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…
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,…
Consumer report’s new research found that behind insurance rate quotes is a pricing process that judges you “less on driving habits and increasingly on socioeconomic factors.” These include your credit history, whether you use department-store or bank credit cards, and even your TV provider! Read more: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/car-insurance/auto-insurance-special-report/index.htm
Leasing used cars has taken off. Catering to consumers with money troubles, most of the downsides are hidden: interest rate caps can be sidestepped, fewer financial disclosures are required by the dealers, repossession is extra easy as the dealer still owns the vehicle, and lease terms can’t be reduced by a bankruptcy judge, among other…
Don’t do it! Don’t use your Etsy account anymore or they are now going to “assume” you agreed to lose your right to put them in front of a jury for any wrongs against you, AND force you to sue them one-on-one — no group or class action. How, only through a sneaky email THEY…
Hundreds of Lemon Law cases pending, and Ford has decided to extend the warranty on the dubious Focus and Fiesta transmission. Customers complain about a harsh shift or the basic handling of the transmission on the Focus or Fiesta vehicles. A recent letter announced that Ford had extended the warranty to seven (7) years or…
If you convince the manufacturer to buy back (or repurchase) your vehicle pursuant to the California Lemon Law, there is a specific formula that the manufacturer must follow when it computes the amount of money that they must return to you. We have found consumers without their own lawyer, get far less and have offsets…
The Attorney General of New York has reached a $14 million settlement with three car dealerships and plans to sue several others in a crackdown on the sale of unlawful credit repair services and other after-sale items that impose hidden or illegal fees on car buyers. The deal with jointly-owned New York City-area dealers, Paragon…
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,…
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…
