It’s been four decades since California enacted its Lemon Law to help consumers who have purchased vehicles that are suffering from serious defects that never seem to be reparable. Under the law, manufacturers have an obligation to either replace a defective vehicle...
A car purchase is a significant investment. When shopping for a used vehicle, one of the most important things you want to consider is the car’s mileage. For this, you need to check the car’s odometer reading. A vehicle’s odometer reading is a crucial factor in...
When you buy a car, you expect it to serve you for a considerable time in the coming years. However, you may be in for frustrations and disappointments if the car keeps breaking down every now and then. The resulting inconvenience can leave you questioning your...
Self-driving cars will make human-driven cars the thing of the past – or at least that’s what many manufacturers want people to believe. Automated vehicles aim to make driving easier and safer for the driver. Many years of studies and tests may give self-driving cars...
While exploding seat belts might sound like something out of a James Bond movie, the reality is much more mundane but far more worrying. Korean manufacturer Hyundai has just recalled almost 239,000 cars in the U.S. alone due to concerns over them. Three incidents have...
If you get a car that's a lemon, you're certainly frustrated because you spent a lot of money on a vehicle that was not as advertised. This was a major investment, and you feel like you got ripped off. Maybe you spent $40,000 on a vehicle that is always in the shop...
When you are making an expensive financial undertaking like a home purchase, you would not dream of committing your finances before getting the home inspected and approved. The same is true when you are buying a used car. A car purchase is a major undertaking. As...
If you get your car via financing, it can be frustrating to find out you ended up with a lemon. This is because you will have to pay for a vehicle that spends more time in the garage getting repairs than on the road. In such a case, are you protected by lemon car...
Over the years, passenger safety has been one of the main focuses for auto manufacturers. This has led to the development of unibody construction, which is used on modern cars and trucks. The benefit of unibody construction is that they can engineer the frame to...
While California’s Lemon Law is known for being one of the strongest of its kind in the U.S., there’s also a federal “lemon law.” It’s called the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The law, which dates back to the 1970s, requires companies that provide written warranties on...