Letters to the public and media.

July 15, 2005

District Attorney General of Knox County, TN
Randy Nichols
P.O. Box 1468
Knoxville, TN 37901

Dear District Attorney Nichols,
I am writing to you today on the advice of Mr. Barry Woody, former Chairman of Consumer Affairs of Nashville, TN, after he was contacted by the Assistant to Congressman William Jenkins, Mr. Bill Snodgrass, who brought the difficulties we have with the Daimler-Chrysler Co. and the Tennessee Judicial system.

The Daimler-Chrysler Co. had refused four times to have our 1994 Chrysler, L.H.S. inspected by a Chrysler Dealership Mechanic after my son had experienced dangerous Electro-Mechanical failures. The car was also covered by an extended Warranty.
As of this date, there have been five recalls of this model car for exactly the reasons my son had identified in a letter of 01-06-1997 in which he brought the problems to the attention of Daimler-Chrysler and asked for an inspection of his car.

This denial of Daimler-Chrysler to live up to their obligations forced us to take Legal Actions against this company in our efforts to find a fair and just ruling by the Judicial system which we have documented in four and one half years of certified letters and documents. We are enclosing some of the most recent letters which will show how our judicial system failed to have Justice Prevail for an average American Family.

Betty Vaughn Paul
07-15-2005
We would appreciate it if you could review this material and possibly find out why the important issues of Automobile Safety and Lives were given such an unjust ruling.
Judicial Proceedings:
State Court of Elizabethton, TN
Erroneous statements and time-lines by the Daimler-Chrysler Attorney were accepted by the Judge at time of Summary of Judgment.
No consideration was given for the complete brief of our Attorney.
“Ruling by Stroke of Pen” was in favor of Daimler-Chrysler.
State Attorney Ross White advised us to write to the chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency of Washington, D.C. again after he had issued a Mandate for Daimler-Chrysler Co. to fix the defects and problems of our car and inquire why there has been no response from Daimler-Chrysler Co.
We never received a reply to this request. (The Mandate was ignored.)

Court of Appeals in Knoxville, TN for Oral Arguments of our case and an official ruling by this court was denied by erroneous statement of facts and timelines.
Our Attorney filed a very complete brief but our case was not debated in Oral Arguments and the ruling given to Daimler-Chrysler.
Our Attorney had never been notified of the date and time for these Oral Arguments by this court.
Supreme Court of Knoxville, TN, also for Oral Arguments.
Our request was denied without consideration by Attorney General of Knoxville, TN.

Betty Vaughn Paul
7-15-05
He did “not want to interfere” with the rulings of other Courts.
Disciplinary Council of the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary.
Their reply was: “That Judges in question could not be reprimanded for having rendered their own opinions.”
The Daimler-Chrysler Co. committed a federal offense when the Mandate from N.H.T.S.A. was ignored and violated a warranty agreement with us.
We as an average American Family were denied our right for oral Arguments against erroneous statements by a number of Courts.
Justice did Not Prevail for us on issues of Automobile Safety and Lives-are companies like Daimler-Chrysler above the Law?
We were told that we were wasting our time and money-they are just Too Big!-But- Martha Steward had to go to Jail for lying!
I plan to bring my True Story to the attention of the Public and let the “People Decide.”
This is a time for nomination of top judicial positions by our president and these political issues are at the fore front.
I am requesting you, District Attorney General Nichols to consideration investigating this great Injustice and Failure of our Judicial System to have our case heard in a fair and unbiased Court.
Our Concern has always been for Safety and Lives Matter.
Sincerely,

Betty Vaughn Paul, P.O.A
David W. Vaughn

Richard M. Smith, Chairman
Editor in Chief
Newsweek, Inc.
251 West 57 St.
New York, NY 10019-1894

Dear Mr. Smith,

Please find enclosed my True Story on Automobile Safety is the Issue. I had brought to your attention by my Web-site.
I’m sorry for my delay due to severe medical problems, which I acquired during the stressful proceedings of our Legal Action.
My Turn can now be included how an Average American Family was denied their legal rights and the responsibilities of the Big Auto-Manufacturer. Justice Did Not Prevail to have our attorney present and prove the true facts and time lines.
My Fight for Justice to Prevail is not over yet. I was told you can’t win the Big Auto-Corporation is just too big. My quest is for Safety and Lives Matter. I’m having a new website with a short video and the news media and other agencies to attend a Press release, “You the People Decide”- at a Public Forum. If you wish more information please feel free to contact me.
I would appreciate your consideration of my True Story for Publication. Please make any editorial changes that you deem necessary.

Sincerely,

Betty Vaughn Paul

This letter was sent to the president of Chrysler World Headquarters
On the evening of December 15, 1996, upon stopping, I attempted to put the vehicle in (P) Park and it would only go as far as Neutral. I pulled forward a foot or so, and tried to go into Park, again, unsuccessfully. At this point, I fully engaged the emergency brake and attempted to turn off the ignition, in all positions, the engine continued to run though the key could be removed. I then attempted to release the emergency brake, but it was too close to the floor to release appropriately. While attempting to repeat this procedure, the brake released fully and the vehicle accelerated fully, plowing forcefully into a pile of railroad ties and cut Sycamore and Pine trees recently removed and cut from the property. This knocked me backward quite forcefully as the car surged unexpectedly. Once I recovered, I used pliers to remove the battery cables, the car continued to run, key still in the OFF position and out of the ignition. I got into the vehicle and put it into Neutral, and then successfully into Reverse, dislodging it from the cross ties and log pile, the car was then successfully placed in Park without difficulty, engine still running. I then located the fuse box and began removing fuses until the engine died.

Response received was from Special Investigations
Naturally, we were sorry to learn of this accident. However, a review of our investigation does not lead us to believe that there was a manufacturing responsibility associated with this incident. Therefore, we must, respectfully decline participation with any costs associated.

When an insurance company has paid a claim, the rights of recovery rest with them. Should they feel that there is a manufacturing responsibility with regard to their loss, they may subrogate which would include your deductible.

Thank you for this opportunity to review this matter with you.

As an Average American Family I’m speaking out

The great injustice of our State, Federal and Congressmen of our district to intervene and have the Big Automobile Corporation be held accountable for the Safety of their vehicles. I have over thirty plus letters by certified and registered mail documenting the Electro-Mechanical failures before seeking legal action… as was quoted to me “you’re wasting your time and money you can’t win” Daimler Chrysler is just tot big.

The following letters are just a few steps we took- “We asked but one thing-Have a Grindstaff Dealership mechanic to inspect our beautiful Luxury 1994 Chrysler L.H.S. and give us answers as why the serious Electro-Mechanical and other failures… The undercarriage was damaged over three thousand dollars- we were denied as well as Grindstaff Inc. For their mechanic to inspect the L.H.S. The undercarriage damage was not repaired right way—not because of the erroneous statements by the Daimler-Chrysler Attorney. Our only child and others could have been killed or seriously injured. We refuse to drive an unsafe vehicle—which remains even today at the Dealership.

Daimler-Chrysler’s Customer Service-Safety and Compliance as well as the Dispute for Settlements, along with the Daimler-Chrysler attorney mishandled Safety of such dangerous Mechanical failures. The quote, “unquote” inspectors were old retired former employees of Daimler-Chrysler—we were never notified of these inspections. The Grindstaff mechanic that repaired the severed wiring harness was a witness to the first inspection, the only thing the first mechanic checked was manually shifting the gears back and forth- “His report states car undrivable” wiring harness severed. The method Customer Service uses is a telephone call “Saying Mrs. Paul nothing is wrong with your car. Not once did we ever receive a letter from the Executive nor did anyone ever discuss the problem.

There are now five recalls of the 1994 L.H.S. Daimler-Chrysler had six times to “Do what was Right” The last mechanical report, three years and six days after the first Electro-Mechanical failure had all reasons for our 1994 L.H.S. to be inspected by a Grindstaff Mechanic.

In our attorneys’ brief it states that Daimler-Chrysler Corp. had done nothing to fix the defects or problem nor issued any work orders. This is one big issue. On April 26, 1998- we received a recall notice from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) – Mr. Alberto Jimenez on the First recall Electrical Wiring, at that time I spoke to Mr. Shaddler by Telephone for over an hour regarding the many problems. Mr. Shaddler said, unless they had sixteen complaints that an investigation could not be conducted. After NHTSA-Mr. Jimenez issued a mandate to Daimler-Chrysler to fix the defects and problems The mandate was ignored and defied

We never heard from the Big Automobile Corp. but I did receive a telephone call from Ms. Taylor of NHTSA to see if the problems and defects had been taken care of my reply was NO may I ask why you are inquiring—Her reply was many people did not receive the First recall notice on Electrical wiring. I will publish on by website—that we have a “Lemon” and the last most recent recall will verify “ why we have all reason to be afraid of the dangerous vehicle and refuse to drive an unsafe car.

This question must be answered and we have the right to have Mr. Jimenez “Chief of NHTSA give us a reason why he took the word of Daimler-Chrysler Corp when he inquired about the mandate.. knowing there is an extensive file of our letters of concern to him. First off we had not one but four letters form the Dispute for Settlements of Texas, for a Neutral Arbitration. We were denied by one panel member. This is what was told to Mr. Jimenez of NHTSA of Washington, DC That our legal action was closed, that it is stated our vehicle was involved in a fire- That it was settled by arbitration.

Our Legal action was before the Court of Appeals-Knoxville TN for oral Arguments. Daimler-Chrysler Corp. lied to the Federal Government and must be held accountable- This is a Federal offense to lie. Martha Stewart served jail time, yet the Big Automobile company apparently think that they are beyond the arm of the law.

We never wanted to take Legal Action. Our quest was our right to drive a Safe Automobile and Safety and Lives are a great concern.