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
Dodge Journey a Rough Ride Lemon Law Lawyer Says
They say it’s not the destination, it’s the journey that matters. But for some Dodge Journey owners, it’s been a rough ride since they left the dealership and sometimes destinations are unreachable when their SUV breaks down. Some of the problems faced by Dodge Journey owners have complained about include poor handling, risk of rollover, crappy tires that fall apart … Read More
838,000 Toyota Sienna Minivans Recalled for Defective Sliding Doors
Roughly 838,000 Toyota Sienna minivans are being recalled because their sliding doors may accidentally open while the vehicle is in motion, the Japanese automaker stated. The global recall includes about 744,000 minivans equipped with the faulty sliding doors here in the United States. Specifically, the safety recall involves models made between 2011 and 2016, however, the company has not yet … Read More
A Rough Ride for Owners of Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra SUVs and Pickup Trucks
The owners of certain 2014 and 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks say since they purchased their vehicles it’s been a rough ride as their vehicles experience an unexplained shaking or vibrations. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website lists numerous complaints about the vibration problem and owners say dealerships have been unable to find a remedy to … Read More