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What information is contained in a CARFAX report

Many people are curious as to where Carfax gets all the information. Fortunately, the company who collects this information, Carfax, has placed the sources of their information on their website. One only needs to look at the website to determine if  the source for all the information is accurate. The interesting item on this is the information from insurance companies. Many times people think that all accidents or all claims that are involved with insurance companies get reported to Carfax. According to the Carfax site this is not the case. According to the Carfax site only the information which results in salvage or junk titles gets reported. There is no specific delineation, no specific indication, that any and all claims that are paid on vehicles are reported to Carfax. As an example:  There is an automobile accident and a vehicle receives damage and must be repaired which is paid for by the insurance company. The vehicle is not salvaged or total. One would think that this information should be or would be available to Carfax. According to the website this information is not available to Carfax. The accident report created by the police department might indicate an accident. But without this police reported accident and without this salvage title or junk title being issued it does not appear that in this information be reported. In my experience this is a common misconception with regard to the information contained in and reported on and through Carfax is. Carfax is an excellent resource to look at as far as the background of a vehicle. However it is imperative that you understand the entire data gathering process that is undergone in creating these reports. Nicely, Carfax has created on their website in place to examine all the sources of information. Once you look at this you can determine whether or not you find it personally useful.

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State Agrees To Settlement with Cherry Hill Triplex in 2009

It appears as though the Division of Consumer Affairs has issued a press release settling an open matter with Cherry Hill Triplex, which is actually Foulke Management Corporation. Cherry Hill Triplex has agreed to a $750,000 settlement with the Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Consumer Affairs: $450,000 is restitution and $300,000 in the civil penalties, which are suspended. The Division of Consumer Affairs case resolves around a lawsuit they filed in March 2006 alleging violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Allegations arose out of the companies’ advertisement of $8,000 guaranteed for the trade, no credit check and instant credit qualifications. The Division of Consumer Affairs was alleging that Cherry Hill Triplex specifically stated “You instantly qualified, regardless of your credit”. The state also alleged that Cherry Hill Triplex failed to properly display prices on new and used motor vehicles. It appears as though Cherry Hill Triplex got caught making promises that they could not keep. The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act prohibits affirmative misrepresentations that have the capacity to mislead.

Te Division of Consumer affairs has the power to enforce the Consumer Fraud Act and file suit and negotiate fines and penalties that have been or could be assessed by the State.  This Division has investigated and fined many dealer for deceptive practices.  Remember that you can files suit on your own against and business even if under investigation by the Division of Consumer Affairs

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The following are only allegation and must be proven to be true.

The Slatest and AP are reporting on a lawsuit about certain wines having been tested and found to have high levels of arsenic according to the facts underlying the lawsuit. CBS has had the wines independently tested by their own experts.

It appears certain wines have been tested and the levels of arsenic were high. CBS news also reported the story.

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New Jersey has resolved claims against HIKO energy. It was alleged that this company was making false promises as to savings that customers would receive when they switched their service to HIKO energy.

They mislead customers based on the following:

Guarantees that, if they switched from their utility companies, they would see monthly savings of as much as 10 percent in their electric and/or natural gas bills during the first six months.

Statements to consumers that, after the first six months, their monthly bills would never exceed those of the utility companies.

According to the company’s website they represent the following:

HIKO Energy, LLC is committed to lowering the cost for energy consumers in all markets we serve. As a local, independent supplier, we understand the needs of both residents and businesses within our greater community. With that in mind, we strive to offer the most competitive pricing in the marketplace. Our goal is to provide excellent customer service and a tailored cost savings plan that’s right for each person or need.

This company now must change their practices.
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If you purchased these products you might have a claim against the retailer for a refund or other damages to your car

NJ BAN

BANNED MOTOR OIL PRODUCTS:

Auto Club Motor Oil SAE 5W-30 Auto Club Motor Oil SAE 10W-30 Auto Club Motor Oil SAE 10W-40 Auto Club Motor Oil SAE 20W-50 Black Knight Motor Oil 5-30 Black Knight Motor Oil 10-40 LubeState Motor Oil SAE 10W-30 MaxiGuard MG 10-30 MaxiGuard MG 10-40 MaxiGuard MG 20-50 MaxiGuard MG SAE30 Orbit Motor Oil 5-20 Orbit Motor Oil 10-40 TruStar Motor Oil 10-30 U.S. Economy Motor Oil 5-30 U.S. Economy Motor Oil 10-40 U.S. Economy Motor Oil SAE 10W-40 U.S. Spirit Motor Oil SAE 10W-30 U.S. Spirit Motor Oil SAE 10W-40

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New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites 68 Home Improvement Contractors for a Total of $1.3 Million in Penalties and Consumer Restitution Due to Alleged Violations of Consumer Protection Laws

The Division of Consumer Affairs published these name for alleged violation of the the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act N.J.S.A. 56:8-2 et.

The Division has directed 62 of the contractors to pay a total of $1,046,978 in consumer restitution, in amounts ranging from as little as $378 to as much as $185,000, for allegedly failing to complete work that consumers had paid for in advance, failing to refund deposits, or other issues.

Innocent until proven otherwise and these are only notices of violations and the business has the right to fight and challenge the violation
4 DM Construction and Demolition LLC Jersey City Unregistered A1 Safeguard LLC Pompton Plains Unregistered Able Home Improvements Jersey City Unregistered Adams Construction Manville Unregistered Affordable Tree LLC Linden Unregistered Air Force One N.J. LLC Oak Ridge Unregistered Atlantic Contractors Group, LLC Trenton Unregistered B & E Mechanical Belford Unregistered B Q C, LLC d/b/a Best Quality Construction, LLC Westmont Unregistered Bills Flooring LLC Sicklerville Unregistered Brownies Tree Service Garfield Unregistered Catastrophe Services, Inc. Columbia, SC Unregistered Centra and Son Landscaping Maintenance & Design d/b/a Jobs by JoeCarteret Unregistered Certified Professionals Berlin Unregistered Christopher Dalton d/b/a Dalton Carpentry Egg Harbor City Unregistered Colantonio Construction, Limited Liability Construction Roselle Park Unregistered Do It Right Chimney Wayne Unregistered Durango Travertine Limited Liability Company Ridgefield Unregistered Ever Built Construction, Inc. Staten Island, NY Unregistered Flash Paining, Inc. Paterson Unregistered Home Care Oakland Unregistered Improvement Specialty LLC Flemington Unregistered Izzo & Son Property Management Clementon Unregistered JAMC Contracting, LLC Cliffwood Unregistered Jamie D. Lima Masonry LLC Bloomfield Unregistered JL Mason Long Branch Unregistered K & E Enterprise, Inc. Nazareth, PA Unregistered Kalooky Landscaping Nutley Unregistered Ken Do Any Construction Forked River Unregistered LSI Enterprises, Inc. Livingston Unregistered Mark Adkins d/b/a Empire Construction Pleasantville Unregistered Marquett Remodeling, LLC Schwenksville, PA UnregisteredMedina Floors and Construction, Inc. Palisades Park Unregistered Miller and Sons Fencing, LLC Blackwood Unregistered Mountain Top Maintenance Haledon Unregistered Nalford Foxton Spring Valley, NY Unregistered On-Site Contractors LLC Garwood Unregistered Panda Kitchen & Bath of Manalapan, LLC Manalapan Unregistered Pittstown Pools Lebanon Unregistered Restruction General Contractors, LLC d/b/a RGC Highland Park, IL Unregistered Scavone Construction Chalfont, PA Unregistered Steve Mitlo t/a Elite Roofing Linden Unregistered Taddeo Properties Limited Liability Company Raritan Unregistered Tri-City Kitchens Vineland Unregistered A & E Improvements, LLC North Bergen Registered
Accomplished Chimney, Inc. North Haledon Registered Agnello Construction, LLC Mahwah Registered Anthony Cittadino Restorations, LLC Tinton Falls Registered Avant Garde Eng. & Const. d/b/a LECC South Orange Registered Bela Cruz Contracting Limited Liability Company Bridgewater Registered Bilinkas Companies Ironia Registered Bodine Contractors a/k/a Bodine Roofing and Siding Phillipsburg Registered Davis Ventures Group Limited Liability Company Tampa, FL Registered Designer Impressions, LLC. West Berlin Registered Effective Basement Solutions Nutley Registered First Clean Flood & Smoke Restoration Tinton Falls Registered Gregory J. Parkhill t/a GJP Painting Voorhees Registered JSP Home Improvement Contractors, LLC Bayville Registered Keith’s Contracting North Haledon Registered Kevin Harrison t/a Fantastic Finish Remodeling Sicklerville Registered LB Pools Inc. d/b/a Ladybug Fiberglass Pools Medford Lakes Registered LL Schaefer Construction LLC Westfield Registered Matthew Kessel Galloway Registered Natural Energy Industries, LLC d/b/a Green Tree Construction Blauvelt, NY Registered OP Construction Home Repairs Limited Liability Company Atlantic City Registered P.C. Handyman Limited Liability Company Sewell Registered Ronin Construction Group, Inc. Hammonton Registered Vincent McConnell d/b/a L & M Builders Milford, PA Registered Continue reading ›

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Business week article

BusinessWeek magazine did an article in the most recent addition about the internal problems at General Motors and the claims of a whistle-blower. This is excellent article addressing the internal problems that General Motors has been having types of vehicles.

In essence, the article states that a internal General Motors worker complained about numerous prompts vehicles and he thought he was trying to improve the company. General Motors did not see it that way and the article addresses what he did and what General Motors did in claimed retaliation.

The case was dismissed
Kelley had been the head of a nationwide GM inspection program and then the quality manager for the Cobalt’s predecessor, the Cavalier. He found flaws and reported them, over and over, and repeatedly found his colleagues’ and supervisors’ responses wanting. He thought they were more concerned with maintaining their bureaucracies and avoiding expensive recalls than with stopping the sale of dangerous cars. Eventually, Kelley threatened to take his concerns to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Frustrated with the limited scope of a recall of sport-utility vehicles in 2002, he sued GM under a Michigan whistle-blower law. GM denied wrongdoing, and the case was dismissed on procedural grounds. Kelley’s career went into hibernation; he was sent to work in another part of the company, and GM kept producing its cars.

Don’t you think that the appropriate action (for consumer safety) for GM would be to address the issues, especially safety issues, raised by one of their employees. Apparently, General Motors did not think so and continued to produce the vehicles

from the article

On June 16, GM recalled an additional 3.16 million U.S. vehicles, across seven models, bringing the total recalled this year in North America to 20 million. “This latest recall raises even more questions about just how pervasive safety problems are at GM,” said Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in a statement. “This is not just a Cobalt problem.”

In response to questions from Bloomberg Businessweek, GM issued a statement on June 17: “We are going to reexamine Mr. Kelley’s employment claims as well as the safety concerns that he has, and that’s part of our redoubled effort to ensure customer safety.”

Too little, too late?
Does GM care about its customers?
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New Jersey Lemon Law unit

The state of New Jersey has a location where consumers can file a claim under New Jersey lemon law receive an expedited procedure.

The specific locations called the lemon Law unit. The lemon Law unit keeps track of the vehicles which it been repurchased by the manufacturer under the lemon law. The law requires that the manufacture take specific actions with regard to the title on these vehicles which it been repurchased under the lemon law.

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These car were repurchased as lemons under the NJ Lemon Law

Vehicles Branded Under The New Jersey Lemon Law
As of June 1, 2014

YEAR MAKE MODEL VIN 2005 AUDI A4 WAUEL74F25N096936 2005 AUDI A4 WAULT68E05A049690 2005 AUDI A6 WAUDL94F75N087446 2005 AUDI A6 WAUDG74FX5N108265 2007 AUDI A4 WAUDF78E87A022998 2008 AUDI A4 WAUDF78E98A078451 2008 AUDI A6 WAUEH74F58N070076 2008 AUDI A6 WAUKH94F28N159750 2008 AUDI Q7 WA1BV74L38D063387 2008 AUDI Q7 WA1BY74L38D026430 2009 AUDI A4 WAUSF78K49N035627 2009 AUDI A4 WAUGF78K49A136714 2009 AUDI A5/S5 WAUDK78T19A000614 2009 AUDI A8 WAULV94E99N002111 2009 AUDI S5 WAURV78T99A022471 2010 AUDI A3 WAUBGAFB5AN004243 2010 AUDI A3 WAUBGAFL8AA064095 2010 AUDI A4 WAUBFAFLXAN066863 2010 AUDI A4 WAUFFAFLXAN058599 2010 AUDI A5 WAULFAFR2AA053315 2010 AUDI Q5 WA1CKAFP7AA079075 2010 AUDI Q5 WA1LKAFP4AA091149 2010 AUDI S4 WAUMGAFL1AA016950 2011 AUDI A3 WAUMFAFM6BA036009 2011 AUDI A4 WAUHFAFL9BN024275 2011 AUDI A4 WAUKFAFL9BN042426 2011 AUDI A5 WAUCFAFR7BA030274 2011 AUDI A5 WAUVGAFH1BN004713 2011 AUDI A5 WAULFAFR7BA039976 2011 AUDI A6 WAUKGAFB9BN011410 2011 AUDI A6 WAUFGAFB0BN044247 2011 AUDI A8 WAURVAFD1BN004960 2011 AUDI A8 WAURVAFDXBN019571 2011 AUDI A8 WAUAVAFD4BN019286 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1CFAFP7BA018217 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1LFAFPXBA006269 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1LFAFPXBA030622 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1CFAFP3BA047097 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1DKAFP6BA113240 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1LFAFP0BA079439 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1CFAFP4BA036321 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1LFAFP2BA069897 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1LFAFP5BA043309 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1DKAFPXBA075902 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1CFAFP4BA006381 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1WKAFP9BA029020 2011 AUDI Q5 WA1LFAFP4BA042944 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1LGAFE4BD006472 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1LGAFE8BD008855 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1LGAFE7BD002626 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1LGAFE9BD001929 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1VMAFEXBD008048 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1LGAFE6BD004769 2011 AUDI Q7 WA1LMAFEXBD005514 2011 AUDI S4 WAUBGAFL0BA058678 2011 AUDI S5 WAUCVAFRXBA062087 2011 AUDI TT/TTS TRUK1AFK0B1022264 2012 AUDI A3 WAUFEAFM9CA074587 2012 AUDI A3 WAUPEAFM3CA070099 Continue reading ›

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