The
Lemon Law requires car and vehicle manufacturers to meet
with the terms of all of the warranties that they provide
in writing. The lemon law is keeps all of the dealers and
manufacturers in line, and helps resolve any problems that
should arise. The manufacturer must repair or correct any
defect or condition which impairs the use and value of the
vehicle, while it is under the warranty period or during
the period of one year after the customers purchase.
If,
for whatever reason, the manufacturer or authorized dealer
could not repair the fault after a reasonable amount of
attempts, then under the lemon law, the consumer is entitled
to receive a replacement vehicle of equal value or a refund
that equates to the full purchase or lease price and collateral
costs. The final settlement figure will be less any of
the costs occurred from the consumers use in that particular
time frame.
The
law for lemons is assuming that a reasonable number of
attempts have been made after the following:
A
minimum of at least four unsuccessful attempts to repair
the same defect; or
The
vehicle has been out of service because of warranty repairs
for an accumulation of 30 days during the warranty period
or during the year after the car was delivered to the
consumer; or
There
have been in excess of 10 attempts while the car was under
warranty or during the first year of ownership, to fix
various defects which will significantly impair the use
and value of the car.
As
additional information it is worth baring in mind that
the manufacturer does not have to make a refund or replace
the car if:
The
defect does not significantly impair the use and value
of the car; or
The
condition of the car is the direct result of consumer
abuse, neglect, or unauthorized alterations of the vehicle
by the consumer.
