Lugo

INTRODUCTION

This action by plaintiffs Jose Lugo (Jose) and his wife Diane Lugo (Diane)

(together the Lugos) alleging various causes of action for breach of warranty, violation of

the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) (Civ. Code, § 1750 et seq.), fraud, and

negligent misrepresentation arose when Jose (1) purchased a 2000 GMC Yukon in late

April 2005 from defendant Good Guys Auto Sales, Inc. (Good Guys); (2) financed the

purchase through Good Guys' assignee, defendant Mission Federal Credit Union

(Mission Federal); (3) continued to have various mechanical problems with the Yukon in

June 2005 after at least three attempts by Good Guys to fix the problems, which included

an oil leak and problems with the front shocks and axle; and (4) experienced problems in

registering the Yukon in Arizona in April 2009 after they moved there, at which time

they learned that (a) a restitution lien—which resulted from a restitution order entered

against a previous owner of the Yukon in an Arizona criminal case in February 2005

before Jose purchased it—at some point attached to the title of the Yukon, and (b) the

Yukon had been in an accident—which Good Guys did not disclose to…