No, airfares did not just jump. New FTC rules just went into effect, requiring tax and other fees to be included. No more “bait and switch” ads of $9 fares to Europe. Other rules now in effect: 1) no payment necessary for 24 hour hold on reservations, 2) 24 hour no fee cancellations, and 3)…
California’s goal of 1.4 million zero-emission or plug-in vehicles on the road by 2025 is being debated at California’s Air Quality Board. Manufacturers including Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors Co., and Nissan Motor Co, Ltd., in brief statements say they generally support the goal. Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of…
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…
The US Supreme Court ruled today that the government cannot install GPS on a car without a warrant. Car dealerships have been known to install tracking devices on cars that consumers don’t know about. This is likely now a violation of the consumers right to privacy. If you have experienced a dealership installing GPS or…
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.
Here is a list of 10 questions to ask about the car you are about to buy: 10. Is this the original paint? — New paint could indicate car was rusting or involved in a previous accident. 9. Can I check the oil? — An “earmark for trouble with a used car,” Jalopnik says, look…
Californians, as well as Americans generally, are hanging on to their cars and trucks longer these days. According to the Polk Automotive Research Firm, the average family vehicle is 10.8 years old now. In 1995, it was 8.4 years old. This has caused California Car Dealers to buy even more questionable cars on the wholesale…
Car Dealerships, Banks, and Computer Companies add MORE in smaller size to CHARGE More Fine print is everywhere growing in use against consumers and shrinking in size. Big deal? Did you know fine print means the consumer loses big money. Transparency Labs, which administers a national database of consumer contracts, estimates that information buried in these disclosures generates…
In California, welfare recipients can’t own a car worth more than $4,650, a dollar value set in the mid-’90s. The economy has been awful for several years, as we all know. This has left many Californians needing cars to buy clunkers and unsafe cars at high interest rates. How? Buy-here/pay-here dealerships are flourishing in California, selling to military…
GM (which includes Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Opel, Vauxhall, and Holden) is on pace to sell more new cars than Toyota, Volkswagen or any other Japanese or European car manufacturers. Toyota and Honda, however, have had production hurt by the earthquake/tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster. New designs at Chevrolet and flood-damage in Japan may be…
