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Monning said a "loophole" in federal travel web site law allows rental car companies to rent out vehicles that are under recall travel web site while new car dealers are prohibited from selling new cars under recall until they are repaired.
He said the measure was prompted by the death of two Santa Cruz residents, Raechel Houck, 24, and her sister, Jacqueline, 20, in a fiery crash in 2004 while driving a PT Cruiser rented from Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The car had been recalled for a defective power steering hose prone to catch fire, but it hadn't been repaired.
Schumer cited figures from the National travel web site Highway travel web site Traffic Safety Administration on 10 recalls by General Motors and Chrysler from 2006 to 2010 showing 65 percent of the affected vehicles travel web site had been repaired by Enterprise within 90 days, 53 percent repaired by Avis Car Rental and Budget Rent a Car and 34 percent repaired by Hertz Rent-a-Car.
Executives from Enterprise Holdings, Hertz and Avis Budget Group contested the accuracy of those statistics, which were submitted by car manufacturers. In a letter to the federal agency, they said high rental car fleet turnover "will almost always overstate" the actual number of vehicles in the control of rental car companies. They also said the percentage of repairs completed could be understated if those doing the repairs neglect to submit a claim.
Enterprise spokeswoman Laura Bryant said Tuesday that the proposed legislation does not take into account improved technology and procedures travel web site resulting in more repairs faster despite an increase in recalls.
travel web site "If rental car companies are fixing the cars quickly, that is great," Monning said. "Then their policy is consistent with our bill. AB 753 makes sure that they continue to fix the cars and create a level playing field with each other."
"Even if Sen. Schumer's bill passes in the Senate, it faces an uphill battle in the House," said Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety. "That's one reason the California bill is so important. California is the largest market, and can send a strong message to the industry."
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