When you buy a car and what seems like right away you need to take it in for a car repair, you might suspect you purchased a lemon. The state of California has laws in place to protect you if you get stuck with a really bad car that is in need of constant car repair.
Car Repair
In order to use the California Lemon Law, the car you took delivery on within the past 18 months or within 18,000 miles of delivery must have one of the following problems:
- At least twice the dealer needed to repair a serious safety issue.
- The dealer tried to repair a serious or non-serious issue four or more times.
- The dealer caused the car to be out of service for 30 days or more.
If you purchased a used car that has a warranty with it, then the Lemon Law applies to that warranty also. Of course, the criteria are going to be different for a used car than it is for a new one. But, suffice it to say, after a reasonable number of attempts to correct the issues with your car the Lemon Law will kick in to help you.
How to Use the Lemon Law
When a car seems to be nothing more than a series of car repair problems, the California Lemon Law will help you if the car dealer will not. The California Attorney General will not be able to help you directly and this is not a situation where you can launch the fight yourself. You will need to find an attorney that will take your case to fight for your rights over the car that isn’t ever going to work properly. Read up on the information about the Lemon Law that the state provides to see if your car repair qualifies.
