Lemon Law
Definition:
Lemon law takes effect when an automobile has manufacturing defect(s)
or requires repeated repairs if the automobile is under its warranty period,
such a vehicle is termed as a lemon. Lemon law refers to a proclamation
under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act created to protect
consumers from defects in automobiles. Lemon law can be
enforced on any kind of vehicle like a car, truck, van, SUV, motorcycle,
boat, etc. If any of these vehicles are found to be defective then the consumer
is entitled for either money back, replacement or a cash settlement. To
qualify under state "lemon laws," the defect must be substantial
and must occur within a certain time or mileage period, usually 12,000 miles
or one year.
Consequences of Lemon Law:
A lemon vehicle explicitly loses market value due to its manufacturing defect. Moreover, manufacturing defects may lead to several life threatening circumstances. It also substantially impedes a person's ability to control or operate a motor vehicle for ordinary use or intended purposes.As a consumer, it is important to know your rights:
• A dealer or manufacturer should have made several numbers of attempts
to repair the vehicle before the vehicle is declared a lemon. Usually three
or more attempts in row over a short period of time are required for any
vehicle to be termed a lemon car.
• Lemon law is also applicable to vehicles which have been
resold but are still under warranty and meet the mileage and time criteria.
Motor vehicle dealers are required to inform you of your rights under the
Lemon law in your state. They also need to disclose whether the vehicle
you intend to purchase has ever been returned under the Lemon law (Lemon
Buy Back).
What a Lawyer can do for you:
Before preparing a lemon law lawsuit, a written notice should have been issued to the manufacturer describing the nature of the problem. If your written notice is ignore you should consider getting assistance from an experience lemon law lawyer, who focus in lemon car lawsuits. A lemon law lawyer can help reach a settlement that compensates you for the purchase of a lemon car.Lawyer Referral Service:
If your lemon law case was not settled by the dealer or the manufacturing company you should seek legal aid from a lemon law lawyer. Attorney Search Network has several lemon law lawyers that have many years of experience dealing with lemon law cases in California.
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