Car Lemon Law

2007-09-25 14:12:16

( Legal )



A necessity for land travel, a prized possession or an interesting object of passion, one cannot surmise the relevance of car in people’s lives. Hence, when consumers began to be troubled by poor manufacturing of cars, state governments enacted the car Lemon law.

Vehicles that constantly fail standards of quality and performance are called lemons. These are what the United States laws are trying to protect you from in lemon laws. The laws vary by state but contain generally the same sections of what defines a lemon and the frequency of attempts the manufacturer can make to correct the damage as well the timetable to fix those.

Georgia lemon law for example, covers any self-propelled vehicle mainly designed for person or property transportation over public highways. Manufacturers are allowed to only one repair attempt in a break or steer defect while up to 3 repair attempts or 30 calendar days for other problems. In this State, cars are covered for a year or equivalent to 12,000 miles.

Finding out that your car is a lemon is outright taxing. Make sure that from your first attempt to fix it, you document everything. Invoices should be properly filled out to show that you’ve been repairing the same damage as time goes. Even under warranties, you can still ask for an invoice and a copy of the job order. Note that you surrender your car lemon law rights when you knowingly buy a defective car.

Lemon law cases may require getting a lawyer depending on which State you bought or registered your car. Some States require a lawyer to file a complaint while other States only need you to properly document it. Attorney fees are also determined per state rules and per case outcome. Better check your State’s car lemon law first and find a lawyer that could give free initial consultation on your case. This will save you a lot of time, money and effort.


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