Repeat problems with linking or syncing your phones or other devices to your car? Think this has gotten to the point of being a “lemon” because it substantially affects the use, value or safety of your vehicle? Check out this great article about how car makers are struggling to keep up with our i-phones, androids…
Toyota Motor Corp. is paying $16 million over the safety recall of vehicles at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues, Orange County prosecutors announced in April. Under the settlement, Toyota continues to deny all claims. Half the money will go to gang reduction and the rest to costs and future economic crime. This is…
Toyota recalled millions of vehicles in 2009 and 2010 related to charges that throttles could jam in the open position, and has now announced a $1.1 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits alleging “unintended acceleration” in some Toyota and Lexus models. As reported in USA Today, Toyota “will create a fund for retrofitting 3.2 million Toyota…
Thousands of cars and trucks were damaged by Superstorm Sandy’s flood waters. Just as was seen with Hurricane Katrina, many of these vehicles may soon appear in the market via crooks who purchase the cars after they’ve been declared totaled by insurers, then clean and attempt to resell them. It can be very difficult to…
Four of the largest rental car companies–Hertz Corp., Avis Budget Group Inc., Enterprise Holdings Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. – agreed to the request from senators Barbara Boxer and Charles Schumer that they not rent or sell recalled cars until they repair safety defects that triggered the recalls. The senators are pushing for…
The Detroit News reports that federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into 830,000 Toyota vehicles over complaints of fires sparked by power window switches. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it was opening a preliminary investigation into the 2007 Camry and RAV4 after receiving six consumer complaints alleging a fire in the…
An auto safety firm has sued the federal government to get records of its investigation into the unintended acceleration of a Prius last year. A freedom-of-information lawsuit by the firm, Safety Research and Strategies, claims that NHTSA (Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration)was withholding documents and videos that may depict an acceleration incident caused by electronic systems in…
It has come to our attention that 2008-10 Chevrolet Trucks may be seeing a substantial number of complaints regarding engine and exhaust defects, resulting in loss of power, poor mileage, and “Service Engine Soon” lights. If you have these problems, you should contact a Lemon Lawyer.
GM has initiated a recall in all but name. After some government crash testing led to battery fires, Chevy is bringing all the Volts back in for a fix. Battery fires may result in a Lemon Law claim for return of these (or other) vehicles. Consumers don’t have to “live” with a dangerous or destroyed…
California lemon law urged to help Toyota owners A Sacramento-based consumer advocacy group is urging consumers who have experienced multiple problems with runaway Toyotas to consider relief under California’s lemon law. The group, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS), on Tuesday also urged Toyota officials to replace or offer refunds on vehicles with sticking…
