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- October 9th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Lemon Law Lawyers Can Help You in Tough Times
If you've got a lemon car or lemon truck or an Rv lemon, maybe you're wondering if you can get the factory or dealer to take it back without having to hire a lawyer. Think again.The simple fact is that consumers who have an experienced Lemon Law atto
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Jeep Compass FWD Exploding Air Bag Warning
Everyone once in awhile we get word of a dangerous defect in a specific vehicle that is so dangerous we want to tell people about it right away. That's the case today with the Jeep Compass FWD vehicle.Normally a fairly good vehicle, there have been t
- October 7th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
GM Hurting
Good grief. General Motors is looking for a buyer for its headquarters building in Detroit. How bad is it getting?GM's spokesman Tom Wilkenson said "We have been looking for options to monetize the asset" which is code for sell it, mortgage it or lea
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Pontiac and Buick Recall
GM is recalling 207,000 Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Regal cars because of oil leaks that can cause fires and warning owners to park the cars outside until parts become available.The recall involves vehicles equipped with the V6 supercharged 3.8 lite
- September 29th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Judge Orders Wrecked Records Made Public
Last week, in a little publicized decision, car owners won against the federal government when a federal judge ordered the federal government to get to work and set up a system by March 2009 so consumers can find out if cars and trucks have been badl
- September 12th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Secret Early Warning Data Now Public
After years of secrecy that was endorsed by the current administration in Washington DC, followed by lawsuits and Freedom of Information Act requests that wouldn't go away, federal safety investigators finally opened up their secret Early Warning Rep
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Chevrolet HHR Recall
2006 Chevrolet HHR2007 Chevrolet HHR2008 Chevrolet HHRGeneral Motors Corp. is recalling about 300,000 Chevrolet HHR sport-utility vehicles in the United States to fix a storage-bin door that failed to remain closed during government testing.Federal
- September 8th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Frozen Credit Records Equals Protection
For several years we've been advocating that giving consumers the right to "freeze" their credit record would go a long way to stop identity theft. After all, your credit record is what most identity thieves want to get at.Now, more and more states a
- September 4th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Rebate or Best Interest Rate?
Do you take the rebate or the zero rate loan? Which is better for you?Manufacturers often try to boost sales by offering new car buyers either a rebate or "zero" (or low) rate financing, but it can be hard to figure out which is the better deal for y
- August 28th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Hummer H1 Recall
2006 Hummer H1 AlphaManufacturer : AM GENERAL LLCMfr's Report Date : AUG 26, 2008NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V440000Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLYPotential Number Of Units Affected : 684Summary: AM GENERAL IS RECALLING 684 Mo
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Audi A8 Recall
1996 - 2003 Audi A8Manufacturer : VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INCMfr's Report Date : AUG 04, 2008NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V397000N/ANHTSA Action Number: N/AComponent: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONPotential Number Of Units Affected : 13900Summary:
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Jaguar XF Recall
2009 Jaguar XFManufacturer : JAGUAR CARS LTDMfr's Report Date : AUG 01, 2008NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V396000Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR Potential Number Of Units Affected : 7918Summary: JAGUAR IS RECALLING 7,918 Model Year 2009 XF VEHICLES. THE RE
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Buick Enclave Recall, GMC Acadia Recall, Saturn Outlook Recall
An early announcement on the press wire says that GM is recallilng almost 90,000 2008 Buick Enclave vehicles, and 2007 GMC Acadia and 2008 GMC Acadia models, along with 2007 Saturn Outlook vehicles and 2008 Saturn Outlook vehicles for windshield wipe
- August 27th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Chrysler Selling Viper ?
Rumor has it that Chrysler is looking for a buyer for its Dodge Viper division.The hand-built sports car attained a lot of high praise since it's debut at the 1989 Detroit auto show and Chrysler has made about 25,000 of the hot sports cars since it c
- August 26th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
BMW 3 Series Recall, BMW 5 Series Recall, BMW X3 Recall
2006 BMW 3 SERIES2006 BMW 5 SERIES2004 - 2006 BMW X3Manufacturer : BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLCMfr's Report Date : JUL 18, 2008NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V384000EA08001 NHTSA Action Number: EA08001Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTALPotential Number Of Units A
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Massive Dometic Rv Refrigerator Recalls
Dometic makes thousands of refrigerators that most motorhome manufacturers use in their Rv's. Now they're recalling thousands of them.The 2 door refrigerator made by the Dometic Corporation is reported to have a defect in the "boiler tube." Pressuriz
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Nissan Altima Recall
2008 Nissan AltimaManufacturer : NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Mfr's Report Date : JUL 28, 2008NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V363000Component: SUSPENSIONPotential Number Of Units Affected : 1018Summary: NISSAN IS RECALLING 1,018 MY 2008 ALTIMA VEHICLES. T
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Honda Element Recall
Make / Models : 2008Model/Build Years: HONDA / ELEMENTManufacturer : HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)Mfr's Report Date : JUL 25, 2008NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V349000Component: SUSPENSION:REARPotential Number Of Units Affected : 241Summary
- August 20th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Dodge Replacement Headlights Recalled
Make / Models : Model/Build Years: DODGE / CARAVAN 2001-2007 EAGLE EYES / CS090-B001L
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Baltimore Sun Quotes Burdge on Lemon Laws
The Baltimore Sun newspaper reporter's Dan Thanh Dang interviewed Lemon Law attorney Ron Burdge on Motorcycle Lemon Laws for a recent news article. She also blogs for the newspaper on Consumer Interests.Focusing on a typical motorcycle buyer's defect
- August 18th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Ford and Mrs. Fields Cookies
Times are tough when the sweet tooth of Ford's Mustang isn't enough to get buyers up off the couch. We've talked before of Ford's dismal sales numbers lately, but you know the economy sucks when Mrs. Fields Cookies files bankruptcy and Hershey jacks
- August 14th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Cheap Cars and Costly Cars
If you just look at the MSRP, it's pretty easy to figure out what car models are the cheapest ones to buy, according to Bankrate.com, and we think they are right to also consider things like insurance and fuel cost, which together can easily be doubl
- August 13th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Cadillac Charges and Mitsubishi Goes Mousey
One way to measure car manufacturing plans is to count platforms. And when you do that, it looks like Cadillac is planning to charge ahead and Mitsubishi plans to cut back production big time on its Eclipse and Spyder models.A car's "platform" is the
- August 7th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
You Can Tell the Economy Sucks When ---
Even Toyota is feeling the pain from a lousy US auto-industry downturn.Leasing problems have contributed to some pretty painful profit (or lack of it) numbers in Tokyo, where Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 38.9 percent drop in operating profit. How wo
- July 22nd, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Great Mpg or Real Life Mpg?
Where did all these high-mileage cars come from all of a sudden?It seems you can't watch TV, surf the Internet or pick up a newspaper without seeing an advertisement from an auto manufacturer touting a vehicle that gets 25 to 30 miles per gallon or m
- July 21st, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
The Boys Club Car Dealership
There's a lot of sexism at some car dealerships.Sometimes the best way to see what the industry is like is to read what they have to say about each other when one of them gets caught doing what's wrong. Most car dealers run their dealership right, bu
- July 20th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
244 mpg and 125 mph for 220 miles
Miles per gallon finally matters on Main Street. And it couldn't have come at a better time for Tesla.We've talked before about high mileage cars that were, for the most part, on the drawing board of lots of independent builders who were scrambling t
- July 19th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
"No Tire" Tires from Michelin
What Michelin touts as the next generation of motor vehicle tires was on display at the Philadelphia Car Show recently and causing quite a buzz. No air, no flats, no repair kits, and no stopping them either, here are some pictures.From an engineering
- July 17th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Hybrid Cars, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Hybrid cars can be wonderful. Great mileage, quiet operation around town, neighborhood envy, low carbon footprint, and great for the environment.Only one problem: hidden hybrid expenses can cost you an arm and a leg.There’s two problems here, reall
- July 15th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Car Recalls
Ford Edge, Lincoln MKK Recall
An improper fuel tank weld that could lead to a fire has been discovered in some new Ford Edge and Lincoln MKK vehicles, causing Ford to recall a number of the "crossover" models.Federal safety investigators announced that the fuel tank weld fixture
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Dead Donkeys and Car Dealers
Punitive damages are a necessary part of our society because of Chuck. Let me explain.Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, "
- July 14th, 2008
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rburdge has posted a new entry on: Lemon Law
Nissan's Rogue Shakes on Down the Road
Nissan's Rogue is a great looking SUV and even though SUV's are getting a hard time over their fuel mileage, the Rogue is getting a hard time over something else. If you've got a Nissan Rogue, or even if you're just thinking about buying one (new or