Think your V-8 throaty engine rumble sounds great? What if it is being faked and is just a recording pumped into the cabin through your speakers? Does that Mustang GT or Ford F-150 rumble now make you feel like a fool? The Washington Post just published a major piece on the industry practice, now widespread,…
A California federal judge on Monday denied Bebe Stores Inc.’s attempt to escape a proposed class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), saying that the plaintiff didn’t need to have been charged for allegedly unsolicited texts to state a claim. The case is Meyer v. Bebe Stores Inc, case number 14-cv-00267-YGR…
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday announced its first ever enforcement actions against car title lenders, alleging that two firms used deceptive tactics to market their loans to vulnerable consumers. The actions against the two car title lenders — First American Title Lending of Georgia LLC and Finance Select Inc. — are part of a…
2010-12 Hyundai Santa Fes have a dangerous safety defect, but Hyundai refuses to tell US consumers the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. In the class action, Eisley v. Hyundai, a Hyundai North America witness testified this week that Hyundai North America has purposely failed to notify its customers of a defect…
GM Denies Calls To Extend Ignition Switch Fund Deadline General Motors Co. doesn’t plan to extend its Jan. 31 deadline for applications to the fund it established last year to compensate the victims of a deadly ignition switch defect, the automaker said Thursday, despite pleas from two Democratic senators. GM has decided not to extend…
The FTC is studying proposals to improve the Buyer’s Guide that, by law, has to be posted on all used vehicles at the time of sale. The changes are meant to clarify that “As-Is” sales do not protect dealers from fraud, and to help consumers get access to the many types of vehicle history reports…
A new California Court decision clarifies that Lessors (Finance Companies the Consumer pays the monthly lease payments to) have to follow the California’s Vehicle Leasing Act, or they will not be able to come after consumers for money after the vehicle is repossessed and sold at auction. The case name is Flannery v. VW Credit,…
Paid by credit card and there is something wrong with the product or service? Here is what to consider doing. MOVE QUICKLY: You can’t withhold a payment after paying the bill 1. make a good faith effort to resolve the issue with the seller or service provider (make sure to always send a letter as…
The administrator of General Motors Co.’s ignition switch compensation fund has deemed 45 deaths eligible for compensation, as the overall number of claims submitted to the program climbed to more than 2,700 as of Friday.
A California federal judge has nixedTwitter’s attempt to escape a $5 million proposed class action alleging the social media giant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited text messages, saying that the equipment Twitter uses to make calls is considered an automatic dialing system. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said on Wednesday that…
