Here are the top worst new cars out there, according to Consumer Reports: The Fiat 500L: The boxy Italian design has a balky infotainment system, using a version of Chrysler Group’s UConnect, and transmission issues. The Ford Fiesta: Owners responding to Consumer Reports’ survey didn’t like its automatic transmission. We would add the Ford Focus…
The number of Ford Fiesta and Focus lemons continues to grow. The DSP6 Transmission is now infamous. Ford has even consolidated the hundreds of pending cases in Southern California (LA, San Diego, Orange County, etc.) for pre-trial discovery proceedings. Lemon law cases are, however, still settling pre-trial if they meet Ford’s secret criteria.
Check out this excellent article from AAA about avoiding car fraud in used car sales, including Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. https://www.calif.aaa.com/home/publications/westways/car-tips/drive-smart/2015-buying-used-car.html
A consumer has sued General Motors with a proposed class action in California federal court claiming GM’s Chevy Cruze, Chevy Malibu and Buick Verano all suffer from a dangerous steering defect that could make the cars veer.
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…
Great editorial! http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/License-plate-bill-needs-a-quick-fix-6458638.php License Plate Bill Needs a Quick Fix “California is the only state that allows newly sold vehicles to go up to 90 days without license plates. It’s not good for public safety to have cars leaving a hit-and-run accident and other crime scenes without ready means of firm identification. It also costs…
