According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, the annual cost to consumers of odometer fraud in the auto industry is between $4 and $10 billion. Odometer fraud is illegal under both federal and Pennsylvania law. When a person buys a vehicle, the...
As the auto dealership industry transitions from paper loan forms to electronic loan forms, buyers are being scammed by unscrupulous car dealers – sometime when they didn’t even purchase a car.How does this happen? Unlike a paper loan form, it’s not...
Vehicle owners in Pennsylvania have lemon laws in place to protect them from products with ongoing automotive defects that cannot be resolved. These consumer protection laws generally apply to hardware issues, such as a faulty transmission that defies repair efforts,...
Car owners in Pennsylvania should be aware that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may recall a vehicle if there is a manufacturing or design issue that makes the vehicle unsafe in some way. When this occurs, owners of the recalled vehicles can go to...
Used cars often present good value for consumers in Pennsylvania, but people should exercise due diligence when considering the purchase of a used vehicle. A trustworthy private seller or dealership will willingly share information about a vehicle's past. People even...
Buying a vehicle can be a stressful decision. Not only is it expensive, but the mechanics of how the car runs and will hold up over the next few years is difficult to predict and, for the average consumer, impossible to understand.It’s no surprise, then, how the...
I am happy to report a Dealer Fraud trial success. On Monday, April 2, 2018, a civil jury in Philadelphia found that Pacifico Ford had fraudulently misrepresented a vehicle sold to my client, had acted outrageously, and imposed punitive damages. The jury found that...
When a potential car buyer goes to a Pennsylvania dealership, the staff will likely do whatever it takes to make a sale. Once the car is sold, however, the dealership can act in an indifferent manner toward the new owner. This is because the manufacturer is...
As a general rule, a car sale in Pennsylvania is final once a buyer signs the loan and purchase paperwork. However, it is possible, though rare, that a dealer will decide to take back the car in a process known as "unwinding the deal." In other cases, a dealer will...
Many car dealerships claim to prioritize customer satisfaction, but what really motivates those sales? Unfortunately, many hard-working people are purchasing vehicles that are not in their best interest. This is a constant problem that leaves buyers seeking legal...