Is A Manufacturer’s Warranty Required To File Lemon Law Claims?
Whether you have purchased a brand new car or bought one from a used car dealership, one of the most important things you should be aware of is the lemon laws in your state.
Lemon law shields consumers if they buy a faulty vehicle. Such vehicles are called lemons. The vehicle owner can contact the dealership, and they will try to repair the vehicle. If the vehicle is not fit for safe use despite reasonable repairs, the manufacturer may have to repurchase or replace the faulty vehicle.
However, a car must still be under the manufacturer’s warranty to be eligible for a buyback or replacement. There are some exceptions to this rule, though.
Each state has its lemon laws in place, so the specifics regarding the types of vehicles covered and the circumstances can see a large variance. It would be better if you had a good understanding of the lemon laws prevalent in your state.
In this article, we discuss these exceptions to manufacturer warranty law.
Can a Lemon Law Claim Be Filed After Manufacturer Warranty Expires?
Warranties provide vehicle buyers with protection and peace of mind knowing that if something goes wrong with the vehicle within a stipulated time, the manufacturer will take responsibility for the repair.
Vehicle warranties can be of many types. Not every warranty is offered directly from the manufacturer. A used car’s manufacturer warranty may already have expired when it is resold. In that case, the dealership may provide an extended warranty from their side on the vehicle.
A lemon law claim can usually be filed while the car is still under the initial warranty.
However, in certain cases, you may be protected by the lemon laws in your state even after your vehicle warranty has expired or the used vehicle was bought “as-is.”
If a vehicle has had a regularly occurring issue previously addressed by the dealership and the problem recurs after the expiry of the warranty, lemon laws could be applicable. In such a situation, the manufacturer would either need to repair the vehicle again with no charges to the car owner or provide a refund or replace the vehicle altogether.
The vehicle owner might be required to prove that the same issue with the vehicle had happened at least three or four times earlier within a specific time frame. Therefore, it is very important for car owners always to maintain the paperwork, receipts, and detailed service records of their vehicles.
To summarize, if your vehicle doesn’t have an active warranty, you can still pursue claims under lemon laws. For expert assistance with lemon laws, please get in touch with the attorneys at Allen Stewart.
Andrew Richardson is the author of this Article. To know more about Reset Odometer please visit our website: allenstewart.com
