The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) has filed suit against an automobile lender in Ohio for allegedly trying to collect on debts of military service members by threatening to inform their superiors that they violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Security National Automotive Acceptance Company’s alleged practices of telling customers they violated the UCMJ,…
Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian Information Solutions Inc. and TransUnion LLC have agreed to pay $6 million to 31 states to resolve an investigation into customer disputes over errors in their credit reports, fraud and identity theft, the states announced Wednesday. The Ohio Attorney General’s office led the investigation starting in 2012, which looked into…
Takata Corp. has formally declared many of its air bags defective as part of a consent order with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The order also expands a recall of the products to 34 million vehicles — the largest ever. Alongside the order signed Monday, Takata submitted four defect reports that double the size of…
NHTSA has opened an investigation into 130,000 model year 2008 through 2010 Nissan Versa vehicles after receiving complaints of fractures occurring in the front suspension coil spring, which can lead to tire or brake line damage.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. LLC to turn over extensive information on 20 of its vehicle recalls to it on Monday after regulators expressed concern that the automaker has failed to adequately remedy safety defects. The 20 recall campaigns in question involve a wide range of defects, including…
Ford announced three other safety-related recalls Wednesday. The automaker agreed to fix 22,600 2015 MKZs with overly bright parking lights, 100 2015 Ford F-150 vehicles in North America for potential underbody heat shield issues, and 50,000 2014 Ford Focus, Edge, Escape and Transit Connect vehicles and 2014 though 2015 Ford Fiesta vehicles that could stall…
2011 to 2015 Ford Fiesta models and 2012 to 2015 Ford Focus models equipped with the dual clutch transmission are showing up with defective transmissions. Ford marketed these transmissions as a “best of both worlds” alternative, offering a manual transmission’s fuel economy with an automatic transmission’s ease of operation and shift quality. But Ford found…
Recently, Chrysler Group LLC issued additional recalls for several models suspected of having a faulty tie rod assembly that can fail without warning. There is information that Chrysler’s recalls going back to 2009 have not properly addressed the defect and that Chrysler continues to place users at risk for catastrophic injury. In fact, many owners…
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California lawmakers are working on consumer protection legislation aimed at better informing individuals when their automobile has been subject to a recall and whether the vehicle has been repaired. The bill, A.B. 287, was introduced in the California Assembly last month and referred earlier this week to the committees on transportation and business professions and…
