The Law Offices of Delsack & Associates recently helped the owner of a 2015 Jeep Wrangler obtain a buyback from Fiat Chrysler, after she started experiencing problems affecting the engine and cooling system. The vehicle had two (2) unsuccessful repair attempts and was out of service for over 30 days when she decided to contact us for advice. She told us she repeatedly complained to the dealership about the problems, but the Wrangler was still not repaired. Continue reading

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was established in 1966 to give the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) authority to issue and enforce vehicle safety standards. These standards set minimum performance requirements for those parts of the vehicle that affect its safe operation (brakes, tires, lighting) or that protect drivers and passengers from death or serious injury (air bags, safety belts, child restraints, energy absorbing steering columns, motorcycle helmets). Federal Standards are applicable to all vehicles and vehicle-related equipment manufactured or imported for sale in the United States and certified for use on public roads and highways. Continue reading

The Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C. were happy to help the owner of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee get his vehicle bought back under the California Lemon Law. During our initial lemon law consultation, he told us he purchased his vehicle in February 2014 and had given a Chrysler/Jeep dealer two (2) opportunities to repair safety defects affecting the transmission and powertrain. There were also several technical service bulletins (TSBs) issued to fix defects affecting the transmission control module (TCM) and powertrain control module (PCM), but the problems persisted. Continue reading

The owner of a 2013 Land Rover RR Sport, leased in September 2012, was returning to his dealership for repairs less than a month after purchasing his vehicle. After nine (9) unsuccessful repair attempts he contacted the Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C. for advice and to represent him in his demand to have Land Rover repurchase the vehicle. Continue reading

After repeated complaints to his dealership and eight (8) unsuccessful repair attempts on his 2010 Nissan Altima, the owner contacted our California lemon law offices for advice. He told us he suspected his transmission was defective as it would whine and slip, and metal shavings were found in the transmission fluid. The Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) tans-axle and oil cooler had been replaced and the vehicle would often refuse to accelerate under normal operating conditions. Continue reading

After fourteen (14) unsuccessful repair attempts, the owner of a 2013 Dodge Dart contacted the Law Offices of Delsack & Associated, P.C. for advice. She told us she complained to her Chrysler dealership many times about the trouble she was having. These problems included a defective transmission and engine which resulted in loss of power under normal operating conditions, and a check engine and service transmission warning light that remains on. The vehicles Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and the Transmission Control Module (TCM) had been replaced, but the problems still persisted. Continue reading

The Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C. were contacted by the owner of a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder purchased in July 2013. Four months after driving the vehicle she started experiencing problems with the transmission which caused the vehicle to shudder and the 4WD light to illuminate while in 2WD. She subsequently provided Nissan at least four (4) more opportunities to repair the defects, but the problems still remained. After trying unsuccessfully to have the vehicle repaired until January 2, 2014, she contacted us for help. Continue reading

After trying unsuccessfully to have his defective 2009 Buick Enclave repaired, the owner decided to contact the Law Offices of Delsack & Associates, P.C. for advice and to retain our firm. He told us he had complained many time to the GMC dealer about the problems he was having and had taken his vehicle in to a GM approved dealership to have defects fixed, six (6) times. These problems included:

  • Power steering locks up and becomes difficult to turn at low speeds
  • Transmission slips, won’t shift, or shifts erratically
  • Unexpected loss of power
  • Defective water pump
  • Defective seat cooling

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