http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/ Published by Anderson, Ogilvie & Brewer LLP en-us 2010-08-11T12:53:39-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/08/petition_to_force_rental_car_c.html Two leading auto safety advocacy groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to order Enterprise Rent-A-Car to start fixing vehicles with a safety recall before renting them to consumers. What can happen when a rental car company fails to perform... Auto Safety Mark F. Anderson 2010-08-11T12:53:39-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/07/auto_manufacturers_lobby_again_1.html Christopher Jensen reports in the NY Times that auto manufacturers are working against proposals to provide more authority and resources to the NHTSA, the federal auto safety agency. The agency has long been hobbled with inadequate resources. The maxiumum fine... Pending Lemon Law Legislation Mark F. Anderson 2010-07-21T15:44:51-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/07/honda_cbr_1000rr_motorcycle_cl.html In May 2010, co-counsel and this law firm filed a nationwide class action on behalf of owners of 2008 and 2009 Honda CBR 1000RR motorcycles. The complaint alleges that the engines burn oil at an extraordinary rate and that when... Auto Class Actions Mark F. Anderson 2010-07-15T12:24:57-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/07/ford_freestar_class_action_fil.html In June 2010, this law firm and co-counsel filed a nationwide class action alleging that the 2004 and 2005 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey models have defective transmissions, that the transmissions failure is manifested by a sudden loss of... Auto Class Actions Mark F. Anderson 2010-07-15T12:06:54-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/07/toyota_extends_warranty_on_the.html Toyota has extended the factory warranty on automatic transmissions and electronic control modules on about 250,000 model year 2001–3 RAV4s and is offering to reimburse the cost of repairs. The extended warranty will cover the transmission and the electronic control... Lemon Law Cases Mark F. Anderson 2010-07-13T14:35:16-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/06/colorado_car_dealer_sentenced_1.html This week, a Colorado judge sentenced a used car dealer to 53 years in prison for selling salvage cars with clean titles. A jury had convicted Camden Fortney of Camden Motors of 21 felony counts of defrauding customers by selling... Dealer Fraud Mark F. Anderson 2010-06-25T09:14:47-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/06/consumer_reports_advises_do_no.html In its June issue, Consumer Reports flatly advises against buying any service plan. One reason not to buy a service contract is that cars manufactured in the last five years have far fewer problems than in years past. In the... Service Contracts Mark F. Anderson 2010-06-01T09:46:12-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/05/auto_makers_pay_for_awards_1.html GM is running ads touting awards on 15 of its cars from Consumers Digest (not to be confused with Consumers Reports). What GM fails to disclose is that it paid Consumers Digest for the right to mention the awards in... Buying New Cars Mark F. Anderson 2010-05-15T19:50:02-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/05/car_dealers_afraid_of_new_fede.html The Senate is debating financial reform bill and the car dealers want no part of it. The proposal, backed by the Obama administration, provides for a new consumer protection agency that would have jurisdiction over banks and other lenders. The... Pending Lemon Law Legislation Mark F. Anderson 2010-05-12T14:16:59-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2010/05/congress_moving_to_improve_aut_1.html It usually takes a crisis to get Congress to act on important problems. Toyota created a crisis by failing to disclose its vehicles have a tendency to suddenly accelerate. Key congressional committees are working on new laws that would strengthen... Auto Safety Mark F. Anderson 2010-05-06T17:45:27-08:00