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Lemon law or other recourse?

A lemon from the start. What's the recourse?

  • My friend bought a Mazda brand new a year ago. From the start it had problems. Now she has 8,000 miles on it, and she can't drive it at all. I told her to return it to the dealer. She was too nice to do this in the first place--hoping this lemon can be fixed. So far she has written them a letter, of course, with no reply back. She bought this car in California. Isn't there a lemon law? Can't she just return it. Thanks!

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    Every state has different laws in regards to returning a vehicle with presidence to the Lemon Law Act. There are a couple of things to research: The amount of miles allowed on a car before it is no longer able to be held under the Lemon Law, the amount of times that the dealership has the right to try to remedy the problem (in NC the statute is that the dealership must have the opportunity to remedy the same problem at least 3 times within a certain amount of time - I think 60 days - before the lemon Law can go into effect, and if there are certain restrictions as to how the vehicle was purchased - a lot of states require that the vehicle be owned outright, no liens or leases, in order for the Lemon Law to be an option. Hope this helps a bit!

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Yes there is a Lemon law....your friend better lose her niceness when it comes to businesses,being nice will only bring regrets...If someone had done that to them you better belive they wouldn,t be nice....Im a nice person also,but sometimes you have to get tough when its called for.she needs to contact her an attorney for damages,and let the dealership know thats what she plans to do....................Also she does have a right to return the car,and she also has a right to save her credit by contacting the credit bureau and letting them know Why she had to turn it back in

slickcut

had the same problem w/a caddy that I bought brand new. I refused to leave the dealership in it and hired a lawyer. within 6 months I had a check in my hand for the amount I paid for the cadillac + my lawyers fee's. So my advice is hire a mouth piece, dont waste your time w/the BBB or any otheragency .The only person that will be able to get your money back now is a lawyer PERIOD. And stop being so nice they ripped you off.Screw them and let me tell you after they hear from your lawyer they are going to want to please you in everyway possible. What I did was got a rental from a affliate of theirs and stuck them for that bill also.These car dealerships are all out to get you. Trust me buy a car off their lot (for say 30k) bring it back in 10 days and I'll bet my life on it that youre lucky if they offer you 10k for it. so go get your money back.

sage_mario

Along with the first answer. Most lemon laws (I'm pretty sure all lemon laws) include the fact that the dealership has tried to fix the same problem usually 3 times with no success. At that time and that time only is it considered a lemon. If you have never taken it back to the dealership to get the problems fixed there is absolutely nothing you can do until that point. I used to be a car dealer. I would advise you to keep a written record of what is wrong with dates it occurs, who you have contacted at the dealership, and keep all the information the dealership gives you when attempting to fix the problem. I would definitely encourage you to take advantage of this because the longer you wait the harder it will be to prove that it is a lemon and not just user mis-use.

jhaups

Return it to the dealer.

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