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07-25-2007, 10:18 AM
found on montecarloforum.com (thanks Space!)....
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Car dealer accused of sending phony recall notices
Associated Press - July , 07
ATLANTA (AP) - A consumer protection agency has filed a lawsuit against a car dealer, claiming the dealer sent out phony recall notices in a bid to increase sales.
The lawsuit was filed Friday by the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs against Bill Heard Chevrolet and is the first lawsuit the agency has filed against a car dealer since 1975.
Last fall, 10,000 Georgia car owners received what appeared to be a flier from General Motors announcing an "Urgent Potential Recall Notice."
In fact, there was no recall and the flier was NOT from General Motors. State regulators say it was the latest in a 16-year pattern of deceptive sales pitches by Bill Heard Chevrolet, the largest car dealer based in Georgia.
The lawsuit says the October mailings were meant to trick car owners into thinking their vehicles were unsafe. Instead, the dealership was simply trying to sell new vehicles or service plans.
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Full Article: http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6766565
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Bill Heard Chevrolet in Florida
Class action status is being sought in a lawsuit filed against Bill Heard Chevrolet of Plant City, Florida on behalf of customers. The suit alleges deceptive business practices by the company, and claims that it violated federal Truth in Lending laws.
"Bill Heard Chevrolet's conduct violates public policy, is unfair, misleading, deceptive and illegal, and is substantially injurious to consumers . . . who are left without a vehicle and lack the ability to get one because they no longer have a trade-in vehicle as a down payment, or their cash down payment, and cannot secure affordable financing," the complaint states.
Among the deceptive practices Bill Heard salespeople engaged in, the complaint alleged, involved telling a customer he was approved for car financing when the application was never actually processed.
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http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/bill_heard.html
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Car dealer accused of sending phony recall notices
Associated Press - July , 07
ATLANTA (AP) - A consumer protection agency has filed a lawsuit against a car dealer, claiming the dealer sent out phony recall notices in a bid to increase sales.
The lawsuit was filed Friday by the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs against Bill Heard Chevrolet and is the first lawsuit the agency has filed against a car dealer since 1975.
Last fall, 10,000 Georgia car owners received what appeared to be a flier from General Motors announcing an "Urgent Potential Recall Notice."
In fact, there was no recall and the flier was NOT from General Motors. State regulators say it was the latest in a 16-year pattern of deceptive sales pitches by Bill Heard Chevrolet, the largest car dealer based in Georgia.
The lawsuit says the October mailings were meant to trick car owners into thinking their vehicles were unsafe. Instead, the dealership was simply trying to sell new vehicles or service plans.
Click on below link
Full Article: http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6766565
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Bill Heard Chevrolet in Florida
Class action status is being sought in a lawsuit filed against Bill Heard Chevrolet of Plant City, Florida on behalf of customers. The suit alleges deceptive business practices by the company, and claims that it violated federal Truth in Lending laws.
"Bill Heard Chevrolet's conduct violates public policy, is unfair, misleading, deceptive and illegal, and is substantially injurious to consumers . . . who are left without a vehicle and lack the ability to get one because they no longer have a trade-in vehicle as a down payment, or their cash down payment, and cannot secure affordable financing," the complaint states.
Among the deceptive practices Bill Heard salespeople engaged in, the complaint alleged, involved telling a customer he was approved for car financing when the application was never actually processed.
Click below 4 more
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/bill_heard.html