California lemon law protects those who purchase or lease a vehicle at retail, only to discover a defect that substantially impairs the vehicle’s usability, safety, or value. In California, at the election of the buyer, automakers must replace the lemon with a “substantially similar” vehicle or offer a buyback.  Getting a fair buyback deal can…

Ford issued new and expanded recalls after rear-view cameras started showing blank, distorted, frozen, or delayed images in reverse. The latest NHTSA filings from October 2025 span many Ford and Lincoln models over several years. If you continue to return to the dealer for the same camera failure, stop waiting for a fix that doesn’t…

Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act. The law offers consumer protections for California auto buyers. It’s expected to create significant changes in how people buy autos in the state – and the information automakers must provide in a sale. More information can help buyers choose reliable vehicles.…

Any vehicle can show up in a lemon law case. Yet every year, some automakers and vehicles appear more often than others. Here are the top seven vehicle makes and models that showed up most often in lemon law claims filed in 2025. If your vehicle has persistent issues despite multiple repair attempts, talk to…

Recently, the owner of a Rivian R1S took to Reddit to describe a situation: The owner’s R1S had ongoing problems with its air conditioning system. After multiple attempts to get the issue repaired or communicate with Rivian, the automaker gave the R1S’s owner an offer: Rivian would pay $2,000, but the owner had to waive…

A Reddit user recently posted that after several weeks, multiple repair attempts, and “about a dozen” attempts to communicate, Rivian sent a “goodwill” offer of $2,000 in exchange for the vehicle owner’s agreement to give up their rights under their state’s lemon law. The vehicle owner had their Rivian R1S for less than two weeks…

Finding the right legal help in California shouldn’t feel like a maze. That’s why we’ve put together something new that we think you’ll find helpful: an interactive map showing the regions we serve throughout the Golden State.  From the fast pace of Los Angeles, to the beautiful coastline up North, to the wide-open heart of…

Attention California Mercedes-Benz owners! If you drive a 2022-2023 EQB model—specifically the EQB 250, EQB 300 4MATIC, or EQB 350 4MATIC—there’s an urgent recall you need to be aware of. A potential safety issue has been identified, and it could affect you. Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening and how Wirtz Law APC can be…

Hyundai Motor North America has announced a recall involving over 42,000 vehicles from its 2025 lineup of Hyundai Tucson SUVs and Santa Cruz crossover pickups. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the problem stems from a wiring issue that can cause the vehicle to shift out of “park” without the brake pedal…

When you buy a new or used vehicle in California, you expect the odometer reading to reflect the actual miles driven. Most drivers assume an odometer is a simple measure of a car’s mileage, but the number matters more than many realize because warranties and lease agreements often depend on it. A new lawsuit claims…