Consumer Reports: “Used Cars to Avoid” — Chicago Used Car Fraud Lawyers From Our Firm Fight For Your Rights!

March 10, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Consumer Reports video discusses used cars with known problems to avoid purchasing. Used Car Dealers also engage in various scams to cheat buyers. When that happens we are there to protect your rights.

Our Chicago car fraud and Lemon law attorneys near Wheaton, Roselle and Carol Stream bring individual and class actions suits for defective cars with common design defects and auto dealer fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars or misrepresenting a car as being in good condition when it is rebuilt wreck, is a flood vechicle or had the odometer rolled back. We also see cases where new car dealers conceal that the car has been in accident while in their possession or used car dealers who put duck tape in back of the check engine light to conceal serious engine or emission problems. Super Lawyers has selected our DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Will and Cook County Illinois auto-fraud, car dealer fraud and lemon law lawyers as among the top 5% in Illinois. We only collect our fee if we win or settle your case. For a free consultation call our Chicago class action lawyers at our toll free number 630-333-0333 or contact us on the web by clicking here.

Indianapolis Car Dealership Allegedly Tampered With Odometer

March 5, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Our Chicago car fraud and Lemon law attorneys near Plano and Yorkville bring individual and class actions suits for defective cars with common design defects and auto dealer fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars or misrepresenting a car as being in good condition when it is rebuilt wreck or had the odometer rolled back. We also see cases where new car dealers conceal that the car has been in accident while in their possession or used car dealers who put duck tape in back of the check engine light to conceal serious engine or emission problems. Super Lawyers has selected our DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Will and Cook County Illinois auto-fraud, car dealer fraud and lemon law lawyers as among the top 5% in Illinois. We only collect our fee if we win or settle your case. For a free consultation call our Chicago class action lawyers at our toll free number 630-333-0333 or contact us on the web by clicking here.

Used Car Fraud Nightmare — We Sue For Flood Cars, Rebuilt Wrecks and Odometer Roll Backs in Court or Arbitration

March 4, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Consumers often make the mistake of signing away their rights to go to court. Even if you have signed away your rights we pursue crooked auto dealers in arbitration and have won large arbitration judgments or settlements of over $50,000 and even $100,000 for buyers of flooded cars or rebuilt wrecks.

Lemon Cars: What You Need to Know

March 2, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Our Chicago used car fraud lawyers can solve your used car dealer fraud issues.

NPR Reports: Congress Proposes Statute to Ban Arbitrations — Our Chicago Consumer Rights and Car Fraud Attorneys Win in Arbitration

March 1, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

NPR reports:

But more than 50 labor, legal, medical and consumer organizations have told the government that’s not enough. They want these pre-dispute arbitration agreements banned entirely. Thirty-four U.S. senators and attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia also have called for banning the agreements.

“No one should be forced to accept denial of justice as a price for the care their loved ones deserve,” says Henry Waxman, a former congressman from California. Arbitration agreements keep the neglect and abuse of nursing home residents secret, Waxman says, because the cases aren’t tried in open court and resolutions sometimes have gag rules.

“None of the systemic health and safety problems that cause the harm will ever see the light of day,” he says.

The proposed federal regulation would require nursing homes to explain these arbitration agreements so that residents or their families understand what they’re signing. It would also make sure that agreeing to arbitration is not a requirement for nursing home admission.

Chevy Cruze Owner Files Class Lawsuit for Allegedly Defective Steering System That Locks Up

February 25, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

As useful as cars are, they can also be extremely dangerous when mishandled. The government takes measures to improve safety by installing traffic lights and road signs and requiring drivers to complete training and pass multiple tests before they’re permitted take a car out on the road on their own. But what about when the car malfunctions?

Losing control of your vehicle is one of the most frightening things that can happen to a driver, but according to a recent proposed class action consumer lawsuit against GM, an alleged defect in some of the cars they make causes just that.

The class action consumer lawsuit was filed by Briana M., the owner of a Chevy Cruze. Briana alleges a defect in the electronic power steering system causes the steering wheel to lock into the straight position when the car has been traveling in one direction for an extended period of time, for example, when driving on a highway. Continue reading ›

Odometer Fraud Investigation of Florida Car Dealer

February 9, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Our Chicago car fraud and Lemon law attorneys near Oswego and Sandwich bring individual and class actions suits for defective cars with common design defects and auto dealer fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars or misrepresenting a car as being in good condition when it is rebuilt wreck or had the odometer rolled back. We also see cases where new car dealers conceal that the car has been in accident while in their possession or used car dealers who put duck tape in back of the check engine light to conceal serious engine or emission problems. Super Lawyers has selected our DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Will and Cook County Illinois auto-fraud, car dealer fraud and lemon law lawyers as among the top 5% in Illinois. We only collect our fee if we win or settle your case. For a free consultation call our Chicago class action lawyers at our toll free number 630-333-0333 or contact us on the web by clicking here.

Odometer Rollbacks on the Rise Reports ABC 7 Chicago — Our Chicago AutoFraud Lawyers Sue Dealers Who Rollback Odometers

February 5, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

MANIPULATED MILEAGE: ODOMETER ROLLBACKS INCREASING

The ABC7 I-Team is exposing the increase in odometer rollbacks.

ABC7 I-Team Investigation

Consumer Sues AutoNation For Failing to Remove Business Name Decal From Truck After Purchasing It

January 10, 2016 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

For most of us, once we’ve sold our property, it’s gone and we never have to think about it again. Unfortunately for Mark Oberholzer, a plumber in Galveston County, Texas, the used truck he sold to AutoNation Ford Gulf Freeway in Houston continues to haunt him. The name of his company, which he painted on the side of the truck to grow his business, has turned on him and now instead of helping him gain customers, it costs him business.

Mr. Oberholtzer sold his truck to the car dealership as part of a trade-in deal for a newer model. His son started to peel off the name and phone number of the company, but the salesman told him to stop because it would mess up the paint job and that the decal would be removed later.

But it never was removed. The lawsuit alleges the dealership sold the truck at auction in November 2013, the month after they bought it from Mr. Oberholtzer. From the auction, the truck went to Turkey and apparently made its way to Syria where ISIS converted the flatbed to carry an antiaircraft gun. Continue reading ›

Used Car Dealer Fraud — Best Lawyers in Chicago to Handle Auto Fraud Lawsuits

November 7, 2015 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Our Chicago car fraud and Lemon law attorneys near Warrenville, Carol Stream and Roselle bring individual and class actions suits for defective cars with common design defects and auto dealer fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars or misrepresenting a car as being in good condition when it is rebuilt wreck or had the odometer rolled back. Super Lawyers has selected our DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake and Cook County auto-fraud, car dealer fraud and lemon law lawyers as among the top 5% in Illinois. We only collect our fee if we win or settle your case. For a free consultation call our Chicago class action lawyers at our toll free number 630-333-0333 or contact us on the web by clicking here.