Why won’t Jiffy Lube pay for my engine repair? Isn’t it responsible?
After getting an oil change at Jiffy Lube, the engine on Ian Culhane’s Subaru stops working. The likely culprit is a botched oil change, he says. Why won’t Jiffy repair his car?
CONSUMER ADVOCACY
Why won’t Princess Cruises refund our canceled flight? They have my money.
Julie Schumer’s return flight gets canceled during the Southwest Airlines meltdown in December. Southwest sends the money to her cruise line, but her cruise line won’t refund her. What’s going on?
How to avoid hidden hotel fees on your next trip
The only way to escape hidden hotel fees is to get creative about fighting them. Here’s how to do it.
Hotel fee warning: What “for your convenience” really means
If you’ve ever seen the words “for your convenience” on a hotel bill, you probably suspect it’s not really for your convenience. It’s for their convenience.
Amazon sent me the wrong graphics card. How do I get this fixed?
Ryan Maietta orders an Arc A770 graphics card from Amazon. Instead, he gets a different card, an A750. How does he get this fixed?
I’ve been banned by Airbnb, but no one will tell me why
Why did Airbnb ban Solange Reyner? The company won’t tell her. But will it tell this consumer advocate?
His refrigerator won’t stop buzzing. Will Home Depot take it back?
Keith Cantrell’s new refrigerator is making a loud buzzing sound. GE can’t fix it, and Home Depot won’t let him return it. What should he do?
Budget wants to charge me for refueling and cleaning. Is that allowed?
When William Houck returns his rental car to LAX, Budget tries to charge him a fee for refueling and cleaning. But he brought the car back with a full gas tank, and it was clean. How can he fight these charges?
Did Amazon bait-and-switch me on this toy car I ordered online?
When Robert Preuss tries to buy a Fisher-Price Power Wheels Dune Racer from Amazon, he can’t complete the purchase. Amazon offers to fix the problem but then reneges, leaving him with a $304 bill.
I had to pay twice for my checked luggage on Avianca. I want a refund!
Peter Holt prepays $66 for two checked bags on his Avianca flight from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Mexico City. Why did he pay twice?