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Investigators Say a Coordinated Ring of Thieves Figured Out How to Clone a Stolen Truck’s Identity Onto a Legally Titled Vehicle’s Paperwork, Fooling Buyers for Years Before It Unraveled
A stolen truck does not stay stolen-looking for long once a cloning ring gets to
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Catalytic Converter Theft Claims Have Plunged Right Alongside the Nationwide Drop in Overall Vehicle Theft, yet the Specific Vehicles Getting Targeted Have Shifted Noticeably Since Last Year
The claim that catalytic converter theft keeps climbing while overall car theft falls does not
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Federal Law Requires Dealers to Give Buyers a Real Itemized Breakdown of Every Financing Charge Before Signing, yet Compliance Audits Keep Finding Dealers Who Skip That Step Entirely
Federal law has required auto dealers and lenders to give buyers an itemized breakdown of
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Two Years After the Viral Wave of Hyundai and Kia Thefts, Neither Automaker Will Say How Many of the Roughly Eight Million Affected Cars Still Lack the Free Anti Theft Software Update
Roughly two years after Hyundai and Kia rolled out a free anti-theft software update for
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Accident Forgiveness Sounds Like a Free Safety Net From Your Insurance Company, but the Actual Math Behind What That Add On Costs Versus What It Saves Rarely Favors the Driver Buying It
Accident forgiveness gets pitched at the exact moment a driver feels most exposed: right after
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Requesting the Original Factory Build Sheet Before Buying Any Used Car Can Reveal Exactly What Options It Left the Factory With, Catching Sellers Who Quietly Upgraded the Listing Description
A vehicle history report tells a buyer whether a used car was in a reported
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Replacing a Cracked Windshield on a Car With a Built In Head Up Display Now Frequently Costs More Than the Insurance Deductible Most Drivers Assume Will Cover the Entire Repair
A cracked windshield used to be one of the most predictable repair bills a driver
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Every Driver Has the Legal Right to Cancel an Extended Warranty for a Prorated Refund at Any Point During the Contract, yet Almost Nobody Who Buys One Ever Actually Exercises It
Almost every state that regulates vehicle service contracts, the products dealers sell as “extended warranties,”
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Buyers Can Run a Ten Minute Check Before Purchasing Any Used Car to Reveal Whether an Airbag Has Ever Been Deployed and Replaced With a Cheaper Aftermarket Part That Might Not Work in a Crash
Roughly 6.4 million vehicles were still waiting on genuine Takata airbag inflator replacements as of
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Security Cameras Nationwide Keep Catching Would Be Thieves Circling Quarter Million Dollar Lamborghini Urus SUVs as Relay Attack Vehicle Theft Surges Across the Country
Surveillance footage at Salt Lake City International Airport shows a man calmly checking car door
