Both Subaru and Honda tumbled from the top group of 'more reliable' brands, with Hondas Civic compact car losing its longstanding recommendation from Consumer Reports.
Honda said a Takata air bag inflator ruptured in a Civic compact car on Sept. 30 and killed a driver in California, at least the 17th Takata-related fatality in the U.S., Malaysia and India.
Hundreds of Takata airbag inflators pulled from cars in the auto industrys biggest-ever recall later ruptured in testing, showing the potential risks to drivers.
Last weeks deadly explosion of a truck carrying parts to Takata's Mexican factory underscores questions about the safety of the chemical compound at the center of the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.
A Texas man said the Autopilot mode on his Tesla Model S sent him off the road and into a guardrail, bloodying his nose. He doesnt plan to sue the electric-car maker, but his insurance company might.