Recent Posts in Auto Defect Category

Why Do Auto Manufacturers Wait to Issue Recalls

Mar 31, 2021 • Ben Whitman

Product recalls exist to keep consumers safe by informing them of dangerous hazards and risks of severe injuries. So you might assume that automobile manufacturers would issue a recall as soon as they ...
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Ford Is Having a Bad Year

Mar 29, 2021 • Don Fountain

At the beginning of 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Ford to recall about 3 million vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbags. The company clashed with ...
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Do Semi Trucks Have a 'Deadly Defect?'

Nov 6, 2020 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

Underride crashes are one of the most devastating types of truck accidents . They occur when passenger vehicles slide underneath the rear of a large truck or the sides of its trailer. This so-called ‘ ...
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NHTSA Shines Light on Takata Airbag Recall

May 18, 2020 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

Tens of Millions of Vehicles Affected Countless vehicles in the United States are equipped with Takata airbags. While airbags are meant to protect passenger vehicle occupants from harm, tens of ...
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Are Tesla's Defective?

Mar 12, 2020 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

Tesla and its enigmatic CEO, Elon Musk, have taken the electric vehicle market by storm and captured the fascination of the American public. One driver even stated: “ The car feels like the future, I ...
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Firm Recovers $17.3 Million in Wrongful Death, Product Defect Case on $1 Million Policy

Feb 20, 2020 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin recently recovered $17.3 million in a wrongful death and product defect case. The firm represented the surviving 14-year-old son of a 41-year-old man ...
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Vehicle Safety in 2019: The Five Biggest Automotive Dangers

Dec 23, 2019 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

The Automotive Issues That Worried Us Most This Year Spontaneous engine fires, dishonest car dealers, and self-driving cars that can’t actually see… here’s a round-up of car safety issues we saw in ...
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Product Liability Lawsuits: Do I have a Product Liability Case?

Dec 11, 2019 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

About Product Failure Cases in Florida If you’re injured by a defective or malfunctioning product , you may be able to bring suit against the manufacturer, seller, or servicer. Unfortunately for ...
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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, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin

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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