Lemon Cars and Cash for Guzzlers
Congress has just passed a bill that would give consumers cash vouchers between $3,500 and $4,500 in exchange for trading in their existing gas guzzlers for newer, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The bill does not specifically mention your rights under the California lemon law or federal lemon laws, but your protection as a consumer is something......
Read MoreLemon Law Claims Post Chrysler & GM Chapter 11
Auto sales began a serious slide in the spring of 2008 and by the fall, several manufacturers were down as much as 30% from the prior year. What if anything will this mean to the consumers in their future lemon law claims? A hint of what may become the prevailing attitude amongst manufacturers happened during......
Read MoreChrysler Bankruptcy and Chrysler Warranties
The “lemon law community” is still waiting to see just how the Chrysler bankruptcy is going to affect lemon law claims. There are consumers who have a legitimate lemon law claim who haven’t filed yet. There are those who have filed lemon law claims and are mid-cycle, and finally, those who resolved their lemon law......
Read MoreMotor Home Quality: Why is it so poor?
I was talking with a motor home client the other day. He said, “if you are going to purchase a motor home, you better be handy at fixing things.” This bothered me for a couple reasons. My first thought was, if I spend two or three hundred thousand dollars for anything, I do not want......
Read MoreLemon Law Lessons – Vehicle Abuse
You’ve heard the expression, “you can’t have it both ways.” This concept certainly applies in the lemon law. Here’s how. When your car, truck, motor home or boat has repeated defects that the dealership cannot fix, the vehicle may qualify for the lemon law. However, if you cause the defects through misuse or use for......
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