Lemon Law Blog

Australian Court Fines Ford Over PowerShift Response
The Australian Federal Court ordered Ford Motor Company to pay a $10 million fine after calling the company’s response to PowerShift transmission complaints “unconscionable.” Rachel Clun of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote the penalty ties the highest penalty handed down under Australian Consumer Law, matching a penalty handed down to supermarket company Coles in 2014 for illegally seeking rebates from suppliers and forcing them to plug Read More...

Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan Lemon Law – NHTSA Expands Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced April 23, 2018 they are widening investigations into brake and airbag problems affecting Read More...

Ford Abandoning Small Cars in North America
Ford Motor Company announced on April 25, 2018 they will stop making most of the cars they sell in North America, focusing on only the Ford Mustang Read More...

Self-Driving Bill Stalls in Senate
Recent high-profile crashes involving self-driving cars have emboldened critics of the technology, potentially hindering legislation allowing the Read More...

Audi Lemon Law – Revisits Previous Coolant Pump Recall
Volkswagen Group of America is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles containing faulty cooling pumps that can malfunction and potentially cause fires. Read More...

Ford Declines Nine-Speed Gearbox from GM
Ford Motor Company will not use the nine-speed gearbox developed by General Motors, citing insufficient fuel economy improvements. GM developed the Read More...

Hyundai Lemon Law -Expands Airbag Failure Recall
Hyundai Motor America will recall more than half a million Sonata Hybrid vehicles containing faulty airbag control units that can potentially Read More...

Indian Motorcycle Lemon Law – Recall of Self-Starting Motorcycles
Indian Motorcycle Company is recalling more than 3,000 vehicles that can unexpectedly start without the operator’s input. The Medina, Read More...

Buick Lemon Law – Recall Over Bad Seat Belts
General Motors will recall almost 9,000 Buick vehicles after discovering a potentially dangerous seatbelt defect. The Warren, Michigan-based Read More...

Interim NHTSA Head Nominated for Top Job
The Trump administration formally nominated Heidi King to head the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). King, NHTSA’s Read More...