With the release of the 39th edition of The Car Book—now available online—we’re sharing some of our best tips for car buying and maintaining your vehicle after you buy. The Car Book 2019 provides today’s car buyer with in-depth ratings of the 2019 vehicles, The Car Book’s unique crash test …
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“In the interest of the safety of those who drive these Kia and Hyundai vehicles and those who share the road with them, we urge this Congress to investigate why these manufacturers have refused to address this problem and why the the (sic) agency responsible for overseeing highway and traffic …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2019 For Media Inquiries, Email: contact@autosafety.org or Call: (202) 328-7700 Center for Auto Safety Submits Comment to DOT on Vehicle-to-Everything Communications Today, the Center filed a comment to the Department of Transportation regarding a rulemaking on “Vehicle-to-Everything” (V2X) communications. The rulemaking—which was originally announced as part …
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“We are very pleased to help the Center for Auto Safety, which tried to get the U. S. Government to take action that would have spared our son from death,” said Lindsay Strickland and Bryan Walden in a joint statement. “People continue to die in fires in these Jeeps all …
Read More »Alabama Letter Grade D Total Score 26 Basic Presumption 6 Applicable Period 5 Safety Lemon 0 Garden Variety Lemon 0 Vehicle Use Offset 6 Penalty for Violation 0 Vehicle Types Covered 6 State-Run Arbitration 0 Attorney Fees 5 Damages 8 Deductions -10 Additions 0 Alaska Letter Grade D- Total …
Read More »Bad Provision Deduction Deduct 10 points if consumers lose rights under other laws by using lemon law. Deduct 10 points if consumers must sue by end of presumption period; 5 points if within 3 months of end of presumption period or within 18 months of initial purchase date. …
Read More »Damages When consumers buy or lease lemons, they should get back everything they paid with no offset for use because owning a lemon is often a nightmare. Consumers take time off from work, miss vacations, get stranded, worry about their safety – i.e., when and where the vehicle will next …
Read More »Attorney Fees If a consumer must retain an attorney to go to court or through a state arbitration proceeding with a manufacturer, the lemon law should provide for the award of attorney fees to make the consumer. Otherwise, the cost of the attorney will make it economically impractical for the …
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