An Ontario man is calling on the provincial government to introduce “lemon laws” to protect consumers from defective vehicles, after a new car he bought started having multiple issues just four days after he brought it home. CBC’s Farrah Merali has the story.
For Carl Cameron, a new Nissan Altima seemed like a safe, reliable purchase — he’d owned one in the past, had a good experience and decided to buy a 2024 model that July.
But four days later, he was proven wrong.
He said he couldn’t pair his new cell phone wirelessly, lights indicating his tire pressure was high or low began appearing and the radio began turning on and off.
“I knew something was seriously wrong,” Cameron told CBC Toronto.
The 78-year-old contacted the Orillia, Ont., dealership where he purchased the car after the issues began, but because he was in and out of hospital for serious health issues, he wasn’t able to immediately bring …