Do You Have A Lemon?

When it comes to the basics behind the lemon laws, knowing the basics can be the difference between whether or not you get screwed or get the chance to recover the money that you spent on the car.
This section will help you to uncover the basics behind the lemon laws. Keep in mind that this is just an overview and each of these laws varies by state.

The state and federal statutes offer a wide array of relief for consumers who get stuck with a bad car or truck after they buy.

At the same time, these statutes provide buyers with the chance for recovery of costs and attorney fees which are a strong incentive for attorneys who would like to take up the cause on behalf of unhappy lemon owners.

For the sake of this guide, I will call them “lemon laws”. Lemon laws basically outline all of the procedures that are used in order to settle these sorts of new car problems.

Again, these lemon laws differ from one state to another, but lemon laws in general are designed to provide the owner with a refund or replacement vehicle should this problem occur.

For example, some states mandate a refund or a new car if a large enough problems cannot be repaired within four tries, or if the car has been out of service for around a month within the first year or 12,000 miles driven.

However, there are some exceptions to this rule, such as; some states only provide you with the chance to make one attempt for significant safety related issues such as the brakes or steering.

Some states do not even stop with just providing lemon owners with either a refund or a new car. Some of them will, in fact, also let you recover any sort of attorney’s fees that you have to deal with during your pursuit of getting some satisfaction from your purchase of a lemon.

It is always good to know that you can get some sort of return on your money when you buy a lemon. It happens so often that eventually there was bound to be some laws protecting the buyers.

What is sometimes sad about the lemon laws is that they do not necessarily help you, depending on your specific situation. Let’s look at the real truths about those laws right now.

The Facts about Lemon Laws

Every state in America now has a Lemon Law that is built to protect consumers from dealerships. It allows the car buyer to exchange the messed up vehicle for a new one or to have the manufacturer buy it back from them.

In most states, the Lemon Law only applies to problems that pop up during the first year or 12,000 miles of ownership. You can obtain the rules and procedures if you need to make a claim under the Lemon Law in your state by calling the administrator of the state which you can find in the phone book.

Once you’ve established that the manufacturer is going to buy back your car, the battle will switch over and become about the vehicle’s value. You want the per-mile charge to be as little as possible so that you can get the most for your money on the return.

The best way that you can guard against getting a lemon in the first place is to buy a car that has a good repair record in the first place. Seems pretty simple right? Well, it can be if you know what to do. Generally you can get an amount of repairs when you submit a VIN number to websites that can check the accident and repair rate for you. I will give you more on that later.

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