When buying a used vehicle, no one wants to get stuck with a lemon. While luck has a little to do with it, research and investigation will help you find a vehicle that will give you years of reliable driving. Below are a few tips that can help you avoid getting stuck with a lemon.

In 2006, Koua Fong Lee, a recent Hmong immigrant with only about a year of driving experience, was exiting a freeway ramp in St. Paul when his 1996 Camry ran into the back of an Oldsmobile stopped at a red light. The accident killed three people, and Lee was convicted of criminal vehicular homicide. The judge who presided over that trial, sentenced him to the maximum eight years.

Thieves are not worried about fuel efficiency when it comes to steeling a vehicle according to the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the insurance Institute for Highway Safety. According to Kim Hazelbaker, HLDI senior vice president, "Thieves are after chrome, horsepower, and HEMIs."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to take an oral liquid known as "Miracle Mineral Supplement" or "MMS" because it can cause serious harm to your health. There have been several reports of health injuries such as severe nausea, vomiting and low blood pressure from dehydration with the use of this product.

With recalled products being pulled from shelves every day, it is almost impossible for the consumer to keep up with the flood of information available. Many people don't even realize the product they bought is being recalled, while others simply choose to ignore it. This is known as 'recall fatigue', and the result is that only about 30% of all recalled products are ever returned.

During 2008 and most of 2009 the RV industry has taken a big hit. Since the middle of 2009 the industry has been improving, but because many RV companies went out of business, many consumers were left with RV lemons and no warranty. In some cases, the RV manufactures survived while others ended up merging with others. In either case, there are some manufactures who still honor their warranties.

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized $39,000 worth of products labeled as cyanide antidote kits from Keystone Pharmaceuticals in Laguna Hills, California.

Most consumers say that they are not comfortable being tracked online, yet millions flock to social networking sites every day publishing information they say they don't want public. Not only is this information there to share with whomever wants it, but the information is also being stored. They say that companies should be required to get your permission before sharing any information collected about you, but if people would take the time to read user agreements when signing up for something on the internet, they will see that it is there.

So how much do companies actually know about you? Some say the information is minimal, scattered in different databases and can't be traced back to an individual, but privacy advocates say advertisers know a lot more than that. They say that Madison Avenue and Silicon Valley have merged forces to create what it calls an online marketing ecosystem, meaning every move someone makes online is collected, stored, and deployed to target consumers.

Odometer tampering is a serious crime and consumer fraud issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says this crime results in over 450,000 vehicles sold each year with false odometer readings, scamming American car buyers out of billions a year.

A Gridley woman who looked down to answer her cell phone while driving is a perfect example as to why legislation prohibits drivers from using a wireless telephone while operation a motor vehicle.

A woman, driving about 50 mph south on Larkin, looked down to answer her cell phone when her 1993 Ford Taurus drifted off the road. In an attempt to gain control of the vehicle, the vehicle skidded across northbound and southbound lanes, struck an AT&T relay box and eventually came to rest in a private driveway. The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital with major injuries, but luckily no one else was hurt in the accident.