Kevin
Orlando,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 08, 2005
Sheila, you asked about the Attorney General claims against JD Byrider in Kentucky and whether they are nationwide. JD Byrider is operating over 130 locations in many states. Since you are in Wisconsin, you should contact the Better Business Bureau and your Attorney General and file your complaint. You should be able to do this online. So far Attorneys General in Ohio, Kentucky and Iowa have filed suits or investigated JD Byrider, both the corporation and individual franchisees. In Wisconsin, you are dealing with a franchisee. With enough attention being brought to JD Byrider and their dishonest business practices, you and other customers might be able to file a class action lawsuit. Good Luck.
Stick
Phoenix,#3Consumer Suggestion
Sat, March 26, 2005
Go to the below URL and it will take you to 126 JD Byrider Rip Off Reports. Go make them all happy. http://www.ripoffreport.com/results.asp?submit22=Search+All+The+Latest+Rip-Off+Reports+Now%21&q1=ALL&q2=&q3=&q4=&q5=JD+Byrider&q6=&q7=&searchtype=0 If you ever have bought a car from JD Byrider you might want to read this. Sure seems to be informative reading to me! http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/latest_news/releases/jan_2005/Dan_Nelson.html
Stick
Phoenix,#4Consumer Suggestion
Sat, March 26, 2005
Go to the below URL and it will take you to 126 JD Byrider Rip Off Reports. Go make them all happy. http://www.ripoffreport.com/results.asp?submit22=Search+All+The+Latest+Rip-Off+Reports+Now%21&q1=ALL&q2=&q3=&q4=&q5=JD+Byrider&q6=&q7=&searchtype=0 If you ever have bought a car from JD Byrider you might want to read this. Sure seems to be informative reading to me! http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/latest_news/releases/jan_2005/Dan_Nelson.html
Stick
Phoenix,#5Consumer Suggestion
Sat, March 26, 2005
Go to the below URL and it will take you to 126 JD Byrider Rip Off Reports. Go make them all happy. http://www.ripoffreport.com/results.asp?submit22=Search+All+The+Latest+Rip-Off+Reports+Now%21&q1=ALL&q2=&q3=&q4=&q5=JD+Byrider&q6=&q7=&searchtype=0 If you ever have bought a car from JD Byrider you might want to read this. Sure seems to be informative reading to me! http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/latest_news/releases/jan_2005/Dan_Nelson.html
Sheila
Milwaukee,#6Consumer Suggestion
Sat, March 26, 2005
Stick- Thanks for that information! It was very informative for me. Do you know if the get far with this if it will be nationwide or just in Kentucky? Someone needs to stop this company from being in business!! It is very unfair how they do their business and defraud all of us consumers they way they do, willingly and maliciously! They have no "respect" for anyone and are only out for the money for this company! Thanks again for that reading!!
Stick
Phoenix,#7Consumer Suggestion
Fri, March 25, 2005
Sheila I found some informative reading for you. A guy told me in the Vegas JD Byrider meeting that they have plans to push down the Rip Off Reports that are about JD Byrider in google searchs. Fat Chance! December 17, 2004 Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against national used car dealership franchiser, J.D. Byrider, Inc. and the Louisville J.D. Byrider franchise owned by James Maguire. The state says the car dealership engaged in "multiple" violations of Kentucky's consumer protection laws. The lawsuit alleges that the local franchise engaged in multiple violations of the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act, as well as the federal Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act and Truth in Lending Act which harmed hundreds of consumers. The allegations include the following violations of law: failing to repair or correct vehicle defects under an implied warranty of merchantability as required by law; ? making unfair, false, misleading and deceptive statements that it had disclaimed all warranties when in fact it was prohibited from disclaiming such warranties as a matter of law; refusing to recognize customers' right to revoke acceptance of their contract as required by law; making false, misleading and deceptive statements that vehicles were "certified" or "inspected" when such was not the case; charging consumers unlawful deductibles for warranty repair work; requiring consumers to purchase credit life insurance and service contracts and failing to disclose these items as a cost of credit in violation of the federal Truth in Lending Act and state law; and offering unlawful inducements to consumers in the form of referral sales "commissions" in violation of Kentucky statutory law. The complaint also alleges that the business model of the franchiser, utilized by the local franchise, unfairly makes consumers vulnerable to abusive sales tactics and is unlawful. The complaint charges the business model intentionally targets credit-vulnerable consumers, discourages consumers from choosing cars to purchase, hides or fails to disclose the purchase price, requires detailed financial information and a credit check before disclosing price, sells the "payment" to the consumer, and keeps consumers at the site of the local franchise for hours resulting in unfair contracts for consumers. The complaint seeks restitution on behalf of consumers including those who were required to pay deductibles for warranty repairs that should have been performed at no cost due to the implied warranty of merchantability and for consumers who attempted to revoke acceptance of a substantially defective vehicle whose attempts were wrongfully denied by the defendants. The complaint alleges that the violations were willful and seeks civil penalties of $2,000 per violation. The Attorney General's Office has been engaged in negotiations with the local franchise which has voluntarily made some positive changes in its operations addressing the practices noted in the complaint. The attorney general said he hopes to continue to pursue a resolution of all outstanding issues including consumer restitution during the course of the litigation. Sheila was the above informative reading for you?
Michael
Carmel,#8REBUTTAL Individual responds
Thu, March 24, 2005
Sheila - I am not sure what the specific details of your case are, but if you can contact our corporate office at 888.227.1222 and give us more information, we will try to resolve your situation to your satisfaction. It sounds like you have experienced some problems with a Wisconsin J.D. Byrider. As for the story that you pasted from the Internet about the Sandusky OH JD Byrider, those issues have been taken care of - that store was closed and is no longer a JD Byrider!!! We take these matters very seriously and we want to help consumers. The publicity generated by this web site and by customer service indexing shows that we are on the right track. We will tackle problems head on, we do not avoid them!! Thanks, Michael Patrick JD Byrider Customer Service Manager 888.227.1222