Posts tagged chrysler

• GM Posts All-Time Record Profit - But What About Injured Victims?

  Brett Emison | February 16, 2012 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Two years after exiting from bankruptcy, General Motors posted its largest ever annual profit. For 2011, all Big 3 US automakers posted profits. GM earned net profits of $7.6 billion for...

• Faces of Lawsuit Abuse: Aaliyah George

  Brett Emison | November 17, 2011 11:21 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Aaliyah George was a normal, energetic two-year-old girl. She was riding in her car seat in the rear of a Dodge Neon, behind her grandmother who was driving. While stopped at a stoplight, another...

• Chrysler Recall: 300,000 Minivans Recalled For Air Bag Defect

  Brett Emison | August 05, 2011 7:39 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Chrysler has recalled more than 367,000 Dodge and Chrysler minivans because of a defect that can cause air bags to deploy unexpectedly and without warning. This is the second recall of the popular...

• Chrysler Recalls Dodge Ram Pickup Trucks For Steering Problems

  Brett Emison | July 14, 2011 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Yahoo News is reporting that Chrysler will recall 286,000 Dodge Ram pickup trucks (approximately 242,000 in the U.S.) due to defective left front tie-rod assemblies which connect the front wheels to...

• Victims Left Out Of GM / Chrysler Recoveries

  Brett Emison | May 31, 2011 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As I have written here since September 2009, the GM and Chrysler bailouts unnecessarily penalized auto product defect victims by lumping them in with other unsecured creditors (like pension plans...

• Chrysler Recalls Nearly 250,000 Vehicles For Key Fob Problem

  Brett Emison | March 16, 2011 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Chrysler is recalling the 2010 Dodge Journey and Grand Caravan and the 2010 Chrysler Town & Country because their in-dash key fobs can slip and turn the engine off while driving over rough...

• GM IPO: Who's Left Out?

  Brett Emison | November 16, 2010 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  GM is set to raise more than $60 billion in its initial public offering set for Thursday. Demand for the new stock has been so high that the US Treasury -- 61% owner of the auto giant -- is set to...

• GM Set To Raise More Than $60 Billion In IPO

  Brett Emison | November 14, 2010 12:01 PM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Following news last week of GM's $2 billion 3Q profit -- the automaker's most profitable quarter in six years, we've learned that GM's initial public offering will raise more than $60 billion for...

• Many Children Brain Damaged By Collapsing Car Seats

  Brett Emison | November 11, 2010 11:55 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Lisa Parker at NBC News Chicago featured a story last night on a little known danger affecting children across the country: collapsing front car seats (seat back failures). In even minor traffic...

• Chrysler Recalls 26,000 Vehicles Because Of Fire Risk

  Brett Emison | October 20, 2010 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  CNN has reported that Chrysler will recall 26,000 vehicles because of defective power steering systems that could cause a fire. Chrysler's recall includes 2010 model year vehicles including the...