Are High-Performance Cars More Lemon-Prone?
Automotive technology is improving at a rapid pace. It seems like engineers come up with a new idea that improves the experience of driving from a performance, comfort, or luxury perspective. These changes are necessary to remain competitive in this ludicrous market, and while many of these ideas have made cars better now than they......
Read MoreRental Companies May Soon Be Punished For Unsafe Cars
Did you know that there is currently no federal law in place that requires a rental company to inform a driver that the car they are renting is under a safety recall? On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the United States Senate is examining legislation that would change this. This is the direct result of the airbag recall from......
Read MoreHonda Receives Record Fine for Safety Failures
Last month, the Los Angeles Times reported that Honda received a $70 million fine from regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The fine—the maximum allowed by law—comes after an investigation determined the company failed to notify consumers and regulators about death and injuries involving their vehicles in a “timely manner”. In the agency’s ruling, half of the......
Read MoreKia Motors Conducts “Voluntary Service Campaign” for Engine Malfunction
Kia Motors Corporation, the second-largest vehicle manufacturer in South Korea, issued a voluntary service campaign to reprogram the Engine Control Modules of 2011 – 2013 Sorento cars. Earlier this month, Kia issued a notice to Sorento owners and explained that the vehicle engine can stall / stop without warning when the driver applies the brakes.......
Read MoreWrite It Right: Why Everyone Should Save Vehicle Maintenance Records
In order to prove that your vehicle is a lemon, you must have proof that your new vehicle was defective and continued to be defective despite numerous attempts at repair. To establish this type of proof, consumers need to be able to provide evidence of vehicle maintenance. Auto body shops and repair dealers are actually......
Read MoreALERT: 2011 Jeep Patriots Under Investigation for Stalling
From time to time we alert our car buying public of problem vehicles. Often such cars with well-documented defects are also potential Lemon Law candidates. Automotive news in their Oct. 29, 2012 issue reports that safety officials have begun a preliminary evaluation into complaints of stalling engines in 2011 and 2012 model year Jeep Patriots......
Read MoreLemon Law Recall Announcement- Fiery Fords Escape
Paul A. Eisenstein writing for the Detroit Bureau documented another Ford Motor Co. problem. Ford is telling its owners of an estimated 11,500 new Escapes to park their vehicles until they can be repaired by dealers due to potential fuel line leaks that could cause fires. Some years ago Ford had another vehicle that was......
Read MoreExtended Warranties ≠ Original Warranties
It is said, for those would deceive, every lie contains a grain of truth. And so it goes with automobile warranties. When you buy a new car it has what is called the original new car limited warranty. With most cars it lasts for 3 years or 36,000 miles whichever comes first, and some luxury......
Read MoreThe Concurs D’LeMon [Our Lemons are not Sweet]
Paul Eisenstein of the Detroit Bureau reports on a little competition being held by Hagerty Insurance; called a “Search for America’s Sweetest Lemons.”It sounds like a lot of fun and a chance to get the creative juices flowing. However, as a California Lemon Law firm we seldom see lemons as sweet. Think Toxic Waste Hazardously......
Read MoreHyundai Revisited: Quality is not Dead
As of 2011, Hyundai was the fastest growing auto maker in the world and has been for the last two years. Take it as fact; no manufacturer achieves this without extraordinary determination and absolute focus on quality. Our business at Norman Taylor & Associates is the California Lemon Law. We see the consequence of lost......
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