Posts tagged fire

• Did You Know... Ford Explorer Rollover Crashes Continue To Happen?

  Brett Emison | January 16, 2012 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  One of the great advantages to writing on this platform is the tremendous number of people I am able to interact with. One family sent me a link to a video tribute to their mom, who was killed in...

• Did You Know... Vehicle Fires Remain A Serious Problem?

  Brett Emison | December 05, 2011 11:12 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Despite some improvements, vehicle fires (including post-collision fuel fed fires) remain a serious problem. The Detroit News reported last week that the National Highway Traffic Safety...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: December 2, 2011

  Brett Emison | December 02, 2011 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I can't believe December is here already -- where has the year gone! Here is the legal and safety news that caught my interest this week: 12 Gadgets for the Holidays [Geri L....

• Ford Recall: 1.1 Million Ford Trucks Have Fuel Tank Defect

  Brett Emison | August 02, 2011 6:30 AM | 6 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ford is recalling 1.1 million pickup trucks because of corrosion problems that could cause straps holding the gas tanks to break and allow the the gas tank to drag the ground or fall off complete,...

• Gas Tank Problems in 2.7 Million Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks

  Brett Emison | May 10, 2011 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95WP1kch604&feature=player_embedded Safety experts at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have stepped up their investigation of more than...

• Did You Know... Spiders Caused A Gas Fire Recall In Mazda Vehicles?

  Brett Emison | March 07, 2011 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It turns out that yellow sac spiders could possibly lead to fuel fires in more than 50,000 Mazda vehicles. Perhaps a job for... According to news reports over the last 24 hours,...

• Toyota Recalls 1.7 Million Vehicles Because Of Fuel Leak Defect

  Brett Emison | January 26, 2011 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Another Toyota recall... The Associated Press [via MSNBC] and others have reported that Toyota recalled 1.7 million vehicles today because of fuel leaks, calling this recall the latest in a...

• Did You Know... Your Christmas Tree May Be A Fire Hazard?

  Brett Emison | December 27, 2010 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  I hope everyone had a merry Christmas! After church is attended, gifts opened, new toys played with, and Christmas dinner eaten... many may unintentionally neglect their principle symbol of the...

• 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...

• Cadillac SRX Crossover Recalled For Fire Defect

  Brett Emison | October 07, 2010 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I've written before about tire defects, but here is an automobile suffering a fire defect. General Motors has recalled nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX crossovers because of fire risk caused by a...