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Automobiles
Auto Repair
(Separate Website)
Tips to protect yourself.
By: FCIC-Consumer Action Website
Better Business Bureau Auto Line
(Separate Website)
The Better Business Bureau system administers BBB AUTO LINE to help automobile manufacturers and individual customers resolve disputes concerning alleged manufacturing defects. Thirty-four companies participate in this program. This informal, out-of-court settlement mechanism is free to consumers.
By: Better Business Bureau
Buying a New Car
(Separate Website)
Tips to protect yourself.
By: FCIC-Consumer Action Website
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Buying a Used Car
(Separate Website)
Tips to protect your rights.
By: FCIC-Consumer Action Website
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Consumer Action Handbook
(Separate Website)
Order FREE 2007 Consumer Action Handbook - help with your consumer problems and complaints.
By: Consumer Action Website-Federal Citizen Information Center
Other Formats:
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Consumer Action Website
(Separate Website)
Federal agency website with lots of consumer information and resources.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Defective Auto Complaint
(Separate Website)
NHTSA online complaint form. Let the agency know about unsafe auto defects. You can also call the toll-free number 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236) to make a complaint by phone.
By: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
File a complaint against a used vehicle dealer
(Separate Website)
How and where to send a complaint, and what happens after you do.
By: Louisiana Recreational and Used Motor Vehicle Commission
File a Consumer Fraud Complaint
(Separate Website)
Online complaint to the Louisiana Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section.
By: Office of the Louisiana Attorney General
Lemon Law and Buying a Car
(Separate Website)
Information about Louisiana's Lemon Law, and advice for avoiding problems when you buy a new car, from the Louisiana Attorney General's "Consumer Notebook" on the Web.
By: Louisiana Attorney General
Louisiana Desk Manual - Consumer Law Chapter 2005 Strategies for Representing Consumers
By: Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center & New Orleans Legal Assistance (an office of Southeast La. Legal Services)
Safety Recalls
(Separate Website)
Search the NHTSA online database on safety recalls of autos, vehicle equipment, child safety seats, and school buses.
By: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Search federal records on defective autos
(Separate Website)
Search NHTSA's online database of their current and past auto defect investigations.
By: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Bankruptcy
Consumer Action Website
(Separate Website)
Federal agency website with lots of consumer information and resources.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
File a Consumer Fraud Complaint
(Separate Website)
Online complaint to the Louisiana Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section.
By: Office of the Louisiana Attorney General
Filing for Bankruptcy Without An Attorney
(Separate Website)
This page has information for those trying to file for bankruptcy on their own. The courts warn that the system is hard to get around without a lawyer, so there is also information about where to get legal help.
By: United States Bankruptcy Courts
Official Bankruptcy Forms and Guide
(Separate Website)
Links you to forms and manual for handling a bankruptcy.
By: Administrative Office of U.S. Courts
Contract & Warranty Problems
Consumer Action Handbook
(Separate Website)
Order FREE 2007 Consumer Action Handbook - help with your consumer problems and complaints.
By: Consumer Action Website-Federal Citizen Information Center
Other Formats:
PDF File
Consumer Action Website
(Separate Website)
Federal agency website with lots of consumer information and resources.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
File a Consumer Fraud Complaint
(Separate Website)
Online complaint to the Louisiana Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section.
By: Office of the Louisiana Attorney General
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