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2024-2025 Mazda CX-90

2024-2025 Mazda CX-90

Allegations: Misrepresenting that vehicles are safe when the braking systems may excessively wear and completely fail due to a defect

2025 Mazda3 – 2.5 S Vehicles

Class Action

2025 Mazda3 – 2.5 S Vehicles

Allegations: Misrepresenting that vehicles are equipped with eight speakers and high-definition (HD) radio when they are actually equipped with six speakers and standard radio

UPPAbaby Mesa Max, Mesa V2, and Aria Car Seats

Class Action

UPPAbaby Mesa Max, Mesa V2, and Aria Car Seats

Allegations: Representing that products are suitable car seats without disclosing that they cause children to sit in a position that may result in discomfort, difficulty breathing and positional asphyxiation

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Ad Alert

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

What’s this reservation good for?

2023-2025 Hyundai Palisade Vehicles

Class Action

2023-2025 Hyundai Palisade Vehicles

Allegations: Misrepresenting that vehicles are safe

Volkswagen ID.4

Class Action

Volkswagen ID.4

Allegations: Misrepresenting vehicles as having been thoroughly tested and safe to drive when they may suddenly accelerate due to a defect in the steering wheel

Nuna Rava Convertible Car Seats

Class Action

Nuna Rava Convertible Car Seats

Allegations: Marketing products as designed to safely and securely transport children

Various Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC Vehicles

Class Action

Various Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC Vehicles

Allegations: Marketing vehicles as safe and reliable when engines can suffer damage, fail or lose propulsion due to a defect

True Blue Car Wash Memberships

Class Action

True Blue Car Wash Memberships

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of memberships and making it difficult to cancel

ProElite Steering Wheel Covers

Class Action

ProElite Steering Wheel Covers

Allegations: Falsely advertising products as “genuine leather” when they are made of faux leather

Various Honda and Acura Vehicles

Class Action

Various Honda and Acura Vehicles

Allegations: Marketing vehicles as safe and dependable when the engines can become unexpectedly inoperable due to a defect

Carvana’s ‘7-Day Money-Back Guarantee’

Ad Alert

Carvana’s ‘7-Day Money-Back Guarantee’

Is it still a money-back guarantee if you end up paying hundreds of dollars?

Go Carwash Memberships

Class Action

Go Carwash Memberships

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of memberships and making it difficult to cancel

U-Haul Uses ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Advertising, According to Investigation by Watchdog Group

Media Coverage

U-Haul Uses ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Advertising, According to Investigation by Watchdog Group

Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, Consumers’ Checkbook

Mazda Connect Infotainment Systems

Class Action

Mazda Connect Infotainment Systems

Allegations: Marketing that systems “deliver seamless connectivity between your car and your smart phone” when they reboot, freeze, malfunction, and become inoperable

Segway Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP KickScooters

Class Action

Segway Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP KickScooters

Allegations: Falsely advertising products as safe, reliable, and durable

TINA.org Finds U-Haul Using Bait-and-Switch Pricing Scheme

Press Release

TINA.org Finds U-Haul Using Bait-and-Switch Pricing Scheme

MADISON, CONN. May 6, 2025 – U-Haul is engaged in a bait-and-switch pricing scheme with its $19.95 truck rental ads, according to an investigation by consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org).…

U-Haul Needs to Pack Up Its Deceptive ‘$19.95’ Truck Ads