Product recalls are serious, particularly when an automotive manufacturer issues a recall notice for a vehicle. When a car or truck has a significant defect, the results can be catastrophic. Receiving a recall notice on your vehicle is inconvenient and distressing, but it’s important to know what to do to protect yourself and your family…
Purchasing defective products can impose a significant safety hazard, and none more so than a defective vehicle that transports families at high speed on California’s roadways. For many decades, consumers who purchased new vehicles had no legal recourse if the vehicle they purchased had significant defects, causing a car to spend more time in the…
There’s nothing like the smell of a new car—unless it smells like a lemon. When you put a substantial amount of your monthly income into a new car payment, you don’t expect your car to spend more time in the repair shop than on the road. When your new or recent-model used car has one…
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…
