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After purchasing a new car, you anticipate years of trouble-free, dependable driving. Unfortunately, sometimes expectation turns to disappointment when your new car spends more time in the repair shop than on the road. Transmission problems are particularly distressing because a malfunctioning transmission can cause permanent damage to the vehicle. Fortunately, California has robust protections in…

California has robust protections in place for consumers who purchase products in good faith, anticipating that the manufacturer will live up to the terms of the factory warranty. This is especially important for big-ticket items like cars, particularly since a defect in an automobile can impact the safety of the consumer and others on the…

Over the decades, state and federal legislation have worked diligently toward putting protection in place for consumers, including California’s groundbreaking lemon law entitling consumers to a full refund, buyback, or replacement vehicle if their warranty-covered vehicle had one or more significant defects after a reasonable number of failed repair attempts. Now, however, the pendulum may…

When a consumer makes a purchase in good faith, they expect the manufacturer to live up to their promise of a safe, reliable product. Never is this expectation more important than when an individual buys a car. Not only are motor vehicles one of the largest expenditures in most budgets, but they carry drivers and…

Consumers in California and throughout the United States have a right to expect the products they purchase to be safe and reliable, including their vehicles. When purchasing new products, many companies—including automobile manufacturers—include a warranty. The automobile warranty is a contract guaranteeing that your vehicle will be free of defects for a specified period of…