By Ryan Frank
There are many excitements that come with purchasing a new or used (new to you) car. Test drives, negotiating prices, deciding on features and colors are very exhilarating tasks leading up to the purchase. After leaving the dealership with your car, all the excitement fades upon realizing that you have purchased a lemon.
A lemon is a car that is found to have multiple or severe damages not apparent before the purchase was finalized. These damages must severely impair the use, value, or safety of the car for it to be considered a car with material defects.
For new cars, these can simply be errors made during the manufacturing of the car, such as parts being installed improperly. For used cars, this normally refers to the insufficient measures taken to repair damages to a car after an accident.
There are many other reasons for a used car to be a lemon though. If it was ever in a flood there can be plenty of damage internally. Many used car lemons have been stolen, rebuilt and resold. Even car reports cannot find all of the potential problems with used cars as they only have access to information reported publicly.
Fortunately, in California you have some protection, as California lemon laws cover anything mechanical. The California lemon law states that the manufacturer must make a reasonable number of repair attempts. If the consumer presents the problems to the manufacturer and it is returned without being fixed properly after the "reasonable number" of repair attempts, the consumer can then take action.
Under California Lemon Law, you may be eligible for a full refund, payoff of your loan balance, or a replacement vehicle. If you have some sort of a manufacturer's warranty, such as a "certified" or extended warranty, you are likely to be eligible for many advantages of the California Lemon Law.
The first step is to make sure your car is a lemon and get adequate evidence in the form of attempted repairs. Secondly, find a good California lemon lawyer to represent you and you will be on the road to adequate compensation.
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