Ford’s is facing a growing number of complaints about the Fiesta’s and Focus’s new dual-clutch automatic transmission. Ford is quietly replacing Fiesta and Focus transmissions on owner complaints. The all-new Powershift is essentially two three-speed manual transmissions merged and shifted electrically with two clutches. Using electrical controls rather than traditional hydraulics is supposed to help…
The Consumer’s Friend recently received reports from an secret source inside a BMW dealership that BMW and dealers are getting distress calls from owners that are trapped in their BMWs and can’t get the doors unlocked! If you have experienced such a defect, call The Hanson Law Firm for a free consultation at 858-829-4100
A federal court class action was filed recently regarding Kia vehicles that leave you trapped in your vehicles!
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA has agreed to pay up to almost $12 million to settle a class action alleging it illegally made automated calls to residential loan holders’ cellphones without consent, according to a deal approved by a California federal judge on Thursday. The judge certified a class of present and former Chase borrowers whose…
Ford Motor Co.’s consumer credit arm enforces illegal leasing policies that prevent lessees from capturing the full amount of equity that accrues on their vehicles as a result of overpayment, a proposed class action filed Tuesday in California court said. Named plaintiff said Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC’s policy of not allowing lessees to sell…
Honda Motor Co.’s U.S. financing unit said Tuesday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice are set to file charges alleging it discriminates against certain borrowers in its pricing practices for loans made through auto dealerships. In a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, American Honda Finance Corp….
President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told a Senate panel Wednesday that he would restore the agency’s reputation following the General Motors Co. and Takata Corp. recalls by increasing efforts to catch automakers who don’t report safety defects, and to enforce recalls. Mark Rosekind told the Senate Commerce Committee…
Just this year a class action settled that was brought against Capital One for financing GAP contracts that, in the fine print, did not actually agree to pay off the full GAP! These phony GAP agreements were written by Beacon Industries. The Consumer’s Friend is looking for victims of this scheme in California. Let us…
Nearly a million Ford Motor Co. vehicles are being investigated over potential problems with their electronic power steering systems that some drivers say made them lose control of their vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday
Suzuki Motor of America Inc. was slapped with a putative class action in Oklahoma federal court on Wednesday, alleging that the automaker concealed from consumers a defect in certain General Motors LLC-manufactured Forenza and Reno compact cars that can cause the running lights to overheat and cause a fire.
