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NHTSA Investigates ... - GM (3), Land Rover (1)
By James B. Bleeker
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating:
Products by General Motors Corporation (with a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank average of .32):
(1) 176,968 2005-2006 Pontiac G6 sedans regarding 19 filed complaints of loss of power steering.
(2) 279,780 2001-2004 Buick Rendezvous and Pontiac Aztek sport-utility vehicles regarding 213 filed complaints of fuel leaks due to improper welding.
Products by Ford Motor Company's Land Rover division (with a 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank average of .05):
(3) 33,000 Land Rover Range Rover sport-utility vehicles regarding 38 complaints of driveshaft and front-axle-differential failure.
With regard to General Motors Corporation's:
(4) 40,000 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO sporty cars with alleged tire-shredding struts,
GM has turned over thousands of documents to NHTSA in its ongoing investigation.
Source for NHTSA's investigation of GM's Pontiac G6: "Auto Briefs: NHTSA Investigates Pontiac G6 Steering," Detroit News, May 1, 2007, available at http://www.detnews.com
Source for NHTSA's investigation of GM's Buick Rendezvous and Pontiac Aztek: "Auto Briefs: U.S. Looks at Possible Leaks in GM Cars," Detroit News, April 24, 2007, available at http://www.detnews.com
Source for NHTSA's investigation of Ford's Land Rover Range Rover: "Feds Investigate Land Rover Driveshaft Complaints," April 10, 2007, available at http://www.edmunds.com
Source for update on NHTSA's investigation of GM's Pontiac GTO: "Automaker Turns Over Records about GTOs Defects," News 5, May 18, 2007, available at Yahoo! News
Source for 1998-2002 Reliability Percentrank averages: Table I-MVRP
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