Recent Posts in Auto Defect Category

Keyless Cars & Carbon Monoxide Deaths

May 25, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

Cars that can be powered with just the push of a button are common now days. However, this convenience might have deadly consequences. Just last year, after driving his keyless car, one man died in ...
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Ford Recalls Over 1 Million Cars Over Loose Steering Wheels

Mar 28, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

Ford Motor Company has issued a major recall affecting nearly 1.4 million midsize vehicles in North America over risks posed by steering wheels that can become loose or detach from the steering ...
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Ford Agrees to Cover Costs of Repair of Police Version of Ford Explorer as Federal Regulators Expand Investigation into Ford Explorer Exhaust Fume Leaks

Aug 3, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Federal regulators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be expanding its ongoing investigation into exhaust leaks in Ford Explorer SUVs. The expanded investigation will ...
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Harley-Davidson Recalls 57,000 Touring Motorcycles Over Oil Leak Hazard

Jul 14, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Haley-Davidson has issued a voluntary recall of more than 57,000 motorcycles after it was discovered that a potential oil leak could cause bikes to crash. The recall, which affects 57,138 units of the ...
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Nissan Recalls 54,000 Versas Over Unexpected Airbag Deployment

Mar 17, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Nissan has announced that it is recalling more than 54,000 vehicles due to a defect that can cause side airbags to deploy when a vehicle door is slammed shut. When a vehicle occupant enters a vehicle, ...
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Nearly 1 Million Mercedes-Benz Vehicles Recalled Over Fire Risks

Mar 7, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

After receiving over 50 reports of vehicle fires, German multinational automotive corporation Daimler AG has announced that it is recalling roughly 1 million models of Mercedes-Benz vehicles ...
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5 Reasons Your Airbag Might Not Deploy

Feb 27, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Airbag technology has been credited with preventing millions of serious injuries and saving numerous lives. Although airbags are one of the most important safety features of vehicles today, defects in ...
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Volkswagon's Audi Issues Recall for Over 576,000 Vehicles in the United States

Feb 13, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Volkswagon’s Audi brand recently issued a recall for over 576,000 vehicles in the United States. The recall involves two individual mechanical issues, the first of which involves an electric coolant ...
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Brake Defect Leads to Toyota Prius Recall

Oct 14, 2016 • Clark Fountain

Following reports of a defect involving the parking brake, which could potentially lead to fatal consequences, the Japanese automaker, Toyota, is recalling 340,000 units of the Prius globally, with ...
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Will Takata Bankruptcy Leave Consumers Holding the Bag - Recalled Air Bag

Sep 30, 2016 • Clark Fountain

Nearly a decade ago, Clark Fountain, whose auto products liability experience is among the most significant in the country, handled a case where a client presented with a very unusual injury from a ...
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Potential Causes & Concerns for Driverless Car Accidents

Sep 13, 2016 • Clark Fountain

When we were first introduced to the self-driving car by Google, we were left in awe of the capabilities. We were also left with plenty of questions regarding its operation and its safety. What ...
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How Airbags Work

Aug 29, 2016 • Don Fountain, Esq.

Today's airbags are not designed to inflate in every crash, inflate at certain impact speeds, or even prevent all injuries. The way airbags inflate is not always ideal, and in some crashes may do more ...
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Takata Airbag Recall Update: Regulators Say Stop Driving These Hondas

Jul 1, 2016 • Clark Fountain

Last month, we posted a blog detailing what is the nation’s largest airbag recall involving the Takata airbags in 13 different vehicle makes and models. The recall includes roughly 63 million recalled ...
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Actor Dies in Tragic Accident; Jeep Recall Associated?

Jun 21, 2016 • Clark Fountain

Over the weekend, 27-year-old actor Anton Yelchin, best known for his roles in Star Trek and Alpha Dogs , was killed in a tragic accident. Anton had exited his vehicle and was at his mailbox when his ...
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The Nation’s Largest Airbag Recall Just Got Bigger

May 6, 2016 • Clark Fountain

Takata airbags, the largest automotive recall in American history, just ballooned by 35 million. In 2008, Takata insisted that the recall of 4,000 of its airbags were due to manufacturing mistakes. ...
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Firm Retained to Help Man Injured By Exploding Takata Airbag

May 2, 2016 • Clark Fountain

A man catastrophically injured by an exploding Takata airbag recently retained Attorney Hampton Keen and Clark Fountain. Hampton Keen and our law firm were recently retained to help a client ...
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Nissan Vehicles with Bad Fuel Pump Being Recalled

Mar 22, 2016 • Clark Fountain

In an announcement last week, Nissan decided to recall some of their 2014 Rogue vehicles that had bad fuel pump issues. These bad fuel pumps affected the vehicle to the point they would either not ...
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Clark Fountain Attorneys Succeed In Reaching Settlement With GM

Feb 4, 2016 • Clark Fountain Staff

FIRM ATTORNEYS SUCCEED IN REACHING CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT IN CHALLENGING CASE AGAINST GM Attorneys Poorad Razavi and Don Fountain recently obtained a confidential settlement with automobile maker ...
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How Long are Auto Manufacturers Liable for Defects?

Aug 14, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

A recent survey determined that the average age of the 258 million cars on the roads of America is 11.5 years and steadily climbing. Automakers credit the increasing quality and durability of their ...
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An Update on the Toyo Tire Recall

Feb 9, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

On October 31, 2014, Toyo Tire Holdings of America (“Toyo”) filed a Safety Recall Report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, announcing the recall of over 175,000 tires ...
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Are Truck Crash Injury Claims Different from Auto Injury Claims?

Dec 8, 2014 • Clark Fountain Staff

A truck collision personal injury claim typically involves either a tractor trailer or other large commercial vehicle, which collides with an automobile, motorcycle or another commercial truck. Truck ...
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Chrysler Urged to Expedite Jeep Fuel Tank Recall

Nov 22, 2014 • Clark Fountain Staff

On November 19, 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (the “NHTSA”), issued a letter to Chrysler Group LLC urging Chrysler to more aggressively seek out owners affected by the ...
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Chrysler Recalls Over 300,000 Dodge Ram Trucks

Nov 20, 2014 • Clark Fountain Staff

On October 8, 2014, Chrysler issued a recall for over 314,000 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500 trucks. According to information filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (the ...
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Chrysler Group Recalls Nearly 292,000 Vehicles, Including Dodge and Jeep

Oct 14, 2014 • Clark Fountain Staff

Chrysler Group is recalling various 2008 model vehicles, including Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, Jeep Commander and Jeep Grand Cherokee. According to a report by Reuters , the specified ...
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Airbag Injuries Most Often Related to Height

Jun 7, 2013 • Clark Fountain Staff

You hope your vehicle’s air bags will protect you in an accident and, in most cases, they do. When it comes to shorter and taller people, however, the airbags do not adequately protect them and may ...
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