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Consumer complaints worth remembering.
True Blue Car Wash Memberships
Case Name (Date)
Connors et al. v. True Blue Car Wash LLC d/b/a Rainstorm Car Wash and Clean Freak Car Wash
25-cv-2318, D. Ariz.
(July 2025)
Product/Service
Car wash memberships
Allegations
Failing to adequately disclose the terms of memberships – including that the memberships automatically renew and the price automatically increases after the trial period – and making it difficult to cancel
Status
Pending
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