Car Rollover Defects

When auto makers put their profit over safety, their greed can cost lives of drivers, passengers.

We all know that accidents can and do happen unexpectedly, even to the most careful drivers. But at Glick & Grife, we ask the question, is it really an accident when automobile manufacturers negligently disregard your safety by hiding known defects and continuing to make and sell defective cars, vans, and SUVs?

We believe the answer is no. And we do not hesitate to hold these big corporations accountable for deaths and injuries to our clients and their families.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that, in today’s world, profits sometimes supersede safety considerations in vehicle design. You would think that, in addition to their moral obligation to make safe cars, it would be good business for auto manufacturers to make the safest vehicles possible. But they don’t. Some automobile companies calculate that the potential cost of lawsuits, if they get caught, is less than the cost of designing safe vehicles, and less than the profits they make by continuing to make and sell vehicles they know are defective.

A case in point is the now infamous Ford Pinto, which, because the gas tank was positioned too high, often exploded on impact in a rear-end collision. Despite rising incidents of explosion, which often resulted in death or horrible injuries to drivers and passengers, Ford stonewalled. The company decided that the cost of retooling its production line would be far more expensive than “paying” innocent victims of the Pinto’s defective design. The result was unprecedented tragedy and lawsuits of historic proportion.

In a recent move to expose this kind of stonewalling and prevent fatalities and injuries that can result, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a probe into Big Automaker Toyota’s “sudden” recall of more than 6 million vehicles because of brake system and gas pedal problems. The NHTSA is investigating whether Toyota discovered the defects pre- or post-production, and is questioning whether the recalls were issued in a timely manner.

Our attorneys have the experience and the courage to stand up to auto makers if a loved one has been killed, or you or a family member has been injured, in a rollover or other defective vehicle accident. Please fill out our Contact Form, or call us to learn more and arrange a confidential free consultation.