Volkswagen / Audi Diesel news flash: the manufacturer now admits that 11 million of its vehicles worldwide were equipped with software that could be used to dupe emissions control tests. This scandal erupted after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and…
Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused Volkswagen of installing sophisticated software on nearly 500,000 U.S. vehicles to manipulate emissions tests. The technology tricks regulators into believing that four-cylinder diesel cars comply with emissions standards, but the cars are actually emitting harmful pollutants at rates of up to 40 times acceptable standards. Volkswagen quickly halted…
Consumer Question: Is there any way I can ‘get out of’ a car loan that was obtained/approved due to false/untrue income amounts that the finance manager, not me, wrote on my loan application?I did not want a car loan because I was already maxed out and could not afford another bill of any type. I…
A California federal jury awarded $430,000 to a victim of identity theft on Monday, finding that BMW Financial Services NA LLC violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by standing firm in its position that the consumer had allowed someone else to purchase a car in his name. After a four-day trial, the jury gave Plaintiff…
Reasonable drivers can misunderstand that keyless-ignition fobs do not turn their vehicles engines off, which can lead to drivers leaving their cars running in their garages and result in an increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning since the cars don’t have a safety mechanism to automatically turn off the engine after it’s been left idling…
According to an October 2014 lawsuit, a California resident, purchased a new 2007 Triumph Daytona 675 in April 2007 and, seven years later, he was traveling on a highway at roughly 60 miles an hour when the suspension plates on his motorcycle failed and his rear wheel locked up. the motorcycle became “uncontrollable,” and he…
A lawsuit filed by the state of Louisiana alleges deceptive auto repair practices by State Farm Insurance. . The lawsuit alleges that State Farm pushed its customers to use auto repair shops that used “junkyard,” “knock-off” or “after-market” parts to repair cars, rather than manufacturer-issued parts. According to the lawsuit, the use of the used…
We have received a lemon report that model year 2003-2009 W211 E-Class Mercedes-Benz sedans and wagons have a defect in the evaporation tubes in gasoline tanks that can cause fumes to seep into the cabin and allow raw gasoline to escape the tank. Owners have claimed the defect also led to interior seats being ruined…
A California federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Hyundai Motor Co. to dismiss a putative class action over a stalling defect in Santa Fe vehicles, saying the plaintiffs proved they had standing and properly alleged the bulk of the claims against the South Korean automaker. The Hanson Law Firm has successfully prosecuted lemon…
Last month, a New York federal judge ordered Time Warner (TWC) to pay more than $229,000 for robocalling customer Araceli King, saying it was “incredible” the company continued to call even after she filed the TCPA suit. King claimed the recorded messages indicated the company was trying to reach a different TWC customer, Luiz Perez,…
