The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the redesigned Sonata with the prestigious Top Safety Pick award after passing their front, side, rear, rollover tests with grace. The 2011 Sonata is a curvy, coupe-like four-door… Read More »

In news that I can only describe as shocking, Toyota has finally admitted to engaging in unethical behavior when it comes to investigating the safety of its vehicles. An article released by the Associated Press late Sunday night,… Read More »

Several owners of the 2010 Prius have complained about inconsistent brake feel when the vehicle is driven over potholes, bumps or slippery road surfaces. Toyota says that there were design problems with the anti-lock braking system of… Read More »

A Greece, NY man claims that he faced the wrath of a stuck accelerator pedal today after his Toyota Tundra would not stop.   Miguel Millan told police it started on Route 390 North as he was exiting onto the Lake Ontario State… Read More »

You know those new brighter, greener traffic lights that we have been seeing in the streets lately? It turns out that they have a fatal flaw.   These newer traffic lights have LED bulbs rather than traditional light bulbs. While… Read More »

Though it is not yet winter, it sure seemed like this morning in Rochester, where we woke up to a few inches of the white stuff on the ground. After clearing the Volvo of snow this morning, I noticed many motorists hadn't bothered to… Read More »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released their Top Safety Picks for 2010, adding roof strength testing to their criteria. The addition of that test cut the Top Safety Pick list from 72 models to only 27. The list of top… Read More »

Toyota has come out with a solution to their accelerator pedal/floormat related issue that has sparked a lot of negative criticism over the past few months.   The important parts of the press release are below:   The models… Read More »

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety has been conducting bumper tests on moderately-priced vehicles to show how they stack up in a low-speed crash. The previous generation Subaru Legacy, specifically model years 2007-2009, didn't… Read More »

Thanks to Ford and their engineers, the three-point safety belt has been reinvented to offer better protection, save more lives and hopefully make more passengers wear them. The inflatable rear seat belts will spread crash forces over… Read More »

US National Soccer team forward, Charlie Davies, has been seriously injured in a car accident in northern Virgina early Tuesday morning. Charlie Davies suffered a broken right leg and left elbow and other internal injuries in the… Read More »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain the Top Safety Pick honor. For the frontal crash test, "forces on the right tibia indicate that lower leg injuries would be possible,"… Read More »