PROTECTING CONSUMERS OF CARS AND OTHER GOODS
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Lemon law protects consumers against manufacturers who have sold defective products. To qualify your car has to be defective and taken to the service department a reasonable amount of times to be fixed. Further, the car needs to be under warranty at the time you are having these problems.
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DOES MY CAR QUALIFY AS A LEMON?
Lemon law protects consumers against manufacturers who have sold defective products. To qualify your car has to be defective and taken to the service department a reasonable amount of times to be fixed. Further, the car needs to be under warranty at the time you are having these problems.
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Having a defective product is difficult. But does not mean you are entitled to compensation. Alpha Law Firm makes it simple on you to get your money back for a defective product you purchased.
PRODUCT THAT IS DEFECTIVE.
A defective product can range from the product not working properly. Such as, the engine not working and or the screen not working.
PRODUCT THAT CANNOT BE FIXED.
Did you give the manufacturer a reasonable amount of time to try to fix the defective product while the product was under warranty. If yes, you may be entitled to a refund.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Lemon Law refers to the Consumer Protection laws passed by the California State Legislature and by the Federal Government. The goal of passing Lemon Laws was to protect buyers of vehicles, and to prevent them from having to pay for repairs for a defective new vehicle. The manufacturer is supposed to sell cars that work. If you were sold a lemon, our attorneys can help you recover money to get back to where you were before you bought that disaster-of-a-car!
If your vehicle qualifies under Lemon Law, the manufacturer is required to buy back your vehicle or put you in a replacement car! You won’t get stuck with a defective car that you spent your hard-earned money on. You may even be entitled to other damages for your trouble.
“Buy back” is a form of restitution where the manufacturer literally purchases the car back from you, making you whole. The Buy Back is required to be the same amount you paid for the vehicle. Extra damages like towing, rental car costs, and repairs are also included.
“Replacement” is when the manufacturer puts you in a different vehicle that is close to identical and has the same value. The replacement vehicle should not have any of the problems the previous vehicle had. The manufacturer also has to pay additional damages like towing, repairs, and rental car fees when you elect for replacement.
If you win your case and we can prove that your car is a lemon, the California Lemon Law statutes allow for you to recover attorney’s fees. Attorney’s fees means the opposing side, the manufacturer that sold you the lemon, has to pay for your attorney for you.
Determining if your car is a lemon requires applying the legal test for a lemon to your unique situation. Legal counsel like Alpha Law can be very helpful as you figure out if your car is a lemon. Because a lot of factors need to be considered, it can be difficult to say if your car is a lemon without consulting with an attorney. If your car is a lemon, you then need to convince the manufacturer and the courts of this as well. The legal test for a lemon is included below.
In California a car is considered a lemon when it is:
- still under warranty; and
- the manufacturer has failed to fix your car after a reasonable number of attempts; and
- issues began and you tried to get them fixed within 18 months or 18,000 miles of getting the car.
If it is a lemon, the manufacturer is required to replace your car with a different one or buy your car back.
“Reasonable number of repairs” is usually the key issue in Lemon Law. Deciding what is a reasonable number of repair attempts varies on a case by case basis. Courts look to a number of different factors to decide what is reasonable under the circumstances. Alpha Law can help you navigate this complicated process.
In law, a presumption means the burden shifts from the plaintiff to the defendant. Here, that means the court will require the defendant to disprove a car is a lemon if the plaintiff establishes the presumption. In California the courts will presume a car is a lemon if the following additional facts occur and a car is still not fixed:
- four repair attempts and still not fixed;
- Two repair attempts for a serious problem that can cause serious injury or death and it is not fixed;
- 30 day in the shop for a problem covered by warranty.
As you can see this presumption relates to the “reasonable number” of repair attempts in the legal test for a lemon. The presumption means the courts have decided what they believe is a reasonable number of repair attempts in specific situations.
If 18 months or 18,000 miles has already passed, you might be worried that it is too late to file a Lemon Law claim. Don’t worry, a key criteria is whether or not your car was under warranty when the first repair attempt took place. Even if the time or mileage limits have passed, there is a possibility that your car could still be lemon and qualify for protection.
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