Here is an Article from Bloomberg News.... Boy talk about the double standard, no front pages here.\:
Chrysler Group LLC accelerator pedals made by the same company that supplied Toyota Motor Corp. are under investigation by U.S. automotive-safety regulators for potential cases of sticking in Dodge Caliber models.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a Web site posting today it is looking into the pedals made by CTS Corp. for Chrysler’s 2007 model year Dodge Caliber, which includes about 161,000 vehicles. The agency said it received five complaints by consumers saying the pedals stuck while they were driving their vehicles.
“The company’s initial examination of customer complaints finds they are limited to a small group of vehicles built during a five-week window in March and April of 2006,” Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa said in an e-mailed statement. “It appears to be a supplier manufacturing concern, which is mechanical in nature and not a design or electronic issue.”
About 10,000 vehicles for the 2007 model year were made with the batch of pedals containing the mechanical defect, Cappa said in an interview. The vehicles have brake-override technology, which is intended to stop a car if both the accelerator and brake are applied.
CTS, based in Elkhart, Indiana, also supplies pedals to Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., according to the company’s chief executive officer. Mitchell Walorski, CTS director of planning and investor relations, didn’t respond to a telephone call seeking comment.
Honda’s ‘Own Design’
“We are not aware of any specific investigations involving Honda pedals,” said Chris Martin, a spokesman for Honda’s U.S. unit in Torrance, California. Pedals supplied by CTS for Honda vehicles are “our own design” and not the same as those used in Toyota models, Martin said.
No crashes or injuries have been attributed to the defect in the Chrysler vehicles, NHTSA said.
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has recalled 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. because of accelerator pedals that may stick.
Customers who own a Caliber made during March or April 2006 may bring it to a Dodge dealer for a free accelerator pedal inspection, Chrysler said.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-03/cts-pedals-on-chrysler-cars-investigated-for-sticking-update3-.html
