the vehicle down when the engine......

VW makes electronic stability control standard on entire 2009 line

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Spinning out in a new Volkswagen will become a lot harder later this year. Starting with its 2009 models sold in the U.S., Volkswagen will be adding electronic stability control as a standard feature. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has previously decreed that all vehicles have to......

Recalled Ford owners urged to get cruise control fixed

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
If you drive a Ford product built before 2005, do us all a favor and give your dealership a call. Ask them if your car or truck is one of the 10 million vehicles out there recalled for repair of a cruise control switch. Trust us, this is not something you want to ignore, as there have been fires, la......

Ford recalling 470,000 Mustangs to tweak airbag software

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click image for a high-res galleryIf you own an '05 - '08 Ford Mustang, watch your mailbox for a recall notice from the Oval in the coming days. It turns out that the NHTSA learned that the passenger-side frontal airbag could potentially deploy with greater-than-allowable force for a petite, unrestr......