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Lemon laws are made by United States state laws to
help car consumers whose cars repeatedly fail to meet certain standards
of quality and performance. These cars, trucks or otherwise that fail
repeatedly are referred to as "Lemons". The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
or federal lemon law protects every one of all states and they vary by
state. Leased or used cards may not be covered by the state's governing
lemon laws. The Lemon law rights managed to consumers may go beyond the
warranties expressed in purchase contracts. Lemon law is a common
nickname for these laws buy every state have their own different names
for such laws and acts.
Each state has their own lemon laws such as
California Lemon Laws, Ohio Lemon Law, Texas Lemon Laws and New York
Lemon Laws.
Find more
information on state Lemon Laws here
In California, anything mechanical is covered by
lemon laws as well as the federal lemon laws. The federal lemon law
provides that the warrantor may be obligated to pay attorney fees if he
is involved in a lemon law suit.
Used car purchases:
If anyone purchased a used car then there are two situations where he is
qualified for cash or other lemon law benefits:
Situation #1: One may be entitled to compensation
for breach of warranty if he had one of the following Warranties:
a) Any warranty left from the manufacturer when
you purchased your vehicle (for example, almost all vehicles sold with
less than 36,000 miles will have this. But if the warranty is longer,
you may have even more time).
b) The vehicle was "Certified" by the Manufacturer (in which case it
came with a short Manufacturer's Warranty, typically 1 year).
c) He purchased an Extended Warranty backed by the Manufacturer
(typically 5 years or longer).
Normally, these types of cases fall outside the
scope of the state lemon law but are covered under special federal lemon
laws.
Situation #2: When No Manufacturer's Warranty
Exists. If he does not have a manufacturer's warranty of any kind he may
be entitled to compensation for violations of consumer protection laws
that fall outside of the lemon laws. The following is a list of some of
the problems and/or issues which may be present in your vehicle. Your
vehicle may be/have a:
Laundered Lemon;
Previously salvaged or wrecked;
Fraudulently rolled back odometer;
Rental car, police car, taxi, etc.;
Stolen, stripped and rebuilt; and/or
Involved in a flood.
Since Lemon Laws vary from state to state so
accurate information on the scope and restrictions of Lemon Laws in a
particular state can be obtained from an attorney practicing in that
state.
"As is" purchases:
If a person knowingly purchase a car in "as is" condition then he
accepts the defects and void his rights under the lemon law.
Other lemon laws:
Lemon laws are not limited to cars. There are RV lemon laws, boat lemon
laws, motorcycle, wheelchair and computer lemon laws.
If you have a defective Motorcycle, Motor Home,
used car, leased car, or a car used for business purposes and your State
Lemon Law does not cover these vehicles, you still have other recourses
such as the Uniform Commercial Code and the Federal Magnuson-Moss
Warranty Act (providing you were given a written warranty).
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