Posts Category: Uncategorized Auto Fraud Legal Center sues The Car Legacy Four Class Actions Allege Price Fixing, Seek $5 Million in Damages 10 Important Questions To Ask When Buying A Used Car Sign Petition Asking Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Cease Renting Vehicle Under Safety Recalls Auto Fraud Legal Center’s Auto Fraud Legal Center Hires Two Associates Auto Fraud Legal Center’s Auto Fraud Legal Center Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Fremont Toyota Class Action Lawsuit Against Car Pros Kia in Carson Class Action Lawsuit Against Timmons Long Beach and Chase Auto Finance New York Times Op-Ed Piece points out Forced Arbitration’s practice of taking advantage of common folk is nothing new Class Action Lawsuit Against Crevier BMW Class Action Lawsuit Against Pedder Nissan in Hemet Class Action Lawsuit Against Maurice J. Sopp & Son and Chase Auto Finance Rosner, Barry, and Babbitt, LLP To Argue for Consumer’s Rights in Front of the Supreme Court of California Your Dodge Ram 2500 may not be able to pass a SMOG Test 2016 – 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA MAYBE LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE 2016 – 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA MAYBE STALL AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ATTENTION OWNERS OF FORD FOCUS AND FORD FIESTA Jopson v. Marshall Auto Ellington v. Perry Falk Infiniti Reaves v. Good Guys Auto Sales Condon v. Volkswagen of Van Nuys Auto Fraud Legal Center Sues SmileCare Why Did Ford Extend Its Warranty On My Ford Focus Or My Ford Fiesta? New Documentary on Arbitration Outsourcing Justice – New Book About Federal Arbitration Act Motor Home Problems on the Rise California Dealers Fraudulently Overcharging Vehicle License Fees FTC Cracks Down on Auto Dealer’s Deceptive Practices Predatory High Interest Car Title Loans Take Advantage of Consumers Judge Who Ruled Against Arbitration Activist Now an Arbitrator Sallie Mae Investigated for SCRA Violations Car Dealers Lobbying Congress for Anti-Consumer Protections Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Surveying Consumers About Arbitration Picache v. Smythe European Forced Arbitration Kills the Right to Sue Big Companies Shady Loan Companies Prey on Military Servicemembers by Skirting the Military Lending Act Common Illegal Finance Department Practices Senior Partner Hal Rosner Quoted in Arbitration Story US Consumer Watchdog Expands Probe Into Auto Financing 121 Auto Dealers Sue CarFax for Anticompetitive Practices Driver Will Appeal Conviction for Looking at IPhone Map Application While Driving Dealer Forgery Explosion in Sub-Prime Auto Lending New Case Outlaws Use of GPS Cell Phones While Driving The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Banks of Auto Lending Suits Proposed FTC Buyer’s Guide Changes Not Pro-Consumer The Auto Fraud Legal Center Helps Kick Abusive Auto Dealer Out of Marine Base AFLC Attorney Angela Smith Quoted in Dealer Industry Magazine Article About Arbitration Decision HAL ROSNER FEATURED IN THE L.A. TIMES Founding Partner Hal Rosner Is the National Association of Consumer Advocate’s Attorney of the Year Car Dealers Maintain Lowest Honesty Rankings The Unfairness of Hidden Arbitration Agreements FTC Considering Changes to Buyer’s Guide Requirements Banks Hide Anti-Consumer Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts $1.4 Million international car fraud operation Busted Kia, Hyundai Found to Have Overstated Fuel Economy Buyer Beware: Flooded Cars will Soon be Flooding the Used Car Market Owners Have More Power over Manufacturers in the Internet Age Rental Car Companies Agree to Stop Renting Cars that Have Been Recalled Don’t Fall Prey to Spot Delivery Scams and Yo-Yo Financing Premier Nissan of San Jose Sanchez v. San Diego Autos Darlene Holland v. Pedder Nissan Genesis Ordonez v. Pedder Nissan Assembly Passes Buy Here, Pay Here Consumer Bill Michael Brewer v. Courtesy Chevrolet Center, and General Motors, LLC Matthew Eklund v. Hidden Valley Investments, Inc. dba Quality Chevrolet, and General Motors, LLC Finance Manage Admits Yo-Yo Financing to Stop Consumers from Shopping Around Buy Here Pay Here Dealers Sell the Same Car – Over and Over Court Granted Final Approval of Settlement Agreement with Torrance Toyota and Western Members’ Services, LLC USMC Thanks the Auto Fraud Legal Center Consumer beats Midland Funding in Two Ways Capital One Agrees to Pay for Improper Repossessions Dealers Across the Country Make Record Profits From Their Finance Departments F&I Magazine Reports on Dealers Charged with Deceptive Advertising and Other Practices 4 Rules for Getting a Car Loan Court Permits Class Action Against Maurice J. Sopp & Son and Chase Auto Finance Corp. to Proceed Federal Judge Remands Class Action Against Crevier BMW and BMW Finanial Services back to State Court Used Car Buying Tips from CARS Shady Car Dealers Targeting Military Buyers AFLC Presented at the May 23, 2012 Marine Corps West Legal Assistance Conference Court of Appeal Reversed Trial Court’s Order Granting Haddad Dodge/Kia’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Avoid auto fraud: When can sellers cancel a car dealership financed contract? Court Denied Fremont Toyota’s Petition to Compel Arbitration Consumer Bureau May Have Final Say on Arbitration Clauses San Diego Superior Court Approves $94,500 Cy Pres Award to Make-A-Wish Foundation Yo-yo Scam Exploits Credit-Challenged Car Buyers Rosner, Barry, and Babbitt, LLP’s Auto Fraud Legal Center Sponsors the Blue Heat Auto Fraud Legal Center Senior Partner Hal Rosner has California dealerships “scared silly.” California Supreme Court Refuses To Review Ruling Holding Claims Under the Automobile Sales Finance Act are Subject to Four Year Statute of Limitations Class Action Lawsuit Against Ron Baker Chevrolet and Capital One Auto Finance Class Action Lawsuit Against Lake Buick Pontiac Recent article on msnbc.com discusses Car Dealers’ latest deceptive sales tactic — “We’ll pay off your trade” Gonzalez v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., dba Lexus Dykes v. Imports Auto Outlet Douglas v. John Johnsons Cars; Fuentes Auto Sales, Inc.; Navy Federal Credit Union New Suit Against John L. Sullivan Chevrolet and General Motors Thorns v. Colmex Auto Sales – Settled Seymour v. American Dream Auto Sales – Settled Duarte v. Ontario Volkswagen Kim v. Premium Finance Car Buyer Didn’t Have To Sign New Contract – Wins in California Arbitration CA State Bar Approves Auto Fraud Legal Center LLP’s new name, Replacing Auto Fraud Legal Center Leading California Auto Fraud Law Firm Gets New Name Category: Uncategorized Recent Cases: Dream Car Turns into a Nightmare Naraghi v. Mission Imports (Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel) – Orange County Mahood v. Anytime 2Buy Auto, LLC – San Diego County HOW MANY SALES VIOLATIONS CAN YOU COUNT? WOULD YOU CONSIDER THIS VALLEY ‘S “BEST” AUTO SALES? DEALER FAILS TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION AFTER 5 MONTHS Zamora v. AD Carpros, Inc. – Los Angeles Russell v. Mag Auto Group, Inc. – Contra Costa Monica Perez v. Discount Cars – Los Angeles County Clayton v. JStar Automotive Group – Orange County Cazares, et al. v. Boris Said Automotive, Inc., et al. – Riverside County Cox v. US Auto Leasing, Inc., et al. – Stanislaus County Barrera, et al. v. Los Angeles-M, Inc. dba Keyes European, et al. – Los Angeles County Rodriguez v. Hollywood Rides, Inc. – Los Angeles County Howey v. Kia of Stockton & Kia Motors America – San Joaquin County Bryant v. LAD V, LLC (Volkswagen of Downtown LA) & Kia America – Los Angeles County Albarren v. The Motor Center – JAMS Percin, et al. v. General Motors, LLC – Los Angeles County Olthoff v. Guillermo Ocampo (Generation One Motorsports) – Orange County Lopez v. Pacific Shine, Inc. dba San Diego Auto Club – San Diego France & Sandra v. Hyundai Motor America – San Diego County Garcia v. Westminster Automotive Group dba Honda World – Orange County Correa v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. – Los Angeles Anderson & Parker v. Bazoft Automotive, LLC dba South Coast Mitsubishi – Orange County Balaguy-Hoopes v. Tony’s Car Co. dba Reliable Auto Source – Sacramento Mirus Content Works, LLC v. Sherman Oaks A, Inc. dba Keyes Audi – Los Angeles FORGED CONTRACT? USED VEHICLE SOLD AS NEW? JEEP SOLD OVER ADVERTISED PRICE? FORD ENERGI HAD NO ENERGY Brindle, et al. v. Truck City Auto Plaza, Inc. dba Thrifty Car Sales of Sacramento – Sacramento County Policarpo, et al. v. Bay Area AG, Inc. dba Hyundai Glendora – Los Angeles Lee v. Auto Mission, LTD dba AutoNation Toyota Hayward, et al. – Alameda County Ceballos v. Lahham Automotive, Inc. dba Kia of Stockton, et al. – San Joaquin County Wins at the Court of Appeal against Ford Motor Company. Appellate Win Against Stevens Creek Jeep. Big Win for consumers statewide at the California Supreme Court! Rosner, Barry & Babbitt Alleges Santander Wrongfully Took Vehicle Bradford, et al. v. Commerce Hyundai, Inc., et al. – Los Angeles County Kozakowski v. Sullivan Motor Cars, LLC, dba Toyota of Santa Monica, et al. – Los Angeles County Dian Cruz v. JKC Palm Springs Automotive, Inc. dba Team Kia of El Cajon, et al. – San Diego County Manuel Ramirez v. DGDG 4, LLC dba Capitol Chevrolet, et al. – Santa Clara County Morgan, Kenneth v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 22STCV10603 Doucette, Joe, et al. v. Eclipse Recreational Vehicles, Inc, Riverside County Case No. CVRI2201858 HAVE YOU ALREADY ASKED YOUR MANUFACTURER TO BUYBACK YOUR LEMON CAR? DOES YOUR GM TRANSMISSION HESITATE, JERK, SURGE OR LURCH? Ranch Club Holdings LLC v. General Motors, LLC/ Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV005876 Moghaddam v. Chapman BMW, LLC – Los Angeles County Bray v. BPSN II, LLC (Russell Westbrook Alfa Romeo) – Los Angeles County Rodriguez v. Hollywood Rides and Westlake Financial Services – Los Angeles County Rodriguez v. Hollywood Rides and Westlake Financial Services – Los Angeles County Freeze v. Tesla – Los Angeles County MIKE THOMPSON’S RV COACHMEN RV HYUNDAI AND KIA OIL CONSUMPTION HYUNDAI AND KIA ABS DEFECTS NO TITLE OR REGISTRATION Tobias v. M&N Cars 4 Sale, Inc. – San Bernardino County Martinez v. Franks Auto Sales, Inc. – Monterey County Askander v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC – Riverside County Ventura v. Atlantic Auto Sales – Los Angeles County Quinones v. JE Group Incorporated dba Kash Wholesale – Los Angeles County Mitchell v. Zikakis Automotive Holdings, LLC dba RocketTown Honda – Santa Barbara County Lopez v. Fernandez Wholesale, Inc. dba Los Primos Auto Plaza – Contra Costa County Graves v. Rockridge Two Wheels, Inc. – Alameda County Coffee v. Lithia TR, Inc. dba Lithia Toyota of Redding – Shasta County Casillas v. HIBA Property LLC dba Coast Auto Motors – Orange County New Published Appellate Decision: Melendez v. Westlake Services, LLC (2022) 74 Cal.App.5th 586 (Los Angeles County) New Published Appellate Decision: Reyes v. Beneficial State Bank (2022) _ Cal.App.5th _ (Kern County) Matthews v. Global Auto Trend, Inc., dba OC Auto Club, et al. – Orange County Kozakowski v. Sullivan Motor Cars, LLC, dba Toyota of Santa Monica, et al. – Los Angeles County Edwards v. Anthony A. Batarse, Inc., dba Kia of Vacaville, et al. – Solano County Bradford, et al. v. Commerce Hyundai, Inc., et al. – Los Angeles County Villarreal v. DriveTime Car Sales Company, LLC – Buy-Here-Pay-Here Violations Walsh v. The Chopper Gallery, Inc. – Prior Wrecked Motorcycle Larson v. Car 1234, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Bolanos v. Envision WC Toy Auto, LLC – Undisclosed Total Loss Rivera v. Dublin Chevrolet Cadillac and General Motors, LLC – Alameda County Ndeded v. Donada Group, Inc. – Los Angeles County Borowitz v. General Motors, LLC – Los Angeles County Wazzi v. Kearney Mesa Toyota – San Diego County Techaira v. JAWD Co. dba Own a Car of Fresno – Fresno County Rottkov v. SC Motors, Inc. – Orange County Montiel-Ruiz v. Instamotor, LLC – JAMS Arbitration Greer v. Samra Tajveer Singh dba Sacramento Motor Gallery – Yolo County Wazzi v. Kearny Mesa Toyota – San Diego County Gholamipour v. Corning Ford, Inc. – Tehama County Bray v. Russell Westbrook Alfa Romeo Maserati of Van Nuys – Los Angeles County Athey v. C.K. Motors – Riverside County Athey v. C.K. Motors – Riverside County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles Superior Court Nelson v. Tarifad Padra (Specialty Motorsports) – Sacramento County Gonzalez v. MD Automotive Group, LLC (Distinguished Motors) – San Diego County Shadravan, et al. v. Jaguar Land Rover – Los Angeles County Maria Ratnam v. Nateghi Amir (Car Direct) – Orange County MORE PROBLEMS FOR RAM TRUCKS MIKE THOMPSON’S RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HAGGARD v FCA US LLC DODGE CHALLENGER & DODGE CHARGER FORD F-150 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION Is Something Not Right with Your New Car? Got a Lemon? Where’s My Title? Beware of Your Hybrid Jeep! TRIAL WIN! RIVERSIDE JUDGE FINDS GOLDEN AUTO GROUP FAILED TO REPORT DEFERRED DOWNPAYMENT AS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA LAW! DID DEALER CHARGE CLIENT $10,000 DOWNPAYMENT, DISCLOSE $8,000 ON CONTRACT, AND POCKET THE REST? DID DEALER SELL USED CHEVY WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND A WORTHLESS SERVICE CONTRACT? Success Story: Settlement with Kearney Mesa Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram Jeep Wrangler 4xe FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION HONDA CIVIC’S DEFECTIVE A/C MIKE THOMPSON’S RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BUYER BEWARE! THOR MOTOR COACH HAS A SECRET CLAUSE IN THEIR WARRANTY DEALER REPOES VEHICLE WHEN LENDER HAS TITLE, DOESN’T PROVIDE POST-REPO NOTICE? CAN A DEALER REVOKE A CONTRACT MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER SALE? DID DEALER FAIL TO SMOG VEHICLE BEFORE SALE AND SELLS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE THAT CAN’T PASS SMOG CHECK? Where’s My Title? Got a Lemon? Did You Buy a Car with Undisclosed Accident Damage? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Haider v. Promenade Imports, LLC (Glendale Infiniti) and Nissan North America – Los Angeles County Williams v. S.B.L. Auto, Inc. (South Bay Lexus) – Los Angeles County Moreno v. Chino Hills Ford – San Bernardino County Merzaie, et al. v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Cao v. FCA US, LLC – Riverside County Llamas v. TNH Motors, Inc. (Toyota of North Hollywood) – Los Angeles County Ivano v. Broutian Enterprises, Inc. (Harouts BMW) – Los Angeles County Graves v. Rockridge Two Wheels, Inc. – Alameda County Frasier v. Ford Motor Company – Los Angeles County Bryant v. Kia America, Inc. – Los Angeles County Bryant v. LAD V, LLC (Volkswagen of Downtown LA) – Los Angeles County Azer v. Jones Ontario Acquisition, LLC (Mercedes-Benz of Ontario) – Los Angeles County Successful Claim Against Dealership’s Bond Company Is Your CPO Volkswagen a Lemon? Should Car Buyers Avoid Image Auto Sales? Success Story: Settlement with Valley Auto Center Success Story: Settlement with Vroom.com BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, WON’T FIX? SUPPOSEDLY-THOROUGHLY-INSPECTED VEHICLE FROM SHIFT SOLD WITH WRONG OIL FILTER CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE? “CERTIFIED” HONDA SOLD WITH DAMAGE? Haider v. Promenade Imports, LLC (Glendale Infiniti) and Nissan North America – Los Angeles County 2017 – 2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE MIKE THOMPSON’S RV SUPER CENTER 2019 RAM 1500 2019 SUBARU IMPREZA FORD F-150 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT DAGHER AUTO? DID DEALER LEASE VEHICLE WITHOUT TAKING PREVIOUS OWNER OFF TITLE FIRST? DEALER LISTS DOWNPAYMENT OF $1,500 ON CONTRACT, BUT CLIENT SAYS SHE PAID $1,700 AND HAS RECEIPT TO PROVE IT Do You Keep Having the Same Issue with Your New Vehicle? Did You Purchase a Car Only to Find Out It’s got a Salvage Title? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Did You Buy a Car and Find Out Later It Was in an Accident? Should Consumers Beware of Porsche Walnut Creek? Does Universal City Nissan Discriminate Against Veterans? Did Panda Motors Bait and Switch Customer into Buying an Allegedly Dangerous Car? Success Story: Settlement with Nissan Success Story: Settlement with Mazda Smith v. Valley Hi Toyota – San Bernardino County Moffett v. Mercedes-Benz of Walnut Creek & Mercedes-Benz USA – Contra Costa County Mehra v. Tesla, Inc. – Santa Clara Funk v. Perry Falk Infiniti of Escondido – San Diego County Hall v. Forrest River & Trailer Hitch RV Center – San Luis Obispo County Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Northern District of California FORD EXPLORER MIKE THOMPSON’S RV SUPER CENTER Genesis GV80 KEYSTONE TRAILERS JEEP WRANGLER DID HERTZ SELL “CERTIFIED” NISSAN WITH FRAME DAMAGE? DID DEALER SELL FRAME-DAMAGED CHEVROLET AND FORCE PURCHASE OF ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AS CONDITION OF FINANCING? DID DEALER TRICK CUSTOMER INTO RETURNING DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, WITH PROMISE TO REFUND $14,000 DOWNPAYMENT BUT THEN POCKET MONEY? Having Trouble Getting Title to Your Car? Did You Purchase a Car Only to Find Out It’s got a Salvage Title? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Is Your Certified Pre-Owned (“CPO”) Vehicle Less Than Expected? Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Vargas v. Lux Motors and MAS Financial Services, Inc. – Los Angeles County Rowland v. Clovis Auto Traders Corporation and Automotive Credit Corporation – Fresno County Vitug v. Mossy Toyota – San Diego County Wagner v. Mercedes-Benz USA – San Diego County Magana v. CBM Motors, Inc. – San Diego Fononga v. CarMax Auto Superstores – Los Angeles County Moreno v. Chino Hills Ford, Inc. & General Motors, LLC – San Bernardino County Is it Bad if the Dealer Doesn’t Register My Vehicle to Me? Still Waiting for Your Title? Are the Windows in Your Audi Acting Weird? Arbitration Award Confirmed Against Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company Illegal Lemon Law Buyback? Damaged Vehicle with No Title? Mazzie Chevrolet Covered Up Accident Damage? ATTENTION SUBARU OWNERS MIKE THOMPSON’S RV SUPER CENTER 3.6L PENTASTAR ENGINE FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION YOUR NISSAN ROGUE MAY BE A LEMON Surridge v. National City Auto Center, Inc. Kandah v. Vroom CONCEALED PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE RESULTS IN A REFUND! DEALER SELLS ACCIDENT-DAMAGED JEEP CHEROKEE, FAILS TO PROVIDE TITLE, CLAIMS BUYER ONLY RENTED IT? ACCIDENT-DAMAGED “INSPECTED” AUDI! Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Vitug v. Mossy Toyota – San Diego County Vargas v. Lux Motors and MAS Financial Services, Inc. – Los Angeles County Rowland v. Clovis Auto Traders Corporation and Automotive Credit Corporation – Fresno County Ballester v. VW Credit, Inc. – Overcharge of Lease Payoff? Perez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Picaso v. Lithia of Lodi, Inc. – Undisclosed Brake Defect Picaso v. Lithia of Lodi, Inc. – Unlawful Disclaimer of Implied Warranty Picaso v. Lithia of Lodi, Inc. – Alleged Misrepresentation of Accident History or Breach of Warranty Do You Suspect You Were Cheated by Valley Auto Center? Still Waiting for Your Vehicle Registration? California Motors Direct Loses Motion to Compel Arbitration Did You Buy a Car Online at Vroom.com? Settlement with Pittsburg Motors FRAME DAMAGED LEXUS WITH FRAUDLENT MILEAGE? AIR BAG FRAUD? – Lewis v Top Notch Auto Locators GM “FIRE LEMON”? – Reilly v General Motors Litigation Update: Nissan Litigation Update: Encinitas Ford Dealer’s MUST Properly Disclose a Vehicle’s History More Misrepresentations and Illegal Contracts from DriveTime? ODOMETER FRAUD? FORD MUSTANG SOLD WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND PRIOR THEFT AND BAD REPAIRS? “CERTIFIED” CAR SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT AND MISREPRESENTED WARRANTY BOUGHT BACK! Unique Auto Center Eatmon v Unique Auto Center Did You Buy a Car with Undisclosed Accident Damage? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Got a Ford Truck with Steering Problems? Pacific Auto Center – Undisclosed Add-Ons Pacific Auto Center – Overcharged Fees Pacific Auto Center – Undisclosed Prior Rental Vehicle With “NO ISSUES,” “NO SURPRISES” Dies Less Than Three Months After Purchase – Who To Blame? MERCEDES “CERTIFIES” A DAMAGED LEMON A VOLKSWAGEN LEMON BLACKS OUT GM RE-SELLS “LEMON BUY-BACK” HONDA “CERTIFIED” – REALLY? Marham v. Big T Auto, LLC – San Bernardino County Quinones v. JE Group Incorporated – Los Angeles County Harries, et al. v. Penske Chevrolet of Cerritos – Los Angeles County Soto v. Premium Autos, Inc. – JAMS Leland v. Holland Motor Homes – San Diego County Case Update: Settlement Reached with Harley Davidson Settlement with East County PreOwned Superstore Beware of Dealer “Certified” Vehicles Is Your Certified Pre-Owned (“CPO”) Vehicle Less Than Stellar? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Settlement with Jim Falk Motors of Beverly Hills Arbitration Award Against Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company Stockton Can You Trust the Salesmen at Universal City Nissan? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO PROVIDE EXPRESS WARRANTY AND SELLS DEFECTIVE VEHICLES – REPURCHASED BY DEALER THANKS TO AUTO FRAUD LEGAL CENTER! DID BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER CHARGE FOR REPAIRS AND REPO VEHICLE WITHOUT REQUIRED NOTICE? “CERTIFIED” CAR SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT AND MISREPRESENTED WARRANTY? 2018-2021 Jeep Wrangler and 2020-2021 Jeep Gladiator vehicles equipped with manual transmissions Nissan Rogue CVT MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS GMC CANYON JAGUAR/LAND ROVER HAS AGREED TO BUYBACK TWO MORE CARS Settlement!!! Settlement!!! Rodriguez v. General Motors LLC – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Contreras v. DWWSA, Inc., et al. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE IS YOUR BOAT A LEMON? 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt HYUNDAI SONATA READY TO GET OUT TO THE RIVER? SPRINTER CHASSIS Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Ceballos, et al. v. Convoy Motors, LLC – San Diego Shakiba v. Ferrari Westlake – Los Angeles County Howey v. Kia of Stockton and Kia Motors America– San Joaquin County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Johnson v. California Motors Direct HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE NOT PASSING SMOG AND UNABLE TO BE REGISTERED – REPURCHASED BY DEALER THANKS TO AUTO FRAUD LEGAL CENTER! ODOMETER FRAUD SETTLED WITH A BUYBACK! PAID OFF LOAN, NEVER GOT TITLE – UNTIL AUTO FRAUD LEGAL CENTER SUED! Is Your Certified Pre-Owned (“CPO”) Vehicle Less Than Stellar? Does Your Used Car Have Problems That Just Don’t Make Sense? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Do You Keep Having the Same Issue with Your New Vehicle? Engine Failed After Purchase Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Sold with Undisclosed Frame Damage After A Wild Ride, California Court of Appeal Gives Consumers Back A Leg To Stand On Against Shady Used-Car Dealers Todd v. Fairfield Chevrolet – Solano County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Marino v. Vacaville Honda – Solano County Lombardo v. Nissan of Torrance, LLC – Los Angeles County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Just Found Out the Used Car You Purchased Was in an Accident? Is Your Nissan’s Anti-Collision System Defective? Stuck with a Certified Ford Lemon? Window Problems with Your Audi? Beware of Your “New” Bike from Biggs Harley Davidson Litigation Update: More FCA Cases Conclude! Case Update!!! Case Update!!! Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Waiting Months for Warranty Repairs? Are Parts Backordered? Did You Buy a Car with Undisclosed Accident Damage? CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE? LEXUS SOLD WITH HIDDEN ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND NON-EXISTENT ACCESSORIES? 2019 JEEP WRANGLER GETS REPURCHAED BY MANUFACTURER! Jimenez v. Harvey & Madding, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Bulmer v. Carfast San Diego, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Harries, et al. v. UAG Cerritos I, LLC (Penske Chevrolet of Cerritos) – Los Angeles Fononga v. CarMax Auto Superstores – Los Angeles County Cao, et al. v. FCA US, LLC – San Diego County Garavito, et al. v. Sidney Auto Sales – Los Angeles County Did You Buy a New Porsche from Walnut Creek Porsche? Undisclosed Accident Damage at Jim Falk Lexus of Beverly Hills? Stuck with a Certified Lemon? Service Contract with Safe-Guard? Settlement with Statewide Auto Sales Having Trouble Getting Title to Your Car? Got a RAM Lemon? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? “CERTIFIED” HYUNDAI SOLD WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE AND ODOMETER DISCREPANCY? PAID OFF LOAN, NEVER GOT TITLE? DID DRIVE TIME SELL AN UNDISCLOSED PRIOR RENTAL WITH UNAUTHORIZED ADD-ONS? IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? 2018 Toyota Camry Ford EcoBoost Engine CAN’T GET YOUR COACH TO THE DESERT? THOR ARIA Vehicle Broke Down Two Weeks After Purchase Given Incorrect Title for Vehicle Purchased! Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company… Not So Good After All? Defective Automatic Braking System? Settlement with Huntington Beach Ford Did You Purchase an Extended Warranty from Safe-Guard? Beware of Volkswagen Alhambra in Los Angeles County Harutyunyan v. Von Housen’s Sacramento, Inc., et al. – Sale Over Advertised Price Harutyunyan v. Von Housen’s Sacramento, Inc., et al. – Fraudulent CPO Crabtree v. Galpin Motors, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Palacios v. TrueFrame LLC – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Palacios v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Litigation Update: Matador Motors Litigation Update: Nissan of Duarte IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH YOU RV? HONDA CIVIC and HONDA CR-V ACURA MDX and ACURA RDX 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON Have a Toyota Camry/Corolla or Lexus ES/LC/LS/RX? You Might Have a Lemon! Do You Have a 2021 BMW X5 Hybrid? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Undisclosed Structural Damage – SETTLED Salas v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc., et al. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Failure to Provide Spanish Translation – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Contreras v. DWWSA, Inc., et al. – Fraudulent CPO Palumbo v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC – San Diego County Jones v. Crown Dodge – Ventura County De Lima v. Mossy Automotive Group, Inc. – San Diego County Soto v. Premium Autos, Inc. – Riverside County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. & TD Auto Finance – Los Angeles County Hall v. Forest River, Inc. & Trailer Hitch RV Center – San Luis Obispo County Daniels v. Desert Auto Deals, Inc. – Riverside County San Leandro Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Sold Vehicle Over the Advertised Price? Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep RAM Fiat Re-Sold a Consumer’s Vehicle Back to Him? Orange County Dealership—Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel—Lied About Vehicle CPO Label? CASE UPDATE: Arias v. Wissam A. Alghazzi, dba Sam Auto Sales Is Your Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Having Problems? Beware of Your New Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Paul Blanco’s Not-So-Good Car Company Did You Purchase a Car from California Motors Direct in Orange County? How Do I Know If My Car Is a Lemon? 2017 to 2020 Ram 1500 Your 2019 Honda Accord may be a lemon MAZDA CX-5 Acura MDX JAGUAR/LAND ROVER HAS AGREED TO BUYBACK TWO MORE CARS SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE, UNREPORTED DEFERRED DOWNPAYMENT? SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE, CONCEALED DAMAGE, OVERCHARGED LICENSE FEE? HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE NOT PASSING SMOG AND UNABLE TO BE REGISTERED? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Sotomayor v. AutoMax HB Martinez Esparza v. GL LBH, LLC dba Long Beach Honda Dealer Allegedly Bribes Consumer into Cosigning Before Forging Consumer’s Signature on Different Contract – Fregoso v. Brown Automotive, Inc., et al. Vehicle Subject to Class Action Subsequently Sold as “Honda Certified” – Jimenez v. Harvey & Madding, Inc., et al. Coerced into Repurchasing Trade-In – Alvarez v. Camino Real Chevrolet, et al. Sale Over Advertised Price – Alvarez v. Louis Herrera Auto Sales, Inc., et al. Non-CPO Sold As CPO – Gara v. South Bay N Properties LLC, et al. Simms v. Perry Ford of Poway Perales, et al. v. Ally Bank – Solano County Mensinger v. JS Folsom Automotive, Inc. (Folsom Buick Pontiac GMC) – Sacramento County Moghaddam v. Chapman BMW, LLC (Arizona) and BMW of North America – Los Angeles County Marino v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Solano County Marino v. Vacaville Premium Motor Cars (Vacaville Honda) – Solano County Garavito, et al. v. Sidney Auto Sales, Inc. – Los Angeles Litigation Update: Century City BMW Litigation Update: Grand Motors Litigation Update: General Motors Did Mazda Sell You a Lemon? Salesman Blows Whistle on Huntington Beach Ford Did You Purchase a Car from Delux Motors in Riverside County? Is My Car a Lemon? “CERTIFIED” DAMAGED JEEP WRANGLER? “CERTIFIED” FORD SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT? OVERHEATING RANGE ROVER LEMON? Mejia v. St. Alex Auto Center, dba Global Auto Group CASE UPDATE: Drummond v. Hoehn Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc. Rodriguez v. Central Valley Nissan, Inc. Mazlo v. FCA US, LLC – Riverside County Leland v. Holland Motor Homes – San Diego County Harton v. Temecula Valley Buick GMC – San Diego County Harton v. Temecula Valley Buick GMC – San Diego County Litigation Update: Settlement with Balboa Motors Litigation Update: Settlement with Downtown Auto Center Can You Trust a Certified BMW? Still Haven’t Received Your Registration Documents? Did You Find Out the New Car You Purchased Isn’t Actually New? Litigation Update: American Honda Motors Co., Inc. Litigation Update: Global Sales & Finance Litigation Update: Keyes Hyundai Contra Costa Dealership—European Auto Center—Misled Consumer About Vehicle’s Condition? 2017 to 2020 Ford F-150 Sprinter Chassis 2017-2020 Chrysler Pacifica 2017 to 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 2017 to 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 Diesel CASE UPDATE: Preacher v. M.I.G Motor Cars, Inc LA Auto Exchange “CERTIFIED” DAMAGED AND STOLEN CHEVY? JEEP WRANGLER LEMON? ODOMETER FRAUD? Illegal Bait And Switch – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Palacios v. TrueFrame LLC – TrueFrame Doesn’t Inspect For Frame Damage Palacios v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc. – Dealer AGAIN Misrepresents Extent of Accident Damage Salas v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc. – Dealer Represents Structural Damage As “Minor” Failure to Provide Spanish Translation Patil v. Premier Automotive of CA, LLC, et al. – “New” Car With Undisclosed Repair Work (SETTLED) CONSUMER DISCOVERS A POND IN THE TRUNK CONSUMER OVERCHARGED FOR LEASE BUY-OUT OPTION AND CHARGED FOR A DECEPTIVE “CERTIFICATION” RAM TRUCK CAN’T TOW THE WEIGHT Cerna v. Wholesale Investments – Los Angeles County Simms v. Perry Ford of Poway – San Diego County Montemayor v. AutoProz, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; and Great American Insurance Company – San Diego County Litigation Update: Kia of Valencia Did San Diego Dealership Grand Motors Sell A Vehicle With Prior Damage? Litigation Update: Livermore Toyota Did Credit Acceptance Continue Collecting Money Without Title to the Vehicle? “CERTIFIED” LEMON SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT? UNDISCLOSED TOTAL-LOSS VEHICLE SOLD TO CUSTOMER? DID DEALER FORGE CUSTOMER’S SIGNATURE ON PHONY CREDIT APPLICATION? Got a Lemon? Undisclosed Accident Damage? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? 2019 Jeep Cherokee 2018-2020 Honda Passport 2018-2020 Honda Odyssey 2018-2020 Honda Pilot 2018 SUBARU FORESTER CASE UPDATE: Sanchez v. Super Calidad Auto Sales, Inc.: CASE UPDATE: Thrasher v. OC Chief Auto Quraishi v. Keylex, Inc., dba Keyes Lexus: Surridge v. National City Auto Center, Inc Eatmon v. Unique Auto Center, Inc Was Used Mitsubishi Sold as “New” and Over Advertised Price? Owner of BMW Certified Pre-Owned Discovers Dealer Lied About Accident History? Litigation Update: Another FCA Lemon Alfa Romeo Under Repair For More Than 160 Days! JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE and JEEP CHEROKEE LEXUS RX350 Infiniti Q50 2017-2018 GMC Acadia SUVs FORD MUSTANG TRANSMISSION HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE SOLD WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE? 2019 CHEVROLET COLORADO GETS BOUGHT BACK! DID DEALER-INSTALLED ACCESSORIES AFFECT SAFETY SYSTEM AND WARRANTY? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Litigation Update: Lewis v. Lux Auto, Inc. Litigation Update: Viscarra v. BMW of El Cajon Another BMW “Certified” Lemon Drops From The Tree Prior Accident Damage Not Disclosed? Cao, Dinh v. Finchey Corporation of California dba Pacific BMW Campellone/O’Brien v. Victorville Motors, Inc Sanchez v. Harrington Joey Lee dba J’s Auto Sales CASE UPDATE: Golson v. Everest Auto Center: Wiedner v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. – 2014 Scion xB Spontaneously Catches Fire (SETTLEMENT UPDATE) Vasquez v. Frontier Motors, et al. – Undisclosed Deferred Downpayment Vasquez v. Frontier Motors, et al. – Undisclosed Prior Rental, Mechanical Defects Vasquez v. Frontier Motors, et al. – Vehicle Sold With Cracked Wheel Anjaz v. Indigo European Motorcars, LLC, et al. – Luxury Used Car Sale Gone Wrong Greder v. DCH Kia of Temecula – Riverside County Boyer v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – San Diego County Shakiba v. GGM Automotive, LLC (Ferrari Westlake) – Los Angeles County Elliott v. Kareem Auto Sales, Inc. – Sacramento County Published Appellate Decision: Reynolds v. Ford Motor Co. (2020) 47 Cal.App.5th 1105 Published Appellate Decision: Patel v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (2019) 43 Cal.App.5th 1007 A CERTIFIED FAILURE DEALER FAILS TO REGISTER MERCEDEZ-BENZ AFTER SALE DEALER REPRESENTS WARRANTY WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE USELESS NISSAN SHAKES ANOTHER LEMON FROM THE “CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED” TREE ACURA “BRAKES” OUT A LEMON Litigation Update: My Jeep Chrysler Dodge Litigation Update: Kia of Valencia Litigation Update: All In Auto Sales UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE AND NO TITLE? VEHICLE SOLD WITH CONCEALED LIEN AND NO TITLE TRANSFER? CONCEALED PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE? JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE and JEEP CHEROKEE PORSCHE COOLANT LEAK GENERAL MOTORS TRANSMISSION Ford Super Duty diesel trucks equipped with 6.7L Power Stroke engines DOES YOUR SUBARU HAVE A BAD BATTERY Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Went to Trade In a CPO and Found Out Your Vehicle Has Frame Damage? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Perez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC, et al. – “CPO” Mercedes-Benz With Structural Damage Cerna v. Wholesale Investments, LLC – Los Angeles County Perales v. Vallejo CJD, LLC and Ally Bank – Solano County ACURA MDX and ACURA RDX 2017 HYUNDAI TUSCON IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR RV? HONDA CIVIC and HONDA CR-V Salesman at Huntington Beach Ford Caught Lying on Tape Litigation Update: Settlement with Future Ford of Sacramento If the Dealer Wants Me to Return the Car, Do I Have to? Beware of Hidden Extras, Like Dealer-Installed Options Litigation Update: Justice for a Trade-In Sam Auto Sales Cartag USA, LLC Pro X Motors Diamond Valley Honda Billion Auto Group Litigation Update: Mercedes-Benz of Stockton and Mercedes-Benz, U.S.A. Litigation Update: Mentone Auto Center Litigation Update: Simpson Chevrolet of Garden Grove Litigation Update: Team Nissan Litigation Update: Parkway Motorscars Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Is Your Camry a Lemon? Litigation Update: Fitzgerald v. FCA USA LLC Undisclosed Accident Damage? “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE? LEMON RAM TRUCK? DEALER SELLS CAR WITHOUT SMOG CHECK? SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE? CONCEALED PRIOR-RENTAL “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE? SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE? MERCEDES LEMON: THE WORST…OR NOTHING? AutoMax HB Juaregui Imports, Inc Timmons Volkswagen of Long Beach DCH Subaru of Riverside Keyes Chevrolet Perez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC, et al. – “CPO” Mercedes-Benz With Structural Damage Tovar v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Rezos v. Autobahn Motors, Inc. – San Mateo County Palumbo v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC – San Diego County De Lima v. Mossy Automotive Group (Mossy Toyota) – San Diego County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. (Hooman Nissan of Long Beach) – Los Angeles County Did You Buy a Car from Main Street Motors in San Diego? Litigation Update: Settlement with Volkswagen Group of America Were You Sold an Unsafe Car? Beware of Unwanted “Extras” Added to Your Auto Sales Contract SELLING PRIOR RENTAL WITH PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE – AND NO TITLE? WRONGFUL REPOSSESSION? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE? DEALER BAITS AND SWITCHES VEHICLES? South County Buick GMC Vin-Mar Auto, Inc. Austra Motors, Inc EZ 2 Drive Auto, Inc. Ganas Auto Group Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Davis v. Wii Auto Sales CPO with Frame Damage? Montemayor v. Great American Insurance Company Is the Automatic Braking System in Your Toyota Causing Problems? Can You Trust the Salesmen at Universal City Nissan? Litigation Update: Settlement with BMW of Murrieta Having a Problem with Statewide Auto Sales? Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company – not so good, after all? Another Certified Pre-Owned with Prior Damage? Litigation Update: Jim Falk Lexus of Beverly Hills Porsche Certified Pre-Owned with Structural Damage? IS SHIFT THE NEW WAY TO BE SOLD DEFECTIVE “CERTIFIED” VEHICLES AND BE CHEATED? CONCEALED PRIOR DAMAGE? NEW FORD FUSION ENERGI MAY BE A LEMON? DID DEALER OVERCHARGE LICENSE FEE AND REFUSE TO HONOR WARRANTY? AutoMax HB European Auto House Palm Springs Kia Global Auto Group, aka Magic Auto Group Walter’s Auto Sales and Service, Inc., dba Walter’s Audi – In September 2015 Kalmbach v. Victory Toyota – Monterey County Graves v. Mossy Volkswagen Escondido – San Diego County Bolen v. Mossy Nissan, Inc. – San Diego County Msalam et al. v. Elite Motor Cars & Peter Pan BMW – San Mateo County Holland v. DCH Acura of Temecula & American Honda Finance Corporation – Riverside County Alvarenga v. Lexus of Glendale – Los Angeles County Crabtree v. Galpin Motors, Inc. – Accident-Damaged, Defective “Certified Pre-Owned” Litigation Update: Todos Califican Litigation Update: 303 Motors Did Team Nissan Fail to Disclose the Vehicle’s Rental History? Frame damage on your CPO Mercedes-Benz? Should you think twice about purchasing a car from Balboa Motors? Always Check Your License Fees Still haven’t received your registration documents? How many miles were on your “new” car? CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE? ODOMETER ROLLBACK! DID DEALER FORGE CLIENT’S SIGNATURE ON A SECOND LEASE TO CAUSE CLIENT’S PAYMENTS TO GO UP? CLIENTS CURRENT ON THEIR PAYMENTS, BUT DEALER TAKES THEIR CAR ANYWAY NISSAN ALTIMA AND CVT TRANSMISSION YOU MUST ACT BY JANUARY 30, 2020 2019 Toyota Rav4 LIPPERT CHASSIS ON YOUR 5TH WHEEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE GMC ACADIA Hoehn Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc. LA Auto Exchange Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat (Orange Coast CJDRF) OC Chief Auto Quantum Auto Sales, Inc. Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Tesla Lemons! Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Litigation Update: Wellman v. Rockstar Rides Bolen v. Mossy Nissan – San Diego County Jones, et al. v. Crown Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram – Ventura County Tovar v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Dealer Never Registered Your Car? Litigation Update: Marino/Lee v. Volkswagen Group of America Is Toyota of the Desert Targeting Disabled Consumers? Does Your “Brand New” Vehicle Show Signs of Damage? Is Keyes European Selling Defective Vehicles as Certified? After Verified Defects, FCA Still Refused to Repurchase Vehicle Did Garden Grove Dealership Fail to Honor Its Warranty Litigation Update: 10 Freeway Motors Did J Star Auto Fail to Disclose the Vehicle’s Rental History IS YOUR DODGE OR JEEP A LEMON? 2016 Ford F-150 NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION YOUR HONDA PILOT MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FORD 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? CPO with Damage? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Litigation Update: Behle v. Williams Auto Mart USED-VEHICLE LEMON SOLD WITH WORTHLESS SERVICE CONTRACT MISREPRESENTED AS A WARRANTY? DID DEALER SELL A STOLEN VEHICLE? CHEVY SOLD WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE? DID BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS LEMON? HS Cars Company M Motorsport Truck & SUV Superstore, aka East County Pre-Owned Superstore Diamond Motor Cars, Inc. Everest Auto Center YOU CALL THAT INSPECTED? Kaplan v. BMW of North America, LLC – San Diego Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. (Hooman Nissan of Long Beach) – Los Angeles Merzaie, et al. v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Did Autoworkz Repossess Your Vehicle? Can You Trust Advertisements from Future Ford? Fake Rebates at Huntington Beach Ford? Should you Beware of 916 Auto Sales? Is BMW of Murrieta Lying to You? Mentone Dealership Sold a Vehicle with Incorrect Miles and No Warranty Litigation Update: Mossy Toyota Litigation Update: Los Compadres Auto Center Even an Unnecessary Service Contract Couldn’t Fix a CPO Lemon Costa Mesa Dealer Leased a Vehicle Above the Advertised Price Litigation Update: FCA and Lodi Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 2019 Subaru Outback 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2014 Ford Fusion TOYOTA RAV4 How is your Honda A/C working? NEW HYUNDAI VELOSTER MAY BE A LEMON? NEW CHEVROLET COLORADO MAY BE A LEMON? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS “LEMON,” OVERCHARGES VEHICLE LICENSE FEE BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? CPO with Damage? Sold a Car with Mechanical Issues? Litigation Update: Delano v. Weseloh Chevrolet Patiag v. Marimart, Inc., et al. – Inadequate Refund for Vehicle License Fee Overcharge Patiag v. Marimart, Inc., et al. – Accident-Damaged “Certified Pre-Owned” Valdez v. Kareem Farag dba TopMax Auto – Los Angeles County Sacdal v. E Star Motors, Inc. – Contra Costa County Holmes v. Motorcars West, LLC – Los Angeles County Riley v. United Auto Credit Corporation – Santa Clara County Markham v. Big T Auto, LLC – San Bernardino County Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – Overcharged Vehicle License Fees Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – Off-Site Sale Ford F-150 Jeep Cherokee & Jeep Grand Cherokee Maserati Levante Alfa Romeo Giulia 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade Broadway v. John L. Sullivan Investments, Inc., et al. – Misrepresentations Regarding Scout GPS, Entune Capabilities Broadway v. John L. Sullivan Investments, Inc., et al. – LoJack, Tracker Theft-Deterrent Devices Mandatory? Broadway v. John L. Sullivan Investments, Inc., et al. – Sale Over Advertised Price Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – Undisclosed Prior Rental’s Engine Fails, Buyer Without Vehicle for Nearly Two Years Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – “Mandatory” Service Contract Thanks to Governor Newsom, California Consumers Can Again Vindicate Their Rights Against Out-of-Business Dealerships CUSTOMERS PAY OFF VEHICLE LOAN, DEALER AND LENDER WITHHOLD PINK SLIP AND TAGS! CUSTOMER BUYS CAR ALL-CASH, NEVER GETS TITLE TOYOTA SANTA MONICA SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE, DOESN’T PROVIDE PLATES AND TAGS? Sunrise Motors Said Nothing Was Wrong, Then Portfolio Denied Coverage Litigation Update: STG Auto, Inc. Litigation Update: Nissan of Duarte Riverside Dealer Sold A Car Without Transferring Ownership Broken Promises Violate the Law CPO With Accident Damage Litigation Update: Barcenas v. Selective Auto dba Auto Ranch Litigation Update: Behle v. William’s Auto Mart Hyundai Elantra Does your Toyota Rav-4 hesitate or lurch as slow speeds? Dodge Charger giving you problems Your Hyundai Tucson just may be a Lemon Ram Tough? You mean Ram Lemon Escobar v. CarReady Automotive Group & Westlake Services, LLC – San Bernardino Butler v. Win Chevrolet, Inc. – Los Angeles County New Legislation! Raichura v. Tesla, Inc. – Orange County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc., dba Hooman Nissan of Long Beach – Los Angeles County DEALER SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE, FAILS TO GIVE PLATES AND TAGS? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS “LEMON”? “CERTIFIED” UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE SOLD FOR HIGHER-THAN-ADVERTISED PRICE? “CERTIFIED” UNDISCLOSED ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE SOLD TO CLIENT “CHERRY” CERTIFIED SILVERADO THAT WAS ROTTEN. FCA SQUEEZES OUT ANOTHER LEMON HONDA SELLS A LEMON CPO With Accident Damage Yet Another Case Against DriveTime Car Sales Litigation Update: KR Autobahn Litigation Update: O’Brien v. N&H Motors Jeep Cherokee Ford Escape Dodge Challenger giving you problems GMC Acadia Your Toyota Prius may have Defective Software Melendez v. Southgate Auto, Inc. – Los Angeles Greder v. DCH Kia of Temecula – Riverside County Pons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Orange County Gonzalez, et al. v. City Nissan, Inc., dba Ross Nissan of El Monte – Los Angeles County “CERTIFIED” LEMON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE? LEMON CHRYSLER 200? GOLDEN AUTO GROUP TAKES THE MONEY AND RUNS? “CERTIFIED” UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE SOLD TO CLIENT Another Case Against DriveTime Car Sales Litigation Update: The Motor Team, Inc. Litigation Update: Autocom Nissan East Bay Upcoming Appeal: Trial Court Finds 2011 Jeep Patriot that Repeatedly Loses Power on Freeway is “Merchantable” – Ruiz Nunez v. FCA US LLC, et al. Erwin Hymer Group of North America (Road Trek) Schwandt v. Stanley Motors, Inc. (Cole Chrysler Dodge Jeep) – San Luis Obispo County Pons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Orange County Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Shartzer v. The Truck and SUV Center – San Diego County Schwandt v. Stanley Motors, Inc., dba Cole Chrysler Dodge Jeep – San Luis Obispo County Kaplan v. BMW of North America – San Diego County LaMaster, et al. v. La Mesa R.V. Center, Inc. – Yolo County Sacdal v. E Star Motors, Inc. – Contra Costa County Escobar v. Manuel Feria Zamora, dba CarReady Automotive Group – JAMS Arbitration, San Bernardino New case filed against CarReady Automotive Group over the purchase of a 2011 Ford Flex. Our client alleges CarReady Automotive Group (1) misrepresented the Ford’s actual mileage; and (2) misrepresented the condition of the Vehicle. Escobar v. Manuel Feria Zamora, dba CarReady Automotive Group – JAMS Arbitration, San Bernardino Clients Bought Defective Car in Fresno and Service Contract Company Denied Repairs Dealer Allegedly Lied About Certified Pre-Owned Status of Vehicle Litigation Update: Santana Auto Group Livermore Toyota Allegedly Sold A Used and Damaged Vehicle As “New”! Did FCA Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Refuse to Repurchase a Lemon? Hanna v. Mercedes-Benz USA – Published Opinion Against Mercedes-Benz CMR 36 MOTORS TAKES THE MONEY AND RUNS? Arnot v. CMR 36 Motors Inc. – Antioch (Contra Costa County) BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE AND BRAKE PROBLEMS Griffin v. JS Lovemotors International Inc. – Los Angeles BMW SOLD WITH FRAME DAMAGE Jaradat v. Performance Chevrolet Inc. – Sacramento “CERTIFIED” FORD SOLD WITH FRAME DAMAGE! Carman v. Wayne Gossett Ford Inc. dba Encinitas Ford – Encinitas (San Diego County) Nissan’s AEB is Suddenly Stopping Vehicles for No Reason 2016 Honda Civic may be a defective Your 2018 Honda Accord may be a lemon Lippert Components can make your motor home a lemon On to the River! Gnewuch v Autocom Nissan -DUCT TAPE HOLDS UP PART OF CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE Hunt v. Carnet – DEALER FAILS TO PAYOFF TRADE-IN Ortega/Booker v. K&S AUTO Sales – DEALER REALLY “TOOK CARE” OF BUYERS Wadleigh v. La Mesa RV – THE WARRANTY THAT WASN’T Dealership Tracking Your Every Move? Honda Refused to Repurchase a Lemon Los Angeles Dealership Sold Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle With Frame Damage Dealer Lied About Structural Damage Litigation Update: Auto Express Dodge Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Breaks Down Erwin Hymer Group of North America (Road Trek) Schwandt v. Stanley Motors, Inc. (Cole Chrysler Dodge Jeep) – San Luis Obispo County Pons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Orange County Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County THE SOFTWARE ON YOUR CAR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND YOUR CAR MAYBE A LEMON FORD STILL MAKES LEMONS Does your Hyundai have a bad engine? HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE YOUR MOTOR HOME OR TRAILER REPAIRED? JEEP after JEEP after JEEP Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? De La Cruz v. The Motor Team Inc. Fitzgerald v. FCA USA LLC Hwang v. San Diego Auto Connection A Dealer Must Label Vehicles to Tell Consumers if a Vehicle Declared a Total-Loss by an Insurance Company Steele v. M&M Cars, Trucks & Vans, Inc. Gonzalez v. Sunny Hills Auto Sales, Inc. (Used Car MegaStores) – San Diego County Fowler v. Riverside Chevrolet and General Motors – Orange County Espinoza v. IM Auto Sales, Inc. and Newport Acceptance Corp. – Orange County Ceballos, et al. v. Convoy Motors, LLC – San Diego County Boyer, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – San Diego County No harm despite foul? – Ramos v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, et al. Carfast San Diego Allegedly Overcharges Vehicle License Fees – Bulmer v. Carfast San Diego, Inc., et al. Car Breaks Down on Way Home From Dealership – Bulmer v. Carfast San Diego, Inc., et al. KEARNY MESA TOYOTA AGREES TO A QUICK SETTLEMENT DCH TOYOTA OF TORRANCE SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE AUTONATION SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW CHINO HILLS FORD SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE Another Tricky Dealer Tries To Sell A Defective Vehicle Without A Warranty What’s That Smell? San Diego Dealer’s False Advertising? Lemon Laundering? National City Dealership Allegedly Sold Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle With Accident Damage BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE, OVERCHARGES VEHICLE LICENSE FEE TOYOTA DEALER SELLS “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE THAT’S A TOTAL LOSS – AND DOESN’T GIVE SPANISH TRANSLATION OF CONTRACT TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS TOYOTA DEALER SELLS “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE WITH FRAME DAMAGE – AND DOESN’T PROVIDE INSPECTION REPORT CAN’T TAKE YOUR MOTOR HOME TO THE RIVER? YOUR HONDA CR-V MAY BE A LEMON: IS YOUR FORD EXPLORER A LEMON? DODGE CHALLENGER Airstream TESLA Think You’ve Got a Lemon? Were You Sold a Car with Mechanical Issues? Have You Been Sold a Car With False Odometer Readings? Litigation Update: Paramount Auto Center ISSUES WITH VOLKSWAGEN CPO Huge Appellate Win for Consumers: Valdez v. Seidner-Miller, Inc. Another Dealership Lied About Accident History Litigation Update: European Auto Connection/West Coast Motorcars Litigation Update: Hoblit Motors San Bernardino Dealership Ripped Family Off The Best Certified Pre-Owned Program? Silva-Anguiano v. Piercy Fontana, LLC (Rock Honda) – San Bernardino County Jewell, et al. v. Winner Chevrolet and General Motors, LLC – Placer County Martinez v. Lending Group Auto – Sacramento County Espinoza v. IM Auto Sales, Inc. and Newport Acceptance Corp. – Orange County Edwards v. James Ford, Inc. – San Mateo County Velazquez v. Victorville Nissan, Inc. and Nissan North America, Inc. – San Bernardino County Montemayor v. AutoProz, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association – San Diego County Lucas v. MNM Auto, Inc. – San Bernardino County Loeffler v. HTMC, LLC (Subaru El Cajon) – San Diego County Gonzalez, et al. v. City Nissan, Inc. (Ross Nissan of El Monte) – Los Angeles County DID AUTO BAZAAR SELL A VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCLOSING PRIOR DAMAGE? DID LEXUS OF GLENADLE SELL A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE? NEWPORT COAST AUTO MISREPRESENTED THE WARRANTY NISSANI BROS ALLEGEDLY SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW CAN’T TAKE YOUR MOTOR HOME TO THE RIVER? DODGE CHARGER CAN BE A LEMON TOO SUBARU HAS ANNOUNCED A LARGE RECALL EVEN YOUR HONDA ACCORD CAN BE A LEMON Chevrolet Silverado CHEVROLET COLORADO WOULD YOU BUY A CAR WITH A TAPED-UP CHAIN HOLDING UP THE MOTOR? CANCELLED CONTRACT STAYS CANCELLED DEALER HAS NOT DELIVERED TITLE TO SOLD CAR IN OVER A YEAR NO CERTIFIED CAR FOR YOU! SUBARU LEASES A LEMON Litigation Update: El Centro Motors Have You Been Sold a Certified Pre-Owned Car with Prior Damage? Delano v. Weseloh Chevrolet Grond v. YDP Alhambra CJDR dba Alhambra Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM ANOTHER BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALERSHIP ISN’T FOLLOWING THE RULES! Norman v. Hawthorne Auto Square, Inc. Hammond v. Perry Infiniti of Escondido – San Diego County Kieffer v. Rahim Majid Hassanally and Momentum Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram– Solano County Kalmbach v. Victory Toyota and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. – Monterey County Holmes v. Motorcars West, LLC, dba The Auto Gallery and dba Maserati of Beverly Hills – Los Angeles County Cerna v. Wholesale Investments, Inc. – Los Angeles County STONERIDGE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ALLEGEDLY SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE LEXUS OF GELNDALE ALLEGEDLY SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE NISSANI BROS CHEVROLET ALLEGEDLY SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW KIA RECALLS VEHICLES FOR ENGINE FIRES Rosner, Barry & Babbitt beats Stevens Creek Chrysler Jeep Dodge at trial SAN JOSE DEALER ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE LOS ANGELES DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHCLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE LOS ANGELES BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ADVERTISED PRICE SAN JOSE BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE Dealerships Must Disclose Prior Rental Vehicles Consumer Discovered Prior Structural Damage Dealership Lied About Accident History Litigation Update: Karz Plus Litigation Update: Maita Chevrolet DODGE CHALLENGER CAN BE A LEMON TOO YOUR FORD ESCAPE COULD BE A LEMON IS YOUR GMC ACADIA A LEMON Pacific Coach Works and Carbon Monoxide EVEN TESLA CAN BE A LEMON Did You Get Sold a Car That Had Prior Accident Damage? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Rios v. KIA Motors America Beam v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc. Alvarenga v. Ganas Auto Group Stanley v FCA Gamble v Major Motor Cars Thai v Ben Auto Haus Gow v. AutoNation Ford Tustin Ardila v. Longo Toyota – Los Angeles County Shartzer v. The Truck & SUV Center – San Diego County Martinez v. Lending Group Auto – Sacramento County LaMaster, et al. v. RoadTrek and La Mesa R.V. – Yolo Country MAK January 2019 Hall of Shame Dealership Sells Vehicle Over Sticker Price, Overcharges Registration Fees – Patiag v. TNH Motors, Inc., et al. Appellate Win- Etcheson v. FCA US, LLC (published) Appellate Win- McCullough v. FCA US, LLC VOLKSWAGEN PARKWAY ALLEGEDLY SOLD A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I-10 TOYOTA ALLEGEDLY SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE GET A RECALL NOTICE FROM VOLKSWAGEN FOR VEHICLE NON-COMPLIANCE? VOLKSWAGEN HAS ANOTHER SCANDAL! TOP-OF-THE-LINE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LEMON – NO WORKING WI-FI! LEMON LAND ROVER WITH SQUEALING BRAKES TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO GIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE CONTRACT TO DISABLED SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMER, FAILS TO CREDIT CUSTOMER WITH FULL VALUE OF TRADE-IN VEHICLE BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY COMMITS ODOMETER FRAUD AND SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR RENTAL VEHICLE CAN’T GET TO THE DESERT? IS YOUR MOTOR HOME OR 5TH WHEEL A LEMON? YOUR FORD FIESTA COULD BE A LEMON IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? 2016 Chrysler 200 TUSTIN NISSAN Appellate Win – Warren v. Kia Motors America, Inc. DO YOU BELIEVE A DEALER’S 100-POINT INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ACCIDENT DAMAGE? NEITHER DO WE. Dengate v Prestige Auto CAN’T GET TO THE DESERT? IS YOUR MOTOR HOME OR 5TH WHEEL A LEMON? YOUR FORD FIESTA COULD BE A LEMON IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? 2016 Chrysler 200 TUSTIN NISSAN Melendez v. Southgate Auto, Inc. dba Express Auto Lending – South Gate, Los Angeles County Caballero v. Pablos Auto Sales – South Gate, Los Angeles County Reno v. 916 Auto Mart – Sacramento City, Sacramento County Garcia v. Cabral Chrysler Jeep Dodge – Manteca City, San Joaquin County Eldridge v. San Marcos Indian Motorcycle – San Diego County KIA OF IRVINE SELLS A PREVIOUSLY WRECKED TOYOTA COROLLA DEALERS MUST DISCLOSE SALVAGE HISTORY AUTO BAZAAR DID NOT DISCLOSE THE PRIOR ACCIDENT DEALERS CANNOT SELL A CPO VEHICLE WITH FRAME DAMAGE DEALER SELLS SALVAGED VEHICLE WE CAUGHT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SELLING AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE as “CERTIFIED” & ACCIDENT-FREE! — Salas v. KEYH, Inc dba Keyes Hyundai, et al Ali v. Mossy Automotive Group Lemon Grove WE CAUGHT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SELLING AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE as “CERTIFIED” & ACCIDENT-FREE! — Salas v. KEYH, Inc dba Keyes Hyundai, et al BMW ENGINE DIES WITHIN A DAY OF PURCHASE Perez v LA Bimmers UNDISCLOSED PRIOR RENTAL CAR WITH FRAME DAMGE Gonzalez v. Used Cars Mega Store DEALER SOLD CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITHOUT PROVIDING INSPECITON REPORT Basambekyan v Volkswagen Kearney Mesa. HARD SHIFTING FORD LEMON Stiehle v. Ford Litigation Update: Autoworkz Ltd. General Motors Refuses to Buyback His Vehicle “Extended Warranty” Denied Repairs Dealership Leased A Used Vehicle As New You Can’t Sell A Vehicle You Don’t Own DO YOU WANT ANOTHER VOUCHER? YOUR JEEP CHEROKEE IS PROBABLY A LEMON TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Do you own or lease a 2015-2016 Chrysler 200 with an engine that stalls? DID YOU SEE THAT AD? HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE? VICTORVILLE MOTORS SELLS CERTIFIED-PRE-OWNED LEMON! AMERICAR AUTO FINANCE FAILS TO GIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE CONTRACT TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMER, VIOLATES SINGLE-DOCUMENT RULE, AND OVERCHARGES OFFICIAL FEES MOMENTUM CHEVROLET SELLS VEHICLE WITH EXPRESS WARRANTY, THEN REFUSES TO PERFORM REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY SAM AUTO SALES ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE, LUMPED VEHICLE LICENSE FEE AND REGISTRATION FEE Cormier/Ibarez v. Hanin Motor Group Did you purchase a vehicle from CarHop? Mazyck v. Lexus of El Cajon Legardye v. Hyundai Motor America Espiritu v. Toyota Motor Sales McKnight v. Mossy Automotive Group Lemon Grove Morrison & Dixon v. Maadrani’s Auto Sales Inc. dba Sac City Motors, et al Braxton-Callahan v. Enterprise Car Sales, et al Jeep Allegedly Cannot Repair 2014 Cherokee Safety Hazards – Mottram v. FCA US LLC Coast Nissan Alleged to Have Knowingly Sold Vehicle with Accident Damage – Lewis v. Coast Nissan, et al. 2014 Scion xB Spontaneously Catches Fire (Part Two) – Wiedner v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Silva-Anguiano v. Rock Honda – San Bernardino Rezos v. Autobahn, Inc. – San Mateo Ardila v. Longo Toyota – JAMS Los Angeles Mares De Gonzales v. Bitar Brothers, Inc., dba The Car Lot – Monterey Exworthy/Fischer v Mossy Volkswagen Escondido – San Diego Pacific Auto Group, Inc. Cheated Consumer Twice! Ybarra v. Top Notch Auto Sales Thurman v. Carzone Depot Dealership Didn’t Disclose Deferred Downpayments Canton v. Southcoast Automotive Liquidators, Inc. Max Auto Sales Allegedly Sells Car With Illegally Modified Emission System. There Goes Ganas Auto Group Again. Automax Motors Sells Car and Overcharges License Fees. A 150 Point Inspection Yet Check Engine Light Turns On While Driving It Home. HONDA OF HAYWARD SELLS USED VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYING OFF PRIOR OWNER’S LOAN, MESSES UP REGISTRATION DRIVETIME SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND CONCEALED PRIOR-RENTAL HISTORY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE BUYER DOESN’T GET CPO CHECKLIST – OR HER PLATES AND TAGS SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENT NOT GIVEN SPANISH-LANGUAGE COPIES OF CONTRACT, NEVER GETS TITLE OR TAGS SPEED AUTO GALLERY SELLS UNDISCLOSED TOTAL-LOSS SALVAGE VEHICLE Michael Pritchard v. Ford Motor Co., et al Carelia Ordaz v. Motorcars of Van Nuys, LLC dba Van Nuys Maserati, et al WE CAUGHT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SELLING AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE AS ‘CERTIFIED’ & ACCIDENT FREE! — Koontz v. Jones BH Acquisition, LLC dba Audi Beverly Hills Pryor v. Valley Auto Center – Los Angeles Mullins v Car Expo Auto Center – Sacramento Korn v. Porsche of Livermore – Hayward Hanna v. 951 Auto Sales – Riverside Dercole v. Mercedes Benz USA/Mercedes Benz of Escondido – San Diego Reno v. 916 Auto Mart – Sacramento Hernandez-Flores v. Southgate Auto, Inc., dba Express Auto Lending – Los Angeles Greder v. DCH Kia of Temecula – Riverside County Hammond, et. al. v. Perry Falk Infiniti of Escondido; Perry Automotive Group; and Nissan North America (Infiniti) – San Diego Graves v. Mossy Volkswagen Escondido and VW Credit, Inc. – San Diego Strider, et al. v. Alpha AutoSports, LLC. – Sacramento The Stolen Car With No Title! They Say One Thing in Spanish, But Put Another Thing Down In English. Dealership Kept Car’s Prior Rental Use and Accident History a Secret. Another Accident Damaged Car Sold to Unsuspecting Consumer. A Side Deal for a Deferred Down Payment. Ingram v. BMW of Murrieta Sanchez v General Motors Gonzalez v Putnam Lexus, Inc. Wheelan v Gold Star Auto Sales, Inc. Hernandez v Auto Palace Show Purchased a Branded Lemon Law Buyback? You Are Not Without Legal Rights CHULA VISTA BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY CONCEALED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE INFINITI OF BEVERLY HILLS ALLEGELDYFAILS TO REGISTER VEHICLE TO BUYER, BUYER GETS TRAFFIC TICKETS TOP NOTCH AUTO SALES ALLEGEDLY OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE, VIOLATES BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE LAWS, AND WRONGFULLY REPOSSESSES VEHICLE AUDI BEVERLY HILLS SELLS ALLEGEDLY ACCIDENT-DAMAGED LEMON AS “CERTIFIED” TEMECULA NISSAN ALLEGEDLY WRONGFULLY REPOSSESSES VEHICLE FROM ELDERLY DISABLED MAN! Dealer Must Properly Disclose Deferred Downpayments Dealer Allegedly Lied About Vehicle’s Maintenance And Accident History Dealerships Must Follow Salvage Disclosure Rules Dealer Sold Vehicle With Allegedly Tampered Odometer Miranda Auto Sales Allegedly Misrepresented Vehicle’s History Trujillo v. RSIDHU Auto Group Inc. dba Auto Empire II, et al Griffin v. Drivetime Car Sales Company, LLC (2) DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED CERTIFIED-PRE OWNED VEHICLE AS ACCIDENT-FREE! — Larson v. 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BAY AREA RV DEALER SELLS THOR LEMON RV ROSEVILLE TOYOTA SELLS FRAME-DAMAGED “CERTIFIED” TOYOTA SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENT NOT GIVEN SPANISH-LANGUAGE COPIES OF CONTRACT, IS SOLD A BRAND-NEW LEMON LONG BEACH BMW-MINI SELLS FRAME-DAMAGED BEEMER AS “BMW CERTIFIED” SAN DIEGO AUTO CLUB SELLS CONCEALED-WRECK AND OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE Simms v. Perry Ford of Poway – San Diego Pulliam v. Hooman Nissan of Long Beach – Los Angeles Graves v. Mossy Volkswagen Escondido and VW Credit, Inc. – San Diego Delgadillo v. CarCo Sales and Finance, et al. – San Diego Alexander v. Mecum Auction Inc., et al – Los Angeles Alexander v. Mecum Auction Inc., et al. – Los Angeles COACHMEN AND AMERICAN RIVER RV? DOES YOUR JEEP RENEGADE STALL? EVEN A ROLLS-ROYCE CAN BE A LEMON ARE THE LIGHTS GOING OUT ON YOUR HONDA ACCORD? DID YOU OVERPAY FOR YOUR CAR? A Spanish Contract Must Be Provided If The Purchase Is Negotiated In Spanish A Vehicle’s Rental History Must Be Disclosed Deferred Downpayments Must Be Properly Disclosed Consumer Purchased A Family Van, But Dealer Sold Her A Bunch Of Problems Tustin Toyota Certified And Sold A Frame Damaged Vehicle Faber v. Adasha Marketing, LLC Dubbs & Williams v. Frontline Motor Cars Ackerson v. Harris Motors Lovas v. Paramount Auto Center Moore v. Cash Or Finance Auto Camacho v. Mercedes-Benz of Rocklin Esguerra v Keyes Lexus Diaz v. Kia Motors America, Inc. Uribe v. Subaru Of America, Inc. Ramos v. Approved Auto Center of Pittsburg; Safe Credit Union; and Hudson Insurance Company – Contra Costa Fowler v. Riverside Chevrolet; Santander Consumer USA, Inc.; and General Motors (Chevrolet) – Riverside Edwards v. James Ford, Inc. – San Mateo Another Fake CPO With Too Many Problems. Dealer Knew the Car Had Problems, Sold it Anyway. 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FCA US LLC – Poway, CA (San Diego) MAJOR LOS ANGELES AREA RV DEALER SELLS A NEW TRAILER THAT’S A LEMON, WON’T ALLOW CUSTOMER TO BRING IN FOR REPAIRS, THEN TAKES 3 MONTHS TO FIX MAJOR FRESNO-AREA RV DEALER SELLS NEW RV LEMON TO DISABLED VETERAN Dealership Sells Vehicle Without Smog Dealer Sells Vehicle With No Horn Or Airbag Consumer Discovers Accident Damage After Vehicle Breaks Down Did Dealer Lie About Warranty Coverage For Used Vehicle? Mercedes-Benz of Escondido Leases Used Car As New Ramos v. FCA LLC Did the Dealer Charge You More Than the Advertised Price? Call Us! Dercole v. Mercedes Benz USA Roughton v. Giant Inland RV Center Bartell/Barnard v. Toyota of Huntington Beach Buyers Beware! Used Cars with Open Safety Recalls to be Advertised as “Safe” Davis v. Manchester Auto Group Banks v Capital City Used Auto Sales Eccles v Toyota Carlsbad Camacho v General Motors, LLC McMurray v Acura of Fremont DeMone v. Car Search USA Latimore v. MAC Motor Sports Perez v. Kia of Downtown Los Angeles Wesley v. Kia of Downtown Los Angeles The BMW Died on the Freeway Within Weeks of Buying It. A “New” Car that Was Anything But New Watch Out for Side Deals! Advantage Auto Sales Tries to Have a Secret Side Deal in Violation of the Law. Dealership Tries to Get Out of Warranty, But Consumer Says No. This CPO Was a Big Fat No! Gutierrez, Michelle v. Burger Auto Group, LLC, et al. Reinking, Robin v. Enterprise Rent A Car Company Ordaz, Carelia v. Motorcars of Van Nuys, LLC et al. Salas, Michael v. Keyh, Inc. et al Pennings, Michelle v. Volkswagen Group of America Consumer Discovers Frame Damage After Car Appraisal Consumer Gets Reimbursement After Driving An Unsafe, Damaged Vehicle For More Than A Year Dealer Did Not Disclose Vehicle’s Rental History Dealer Sold Vehicle For More Than Advertised Price Buy Here, Pay Here Dealerships Must Provide Warranty Williams v. American River RV– Davis (Yolo County), CA Namou v. Auto City Sales – El Cajon, CA (San Diego County) Heffelfinger v. Premier Universal Inc. dba Premier Auto Sales – Visalia, CA (Tulare County) Torres v. United Automotive Group Inc dba AutoShopper America – Fresno, CA (Fresno County) Wallace v. Worldwide Corporations dba Worldwide Motors – San Diego NISSAN CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE LEMON LAW RV MANUFACTURER AND LEMON LAW Mercedes-Benz Certified Preowned Vehicles BMW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW 2015 Jeep Cherokee with Defective Transmission Illegal to Sell a Vehicle for More than the Advertised Price Beware of So-Called “Certified” Vehicles Buy Here, Pay Here Dealerships Must Post Fair Market Value of Vehicles Luxury Vehicles Can Be Lemons, Too! BULF v. GARDEN GROVE HYUNDAI, aka RUSSELL WESTBROOK HYUNDAI OF GARDEN GROVE BOU v. JAGUAR LAND ROVER MISSION VIEJO CAMPBELL v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC CIPRES v. CARS 911 ARMENTA v. YOSEMITE MOTORS Pulliam v. Hooman Nissan of Long Beach Hassett v. Audi Oakland Cave v. 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John Johnsons Cars; Fuentes Auto Sales, Inc.; Navy Federal Credit Union New Suit Against John L. Sullivan Chevrolet and General Motors Thorns v. Colmex Auto Sales – Settled Seymour v. American Dream Auto Sales – Settled Duarte v. Ontario Volkswagen Kim v. Premium Finance Car Buyer Didn’t Have To Sign New Contract – Wins in California Arbitration CA State Bar Approves Auto Fraud Legal Center LLP’s new name, Replacing Auto Fraud Legal Center Leading California Auto Fraud Law Firm Gets New Name Category: Uncategorized Recent Cases: Dream Car Turns into a Nightmare Naraghi v. Mission Imports (Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel) – Orange County Mahood v. Anytime 2Buy Auto, LLC – San Diego County HOW MANY SALES VIOLATIONS CAN YOU COUNT? WOULD YOU CONSIDER THIS VALLEY ‘S “BEST” AUTO SALES? DEALER FAILS TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION AFTER 5 MONTHS Zamora v. AD Carpros, Inc. – Los Angeles Russell v. Mag Auto Group, Inc. – Contra Costa Monica Perez v. Discount Cars – Los Angeles County Clayton v. JStar Automotive Group – Orange County Cazares, et al. v. Boris Said Automotive, Inc., et al. – Riverside County Cox v. US Auto Leasing, Inc., et al. – Stanislaus County Barrera, et al. v. Los Angeles-M, Inc. dba Keyes European, et al. – Los Angeles County Rodriguez v. Hollywood Rides, Inc. – Los Angeles County Howey v. Kia of Stockton & Kia Motors America – San Joaquin County Bryant v. LAD V, LLC (Volkswagen of Downtown LA) & Kia America – Los Angeles County Albarren v. The Motor Center – JAMS Percin, et al. v. General Motors, LLC – Los Angeles County Olthoff v. Guillermo Ocampo (Generation One Motorsports) – Orange County Lopez v. Pacific Shine, Inc. dba San Diego Auto Club – San Diego France & Sandra v. Hyundai Motor America – San Diego County Garcia v. Westminster Automotive Group dba Honda World – Orange County Correa v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. – Los Angeles Anderson & Parker v. Bazoft Automotive, LLC dba South Coast Mitsubishi – Orange County Balaguy-Hoopes v. Tony’s Car Co. dba Reliable Auto Source – Sacramento Mirus Content Works, LLC v. Sherman Oaks A, Inc. dba Keyes Audi – Los Angeles FORGED CONTRACT? USED VEHICLE SOLD AS NEW? JEEP SOLD OVER ADVERTISED PRICE? FORD ENERGI HAD NO ENERGY Brindle, et al. v. Truck City Auto Plaza, Inc. dba Thrifty Car Sales of Sacramento – Sacramento County Policarpo, et al. v. Bay Area AG, Inc. dba Hyundai Glendora – Los Angeles Lee v. Auto Mission, LTD dba AutoNation Toyota Hayward, et al. – Alameda County Ceballos v. Lahham Automotive, Inc. dba Kia of Stockton, et al. – San Joaquin County Wins at the Court of Appeal against Ford Motor Company. Appellate Win Against Stevens Creek Jeep. Big Win for consumers statewide at the California Supreme Court! Rosner, Barry & Babbitt Alleges Santander Wrongfully Took Vehicle Bradford, et al. v. Commerce Hyundai, Inc., et al. – Los Angeles County Kozakowski v. Sullivan Motor Cars, LLC, dba Toyota of Santa Monica, et al. – Los Angeles County Dian Cruz v. JKC Palm Springs Automotive, Inc. dba Team Kia of El Cajon, et al. – San Diego County Manuel Ramirez v. DGDG 4, LLC dba Capitol Chevrolet, et al. – Santa Clara County Morgan, Kenneth v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 22STCV10603 Doucette, Joe, et al. v. Eclipse Recreational Vehicles, Inc, Riverside County Case No. CVRI2201858 HAVE YOU ALREADY ASKED YOUR MANUFACTURER TO BUYBACK YOUR LEMON CAR? DOES YOUR GM TRANSMISSION HESITATE, JERK, SURGE OR LURCH? Ranch Club Holdings LLC v. General Motors, LLC/ Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV005876 Moghaddam v. Chapman BMW, LLC – Los Angeles County Bray v. BPSN II, LLC (Russell Westbrook Alfa Romeo) – Los Angeles County Rodriguez v. Hollywood Rides and Westlake Financial Services – Los Angeles County Rodriguez v. Hollywood Rides and Westlake Financial Services – Los Angeles County Freeze v. Tesla – Los Angeles County MIKE THOMPSON’S RV COACHMEN RV HYUNDAI AND KIA OIL CONSUMPTION HYUNDAI AND KIA ABS DEFECTS NO TITLE OR REGISTRATION Tobias v. M&N Cars 4 Sale, Inc. – San Bernardino County Martinez v. Franks Auto Sales, Inc. – Monterey County Askander v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC – Riverside County Ventura v. Atlantic Auto Sales – Los Angeles County Quinones v. JE Group Incorporated dba Kash Wholesale – Los Angeles County Mitchell v. Zikakis Automotive Holdings, LLC dba RocketTown Honda – Santa Barbara County Lopez v. Fernandez Wholesale, Inc. dba Los Primos Auto Plaza – Contra Costa County Graves v. Rockridge Two Wheels, Inc. – Alameda County Coffee v. Lithia TR, Inc. dba Lithia Toyota of Redding – Shasta County Casillas v. HIBA Property LLC dba Coast Auto Motors – Orange County New Published Appellate Decision: Melendez v. Westlake Services, LLC (2022) 74 Cal.App.5th 586 (Los Angeles County) New Published Appellate Decision: Reyes v. Beneficial State Bank (2022) _ Cal.App.5th _ (Kern County) Matthews v. Global Auto Trend, Inc., dba OC Auto Club, et al. – Orange County Kozakowski v. Sullivan Motor Cars, LLC, dba Toyota of Santa Monica, et al. – Los Angeles County Edwards v. Anthony A. Batarse, Inc., dba Kia of Vacaville, et al. – Solano County Bradford, et al. v. Commerce Hyundai, Inc., et al. – Los Angeles County Villarreal v. DriveTime Car Sales Company, LLC – Buy-Here-Pay-Here Violations Walsh v. The Chopper Gallery, Inc. – Prior Wrecked Motorcycle Larson v. Car 1234, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Bolanos v. Envision WC Toy Auto, LLC – Undisclosed Total Loss Rivera v. Dublin Chevrolet Cadillac and General Motors, LLC – Alameda County Ndeded v. Donada Group, Inc. – Los Angeles County Borowitz v. General Motors, LLC – Los Angeles County Wazzi v. Kearney Mesa Toyota – San Diego County Techaira v. JAWD Co. dba Own a Car of Fresno – Fresno County Rottkov v. SC Motors, Inc. – Orange County Montiel-Ruiz v. Instamotor, LLC – JAMS Arbitration Greer v. Samra Tajveer Singh dba Sacramento Motor Gallery – Yolo County Wazzi v. Kearny Mesa Toyota – San Diego County Gholamipour v. Corning Ford, Inc. – Tehama County Bray v. Russell Westbrook Alfa Romeo Maserati of Van Nuys – Los Angeles County Athey v. C.K. Motors – Riverside County Athey v. C.K. Motors – Riverside County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles Superior Court Nelson v. Tarifad Padra (Specialty Motorsports) – Sacramento County Gonzalez v. MD Automotive Group, LLC (Distinguished Motors) – San Diego County Shadravan, et al. v. Jaguar Land Rover – Los Angeles County Maria Ratnam v. Nateghi Amir (Car Direct) – Orange County MORE PROBLEMS FOR RAM TRUCKS MIKE THOMPSON’S RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HAGGARD v FCA US LLC DODGE CHALLENGER & DODGE CHARGER FORD F-150 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION Is Something Not Right with Your New Car? Got a Lemon? Where’s My Title? Beware of Your Hybrid Jeep! TRIAL WIN! RIVERSIDE JUDGE FINDS GOLDEN AUTO GROUP FAILED TO REPORT DEFERRED DOWNPAYMENT AS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA LAW! DID DEALER CHARGE CLIENT $10,000 DOWNPAYMENT, DISCLOSE $8,000 ON CONTRACT, AND POCKET THE REST? DID DEALER SELL USED CHEVY WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND A WORTHLESS SERVICE CONTRACT? Success Story: Settlement with Kearney Mesa Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram Jeep Wrangler 4xe FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION HONDA CIVIC’S DEFECTIVE A/C MIKE THOMPSON’S RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BUYER BEWARE! THOR MOTOR COACH HAS A SECRET CLAUSE IN THEIR WARRANTY DEALER REPOES VEHICLE WHEN LENDER HAS TITLE, DOESN’T PROVIDE POST-REPO NOTICE? CAN A DEALER REVOKE A CONTRACT MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER SALE? DID DEALER FAIL TO SMOG VEHICLE BEFORE SALE AND SELLS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE THAT CAN’T PASS SMOG CHECK? Where’s My Title? Got a Lemon? Did You Buy a Car with Undisclosed Accident Damage? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Haider v. Promenade Imports, LLC (Glendale Infiniti) and Nissan North America – Los Angeles County Williams v. S.B.L. Auto, Inc. (South Bay Lexus) – Los Angeles County Moreno v. Chino Hills Ford – San Bernardino County Merzaie, et al. v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Cao v. FCA US, LLC – Riverside County Llamas v. TNH Motors, Inc. (Toyota of North Hollywood) – Los Angeles County Ivano v. Broutian Enterprises, Inc. (Harouts BMW) – Los Angeles County Graves v. Rockridge Two Wheels, Inc. – Alameda County Frasier v. Ford Motor Company – Los Angeles County Bryant v. Kia America, Inc. – Los Angeles County Bryant v. LAD V, LLC (Volkswagen of Downtown LA) – Los Angeles County Azer v. Jones Ontario Acquisition, LLC (Mercedes-Benz of Ontario) – Los Angeles County Successful Claim Against Dealership’s Bond Company Is Your CPO Volkswagen a Lemon? Should Car Buyers Avoid Image Auto Sales? Success Story: Settlement with Valley Auto Center Success Story: Settlement with Vroom.com BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, WON’T FIX? SUPPOSEDLY-THOROUGHLY-INSPECTED VEHICLE FROM SHIFT SOLD WITH WRONG OIL FILTER CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE? “CERTIFIED” HONDA SOLD WITH DAMAGE? Haider v. Promenade Imports, LLC (Glendale Infiniti) and Nissan North America – Los Angeles County 2017 – 2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE MIKE THOMPSON’S RV SUPER CENTER 2019 RAM 1500 2019 SUBARU IMPREZA FORD F-150 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT DAGHER AUTO? DID DEALER LEASE VEHICLE WITHOUT TAKING PREVIOUS OWNER OFF TITLE FIRST? DEALER LISTS DOWNPAYMENT OF $1,500 ON CONTRACT, BUT CLIENT SAYS SHE PAID $1,700 AND HAS RECEIPT TO PROVE IT Do You Keep Having the Same Issue with Your New Vehicle? Did You Purchase a Car Only to Find Out It’s got a Salvage Title? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Did You Buy a Car and Find Out Later It Was in an Accident? Should Consumers Beware of Porsche Walnut Creek? Does Universal City Nissan Discriminate Against Veterans? Did Panda Motors Bait and Switch Customer into Buying an Allegedly Dangerous Car? Success Story: Settlement with Nissan Success Story: Settlement with Mazda Smith v. Valley Hi Toyota – San Bernardino County Moffett v. Mercedes-Benz of Walnut Creek & Mercedes-Benz USA – Contra Costa County Mehra v. Tesla, Inc. – Santa Clara Funk v. Perry Falk Infiniti of Escondido – San Diego County Hall v. Forrest River & Trailer Hitch RV Center – San Luis Obispo County Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Northern District of California FORD EXPLORER MIKE THOMPSON’S RV SUPER CENTER Genesis GV80 KEYSTONE TRAILERS JEEP WRANGLER DID HERTZ SELL “CERTIFIED” NISSAN WITH FRAME DAMAGE? DID DEALER SELL FRAME-DAMAGED CHEVROLET AND FORCE PURCHASE OF ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AS CONDITION OF FINANCING? DID DEALER TRICK CUSTOMER INTO RETURNING DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, WITH PROMISE TO REFUND $14,000 DOWNPAYMENT BUT THEN POCKET MONEY? Having Trouble Getting Title to Your Car? Did You Purchase a Car Only to Find Out It’s got a Salvage Title? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Is Your Certified Pre-Owned (“CPO”) Vehicle Less Than Expected? Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Vargas v. Lux Motors and MAS Financial Services, Inc. – Los Angeles County Rowland v. Clovis Auto Traders Corporation and Automotive Credit Corporation – Fresno County Vitug v. Mossy Toyota – San Diego County Wagner v. Mercedes-Benz USA – San Diego County Magana v. CBM Motors, Inc. – San Diego Fononga v. CarMax Auto Superstores – Los Angeles County Moreno v. Chino Hills Ford, Inc. & General Motors, LLC – San Bernardino County Is it Bad if the Dealer Doesn’t Register My Vehicle to Me? Still Waiting for Your Title? Are the Windows in Your Audi Acting Weird? Arbitration Award Confirmed Against Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company Illegal Lemon Law Buyback? Damaged Vehicle with No Title? Mazzie Chevrolet Covered Up Accident Damage? ATTENTION SUBARU OWNERS MIKE THOMPSON’S RV SUPER CENTER 3.6L PENTASTAR ENGINE FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION YOUR NISSAN ROGUE MAY BE A LEMON Surridge v. National City Auto Center, Inc. Kandah v. Vroom CONCEALED PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE RESULTS IN A REFUND! DEALER SELLS ACCIDENT-DAMAGED JEEP CHEROKEE, FAILS TO PROVIDE TITLE, CLAIMS BUYER ONLY RENTED IT? ACCIDENT-DAMAGED “INSPECTED” AUDI! Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Vitug v. Mossy Toyota – San Diego County Vargas v. Lux Motors and MAS Financial Services, Inc. – Los Angeles County Rowland v. Clovis Auto Traders Corporation and Automotive Credit Corporation – Fresno County Ballester v. VW Credit, Inc. – Overcharge of Lease Payoff? Perez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Picaso v. Lithia of Lodi, Inc. – Undisclosed Brake Defect Picaso v. Lithia of Lodi, Inc. – Unlawful Disclaimer of Implied Warranty Picaso v. Lithia of Lodi, Inc. – Alleged Misrepresentation of Accident History or Breach of Warranty Do You Suspect You Were Cheated by Valley Auto Center? Still Waiting for Your Vehicle Registration? California Motors Direct Loses Motion to Compel Arbitration Did You Buy a Car Online at Vroom.com? Settlement with Pittsburg Motors FRAME DAMAGED LEXUS WITH FRAUDLENT MILEAGE? AIR BAG FRAUD? – Lewis v Top Notch Auto Locators GM “FIRE LEMON”? – Reilly v General Motors Litigation Update: Nissan Litigation Update: Encinitas Ford Dealer’s MUST Properly Disclose a Vehicle’s History More Misrepresentations and Illegal Contracts from DriveTime? ODOMETER FRAUD? FORD MUSTANG SOLD WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND PRIOR THEFT AND BAD REPAIRS? “CERTIFIED” CAR SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT AND MISREPRESENTED WARRANTY BOUGHT BACK! Unique Auto Center Eatmon v Unique Auto Center Did You Buy a Car with Undisclosed Accident Damage? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Got a Ford Truck with Steering Problems? Pacific Auto Center – Undisclosed Add-Ons Pacific Auto Center – Overcharged Fees Pacific Auto Center – Undisclosed Prior Rental Vehicle With “NO ISSUES,” “NO SURPRISES” Dies Less Than Three Months After Purchase – Who To Blame? MERCEDES “CERTIFIES” A DAMAGED LEMON A VOLKSWAGEN LEMON BLACKS OUT GM RE-SELLS “LEMON BUY-BACK” HONDA “CERTIFIED” – REALLY? Marham v. Big T Auto, LLC – San Bernardino County Quinones v. JE Group Incorporated – Los Angeles County Harries, et al. v. Penske Chevrolet of Cerritos – Los Angeles County Soto v. Premium Autos, Inc. – JAMS Leland v. Holland Motor Homes – San Diego County Case Update: Settlement Reached with Harley Davidson Settlement with East County PreOwned Superstore Beware of Dealer “Certified” Vehicles Is Your Certified Pre-Owned (“CPO”) Vehicle Less Than Stellar? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Settlement with Jim Falk Motors of Beverly Hills Arbitration Award Against Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company Stockton Can You Trust the Salesmen at Universal City Nissan? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO PROVIDE EXPRESS WARRANTY AND SELLS DEFECTIVE VEHICLES – REPURCHASED BY DEALER THANKS TO AUTO FRAUD LEGAL CENTER! DID BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER CHARGE FOR REPAIRS AND REPO VEHICLE WITHOUT REQUIRED NOTICE? “CERTIFIED” CAR SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT AND MISREPRESENTED WARRANTY? 2018-2021 Jeep Wrangler and 2020-2021 Jeep Gladiator vehicles equipped with manual transmissions Nissan Rogue CVT MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS GMC CANYON JAGUAR/LAND ROVER HAS AGREED TO BUYBACK TWO MORE CARS Settlement!!! Settlement!!! Rodriguez v. General Motors LLC – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Contreras v. DWWSA, Inc., et al. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE IS YOUR BOAT A LEMON? 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt HYUNDAI SONATA READY TO GET OUT TO THE RIVER? SPRINTER CHASSIS Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Ceballos, et al. v. Convoy Motors, LLC – San Diego Shakiba v. Ferrari Westlake – Los Angeles County Howey v. Kia of Stockton and Kia Motors America– San Joaquin County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Johnson v. California Motors Direct HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE NOT PASSING SMOG AND UNABLE TO BE REGISTERED – REPURCHASED BY DEALER THANKS TO AUTO FRAUD LEGAL CENTER! ODOMETER FRAUD SETTLED WITH A BUYBACK! PAID OFF LOAN, NEVER GOT TITLE – UNTIL AUTO FRAUD LEGAL CENTER SUED! Is Your Certified Pre-Owned (“CPO”) Vehicle Less Than Stellar? Does Your Used Car Have Problems That Just Don’t Make Sense? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Do You Keep Having the Same Issue with Your New Vehicle? Engine Failed After Purchase Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Sold with Undisclosed Frame Damage After A Wild Ride, California Court of Appeal Gives Consumers Back A Leg To Stand On Against Shady Used-Car Dealers Todd v. Fairfield Chevrolet – Solano County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Marino v. Vacaville Honda – Solano County Lombardo v. Nissan of Torrance, LLC – Los Angeles County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Just Found Out the Used Car You Purchased Was in an Accident? Is Your Nissan’s Anti-Collision System Defective? Stuck with a Certified Ford Lemon? Window Problems with Your Audi? Beware of Your “New” Bike from Biggs Harley Davidson Litigation Update: More FCA Cases Conclude! Case Update!!! Case Update!!! Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Waiting Months for Warranty Repairs? Are Parts Backordered? Did You Buy a Car with Undisclosed Accident Damage? CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE? LEXUS SOLD WITH HIDDEN ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND NON-EXISTENT ACCESSORIES? 2019 JEEP WRANGLER GETS REPURCHAED BY MANUFACTURER! Jimenez v. Harvey & Madding, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Bulmer v. Carfast San Diego, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Harries, et al. v. UAG Cerritos I, LLC (Penske Chevrolet of Cerritos) – Los Angeles Fononga v. CarMax Auto Superstores – Los Angeles County Cao, et al. v. FCA US, LLC – San Diego County Garavito, et al. v. Sidney Auto Sales – Los Angeles County Did You Buy a New Porsche from Walnut Creek Porsche? Undisclosed Accident Damage at Jim Falk Lexus of Beverly Hills? Stuck with a Certified Lemon? Service Contract with Safe-Guard? Settlement with Statewide Auto Sales Having Trouble Getting Title to Your Car? Got a RAM Lemon? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? “CERTIFIED” HYUNDAI SOLD WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE AND ODOMETER DISCREPANCY? PAID OFF LOAN, NEVER GOT TITLE? DID DRIVE TIME SELL AN UNDISCLOSED PRIOR RENTAL WITH UNAUTHORIZED ADD-ONS? IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? 2018 Toyota Camry Ford EcoBoost Engine CAN’T GET YOUR COACH TO THE DESERT? THOR ARIA Vehicle Broke Down Two Weeks After Purchase Given Incorrect Title for Vehicle Purchased! Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company… Not So Good After All? Defective Automatic Braking System? Settlement with Huntington Beach Ford Did You Purchase an Extended Warranty from Safe-Guard? Beware of Volkswagen Alhambra in Los Angeles County Harutyunyan v. Von Housen’s Sacramento, Inc., et al. – Sale Over Advertised Price Harutyunyan v. Von Housen’s Sacramento, Inc., et al. – Fraudulent CPO Crabtree v. Galpin Motors, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Palacios v. TrueFrame LLC – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Palacios v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Litigation Update: Matador Motors Litigation Update: Nissan of Duarte IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH YOU RV? HONDA CIVIC and HONDA CR-V ACURA MDX and ACURA RDX 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON Have a Toyota Camry/Corolla or Lexus ES/LC/LS/RX? You Might Have a Lemon! Do You Have a 2021 BMW X5 Hybrid? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Undisclosed Structural Damage – SETTLED Salas v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc., et al. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Failure to Provide Spanish Translation – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Contreras v. DWWSA, Inc., et al. – Fraudulent CPO Palumbo v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC – San Diego County Jones v. Crown Dodge – Ventura County De Lima v. Mossy Automotive Group, Inc. – San Diego County Soto v. Premium Autos, Inc. – Riverside County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. & TD Auto Finance – Los Angeles County Hall v. Forest River, Inc. & Trailer Hitch RV Center – San Luis Obispo County Daniels v. Desert Auto Deals, Inc. – Riverside County San Leandro Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Sold Vehicle Over the Advertised Price? Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep RAM Fiat Re-Sold a Consumer’s Vehicle Back to Him? Orange County Dealership—Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel—Lied About Vehicle CPO Label? CASE UPDATE: Arias v. Wissam A. Alghazzi, dba Sam Auto Sales Is Your Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Having Problems? Beware of Your New Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Paul Blanco’s Not-So-Good Car Company Did You Purchase a Car from California Motors Direct in Orange County? How Do I Know If My Car Is a Lemon? 2017 to 2020 Ram 1500 Your 2019 Honda Accord may be a lemon MAZDA CX-5 Acura MDX JAGUAR/LAND ROVER HAS AGREED TO BUYBACK TWO MORE CARS SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE, UNREPORTED DEFERRED DOWNPAYMENT? SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE, CONCEALED DAMAGE, OVERCHARGED LICENSE FEE? HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE NOT PASSING SMOG AND UNABLE TO BE REGISTERED? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Sotomayor v. AutoMax HB Martinez Esparza v. GL LBH, LLC dba Long Beach Honda Dealer Allegedly Bribes Consumer into Cosigning Before Forging Consumer’s Signature on Different Contract – Fregoso v. Brown Automotive, Inc., et al. Vehicle Subject to Class Action Subsequently Sold as “Honda Certified” – Jimenez v. Harvey & Madding, Inc., et al. Coerced into Repurchasing Trade-In – Alvarez v. Camino Real Chevrolet, et al. Sale Over Advertised Price – Alvarez v. Louis Herrera Auto Sales, Inc., et al. Non-CPO Sold As CPO – Gara v. South Bay N Properties LLC, et al. Simms v. Perry Ford of Poway Perales, et al. v. Ally Bank – Solano County Mensinger v. JS Folsom Automotive, Inc. (Folsom Buick Pontiac GMC) – Sacramento County Moghaddam v. Chapman BMW, LLC (Arizona) and BMW of North America – Los Angeles County Marino v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Solano County Marino v. Vacaville Premium Motor Cars (Vacaville Honda) – Solano County Garavito, et al. v. Sidney Auto Sales, Inc. – Los Angeles Litigation Update: Century City BMW Litigation Update: Grand Motors Litigation Update: General Motors Did Mazda Sell You a Lemon? Salesman Blows Whistle on Huntington Beach Ford Did You Purchase a Car from Delux Motors in Riverside County? Is My Car a Lemon? “CERTIFIED” DAMAGED JEEP WRANGLER? “CERTIFIED” FORD SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT? OVERHEATING RANGE ROVER LEMON? Mejia v. St. Alex Auto Center, dba Global Auto Group CASE UPDATE: Drummond v. Hoehn Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc. Rodriguez v. Central Valley Nissan, Inc. Mazlo v. FCA US, LLC – Riverside County Leland v. Holland Motor Homes – San Diego County Harton v. Temecula Valley Buick GMC – San Diego County Harton v. Temecula Valley Buick GMC – San Diego County Litigation Update: Settlement with Balboa Motors Litigation Update: Settlement with Downtown Auto Center Can You Trust a Certified BMW? Still Haven’t Received Your Registration Documents? Did You Find Out the New Car You Purchased Isn’t Actually New? Litigation Update: American Honda Motors Co., Inc. Litigation Update: Global Sales & Finance Litigation Update: Keyes Hyundai Contra Costa Dealership—European Auto Center—Misled Consumer About Vehicle’s Condition? 2017 to 2020 Ford F-150 Sprinter Chassis 2017-2020 Chrysler Pacifica 2017 to 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 2017 to 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 Diesel CASE UPDATE: Preacher v. M.I.G Motor Cars, Inc LA Auto Exchange “CERTIFIED” DAMAGED AND STOLEN CHEVY? JEEP WRANGLER LEMON? ODOMETER FRAUD? Illegal Bait And Switch – SETTLEMENT UPDATE Palacios v. TrueFrame LLC – TrueFrame Doesn’t Inspect For Frame Damage Palacios v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc. – Dealer AGAIN Misrepresents Extent of Accident Damage Salas v. United Imports of Puente Hills, Inc. – Dealer Represents Structural Damage As “Minor” Failure to Provide Spanish Translation Patil v. Premier Automotive of CA, LLC, et al. – “New” Car With Undisclosed Repair Work (SETTLED) CONSUMER DISCOVERS A POND IN THE TRUNK CONSUMER OVERCHARGED FOR LEASE BUY-OUT OPTION AND CHARGED FOR A DECEPTIVE “CERTIFICATION” RAM TRUCK CAN’T TOW THE WEIGHT Cerna v. Wholesale Investments – Los Angeles County Simms v. Perry Ford of Poway – San Diego County Montemayor v. AutoProz, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; and Great American Insurance Company – San Diego County Litigation Update: Kia of Valencia Did San Diego Dealership Grand Motors Sell A Vehicle With Prior Damage? Litigation Update: Livermore Toyota Did Credit Acceptance Continue Collecting Money Without Title to the Vehicle? “CERTIFIED” LEMON SOLD WITHOUT INSPECTION REPORT? UNDISCLOSED TOTAL-LOSS VEHICLE SOLD TO CUSTOMER? DID DEALER FORGE CUSTOMER’S SIGNATURE ON PHONY CREDIT APPLICATION? Got a Lemon? Undisclosed Accident Damage? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? 2019 Jeep Cherokee 2018-2020 Honda Passport 2018-2020 Honda Odyssey 2018-2020 Honda Pilot 2018 SUBARU FORESTER CASE UPDATE: Sanchez v. Super Calidad Auto Sales, Inc.: CASE UPDATE: Thrasher v. OC Chief Auto Quraishi v. Keylex, Inc., dba Keyes Lexus: Surridge v. National City Auto Center, Inc Eatmon v. Unique Auto Center, Inc Was Used Mitsubishi Sold as “New” and Over Advertised Price? Owner of BMW Certified Pre-Owned Discovers Dealer Lied About Accident History? Litigation Update: Another FCA Lemon Alfa Romeo Under Repair For More Than 160 Days! JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE and JEEP CHEROKEE LEXUS RX350 Infiniti Q50 2017-2018 GMC Acadia SUVs FORD MUSTANG TRANSMISSION HONDA ACCORD VEHICLE SOLD WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE? 2019 CHEVROLET COLORADO GETS BOUGHT BACK! DID DEALER-INSTALLED ACCESSORIES AFFECT SAFETY SYSTEM AND WARRANTY? Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Litigation Update: Lewis v. Lux Auto, Inc. Litigation Update: Viscarra v. BMW of El Cajon Another BMW “Certified” Lemon Drops From The Tree Prior Accident Damage Not Disclosed? Cao, Dinh v. Finchey Corporation of California dba Pacific BMW Campellone/O’Brien v. Victorville Motors, Inc Sanchez v. Harrington Joey Lee dba J’s Auto Sales CASE UPDATE: Golson v. Everest Auto Center: Wiedner v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. – 2014 Scion xB Spontaneously Catches Fire (SETTLEMENT UPDATE) Vasquez v. Frontier Motors, et al. – Undisclosed Deferred Downpayment Vasquez v. Frontier Motors, et al. – Undisclosed Prior Rental, Mechanical Defects Vasquez v. Frontier Motors, et al. – Vehicle Sold With Cracked Wheel Anjaz v. Indigo European Motorcars, LLC, et al. – Luxury Used Car Sale Gone Wrong Greder v. DCH Kia of Temecula – Riverside County Boyer v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – San Diego County Shakiba v. GGM Automotive, LLC (Ferrari Westlake) – Los Angeles County Elliott v. Kareem Auto Sales, Inc. – Sacramento County Published Appellate Decision: Reynolds v. Ford Motor Co. (2020) 47 Cal.App.5th 1105 Published Appellate Decision: Patel v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (2019) 43 Cal.App.5th 1007 A CERTIFIED FAILURE DEALER FAILS TO REGISTER MERCEDEZ-BENZ AFTER SALE DEALER REPRESENTS WARRANTY WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE USELESS NISSAN SHAKES ANOTHER LEMON FROM THE “CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED” TREE ACURA “BRAKES” OUT A LEMON Litigation Update: My Jeep Chrysler Dodge Litigation Update: Kia of Valencia Litigation Update: All In Auto Sales UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE AND NO TITLE? VEHICLE SOLD WITH CONCEALED LIEN AND NO TITLE TRANSFER? CONCEALED PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE? JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE and JEEP CHEROKEE PORSCHE COOLANT LEAK GENERAL MOTORS TRANSMISSION Ford Super Duty diesel trucks equipped with 6.7L Power Stroke engines DOES YOUR SUBARU HAVE A BAD BATTERY Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Went to Trade In a CPO and Found Out Your Vehicle Has Frame Damage? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Perez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC, et al. – “CPO” Mercedes-Benz With Structural Damage Cerna v. Wholesale Investments, LLC – Los Angeles County Perales v. Vallejo CJD, LLC and Ally Bank – Solano County ACURA MDX and ACURA RDX 2017 HYUNDAI TUSCON IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR RV? HONDA CIVIC and HONDA CR-V Salesman at Huntington Beach Ford Caught Lying on Tape Litigation Update: Settlement with Future Ford of Sacramento If the Dealer Wants Me to Return the Car, Do I Have to? Beware of Hidden Extras, Like Dealer-Installed Options Litigation Update: Justice for a Trade-In Sam Auto Sales Cartag USA, LLC Pro X Motors Diamond Valley Honda Billion Auto Group Litigation Update: Mercedes-Benz of Stockton and Mercedes-Benz, U.S.A. Litigation Update: Mentone Auto Center Litigation Update: Simpson Chevrolet of Garden Grove Litigation Update: Team Nissan Litigation Update: Parkway Motorscars Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Is Your Camry a Lemon? Litigation Update: Fitzgerald v. FCA USA LLC Undisclosed Accident Damage? “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED DAMAGE? LEMON RAM TRUCK? DEALER SELLS CAR WITHOUT SMOG CHECK? SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE? CONCEALED PRIOR-RENTAL “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE? SELLING OVER ADVERTISED PRICE? MERCEDES LEMON: THE WORST…OR NOTHING? AutoMax HB Juaregui Imports, Inc Timmons Volkswagen of Long Beach DCH Subaru of Riverside Keyes Chevrolet Perez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC, et al. – “CPO” Mercedes-Benz With Structural Damage Tovar v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Rezos v. Autobahn Motors, Inc. – San Mateo County Palumbo v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC – San Diego County De Lima v. Mossy Automotive Group (Mossy Toyota) – San Diego County Cardoso v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. – Los Angeles County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. (Hooman Nissan of Long Beach) – Los Angeles County Did You Buy a Car from Main Street Motors in San Diego? Litigation Update: Settlement with Volkswagen Group of America Were You Sold an Unsafe Car? Beware of Unwanted “Extras” Added to Your Auto Sales Contract SELLING PRIOR RENTAL WITH PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE – AND NO TITLE? WRONGFUL REPOSSESSION? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE? DEALER BAITS AND SWITCHES VEHICLES? South County Buick GMC Vin-Mar Auto, Inc. Austra Motors, Inc EZ 2 Drive Auto, Inc. Ganas Auto Group Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Davis v. Wii Auto Sales CPO with Frame Damage? Montemayor v. Great American Insurance Company Is the Automatic Braking System in Your Toyota Causing Problems? Can You Trust the Salesmen at Universal City Nissan? Litigation Update: Settlement with BMW of Murrieta Having a Problem with Statewide Auto Sales? Paul Blanco’s Good Car Company – not so good, after all? Another Certified Pre-Owned with Prior Damage? Litigation Update: Jim Falk Lexus of Beverly Hills Porsche Certified Pre-Owned with Structural Damage? IS SHIFT THE NEW WAY TO BE SOLD DEFECTIVE “CERTIFIED” VEHICLES AND BE CHEATED? CONCEALED PRIOR DAMAGE? NEW FORD FUSION ENERGI MAY BE A LEMON? DID DEALER OVERCHARGE LICENSE FEE AND REFUSE TO HONOR WARRANTY? AutoMax HB European Auto House Palm Springs Kia Global Auto Group, aka Magic Auto Group Walter’s Auto Sales and Service, Inc., dba Walter’s Audi – In September 2015 Kalmbach v. Victory Toyota – Monterey County Graves v. Mossy Volkswagen Escondido – San Diego County Bolen v. Mossy Nissan, Inc. – San Diego County Msalam et al. v. Elite Motor Cars & Peter Pan BMW – San Mateo County Holland v. DCH Acura of Temecula & American Honda Finance Corporation – Riverside County Alvarenga v. Lexus of Glendale – Los Angeles County Crabtree v. Galpin Motors, Inc. – Accident-Damaged, Defective “Certified Pre-Owned” Litigation Update: Todos Califican Litigation Update: 303 Motors Did Team Nissan Fail to Disclose the Vehicle’s Rental History? Frame damage on your CPO Mercedes-Benz? Should you think twice about purchasing a car from Balboa Motors? Always Check Your License Fees Still haven’t received your registration documents? How many miles were on your “new” car? CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE? ODOMETER ROLLBACK! DID DEALER FORGE CLIENT’S SIGNATURE ON A SECOND LEASE TO CAUSE CLIENT’S PAYMENTS TO GO UP? CLIENTS CURRENT ON THEIR PAYMENTS, BUT DEALER TAKES THEIR CAR ANYWAY NISSAN ALTIMA AND CVT TRANSMISSION YOU MUST ACT BY JANUARY 30, 2020 2019 Toyota Rav4 LIPPERT CHASSIS ON YOUR 5TH WHEEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE GMC ACADIA Hoehn Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc. LA Auto Exchange Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat (Orange Coast CJDRF) OC Chief Auto Quantum Auto Sales, Inc. Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? Tesla Lemons! Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Litigation Update: Wellman v. Rockstar Rides Bolen v. Mossy Nissan – San Diego County Jones, et al. v. Crown Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram – Ventura County Tovar v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Dealer Never Registered Your Car? Litigation Update: Marino/Lee v. Volkswagen Group of America Is Toyota of the Desert Targeting Disabled Consumers? Does Your “Brand New” Vehicle Show Signs of Damage? Is Keyes European Selling Defective Vehicles as Certified? After Verified Defects, FCA Still Refused to Repurchase Vehicle Did Garden Grove Dealership Fail to Honor Its Warranty Litigation Update: 10 Freeway Motors Did J Star Auto Fail to Disclose the Vehicle’s Rental History IS YOUR DODGE OR JEEP A LEMON? 2016 Ford F-150 NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION YOUR HONDA PILOT MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FORD 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? CPO with Damage? Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee? You Might Have a Lemon! Litigation Update: Behle v. Williams Auto Mart USED-VEHICLE LEMON SOLD WITH WORTHLESS SERVICE CONTRACT MISREPRESENTED AS A WARRANTY? DID DEALER SELL A STOLEN VEHICLE? CHEVY SOLD WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE? DID BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS LEMON? HS Cars Company M Motorsport Truck & SUV Superstore, aka East County Pre-Owned Superstore Diamond Motor Cars, Inc. Everest Auto Center YOU CALL THAT INSPECTED? Kaplan v. BMW of North America, LLC – San Diego Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. (Hooman Nissan of Long Beach) – Los Angeles Merzaie, et al. v. Auto Finance Solutions – San Diego County Did Autoworkz Repossess Your Vehicle? Can You Trust Advertisements from Future Ford? Fake Rebates at Huntington Beach Ford? Should you Beware of 916 Auto Sales? Is BMW of Murrieta Lying to You? Mentone Dealership Sold a Vehicle with Incorrect Miles and No Warranty Litigation Update: Mossy Toyota Litigation Update: Los Compadres Auto Center Even an Unnecessary Service Contract Couldn’t Fix a CPO Lemon Costa Mesa Dealer Leased a Vehicle Above the Advertised Price Litigation Update: FCA and Lodi Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 2019 Subaru Outback 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2014 Ford Fusion TOYOTA RAV4 How is your Honda A/C working? NEW HYUNDAI VELOSTER MAY BE A LEMON? NEW CHEVROLET COLORADO MAY BE A LEMON? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS “LEMON,” OVERCHARGES VEHICLE LICENSE FEE BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? CPO with Damage? Sold a Car with Mechanical Issues? Litigation Update: Delano v. Weseloh Chevrolet Patiag v. Marimart, Inc., et al. – Inadequate Refund for Vehicle License Fee Overcharge Patiag v. Marimart, Inc., et al. – Accident-Damaged “Certified Pre-Owned” Valdez v. Kareem Farag dba TopMax Auto – Los Angeles County Sacdal v. E Star Motors, Inc. – Contra Costa County Holmes v. Motorcars West, LLC – Los Angeles County Riley v. United Auto Credit Corporation – Santa Clara County Markham v. Big T Auto, LLC – San Bernardino County Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – Overcharged Vehicle License Fees Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – Off-Site Sale Ford F-150 Jeep Cherokee & Jeep Grand Cherokee Maserati Levante Alfa Romeo Giulia 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade Broadway v. John L. Sullivan Investments, Inc., et al. – Misrepresentations Regarding Scout GPS, Entune Capabilities Broadway v. John L. Sullivan Investments, Inc., et al. – LoJack, Tracker Theft-Deterrent Devices Mandatory? Broadway v. John L. Sullivan Investments, Inc., et al. – Sale Over Advertised Price Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – Undisclosed Prior Rental’s Engine Fails, Buyer Without Vehicle for Nearly Two Years Miller, et al. v. PAC Auto Group, Inc., et al. – “Mandatory” Service Contract Thanks to Governor Newsom, California Consumers Can Again Vindicate Their Rights Against Out-of-Business Dealerships CUSTOMERS PAY OFF VEHICLE LOAN, DEALER AND LENDER WITHHOLD PINK SLIP AND TAGS! CUSTOMER BUYS CAR ALL-CASH, NEVER GETS TITLE TOYOTA SANTA MONICA SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE, DOESN’T PROVIDE PLATES AND TAGS? Sunrise Motors Said Nothing Was Wrong, Then Portfolio Denied Coverage Litigation Update: STG Auto, Inc. Litigation Update: Nissan of Duarte Riverside Dealer Sold A Car Without Transferring Ownership Broken Promises Violate the Law CPO With Accident Damage Litigation Update: Barcenas v. Selective Auto dba Auto Ranch Litigation Update: Behle v. William’s Auto Mart Hyundai Elantra Does your Toyota Rav-4 hesitate or lurch as slow speeds? Dodge Charger giving you problems Your Hyundai Tucson just may be a Lemon Ram Tough? You mean Ram Lemon Escobar v. CarReady Automotive Group & Westlake Services, LLC – San Bernardino Butler v. Win Chevrolet, Inc. – Los Angeles County New Legislation! Raichura v. Tesla, Inc. – Orange County Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc., dba Hooman Nissan of Long Beach – Los Angeles County DEALER SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE, FAILS TO GIVE PLATES AND TAGS? BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS “LEMON”? “CERTIFIED” UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE SOLD FOR HIGHER-THAN-ADVERTISED PRICE? “CERTIFIED” UNDISCLOSED ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE SOLD TO CLIENT “CHERRY” CERTIFIED SILVERADO THAT WAS ROTTEN. FCA SQUEEZES OUT ANOTHER LEMON HONDA SELLS A LEMON CPO With Accident Damage Yet Another Case Against DriveTime Car Sales Litigation Update: KR Autobahn Litigation Update: O’Brien v. N&H Motors Jeep Cherokee Ford Escape Dodge Challenger giving you problems GMC Acadia Your Toyota Prius may have Defective Software Melendez v. Southgate Auto, Inc. – Los Angeles Greder v. DCH Kia of Temecula – Riverside County Pons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Orange County Gonzalez, et al. v. City Nissan, Inc., dba Ross Nissan of El Monte – Los Angeles County “CERTIFIED” LEMON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE? LEMON CHRYSLER 200? GOLDEN AUTO GROUP TAKES THE MONEY AND RUNS? “CERTIFIED” UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE SOLD TO CLIENT Another Case Against DriveTime Car Sales Litigation Update: The Motor Team, Inc. Litigation Update: Autocom Nissan East Bay Upcoming Appeal: Trial Court Finds 2011 Jeep Patriot that Repeatedly Loses Power on Freeway is “Merchantable” – Ruiz Nunez v. FCA US LLC, et al. Erwin Hymer Group of North America (Road Trek) Schwandt v. Stanley Motors, Inc. (Cole Chrysler Dodge Jeep) – San Luis Obispo County Pons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Orange County Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County Shartzer v. The Truck and SUV Center – San Diego County Schwandt v. Stanley Motors, Inc., dba Cole Chrysler Dodge Jeep – San Luis Obispo County Kaplan v. BMW of North America – San Diego County LaMaster, et al. v. La Mesa R.V. Center, Inc. – Yolo County Sacdal v. E Star Motors, Inc. – Contra Costa County Escobar v. Manuel Feria Zamora, dba CarReady Automotive Group – JAMS Arbitration, San Bernardino New case filed against CarReady Automotive Group over the purchase of a 2011 Ford Flex. Our client alleges CarReady Automotive Group (1) misrepresented the Ford’s actual mileage; and (2) misrepresented the condition of the Vehicle. Escobar v. Manuel Feria Zamora, dba CarReady Automotive Group – JAMS Arbitration, San Bernardino Clients Bought Defective Car in Fresno and Service Contract Company Denied Repairs Dealer Allegedly Lied About Certified Pre-Owned Status of Vehicle Litigation Update: Santana Auto Group Livermore Toyota Allegedly Sold A Used and Damaged Vehicle As “New”! Did FCA Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Refuse to Repurchase a Lemon? Hanna v. Mercedes-Benz USA – Published Opinion Against Mercedes-Benz CMR 36 MOTORS TAKES THE MONEY AND RUNS? Arnot v. CMR 36 Motors Inc. – Antioch (Contra Costa County) BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE AND BRAKE PROBLEMS Griffin v. JS Lovemotors International Inc. – Los Angeles BMW SOLD WITH FRAME DAMAGE Jaradat v. Performance Chevrolet Inc. – Sacramento “CERTIFIED” FORD SOLD WITH FRAME DAMAGE! Carman v. Wayne Gossett Ford Inc. dba Encinitas Ford – Encinitas (San Diego County) Nissan’s AEB is Suddenly Stopping Vehicles for No Reason 2016 Honda Civic may be a defective Your 2018 Honda Accord may be a lemon Lippert Components can make your motor home a lemon On to the River! Gnewuch v Autocom Nissan -DUCT TAPE HOLDS UP PART OF CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE Hunt v. Carnet – DEALER FAILS TO PAYOFF TRADE-IN Ortega/Booker v. K&S AUTO Sales – DEALER REALLY “TOOK CARE” OF BUYERS Wadleigh v. La Mesa RV – THE WARRANTY THAT WASN’T Dealership Tracking Your Every Move? Honda Refused to Repurchase a Lemon Los Angeles Dealership Sold Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle With Frame Damage Dealer Lied About Structural Damage Litigation Update: Auto Express Dodge Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Breaks Down Erwin Hymer Group of North America (Road Trek) Schwandt v. Stanley Motors, Inc. (Cole Chrysler Dodge Jeep) – San Luis Obispo County Pons v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – Orange County Gonzalez v. FCA US, LLC – Alameda County THE SOFTWARE ON YOUR CAR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND YOUR CAR MAYBE A LEMON FORD STILL MAKES LEMONS Does your Hyundai have a bad engine? HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE YOUR MOTOR HOME OR TRAILER REPAIRED? JEEP after JEEP after JEEP Bought a Car from DriveTime Car Sales? De La Cruz v. The Motor Team Inc. Fitzgerald v. FCA USA LLC Hwang v. San Diego Auto Connection A Dealer Must Label Vehicles to Tell Consumers if a Vehicle Declared a Total-Loss by an Insurance Company Steele v. M&M Cars, Trucks & Vans, Inc. Gonzalez v. Sunny Hills Auto Sales, Inc. (Used Car MegaStores) – San Diego County Fowler v. Riverside Chevrolet and General Motors – Orange County Espinoza v. IM Auto Sales, Inc. and Newport Acceptance Corp. – Orange County Ceballos, et al. v. Convoy Motors, LLC – San Diego County Boyer, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. – San Diego County No harm despite foul? – Ramos v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, et al. Carfast San Diego Allegedly Overcharges Vehicle License Fees – Bulmer v. Carfast San Diego, Inc., et al. Car Breaks Down on Way Home From Dealership – Bulmer v. Carfast San Diego, Inc., et al. KEARNY MESA TOYOTA AGREES TO A QUICK SETTLEMENT DCH TOYOTA OF TORRANCE SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE AUTONATION SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW CHINO HILLS FORD SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE Another Tricky Dealer Tries To Sell A Defective Vehicle Without A Warranty What’s That Smell? San Diego Dealer’s False Advertising? Lemon Laundering? National City Dealership Allegedly Sold Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle With Accident Damage BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE, OVERCHARGES VEHICLE LICENSE FEE TOYOTA DEALER SELLS “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE THAT’S A TOTAL LOSS – AND DOESN’T GIVE SPANISH TRANSLATION OF CONTRACT TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS TOYOTA DEALER SELLS “CERTIFIED” VEHICLE WITH FRAME DAMAGE – AND DOESN’T PROVIDE INSPECTION REPORT CAN’T TAKE YOUR MOTOR HOME TO THE RIVER? YOUR HONDA CR-V MAY BE A LEMON: IS YOUR FORD EXPLORER A LEMON? DODGE CHALLENGER Airstream TESLA Think You’ve Got a Lemon? Were You Sold a Car with Mechanical Issues? Have You Been Sold a Car With False Odometer Readings? Litigation Update: Paramount Auto Center ISSUES WITH VOLKSWAGEN CPO Huge Appellate Win for Consumers: Valdez v. Seidner-Miller, Inc. Another Dealership Lied About Accident History Litigation Update: European Auto Connection/West Coast Motorcars Litigation Update: Hoblit Motors San Bernardino Dealership Ripped Family Off The Best Certified Pre-Owned Program? Silva-Anguiano v. Piercy Fontana, LLC (Rock Honda) – San Bernardino County Jewell, et al. v. Winner Chevrolet and General Motors, LLC – Placer County Martinez v. Lending Group Auto – Sacramento County Espinoza v. IM Auto Sales, Inc. and Newport Acceptance Corp. – Orange County Edwards v. James Ford, Inc. – San Mateo County Velazquez v. Victorville Nissan, Inc. and Nissan North America, Inc. – San Bernardino County Montemayor v. AutoProz, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association – San Diego County Lucas v. MNM Auto, Inc. – San Bernardino County Loeffler v. HTMC, LLC (Subaru El Cajon) – San Diego County Gonzalez, et al. v. City Nissan, Inc. (Ross Nissan of El Monte) – Los Angeles County DID AUTO BAZAAR SELL A VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCLOSING PRIOR DAMAGE? DID LEXUS OF GLENADLE SELL A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE? NEWPORT COAST AUTO MISREPRESENTED THE WARRANTY NISSANI BROS ALLEGEDLY SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW CAN’T TAKE YOUR MOTOR HOME TO THE RIVER? DODGE CHARGER CAN BE A LEMON TOO SUBARU HAS ANNOUNCED A LARGE RECALL EVEN YOUR HONDA ACCORD CAN BE A LEMON Chevrolet Silverado CHEVROLET COLORADO WOULD YOU BUY A CAR WITH A TAPED-UP CHAIN HOLDING UP THE MOTOR? CANCELLED CONTRACT STAYS CANCELLED DEALER HAS NOT DELIVERED TITLE TO SOLD CAR IN OVER A YEAR NO CERTIFIED CAR FOR YOU! SUBARU LEASES A LEMON Litigation Update: El Centro Motors Have You Been Sold a Certified Pre-Owned Car with Prior Damage? Delano v. Weseloh Chevrolet Grond v. YDP Alhambra CJDR dba Alhambra Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM ANOTHER BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALERSHIP ISN’T FOLLOWING THE RULES! Norman v. Hawthorne Auto Square, Inc. Hammond v. Perry Infiniti of Escondido – San Diego County Kieffer v. Rahim Majid Hassanally and Momentum Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram– Solano County Kalmbach v. Victory Toyota and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. – Monterey County Holmes v. Motorcars West, LLC, dba The Auto Gallery and dba Maserati of Beverly Hills – Los Angeles County Cerna v. Wholesale Investments, Inc. – Los Angeles County STONERIDGE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ALLEGEDLY SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE LEXUS OF GELNDALE ALLEGEDLY SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE NISSANI BROS CHEVROLET ALLEGEDLY SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW KIA RECALLS VEHICLES FOR ENGINE FIRES Rosner, Barry & Babbitt beats Stevens Creek Chrysler Jeep Dodge at trial SAN JOSE DEALER ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED PRIOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE LOS ANGELES DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHCLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE LOS ANGELES BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ADVERTISED PRICE SAN JOSE BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE Dealerships Must Disclose Prior Rental Vehicles Consumer Discovered Prior Structural Damage Dealership Lied About Accident History Litigation Update: Karz Plus Litigation Update: Maita Chevrolet DODGE CHALLENGER CAN BE A LEMON TOO YOUR FORD ESCAPE COULD BE A LEMON IS YOUR GMC ACADIA A LEMON Pacific Coach Works and Carbon Monoxide EVEN TESLA CAN BE A LEMON Did You Get Sold a Car That Had Prior Accident Damage? Having Trouble Getting an Appointment for a Warranty Repair? Rios v. KIA Motors America Beam v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc. Alvarenga v. Ganas Auto Group Stanley v FCA Gamble v Major Motor Cars Thai v Ben Auto Haus Gow v. AutoNation Ford Tustin Ardila v. Longo Toyota – Los Angeles County Shartzer v. The Truck & SUV Center – San Diego County Martinez v. Lending Group Auto – Sacramento County LaMaster, et al. v. RoadTrek and La Mesa R.V. – Yolo Country MAK January 2019 Hall of Shame Dealership Sells Vehicle Over Sticker Price, Overcharges Registration Fees – Patiag v. TNH Motors, Inc., et al. Appellate Win- Etcheson v. FCA US, LLC (published) Appellate Win- McCullough v. FCA US, LLC VOLKSWAGEN PARKWAY ALLEGEDLY SOLD A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I-10 TOYOTA ALLEGEDLY SELLS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH PRIOR DAMAGE GET A RECALL NOTICE FROM VOLKSWAGEN FOR VEHICLE NON-COMPLIANCE? VOLKSWAGEN HAS ANOTHER SCANDAL! TOP-OF-THE-LINE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LEMON – NO WORKING WI-FI! LEMON LAND ROVER WITH SQUEALING BRAKES TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO GIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE CONTRACT TO DISABLED SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMER, FAILS TO CREDIT CUSTOMER WITH FULL VALUE OF TRADE-IN VEHICLE BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY COMMITS ODOMETER FRAUD AND SELLS UNDISCLOSED PRIOR RENTAL VEHICLE CAN’T GET TO THE DESERT? IS YOUR MOTOR HOME OR 5TH WHEEL A LEMON? YOUR FORD FIESTA COULD BE A LEMON IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? 2016 Chrysler 200 TUSTIN NISSAN Appellate Win – Warren v. Kia Motors America, Inc. DO YOU BELIEVE A DEALER’S 100-POINT INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ACCIDENT DAMAGE? NEITHER DO WE. Dengate v Prestige Auto CAN’T GET TO THE DESERT? IS YOUR MOTOR HOME OR 5TH WHEEL A LEMON? YOUR FORD FIESTA COULD BE A LEMON IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE A LEMON? 2016 Chrysler 200 TUSTIN NISSAN Melendez v. Southgate Auto, Inc. dba Express Auto Lending – South Gate, Los Angeles County Caballero v. Pablos Auto Sales – South Gate, Los Angeles County Reno v. 916 Auto Mart – Sacramento City, Sacramento County Garcia v. Cabral Chrysler Jeep Dodge – Manteca City, San Joaquin County Eldridge v. San Marcos Indian Motorcycle – San Diego County KIA OF IRVINE SELLS A PREVIOUSLY WRECKED TOYOTA COROLLA DEALERS MUST DISCLOSE SALVAGE HISTORY AUTO BAZAAR DID NOT DISCLOSE THE PRIOR ACCIDENT DEALERS CANNOT SELL A CPO VEHICLE WITH FRAME DAMAGE DEALER SELLS SALVAGED VEHICLE WE CAUGHT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SELLING AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE as “CERTIFIED” & ACCIDENT-FREE! — Salas v. KEYH, Inc dba Keyes Hyundai, et al Ali v. Mossy Automotive Group Lemon Grove WE CAUGHT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SELLING AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE as “CERTIFIED” & ACCIDENT-FREE! — Salas v. KEYH, Inc dba Keyes Hyundai, et al BMW ENGINE DIES WITHIN A DAY OF PURCHASE Perez v LA Bimmers UNDISCLOSED PRIOR RENTAL CAR WITH FRAME DAMGE Gonzalez v. Used Cars Mega Store DEALER SOLD CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITHOUT PROVIDING INSPECITON REPORT Basambekyan v Volkswagen Kearney Mesa. HARD SHIFTING FORD LEMON Stiehle v. Ford Litigation Update: Autoworkz Ltd. General Motors Refuses to Buyback His Vehicle “Extended Warranty” Denied Repairs Dealership Leased A Used Vehicle As New You Can’t Sell A Vehicle You Don’t Own DO YOU WANT ANOTHER VOUCHER? YOUR JEEP CHEROKEE IS PROBABLY A LEMON TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Do you own or lease a 2015-2016 Chrysler 200 with an engine that stalls? DID YOU SEE THAT AD? HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE? VICTORVILLE MOTORS SELLS CERTIFIED-PRE-OWNED LEMON! AMERICAR AUTO FINANCE FAILS TO GIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE CONTRACT TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMER, VIOLATES SINGLE-DOCUMENT RULE, AND OVERCHARGES OFFICIAL FEES MOMENTUM CHEVROLET SELLS VEHICLE WITH EXPRESS WARRANTY, THEN REFUSES TO PERFORM REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY SAM AUTO SALES ALLEGEDLY SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED FRAME DAMAGE, LUMPED VEHICLE LICENSE FEE AND REGISTRATION FEE Cormier/Ibarez v. Hanin Motor Group Did you purchase a vehicle from CarHop? Mazyck v. Lexus of El Cajon Legardye v. Hyundai Motor America Espiritu v. Toyota Motor Sales McKnight v. Mossy Automotive Group Lemon Grove Morrison & Dixon v. Maadrani’s Auto Sales Inc. dba Sac City Motors, et al Braxton-Callahan v. Enterprise Car Sales, et al Jeep Allegedly Cannot Repair 2014 Cherokee Safety Hazards – Mottram v. FCA US LLC Coast Nissan Alleged to Have Knowingly Sold Vehicle with Accident Damage – Lewis v. Coast Nissan, et al. 2014 Scion xB Spontaneously Catches Fire (Part Two) – Wiedner v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Silva-Anguiano v. Rock Honda – San Bernardino Rezos v. Autobahn, Inc. – San Mateo Ardila v. Longo Toyota – JAMS Los Angeles Mares De Gonzales v. Bitar Brothers, Inc., dba The Car Lot – Monterey Exworthy/Fischer v Mossy Volkswagen Escondido – San Diego Pacific Auto Group, Inc. Cheated Consumer Twice! Ybarra v. Top Notch Auto Sales Thurman v. Carzone Depot Dealership Didn’t Disclose Deferred Downpayments Canton v. Southcoast Automotive Liquidators, Inc. Max Auto Sales Allegedly Sells Car With Illegally Modified Emission System. There Goes Ganas Auto Group Again. Automax Motors Sells Car and Overcharges License Fees. A 150 Point Inspection Yet Check Engine Light Turns On While Driving It Home. HONDA OF HAYWARD SELLS USED VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYING OFF PRIOR OWNER’S LOAN, MESSES UP REGISTRATION DRIVETIME SELLS VEHICLE WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE AND CONCEALED PRIOR-RENTAL HISTORY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE BUYER DOESN’T GET CPO CHECKLIST – OR HER PLATES AND TAGS SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENT NOT GIVEN SPANISH-LANGUAGE COPIES OF CONTRACT, NEVER GETS TITLE OR TAGS SPEED AUTO GALLERY SELLS UNDISCLOSED TOTAL-LOSS SALVAGE VEHICLE Michael Pritchard v. Ford Motor Co., et al Carelia Ordaz v. Motorcars of Van Nuys, LLC dba Van Nuys Maserati, et al WE CAUGHT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SELLING AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED VEHICLE AS ‘CERTIFIED’ & ACCIDENT FREE! — Koontz v. Jones BH Acquisition, LLC dba Audi Beverly Hills Pryor v. Valley Auto Center – Los Angeles Mullins v Car Expo Auto Center – Sacramento Korn v. Porsche of Livermore – Hayward Hanna v. 951 Auto Sales – Riverside Dercole v. Mercedes Benz USA/Mercedes Benz of Escondido – San Diego Reno v. 916 Auto Mart – Sacramento Hernandez-Flores v. Southgate Auto, Inc., dba Express Auto Lending – Los Angeles Greder v. DCH Kia of Temecula – Riverside County Hammond, et. al. v. Perry Falk Infiniti of Escondido; Perry Automotive Group; and Nissan North America (Infiniti) – San Diego Graves v. Mossy Volkswagen Escondido and VW Credit, Inc. – San Diego Strider, et al. v. Alpha AutoSports, LLC. – Sacramento The Stolen Car With No Title! They Say One Thing in Spanish, But Put Another Thing Down In English. Dealership Kept Car’s Prior Rental Use and Accident History a Secret. Another Accident Damaged Car Sold to Unsuspecting Consumer. A Side Deal for a Deferred Down Payment. Ingram v. BMW of Murrieta Sanchez v General Motors Gonzalez v Putnam Lexus, Inc. Wheelan v Gold Star Auto Sales, Inc. Hernandez v Auto Palace Show Purchased a Branded Lemon Law Buyback? You Are Not Without Legal Rights CHULA VISTA BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER ALLEGEDLY CONCEALED PRIOR-RENTAL VEHICLE INFINITI OF BEVERLY HILLS ALLEGELDYFAILS TO REGISTER VEHICLE TO BUYER, BUYER GETS TRAFFIC TICKETS TOP NOTCH AUTO SALES ALLEGEDLY OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE, VIOLATES BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE LAWS, AND WRONGFULLY REPOSSESSES VEHICLE AUDI BEVERLY HILLS SELLS ALLEGEDLY ACCIDENT-DAMAGED LEMON AS “CERTIFIED” TEMECULA NISSAN ALLEGEDLY WRONGFULLY REPOSSESSES VEHICLE FROM ELDERLY DISABLED MAN! Dealer Must Properly Disclose Deferred Downpayments Dealer Allegedly Lied About Vehicle’s Maintenance And Accident History Dealerships Must Follow Salvage Disclosure Rules Dealer Sold Vehicle With Allegedly Tampered Odometer Miranda Auto Sales Allegedly Misrepresented Vehicle’s History Trujillo v. RSIDHU Auto Group Inc. dba Auto Empire II, et al Griffin v. Drivetime Car Sales Company, LLC (2) DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS AN ACCIDENT-DAMAGED CERTIFIED-PRE OWNED VEHICLE AS ACCIDENT-FREE! — Larson v. KR Automotive, Inc dba Escondido Hyundai, et al (1) DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY SELLS A USED VEHICLE AS NEW — Petersen v. Thorson GMC Truck-Build Motor Co. dba Thorson Motor Center GMC Lovas v. Paramount Auto Center Anai Torivio v Noho Auto Sales, Inc. Perez v FCA Campos v. Extreme Cars & Trucks Gutierrez v. Klass Motors Muller v Mazda 2014 Scion xB Spontaneously Catches Fire Dealership Allegedly Charged $2,500 for Service Contract Represented to Have Been Free – Lee v. Culver City Toyota, et al. New Disclosures Required in Used Car Buyers Guides – Lee v. Culver City Toyota, et al. Dealership Allegedly Sells 2015 Toyota Prius With Undisclosed Frame Damage – Lee v. Culver City Toyota, et al. The Diesel with Missing Smog Equipment. They Say One Thing in Spanish, But Put Another Thing Down In English. Dealer sells accident damaged car despite saying no accidents. Buy Here Pay Here Sells Car with Accident Damage. Wrecked prior rental car and the dealer overcharged the license fees. BAY AREA RV DEALER SELLS THOR LEMON RV ROSEVILLE TOYOTA SELLS FRAME-DAMAGED “CERTIFIED” TOYOTA SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENT NOT GIVEN SPANISH-LANGUAGE COPIES OF CONTRACT, IS SOLD A BRAND-NEW LEMON LONG BEACH BMW-MINI SELLS FRAME-DAMAGED BEEMER AS “BMW CERTIFIED” SAN DIEGO AUTO CLUB SELLS CONCEALED-WRECK AND OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE Simms v. Perry Ford of Poway – San Diego Pulliam v. Hooman Nissan of Long Beach – Los Angeles Graves v. Mossy Volkswagen Escondido and VW Credit, Inc. – San Diego Delgadillo v. CarCo Sales and Finance, et al. – San Diego Alexander v. Mecum Auction Inc., et al – Los Angeles Alexander v. Mecum Auction Inc., et al. – Los Angeles COACHMEN AND AMERICAN RIVER RV? DOES YOUR JEEP RENEGADE STALL? EVEN A ROLLS-ROYCE CAN BE A LEMON ARE THE LIGHTS GOING OUT ON YOUR HONDA ACCORD? DID YOU OVERPAY FOR YOUR CAR? A Spanish Contract Must Be Provided If The Purchase Is Negotiated In Spanish A Vehicle’s Rental History Must Be Disclosed Deferred Downpayments Must Be Properly Disclosed Consumer Purchased A Family Van, But Dealer Sold Her A Bunch Of Problems Tustin Toyota Certified And Sold A Frame Damaged Vehicle Faber v. Adasha Marketing, LLC Dubbs & Williams v. Frontline Motor Cars Ackerson v. Harris Motors Lovas v. Paramount Auto Center Moore v. Cash Or Finance Auto Camacho v. Mercedes-Benz of Rocklin Esguerra v Keyes Lexus Diaz v. Kia Motors America, Inc. Uribe v. Subaru Of America, Inc. Ramos v. Approved Auto Center of Pittsburg; Safe Credit Union; and Hudson Insurance Company – Contra Costa Fowler v. Riverside Chevrolet; Santander Consumer USA, Inc.; and General Motors (Chevrolet) – Riverside Edwards v. James Ford, Inc. – San Mateo Another Fake CPO With Too Many Problems. Dealer Knew the Car Had Problems, Sold it Anyway. The Cadillac That Was in “Great Condition” Despite Being in a Prior Accident. The CPO That Was Anything But. False Advertising and False Signatures. Dealership Advertised Defective Vehicle As “Like New” Dealer Sold Consumer Vehicle Over The Advertised Price Dealer Refused To Fix Defective Vehicle Consumer Did Not Get What She Paid For Dealer Misrepresented Vehicle’s Condition UNDISCLOSED TOTAL-LOSS SALVAGE VEHICLE GETS PLAINTIFF A FULL REFUND BAY AREA BUY-HERE-PAY-HERE DEALER SELLS USED-VEHICLE LEMON, OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE, FAILS TO DISCLOSE DEFERRED DOWNPAYMENT JIM FALK LEXUS OF BEVERLY HILLS SELLS LATE-MODEL LEXUS WITH CONCEALED ACCIDENT DAMAGE SIRY AUTO GROUP SELLS USED-VEHICLE LEMON, CONCEALS PRIOR ACCIDENT AND OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE CARL BURGER DODGE SELLS LEMON-LAW-BUYBACK VEHICLE – AND IT’S STILL A LEMON MY CAR NEEDS A FLASH UPDATE? YOUR HONDA CR-V MAY BE A LEMON: WHAT IS GAP INSURANCE? HAS YOUR FORD ESCAPE STALLED ON YOU? IS YOUR FORD TRUCK A LEMON? Baltazar v. Paramount Auto Center McGee v. Randy’s Auto Sales Autobaun Williams Auto Mart Did you purchase a vehicle from DriveTime ? Wilson v. Clarke dba Streamline Auto Sanchez v. Camacho Auto Sales Herlette Braxton Callahan v. Enterprise Car Sales Santopietro v. Honda of Downtown Los Angeles Jewell v. Winner Chevrolet; Golden 1 Credit Union; and General Motors (Chevrolet), Garcia v. Cabral Chrysler Jeep Dodge; FCA US, LLC (Dodge); and Umpqua Bank, Parenteau v. G T Auto Express and Westlake Financial Services, Bartell v. Toyota of Huntington Beach; Toyota Motor Sales, USA; and Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Montemayor v. AutoProz, Inc. and Wells Fargo. Green v. AAA Auto Group Perez v FCA (Fiat, Chrysler) Gonzales v Los Compadres Auto Sales Uht v Anaheim Pre-Owned Cars Sanchez v Puente Hills Nissan NISSAN CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE LEMON LAW RV MANUFACTURER AND LEMON LAW Mercedes-Benz Certified Preowned Vehicles BMW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ANGELES DEALER SELLS USED-VEHICLE LEMON, NEVER REGISTERS VEHICLE, OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE BURBANK DEALER SELLS A USED-VEHICLE LEMON, OVERCHARGES LICENSE FEE POWAY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SELLS A LEMON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE – NINE UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIRS FOR EMISSIONS-CONTROL SYSTEM Bonilla v. FCA US LLC – Poway, CA (San Diego) MAJOR LOS ANGELES AREA RV DEALER SELLS A NEW TRAILER THAT’S A LEMON, WON’T ALLOW CUSTOMER TO BRING IN FOR REPAIRS, THEN TAKES 3 MONTHS TO FIX MAJOR FRESNO-AREA RV DEALER SELLS NEW RV LEMON TO DISABLED VETERAN Dealership Sells Vehicle Without Smog Dealer Sells Vehicle With No Horn Or Airbag Consumer Discovers Accident Damage After Vehicle Breaks Down Did Dealer Lie About Warranty Coverage For Used Vehicle? Mercedes-Benz of Escondido Leases Used Car As New Ramos v. FCA LLC Did the Dealer Charge You More Than the Advertised Price? Call Us! Dercole v. Mercedes Benz USA Roughton v. Giant Inland RV Center Bartell/Barnard v. Toyota of Huntington Beach Buyers Beware! Used Cars with Open Safety Recalls to be Advertised as “Safe” Davis v. Manchester Auto Group Banks v Capital City Used Auto Sales Eccles v Toyota Carlsbad Camacho v General Motors, LLC McMurray v Acura of Fremont DeMone v. Car Search USA Latimore v. MAC Motor Sports Perez v. Kia of Downtown Los Angeles Wesley v. Kia of Downtown Los Angeles The BMW Died on the Freeway Within Weeks of Buying It. A “New” Car that Was Anything But New Watch Out for Side Deals! Advantage Auto Sales Tries to Have a Secret Side Deal in Violation of the Law. Dealership Tries to Get Out of Warranty, But Consumer Says No. This CPO Was a Big Fat No! Gutierrez, Michelle v. Burger Auto Group, LLC, et al. Reinking, Robin v. Enterprise Rent A Car Company Ordaz, Carelia v. Motorcars of Van Nuys, LLC et al. Salas, Michael v. Keyh, Inc. et al Pennings, Michelle v. Volkswagen Group of America Consumer Discovers Frame Damage After Car Appraisal Consumer Gets Reimbursement After Driving An Unsafe, Damaged Vehicle For More Than A Year Dealer Did Not Disclose Vehicle’s Rental History Dealer Sold Vehicle For More Than Advertised Price Buy Here, Pay Here Dealerships Must Provide Warranty Williams v. American River RV– Davis (Yolo County), CA Namou v. Auto City Sales – El Cajon, CA (San Diego County) Heffelfinger v. Premier Universal Inc. dba Premier Auto Sales – Visalia, CA (Tulare County) Torres v. United Automotive Group Inc dba AutoShopper America – Fresno, CA (Fresno County) Wallace v. Worldwide Corporations dba Worldwide Motors – San Diego NISSAN CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE LEMON LAW RV MANUFACTURER AND LEMON LAW Mercedes-Benz Certified Preowned Vehicles BMW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW 2015 Jeep Cherokee with Defective Transmission Illegal to Sell a Vehicle for More than the Advertised Price Beware of So-Called “Certified” Vehicles Buy Here, Pay Here Dealerships Must Post Fair Market Value of Vehicles Luxury Vehicles Can Be Lemons, Too! BULF v. GARDEN GROVE HYUNDAI, aka RUSSELL WESTBROOK HYUNDAI OF GARDEN GROVE BOU v. JAGUAR LAND ROVER MISSION VIEJO CAMPBELL v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC CIPRES v. CARS 911 ARMENTA v. YOSEMITE MOTORS Pulliam v. Hooman Nissan of Long Beach Hassett v. Audi Oakland Cave v. FCA US, LLC and Carl Burgers Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram World Alexander v. Mecum Auction Gomez v. AutoNation Chevrolet Valencia and General Motors Dealership Hides Fact Car Was in an Accident. Buyer Finds Out and Sues. The BMW’s Engine Failed on the Drive Home From the Dealership. Dealership Lies to Buyer to Install a GPS Tracker on his Car. Scala Auto Group Tries to Take Advantage of a Spanish Speaking Family by Selling a Damaged Car. Dealership Sells a Dangerous Car to a Young Family, but the Father Fights Back. Don’t’ be fooled by Price. Even a Luxury Car Like a Bentley Can Have Hidden Problems Valencia v. Lithia of Stockton, dba Nissan of Stockton Inman v. Panda Motors, Inc. dba California Motors Direct Contreras v. Generation Motors, Inc. McLemore v. Matador Motors, LLC Alvarez v. Lucky Strike Motoring dba Autoworkz Ltd. Lopez-Torres v. Lithia Nissan of Fresno – Fresno, CA Castro v. General Motors and George Chevrolet – Bellflower, CA (Los Angeles County) Duplesse v. Surf City Nissan – Huntington Beach, CA (Orange County) Sullivan v. Oscar Fuentes dba San Jacinto Auto Sales – San Jacinto, CA (Riverside County) Holloway v. Rose Auto Sales, Inc. – San Diego HEARTLAND TOY HAULER AND CARBON MONOXIDE CONTAMINATION OC AutoSource Allegedly Scams its Customers Certified Preowned Vehicles sold by Auto Nation Dealer THOR MOTOR COACH San Diego Court Approves Class Action Settlement Against City Chevrolet Rodriguez v. AutoNation Honda Fremont, et al. Treskunoff v. Folsom Lake Toyota, et al. Azimi v. Pacific Nissan, et al. Bassi v. Santa Fe Auto Group/Veros Credit Crowley v. Benz Boyz Nissan Pathfinder Transmission Problems NEW CASE FILED AGAINST GARDEN GROVE KIA Ramos v. FCA US, LLC Settled with Ford Motor Company Settled with Anaheim Mitsubishi Settled with Mossy Honda Lemon Grove Settled with San Diego Auto Club Settled with FCA US, LLC Settled with Rusnak/Pasadena Audi Another FCA Lemon Romero v. Superior Auto Center (Fontana) Aldayem v. Prestigious Automotive (National City) Rodriguez v. Metro Auto Loan (Fontana) Kimble v. Karplus Warehouse, Inc. (Pacoima) Victory Against Autoville Motor Suggs v. Econo Automotive (La Habra) Johnson v. K Kars, Inc., (Los Angeles) Melo v. Carz 4 Toyz (Inglewood) Ramirez v. Car Mart (National City) Orozco v. The Fine Auto Store (Imperial Beach) Ford Motor Company Sued Lawsuit filed against Harley-Davidson Victory for Motor Home Consumer Forest River Motor Home Wyatt v. Los Feliz Ford dba Star Ford, and Wells Fargo Dealer Services, Inc. Rodriquez v. Bob Baker Motors, Inc. dba Bob Baker Chevrolet Subaru, and General Motors, LLC Jaimel Gutierrez and Martha Gutierrez v. Pedder Nissan, LLC Donald Clarke and Stacey Clarke v. Corning Ford, Inc., and Wells Fargo Dealer Services, Inc. Raymond Ross and Joni Ross v. DC Auto, Inc. dba Allstar Kia, Southland Credit Union, and Kia Motors America, Inc. Matthew Eklund v. Hidden Valley Investments, Inc. dba Quality Chevrolet, and General Motors, LLC Michael Brewer v. Courtesy Chevrolet Center, and General Motors, LLC CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW VICTORIES Boyd v. Perry Automotive Group Mosco v. North County Jeep GMC Kia Morales-Vargas v. Perry Ford of National City Ballon v. Center Chevrolet and General Motors Corporation Deloach v. Shaver Auto Center McClanahan v. Fleetwood and Freightliner Graciano v. Robinson Ford Sales Gains v. Bosch Kia Timothy Bailey v. GPI SD-DC, Inc., et al. O’Neal v. Major Motors Thompson v. 10,000 RV Zelenitz v. Midland Funding, LLC