LAW LEMON SUMMARY

Lemon Law is created to help new vehicle owners who have substantial continuing problems with warranty repairs. It is called “lemon law” because vehicles that have more than average amount of repairs and mechanical troubles are called “lemons”. Under lemon law vehicles must meet specific criteria which varies from each state.
What is lemon? Your vehicle is considered to be a “lemon” if it has one or more substantial defects that have been subject to a “reasonable number of attempts” to diagnose or repair the problem under the manufacturer’s warranty. The law does not cover problems caused by owner negligence or abuse, or any other modifications or alternations made to the vehicle.
What is a reasonable number of repair attempts? When one or more of the following have occurred:

• - “serious safety defect” (has been attempted two or more times and the defect still exist)
• - “nonconformity”  (has been attempted two or more times and the defect still exist)
• - a vehicle has been out of service for diagnosis or repair for cumulative total of 30 calendar days
• - within a 12 month period, two or more different serious safety defects where at least one attempt for each serious safety defect occurs during the period of coverage of the applicable manufacturer’s written warranty and within the eligibility period.

Here are some useful Lemon Law Tips:

• 1.    When negotiating with the dealer, talk price not monthly payments.
• 2.    Never buy a used vehicle without having an independent mechanic review it first.
• 3.    “Blue Book” values may vary greatly.
• 4.    Extras can be extraordinarily expensive.
• 5.    “DocPrep” fees are not required by law, and are often overpriced.
• 6.    Extended warranties are usually not a good value.

The best way to find out if your vehicle qualifies under your state’s lemon law is to call a lemon law attorney. Most of them will offer you a free consultation and evaluation of your situation.
All information that you need you can find here” www.50StatesLemonLaw.com.

Lemon Laws in all states are to protect the consumer form excessive warranty repairs. If you are driving a lemon law car in USA you have legal rights which let you to get one of the following: a full refund or a partial refund for your defective car or a new car. It is good to find in your state a lemon law attorney who will give you a legal advice on applicability of the lemon law to your vehicle situation.