By Susan Heavey and Julia Edwards
American Federal auto safety regulators came under scrutiny in a Senate hearing on Tuesday for their role in General Motors’ failure to promptly report and recall cars with defective parts that led to at least 19 deaths.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is investigating steering problems in about 500,000 Ford cars.
By TOM KRISHER
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is accusing Chrysler of moving too slowly to fix some Jeep SUVs in a recall announced more than a year ago.
Reporting by Sandra Maler
U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that a carpet cover trim panel is causing unwanted acceleration in Nissan Versa cars and preventing drivers from braking.
US auto-safety authorities said Wednesday they are investigating Chrysler vehicles for ignition switch problems that could prevent air bags from deploying.
