Westways magazine reports that, based on AAA’s recent study, “Top Tier” gasoline is a lot cleaner and may help avoid costly repairs down the road. What is top tier? It does not mean the “grade” of gas that you see at the pump, which only deals with octane level. You have to go to “toptiergas.com/licensedbrands”…
GMC Sierra owners have suing General Motors over an alleged lack of headlight strength in their vehicles protesting the risk of accidents and the money they spent on replacement parts. If you have experienced similar concerns, contact the Hanson Law Firm for a free California Lemon Law consultation. 858.451.0291.
The Consumer’s Friend has received several reports of brake defects in model year 2013 VW Jetta Hybrids. If you have experienced brake or other defects in VW Jetta Hybrids, please contact the Hanson Law Firm for a free Lemon Law consultation.
Forbes has issued a list of lemons not to buy. It uses a combination of Consumer Reports reviews and JD Powers. Most of these vehicles have very low reliability ratings and keep less than 50% of their value after just three years. In our experience as lemon lawyers, we have found many of these vehicles’…
Think CarMax sold you a Lemon, or defrauded you in the sale of their “Certified Pre-Owned” cars, vans, or trucks? A devastating ruling against CarMax will help your case. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling in favor of CarMax Auto Superstores LLC, saying the inspection certificates CarMax provides…
Wells Fargo Dealer Services has agreed to pay more than $4.1 million to settle charges that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when it repossessed 413 vehicles owned by protected servicemembers without obtaining a court order. The settlement will cover repossessions that occurred between Jan. 1, 2008 and July 1, 2015. As part…
The Federal Trade Commission has charged nine Los Angeles-area auto dealerships and their owners with using a wide range of deceptive and unfair sales and financing practices. The FTC’s action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeks to end these practices and return money to consumers. This is the…
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque vehicles, as some of those vehicles may suffer from a transmission problem that could boost their risk of crashing. The problem is rooted in a transmission wiring harness manufactured by KE Elektronik. NHTSA says that the transmission sensor clusters linked to that harness may…
Starting October 3, there will be new consumer rights for 3 Million Servicemembers & Dependents! The Talent-Nelson Military Lending Act (MLA), 10 U.S.C. § 987, enacted in 2006, imposes a 36% interest rate cap, bans mandatory arbitration, and imposes other restrictions on “consumer credit” extended to service members and their dependents. The MLA applies to…
Nissan is recalling 120,000 vehicles due to anti-lock braking systems that may malfunction and leak brake fluid onto an an internal electrical circuit board, increasing the risk of a fire. The Nissan recall covers 2016 to 2017 model year Maxima cars, 2015-2017 Murano crossover vehicles, and 2015 to 2016 Murano hybrid vehicles equipped with an…
