Do you have a lemon car?
The first thing that helps you in dealing with your new lemon car is to first know for a fact that you have a lemon car. If the paint is peeling, or if the light switch came out when you pulled on it, or if the car makes weird sounds but basically rides well this does not constitute a lemon car.
If you found 10 things
you don't like about your new car but none of them actually makes
the car undrivable, then you do not have a lemon car. This of course, only applies if you have given the
manufacturer an opportunity to repair it.
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In most states, 10 different defects during the warranty period do not constitute that the car is a lemon. In some states, a single defect that might cause serious injury makes your car a lemon if the manufacturer cannot fix the problem within 1 attempt.
You may have a lemon car, but if you do nothing to protect your consumer rights, such as keeping track of all repairs and letting the manufacturer have a chance to fix the problem, you could lose all rights under the various State Warranty Acts.
We will cover the basics here in the next section. When it comes to the basics behind the lemon laws, knowing the basics can be the difference between whether or not you get screwed or get the chance to recover the money that you spent on the car.
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