The 2016 Ford Focus got our attention, but not in a good way. Disgruntled owners of the Ford Focus have brought their complaints to our Lemon Law firm and here’s what they told us. They had transmission problems, cooling system issues, clutch problems, electrical, drive train, fuel system and more. Johnson Attorneys Group hears complaints from consumers every year, but … Read More
2016 Toyota Camry Problems and Complaints
The 2016 Toyota Camry is America’s No. 1 selling vehicle with more than 32,000 vehicles sold as of June 2016, but despite it’s popularity there are bound to be a few lemons in the mix. One of the reasons it may be so popular is its affordability. US News and World Report ranks it No. 2 on its list of … Read More
History of California Lemon Law: Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act
Prior to 1970, a person who bought a defective vehicle in California had to fight it out alone with the dealership and or the powerful auto manufacturer. It was a David versus Goliath battle, but unlike the biblical story, the consumer more often came out the loser. In 1970, however, that changed when the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, better known … Read More
About 150,000 Consumers Make Lemon Law Claims in the United States Every Year
Roughly 1 percent or 150,000 vehicles nationwide qualify as lemons. These are vehicles that have repeated or unfixable problems that diminish its value or threaten the safety of its occupants. So what is a lemon and how do I get a refund or replacement vehicle? What Qualifies as a “Lemon”? Major or substantial defect covered by warranty terms Defect is … Read More
Takata Pleads Guilty, Must Pay $1 Billion Fine, Restitution for Concealing Deadly Airbag Defects
DETRIOT, Michigan (January 13, 2017) — It’s rather ironic that a company that makes a product meant to save lives, hid the fact that they were defective with deadly consequences for years. They knew about the potentially lethal defect in their airbags, but kept it a secret for many years. Finally Takata Corp. and three of its former employees identified … Read More
Toyota Recalls 543,000 Vehicles Equipped with Faulty Takata Airbags
Toyota Motor Corp. has added another 543,000 sedans and SUVs made between 2006-2012 to an already massive recall involving faulty Takata airbags. Today’s announcement comes just one day after Honda made a similar one, recalling another 772,000 Honda and Acura vehicles for the same problem involving defective front passenger air bag inflators. The recall, which has now reached 100 million vehicles … Read More
Honda Recalls 772,000 Honda and Acura Vehicles with Faulty Airbags
Honda Motor Co. has issued a new recall for 772,000 more Honda and Acura vehicles equipped with defective front seat passenger air bag inflators. UPDATE: Toyota recalls 550,000 vehicles for defective Takata airbags The new recall affects the following vehicles : 2005-2006 Acura MDX 2005-2012 Acura RL 2008-2012 Honda Accord 2006-2011 Honda Civic 2007-2012 Honda Fit 2010-2012 Honda Insight The … Read More
LEMON LAW: Chevrolet Traverse Problems and Complaints
Choosing a car would be a lot easier if every automaker just painted all the lemons yellow, but the reality is just about every make and model could potentially have problematic vehicles. The Chevrolet Traverse, for example, is one of those vehicles that hasn’t been too problematic. However, that’s no comfort to those owners who picked the one with the … Read More
Ford Motors’ Defective Electronic Throttle Body (ETB) in 2015 and 2016 Models
A driver in a Ford Escape is on the freeway when suddenly the engine loses power, a wrench light turns on and the accelerator turns off. A precarious situation no doubt. As vehicles speed past, a quick decision is made to try to try to pull over to the shoulder or center divide. The driver may have escaped with their … Read More
Some Ford Explorer SUV Owners Say Exhaust Gas Fumes Enter Cabin
Drivers and passengers are not supposed to be breathing in exhaust while inside their car. Yet dozens of Ford Explorer owners, one of America’s most popular SUVs, have complained their cabin fills with exhaust fumes and it’s making them sick to their stomach. Some 639,000 model year 2011-2015 Ford Explorer SUVs may be suffering from this problem. The National Highway … Read More
BMW Transmission, Stalling Problems May Not be Fixable, Lemon Law Attorney Says
(January 4, 2017) — CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW BLOG— People who buy BMW cars or SUVs expect their new luxury vehicle to not only look good, but to perform well. So you can imagine how upsetting it would be to have transmission problems that are not repairable after multiple attempts to fix it. One of our recent Lemon Law clients has … Read More
Mitsubishi Outlander Transmission Problems
Consumer Reports ranks the Mitsubishi brand as the worst automaker of 2016, but that doesn’t mean that every vehicle that rolls off the assembly line is going to qualify as a lemon under California law. The automaker’s vehicles — particularly the Mitsubishi Outlander — have been known to have problems. Lemon Law Attorney James Johnson says some of the biggest … Read More