Consumer Information

Automotive - General - Recalls

Automotive

Automotive.com

Research new and used car prices, reviews, and specifications.

Autosite

Automobile pricing and reviews.

Car Talk

Fun stuff and good stuff from the Magliozzi brothers Tom and Ray, also known as radio personalities "Click and Clack."

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Insurance Codes and Company Contact Information

Also includes information about how to change your code with the DMV.

Edmunds Car Buying Guide

Information about new and used cars and trucks; comparison road tests and safety information; buying incentives and rebates; industry news and more.

Fuel Economy

From the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this site offers comparisons of cars for fuel efficiency and environmental factors, information about state and local gas prices and gas mileage tips.

IIHS - HLDI Crash Testing and Highway Safety

Find out a vehicle's "crashworthiness" based on independent testing.  How safe is your car?

Kelley Blue Book

New car pricing; used car and motorcycle values, some as far back as 1976; car buying and selling tips.

Lemon Car Page

General information regarding lemon cars; list of individual states' Lemon Laws; link to searchable Office of Defects Investigation Complaints Database.

NADA Appraisal Guides

New car pricing; used vehicle value guides for cars, trucks, and SUVs; lemon check by vehicle ID number; auctions and industry events calendar; related links.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

This government site has lots of information about service bulletins, crash tests, recall notices, consumer complaints, etc.

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General 

Free Annual Credit Report

Government website with information about how to request your report by mail, phone or online.

Better Business Bureau

Links to individual BBB offices, including the Upstate New York Better Business Bureau; business and charity reports; how to file company and product complaints; weekly consumer tips.

Consumer Guide

Reviews, ratings, and prices for automobiles and consumer products.

Consumer Reports

Product ratings, product reviews, buying guides, product safety recalls, and consumer information from Consumer Union/Consumer Reports Magazine. 

Consumer Search

Search hundreds of print magazines and Internet sources for product reviews.

Consumer World

Guide with lots of resources for consumers.

Corporate Consumer Contacts

Have a problem with a company and can't find their phone number?  Check this database.

Dollars & Sense

Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection website.

Federal Citizen Information Center

Links to hundreds of consumer publications. Includes an online version of the Consumer Action Handbook, which features thousands of corporate consumer contacts, state and federal government agencies, local and national consumer organizations and more.

GetHuman

A consumer tool with phone numbers, shortcuts, reviews, tips, and more for companies worldwide.

Household Products Database

Provides health and safety information on household products and their ingredients.

National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators

State offices for unclaimed or abandoned property.

National Do Not Call Registry

Register a phone number and get answers to common questions.

NYS Division of Consumer Protection

Addresses the most common consumer questions on topics ranging from aging to warranties. It also contains consumer contact source lists.

NYS Public Service Commission

A consumer web site with information on energy and telecommunications utility services.

Office of the NYS Attorney General

Information on consumer issues, forms for filing complaints, and a listing of agencies that handle complaints outside the Attorney General's jurisdiction.

Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database

Search by product, ingredient or company to get safety information.

Recalls

Boating Resource Safety Center

US Coast Guard site for boat recalls.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Federal government consumer safety site.

DriverSide

Consumer information about car recalls and repairs.

Recalls.gov

Recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and various other federal agencies.

Safecar.gov

Vehicle recall site from the Office of Defects Investigation.

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