Fords are Flaming Up Again

  ohiolemonlaw   7:22 PM    0 Comments
This doesn't look like a safety problem to us, says federal safety investigators.Ford Triton v-8 engines are spitting out their spark plugs and catching fire ... and federal safety investigators aren’t doing anything

Bidding Starts for Chrysler

  ohiolemonlaw   6:53 PM    0 Comments
A few weeks ago we reported that GM was talking with DaimlerChrysler about buying the ailing Chrysler US operation. Turns out they were not only talking, they actually made a low ball bid.GM

Washing Machines that Catch Fire ?

  ohiolemonlaw   12:08 PM    0 Comments
You wouldn't think that washing machines, full of water, could catch on fire...well Maytag has a found a way to make it happen! More precisely, Samsung did, and sold it to Maytag.March 2007:

Crippled Safety Regulators Doing Nothing

  ohiolemonlaw   8:21 AM    0 Comments
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is the one federal safety agency responsible for monitoring millions of consumer products for safety dangers to you and your family. Yet they have been hamstrung with repeated

Identity Thieves Run Rampant

  ohiolemonlaw   7:12 PM    0 Comments
The people dedicated to protecting you, yeah that's right, the FBI, may be easier to steal from than WalMart. Well, maybe not the FBI, but certainly many government agencies are. Take the Veterans

Unions Leary of Chrysler Bidder

  ohiolemonlaw   9:36 AM    0 Comments
Unions aren't happy with rumors of big money moguls buying Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler AG and that just may foul up the investor group's plans, according to Reuster news reports.The unions' opposition comes just

Maybe No One Killed the Electric Car?

  ohiolemonlaw   8:43 PM    0 Comments
Not that long ago people were talking about Who Killed the Electric Car? with a lot of suspicion thrown GM's way. Well, maybe it wasn't true after all. Or maybe their conscience got

Who Builds the Worst Cars?

  ohiolemonlaw   5:43 PM    0 Comments
Okay, so last time we talked about who Consumer Reports thought built the best cars, most all of which we agreed with. In case you didn't rush out to buy a copy of

Who Builds the Best Cars?

  ohiolemonlaw   6:51 PM    0 Comments
The popular myth is that the Japanese do, but that's not what Consumer Reports is saying ... sort of.In its annual car reliability survey, CR says that VW and Audi are tops at