Rental car companies across America hold fleets of hundreds of thousands of vehicles, which now been shown to contain countless vehicles that have been named in safety recalls, yet left untreated.
As it seems to often be the case with negligence in major corporations, it tends to go unnoticed until a tragedy or major accident brings light to the situation, such as the current on-going oil spill in the Gulf, or with the tragic and unnecessary death of two young sisters when their Enterprise rental car cost them their lives.
A video report by ABC News outlines the tragic story of the Rachel and Jackie Houck, a story that involves a recalled PT Cruiser that was not serviced, despite Enterprise being warned on the safety recall. The recall warned that the power steering fluid could leak, causing a fire, which it did. Unfortunately for these two young sisters, that fire occurred while driving at highway speeds, resulting in a loss of steering, sending the PT Cruiser into oncoming traffic, crashing into a semi tractor-trailer, and killing them both.
The shocking revelation to come from this horrible event? Enterprise had no corporate policy that recalled vehicles should be held back from being rented until they were serviced. Despite Enterprise having to pay the parents of these girls $15 million in a settlement, they still do not have a policy restricting recalled cars from being rented to the public.
