Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Better Business Bureau complaints against Washington State-based companies VoodooMan Switches and Black Label Switches are resonating; musicians are sounding off about late or undelivered footswitches, pedals and acoustic equipment.
Most complainants also cite unreturned phone calls and emails after products are purchased from voodoomanswitches.com or blacklabelswitches.com.
Though VoodooMan Switches has been responsive to some BBB complaints, 40 of 53 complaints remain unanswered. To date, BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington has recorded 261 inquiries on VoodooMan in 2012—surpassing the 221 inquiries received in 2011 and 156 in 2010. Black Label Switches has four unanswered complaints and 77 inquiries since April 2012.
While the equipment is the bait, the business name is the switch; James Britt is believed to be the owner of both companies.
When searching for amplifiers and other sound gear:
- Boost search efforts. Listen to other customers; research business names, Web addresses and phone numbers in search engines to read reviews.
- Turn down high volumes. Be wary if companies have excessive complaints.
- Listen to instincts. Missing licensing records and privacy policies are blaringly obvious turn-offs.
- Back-peddle. Hang on to order confirmations and pay by credit card, in case purchases need to be disputed.
Sound off if it doesn’t seem right. Voice complaints at bbb.org, ftccomplaintassistant.gov and ic3.gov.
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
The following information is from Toyota, Inc
Toyota Recalls
Recently, Toyota announced two safety recalls that cover some of its models. Both recall campaigns address conditions related to the accelerator pedal. The first recall, “Floor Mat Entrapment,” regards the potential for an unsecured or incompatible driver’s floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide-open position.
The second recall, “Pedal,” is being conducted because there is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position.
As part of the recall campaign, new car sales of vehicles subject to the pedal recall have been temporarily suspended until the problem is remedied.
In addition, we’ve temporarily halted production at some of our North American plans to focus our resources on remedying the vehicles we’ve recalled. Why have we taken this unprecedented action? Because it’s the right thing to do for our owners.
Is your Toyota subject to one or both of the recalls? Select your model from the list below to learn whether either or both of these recalls apply to your Toyota vehicle and what you should expect regarding the recall remedies.
If you have additional questions or concerns that have not been addressed here, please contact the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331. The Toyota Customer Experience Center hours are: Mon.-Fri. 5:00 am-6:00 pm, Sat. 7:00am-4:00 pm PST.
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Tags: avalon, Camry, Corolla, Entrapment, facts, Floor, Floor Mat Entrapment, gas, gas pedal, Highlander, information, Mat, Matrix, models, pedal, Prius, Rav 4, recall, Sequoia, Tacoma, tips, toyota, toyota recall, Tundra, VENZA
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