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2010 Mercedes-Benz C300W Repurchased Under California Lemon Law

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A month after purchasing a new 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300W, a California resident started experiencing problems with the temperature control and A/C system in her vehicle. Upon contacting the Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C., she had already given Mercedes five (5) opportunities to repair the problems, but the issues still remained. After a short consultation with one of our lemon law attorney’s, she retained our services to represent her in her demand to have the vehicle repurchased by the manufacturer. Continue reading →

2015 Hyundai Sonata Difficult Steering

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Certain 2015 Hyundai Sonata vehicles are being recalled by the automobile manufacturer because of a poor connection within the vehicle’s wiring harness. During manufacturing, the pin socket in one of the vehicles main wiring harness could have been slightly deformed affecting the Chassis’ Controller Area Network circuit continuity. The circuit could become intermittent or open, causing the illumination of the instrument cluster’s indicator lamp, inability to remove the vehicle’s shifter from the park postilion, or a reduction in steering assist. The problem will require the driver to use greater steering effort and could increase the risk of an accident. Continue reading →

Jeep Cherokee And Dodge Durango Electrical Short

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According to reports filed with the NHTSA, certain 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUV’s could experience an increased chance of vanity lamp overheating after receiving a service repair which requires gaining access above the headliner.

On March 2011, Chrysler opened an investigation as the result of customer complaints of thermal damage in the sun visor area. It was determined that during installation of a previous repair, the sun visor screws could be driven through one of the unsecured vanity lamp wiring circuits creating a resistive short to ground. If the vanity lamp wiring shorts, there is an increased risk of fire. Continue reading →

2014 Kia Soul Steering Problem

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Hyundai/Kia will be contacting owners of certain 2014 Kia Soul subcompacts about a safety problem affecting the vehicles steering system.

According to reports filed with the NHTSA, an improper application of thread locking adhesive during the manufacturing process could result in the pinion gear separating from the steering gear assembly. If this happens, drivers could experience loss of steering and an increased chance of an accident. Continue reading →

Chrysler Pushed To Speed Up Jeep Repairs For Rear Impact Fires

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Federal regulators are putting pressure on Chrysler to accelerate production of trailer hitches needed to repair an estimated 1.6 million Jeep SUV’s. In June 2013 Chrysler and the NHTSA reported that the fuel tanks in these vehicles are more susceptible to leaks and fire during certain rear impact accidents because of the location of the tank behind the rear axle, slightly below the rear bumper. Chrysler’s repair of installing a trailer hitch for extra protection has been approved by the NHTSA despite criticisms from consumer advocates who say that hitches will only incrementally improve the performance in certain low speed rear impacts. The initial Jeep recall involved approximately 2.7 million vehicles, but Chrysler says that, given the age of some of them, only about 1.6 million remain on the road. Continue reading →

2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Lemon Law Buyback

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When the Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C. were contacted by the owner of a 2009 GMC Sierra 1500, he already had four (4) unsuccessful repair attempts and his truck had been out of service in a manufacturer approved repair facility for over 51 days. He had complained many times to the GMC dealer about the problems he was having, which included defective engine and/or other manufacturing non-conformities. These problems resulted in: Continue reading →

2010 GMC Yukon – CA Lemon Law Buyback

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The Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C. were contacted by a California resident seeking advice about problems she was having with her 2010 GMC Yukon. She purchased the vehicle new in October 2012 and started having problems almost immediately. After many months of unsuccessful repair attempts, she was confident she had a lemon and was looking for someone to represent her in her demand to have the Yukon repurchased. Continue reading →

2014 Jaguar XF Loss Of Braking

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Jaguar Land Rover have filed a non-compliance report with the NHTSA involving a small number of 2013-2014 Jaguar XF cars. During accelerated durability testing it was found that the right hand rear brake pipe was chaffing on the rear sub frame bracket. Contact between the two parts could result in wear on the brake pipe and eventual sudden loss of brake fluid. Drivers will experience an illuminated low brake fluid warning light and stopping distances will be increased . Loss of one braking circuit could compromise vehicle stability and significantly increase the risk of an accident. Continue reading →