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Two faulty Jeeps teach lessons on how car buyers can ‘reject’ faulty vehicles
ANALYSIS: On October 4, Canterbury man Michael Henry returned a faulty 2011 Jeep Cherokee to the dealer who sold it to him for $27,782 just under five months earlier. “He has not seen the vehicle again,” Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal adjudicator DM Jackson recorded in a decision published in late March. Henry’s car was not repaired until February 8, the day before the tribunal was to hear Henry’s request to be allowed to “reject” the Jeep, Jackson said. Under the Consumer Guarantees Act, buyers have legal protections when they buy vehicles from dealers, which ensure that those vehicles are of acceptable quality, cases before the tribunal have established. READ MORE:*…
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Grand jury probes faulty Goodyear recreational vehicle tires
DETROIT (AP) — A federal grand jury in Los Angeles is collecting proof in a legal investigation of Goodyear leisure motor vehicle tires that the government blames for crashes that killed 8 people and wounded dozens of other people. The grand jury has subpoenaed Arizona attorney David Kurtz searching for all files and deposition transcripts in a lawsuit he filed versus the Akron, Ohio, tire maker. A letter accompanying the Jan. 4 subpoena states it was issued in an “official prison investigation becoming executed by the Section of Transportation Place of work of Inspector General.” It also claims the Justice Department’s Client Protection Branch in Washington is involved, as well…
