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…
We have received a lemon report that model year 2003-2009 W211 E-Class Mercedes-Benz sedans and wagons have a defect in the evaporation tubes in gasoline tanks that can cause fumes to seep into the cabin and allow raw gasoline to escape the tank. Owners have claimed the defect also led to interior seats being ruined…
A California federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Hyundai Motor Co. to dismiss a putative class action over a stalling defect in Santa Fe vehicles, saying the plaintiffs proved they had standing and properly alleged the bulk of the claims against the South Korean automaker. The Hanson Law Firm has successfully prosecuted lemon…
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,…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC (FCA) is recalling 78,000 Chrysler 200 lemon vehicles after realizing that damaged electrical connectors in the sedans may cause the engine to stall or to unexpectedly shift to neutral. FCA said it was voluntarily recalling the vehicles which were primarily sold in the U.S. market after an investigation revealed that…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into headlights prone to go out suddenly on Ford Motor Co. sedans: Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles. NHTSA is saying that more than a half-million model year 2003-2005 vehicles could be affected. 3,609 drivers have said they have experienced the issue resulting in…
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
We have successfully had GM Diesels repurchased under the lemon law. Recently, the Consumers Friend has received reports that GM participated in research concerning diesel engine regeneration problems in an effort to decrease the related fuel penalty and that it subsequently published an internal video and materials based on that research , showing that GM…
Here is an interesting article about online cars sales. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-cutting-edge-beepi-20150802-story.html#page=1 One possilble upside to Beepi, assuming their claims are accurate — they have a policy of not selling recalled cars unless the safety defects have been repaired. (Unlike CarMax)
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…
