The New York Times, "Suspension Failure on Saturn SUV's in Rollover Tests Prompts Inquiry"

          The suspensions on two Saturn Vue sport utility vehicles broke during rollover tests performed by the government last month, causing the left rear wheels of the vehicles to collapse. The suspension failures occurred in separate tests of the two- and four-wheel-drive versions of the Vue, which is made by General Motors.
          The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating why the failures occurred, according to a brief summary of the investigation posted late last week on the agency's Web site. The process often takes more than a year and must be completed before the agency orders a recall, if it so chooses.
          In interviews yesterday, consumer advocates called on G.M. to voluntarily recall the vehicles and said that the test results suggested a flaw in their design. "I can't think of a government test in recent memory that resulted in such a catastrophic failure," said Clarence Ditlow, director of the Center for Auto Safety, a consumer advocacy group.
          More than 200,000 Saturn Vues have been sold in the United States since the models went on sale in 2001, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank. "They should immediately fix this," said Joan Claybrook, the president of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group that has backed a Senate proposal to create minimum rollover performance standards for all cars and trucks.