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Driving a Lemon? Get Help Immediately

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  February 4, 2010
  News

Toyota Motor Corporation sure has had its share of headlines lately. First it was for an apparent problem with floor mat configuration causing unexpected acceleration. Then a suit was filed targeting vehicle computer systems for unexpected acceleration. In the last week was a story on yet another part causing the same problem, and just on......

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The Crucial Need for California Lemon Law Enforcement

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  January 25, 2010
  News

Some 40 years after the enactment of the original California lemon law, the need for this law is still being aptly demonstrated today. New information has recently surfaced on the largest recall Toyota Motor Corporation has ever issued, addressing unexpected acceleration in vehicles which could be potentially deadly to drivers. Initially Toyota claimed that the......

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California Lemon Law: Actually Fixing the Problem

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  January 20, 2010
  News

Recent news has been carrying the story of Toyota’s largest-ever recall, after widespread complaints of unintended acceleration in various models. According to the manufacturer, the way the floor mat was designed could cause the vehicle to unexpectedly accelerate out of control, and the recall was for the replacement for floor mats as well as accelerator......

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Know Your Emissions Warranties

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  January 12, 2010
  News

With new vehicles, it is common to find that an emissions warranty lasts longer than the manufacturer’s basic warranty. Some emissions warranties last as long as 8 years or 80,000 miles, covering parts such as the catalytic converter and the power train control module. It’s important to check a vehicle’s warranty manual, as it will......

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Don’t Wait for the Recall

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  December 29, 2009
  News

General Motors has recently issued a recall for Chevrolet Corvettes from the 2005 through 2007 model years, because the roof panel may blow off. The problem stems from a defect with the adhesive bonding and removable roof panel to the frame; if the bond breaks, the roof panel could go flying off while driving. The......

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Don’t Back Off if You’re Driving a Lemon

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  December 22, 2009
  News

A recent story in the Los Angeles Times Business Section reports that Toyota Motor Corporation—who recently issued the biggest vehicle recall in history—has now disclosed a number of dealings with safety issues that show efforts to keep such issues from consumers at large. For example, the company discovered during a routine test on its Sienna......

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Lemon Law and Customer Relations

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  November 13, 2009
  Lemon Law, Uncategorized

Part of the lemon car experience is the number of people you get the chance to meet. If you are like most people, as your repair record gets longer and longer and you become increasingly frustrated with the inability of service technicians to fix your car you will want to talk to people higher up......

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California Lemon Law Co-Author Dies

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  October 22, 2009
  Lemon Law

We would like to take a moment to express our appreciation for the life and work of former California assemblyman and state senator Robert G. Beverly who recently died at the age of 84. Mr. Beverly is best-known as the co-author of California’s famous Song-Beverly Act, which since its passage in 1970 has formed the......

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The Lemon Motor Home Lots of Misery, Damn Little Recreation

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  September 30, 2009
  News

If you have heard that you can’t take legal action when you have a lemon Motor Home (RV), disregard it. An motor home manufacturer with quality problems probably spread that rumor. In California, your lemon motor home absolutely qualifies under the Song-Beverly Act, California’s tough lemon law statutes. And believe it, a lot of them......

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This Lemon Car Brain is Damaged Surgery Is Not An Option

By Norman Taylor & Associates
 
  News

Each year, cars, trucks and RVs get more complicated. In this new electronic world computers manage most of the various vehicle operations, such as the power package, transmission, brake systems, emission control system, entertainment systems and safety related systems. Although computers make it more difficult for an individual to work on his or her car,......

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Longevity of Ownership

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  September 11, 2009
  News

A recent report by R. L. Polk and Company has concluded that Americans are keeping their cars and trucks on the road for record periods as the economy has weakened. Through mid-2008, the median age of cars in operation rose to 9.4 years, up from highs of 9.2 years in 2007 and 2006, the report......

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Beware the “Diagnostics”

By Norman Taylor & Associates
  September 4, 2009
  News, Uncategorized

The necessity for protecting consumers with the lemon law continues to be demonstrated—and not just in the US. China has had an auto recall system in place since 2004, and the system now has to be utilized in the recall of nearly 700,000 Toyota passenger cars with defects in their electric window systems. The faulty......

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