Recalls, investigations, lemon law and the fine print of buying and owning a vehicle — reported from primary sources, written for people who are not lawyers, and free to use.
Every tool is free, needs no account, and carries the Extended Warranty Evaluator plus free help finding the right coverage administrator.
AB 1755 restructured the process, SB 26 made it optional for manufacturers, and a 2024 Supreme Court decision quietly stripped most used-car buyers out of the system entirely.
BMW and Toyota starters, Ford Explorer roof rails, Expedition and Navigator seat belts, and a Honda airbag sensor spanning ten model years.
The buckle anchors behind the front seats may have been installed wrong on eight model years of America's third best-selling vehicle. Letters start mailing August 18.
Every state law turns on the same question. The numbers that answer it are wildly inconsistent — and in most states, used cars aren't in the system at all.
156 complaints about front lower lateral links detaching. No recall yet — this is the first stage, and it is worth knowing how the stages work.
A run through Consumer Reports' reliability findings on vehicles that are developing problems while still close to new. Useful context for anyone deciding whether what they're seeing is bad luck or a pattern.
A countdown of the models Consumer Reports ranks at the bottom. Worth watching before you shop — and worth pairing with a VIN lookup, since a poor overall ranking and an open recall on your specific car are different problems.
On modern vehicles requiring a battery to be registered or programmed to the car's electronics before it will charge properly — and what that does to a job owners used to do in a driveway. A right-to-repair story in miniature.
