Archive for ‘GM’


Pontiac is phasing out, but your lemon law rights are not.

April 27, 2009 By: LemonLaw Category: General Motors, GM, pontiac, Warranty

It’s a sad day in the history of automobiles.  Autoblog reports that General Motors will phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010, and will build its accelerated visibility plan surrounding its four remaining brands:  Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac.  By the end of the year, we will also know if and how GM will move… Read More


Repurchase & Refund Highlights – First Quarter 2009

March 26, 2009 By: LemonLaw Category: bmw, dodge, Ford, GM, hyundai, infiniti, jeep, lemon buybacks, Lemon Law, Lemon Law Firm, lexus, Mazda, pontiac, saturn, Suzuki, volvo

Since 1991, Kimmel & Silverman has prided itself in protecting consumer rights, starting with providing free lemon law help to consumers in the Philadelphia, PA region and building throughout Pittsburgh, and then New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, New Hampshire and Connecticut.  Since our inception, we have handled over 50,000 lemon law and breach of warranty claims,… Read More


Drip Drip Drip…Leak Leaving You Wet?

January 07, 2009 By: LemonLaw Category: Acadia, Car Lemon Law, Defective Car, GM, jeep, jeep commander, Lemon Law, Magnuson Moss, outlook, saturn, water leak

Happy new year! The winter months are upon us and so is the wacky wetter weather (try saying that ten times fast.) The phones at 1-800 LEMON LAW are ringing with many distressed drivers who are dealing with water leaks. On this blog, we have discussed why it is so important to continue to bring… Read More


Outlook looks ‘GriM” for several SUVs

October 08, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: car sales, chevrolet, GM, saturn

Unfortunately, as the economy continues to spiral downward, so does production of several General Motors sport utility vehicles. The manufacturer has announced that come December 23, they will close their plant in Moraine, Ohio and cease production of the Chevrolet Trailblazer, the GMC Envoy, and the Saab 9-7x.  Thankfully, it’s not all coal and humbug… Read More


Does a drip make you flip?

October 02, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: Acadia, Accord, Car Lemon Law, Consumer Rights, Defective Car, General Motors, GM, Honda, Kimmel & Silverman, Magnuson Moss, Mold and Mildew, water leak

As the rain has been pouring down this past week, the calls have been pouring into 1-800 LEMON LAW . We have been successfully resolving a large number of water leak claims recently, especially in General Motors SUVs.  But, GM drivers are not alone; I just took a call from a gentleman who has been in 7 times… Read More


Land Rover Lowest On JD Power Rankings

August 08, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: Audi, cadillac, car rankings, chevrolet, Chrysler, dodge, GM, hummer, isuzu, jeep, kia, land rover, lexus, Mazda, mercedes benz, mercury, mini, Nissan, pontiac, saab, saturn, scion, Subaru, suv, Suzuki, Toyota, volkswagen, volvo

Throughout the year, we receive countless calls from folks looking for car buying advice.  Many figure that by calling 1-800 LEMON LAW prior to buying a car, they may be able to prevent problems “down the road” so to speak. For that reason, since 2001, we have teamed up consumer advocate Jack Gillis and the wonderful team… Read More


GM Has Big Plans For Small Cars

July 17, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: cadillac, Car Buying, chevrolet, General Motors, GM

General Motors, not wanting to face the fate of bankruptcy, is scaling back with an overall $15 billion cost-cutting program, as reported by Mike Harris of The Associated Press. Speedway Motorsports Inc., which owns eight tracks that hold NASCAR events, already has been told GM will not renew contracts at two tracks — New Hampshire Motor Speedway and… Read More


GM Filing For Bankruptcy? CEO Says No.

July 11, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: buick, cadillac, Car Buying, car sales, General Motors, GM, hummer, trucks

As you can expect, we have successfully handled thousands upon thousands of GM lemon law cases through the years….Cadillacs, Buicks, Chevrolets, Corvettes, Pontiacs, Hummers, etc.  Founding Partner and Lemon Law Attorney Bob Silverman has taken charge of many of these cases, and he has always felt that, despite the fact the glitches occur, GM has constantly exhibited… Read More


The Dealer Can Only Do So Much….

July 09, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: cadillac, Car Lemon Law, Consumer Rights, dealerships, Defective Car, General Motors, GM, Lemon Law, PA Lemon Law, Pennsylvania Lemon Law, TV interview

This morning, while taping a segment for the CW talk show “Speak Up,” we met up with one of our former clients, John Bryant.  John, an accomplished attorney himself, had endured several significant problems with his Cadillac. The battery kept dying, again and again, and he found himself back at the dealer on five different occasions. … Read More


GM Scales Back Production

June 05, 2008 By: LemonLaw Category: GM, suv, trucks

There is no doubt that the current economic situation has affected new car sales. Normally, when folks reach out to 1-800-LEMON-LAW, they call about newer cars (2005, 2006, 2007). We are currently seeing an increase in used car inquiries. While, some can still be helped under the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, provided they are still… Read More