Fiat Chrysler is one of several defendants in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
According to a Reuters report, Draeger et al v. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. et al, brought 28 plaintiffs, is based on the claim that automakers failed to inform consumers about the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning in vehicles with keyless ignitions.
These ignitions allow the vehicle to be started without inserting a key. As long as the key fob is present, the driver simply pushes a button. Keyless ignitions have been sold in the US since 2003.
The suit claims that carbon monoxide is emitted when drivers leave their vehicles running after taking their electronic key fobs with them, believing that action will shut off the engine. (...) →