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  • New Jersey Lemon Law Changes: What You Need To Know
    By: Paul Fleming | - When buying a new car, many would expect that their purchase would be completely protected if that vehicle turns out to be a lemon, but unfortunately that's not always the case. Every state's laws can vary based on the definition of a "lemon," the conditions covered and the remedies available. Understanding one's rights can be very confusing and every car buyer should prepare themselves before going to the show room. With the recent changes in the New Jersey Lemon Law, educated car buyers in the ...
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  • A Pennsylvania Lemon Law Review
    By: Paul Fleming | - Buying a new car can be a fun and rewarding experience that most people enjoy. Whether out of necessity or for pleasure, car buyers spend a great deal of time carefully considering the qualities of each vehicle to decide on the vehicle that will be the right fit for them. Unfortunately, consumers occasionally find their dream car can quickly become a nightmare and in Pennsylvania this is no exception.

    Occasional mechanical problems can appear even when a vehicle is new, however when ...
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  • Chrysler Agrees To Honor Lemon Law
    By: Norman Taylor | - After Chryslers recent bankruptcy declare, there were numerous reports of check payments for defective vehicles bouncing on consumers. This led to speculation that following their bankruptcy, the company would not be honoring payments owed to consumers for settlements or court findings for them under federal and state lemon laws.

    This has now changed, as Chrysler and Fiat have jointly asked the court to allow such payments even while Chrysler is proceeding through the bankrupt ...
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  • California Lemon Law: Mercedes Benz Recalls 16,184 Defective Vehicles
    By: Norman Taylor | - No one wants to look through their mail and be greeted by a recall notice, especially after purchasing a new car. When buying a Mercedes-Benz one expects Mercedes quality- nothing but the best. In a recent March report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recalled 16,130 M-Class vehicles and 54 S-Class vehicles for mandatory repairs. Defective vehicles have become commonplace and consumers need to know how the California lemon law protects them.

    Vehicle recalls are ...
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  • Lemon Law: Beware The Secret Warranty
    By: Norman Taylor | - The 2009 Car Complaint Index has just been published, showing the ranking, by vehicle, of cars receiving the highest ratio of complaints to sales. Complaints are fielded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), results are published yearly and this year shows the Land Rover LR2, the Mitsubishi Lancer, the Pontiac Solstice, the Dodge Avenger and Subaru Impreza to be the top offenders.

    Attention is sharply paid to vehicles with high complaint ratios for good r ...
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  • Lemon Law: When Repeated Repairs Don"€™t Work
    By: Norman Taylor | - It was recently reported that federal regulators have received over 200 complaints about transmission problems in the 2004 Ford Explorer. The complaints allege that there is a delay between the time when vehicles are shifted into reverse, and when the reverse gear actually engages. Other, more serious complaints state that the SUV may shift from park into reverse with no warning. Ford officials state that this defect has never posed a safety threat to drives and was addressed years ago through a ...
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  • Lemon Law: Is Arbitration Just Another Stall?
    By: Norman Taylor | - A jury in Tallahassee, Florida just unanimously awarded plaintiff Shamair Coward a complete refund from GM for her 2007 Saturn Ion. When the vehicle was traveling at speeds of approximately 30 miles per hour, the engine would drag, lose power, the RPM's would go up and the front of the car made a rattling sound. Ms. Coward was forced to put the vehicle into fourth gear to prevent the vehicle from losing power and to lower the RPM's.

    Ms. Coward satisfied the needs of the ...
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  • Hiring An Attorney To Help You Understand Ca Lemon Law Provisions
    By: Marcol Conlie | - The CA lemon law may not be as simple to comprehend as you would like to believe. The Song-Beverly warranty right is the first of many provisions, and just the title itself can be deceiving. Other sections consist of: reasonable volume of repairs, coverage eligibility, and how a car is determined to be a new vehicle. There's also a section about used vehicles and what rights you have, this part of the law causes quite a bit of confusion as well. If you're experiencing difficulties with a vehicle ...
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  • Lemon Law: For Used Cars, Too?
    By: Norman Taylor | - When it comes to used car dealers, the law can unfortunately become the only recourse in dealing with them. The kinds of problems encountered can range from defective vehicles not sold as such to blatant rip-offs in which the buyer never gets the vehicle. In fact, a Springfield, Massachusetts used car dealer was just arrested due to several complaints of purchasers never actually receiving the vehicles they paid for, or in some cases never obtaining titles. The local news agency covering the cas ...
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  • Philadelphia Lemon Law Firm Fights For Car Owners
    By: Paul Fleming | - Philadelphia is the city of Brotherly Love. It's also a city that can be hard on your automobile. As a result, people often put a bad car experience down to external circumstances like poor roads or severe weather conditions but this is not always the case.

    A new car shouldn't give off grinding, clunking or clanging noises. A new car shouldn't have paint peel or leaks or squeaky brakes. You have spent a good deal of money on your car, you should not have to spend hours, days or w ...
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  • The California Lemon Law: What Is A Reasonable Number Of Repair Attempts?
    By: Allen Walters | - The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, better known as the California Lemon Law requires that in order for your vehicle to qualify under this law, there has to be a reasonable number of attempts made to try to fix it. Of course that can change if the defect could cause bodily harm or even death. Then they will consider either one or two attempts to repair the malfunction instead of several or more. Most times the judge will look at this on a case by case basis since every defect is different ...
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  • The California Lemon Law; A Very Valuable Overview
    By: Allen Walters | - This California Lemon Law, officially known as the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (beginning with Civil Code section 1790) is a powerful consumer protection law when they purchase or lease, new or used vehicles. Not only does it cover automobiles, but also trucks, SUVs, RVs, motorcycles and even boats.

    What does this law state? It requires that if a vehicle manufacturer sold a vehicle to a consumer and it has damage or malfunction that cannot be repaired after a reasonable n ...
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  • The California Lemon Law - Where Did It Come From?
    By: Allen Walters | - Not many people understand where laws began but many times it's important to know this to help you better understand the law itself. This is also true with the California Lemon Law.

    This law started in 1979 by a woman in Lemon Grove, California. She purchased a car and while waiting it to be repaired she lost her patience. Considering that 3 months had gone by, you can understand why. All by herself, she picketed that exact dealership for a whole 5 months. During that time s ...
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  • Think You're Driving A Lemon? The Ca Lemon Law Can Help!
    By: Allen Walters | - The California Lemon Law is one law that when it was passed by legislators and the governor, truly had the people of California in mind. What exactly is this law? Well, to begin with, it states that if a person/consumer has to repair his new or used car, van, SUV, truck, recreational vehicle, boat or motorcycle an excessive number of times during the warranty period, then that vehicle is considered to be a "lemon."

    But many have the question, "What is the number of attempts to f ...
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  • Lemon Law: Don"€™t Give Up, Get An Attorney
    By: Norman Taylor | - A dealer or manufacturer will attempt to give you the run around if you have problems with the car you bought from them. This is the case for many people across many states in the country. For the people living in the state of Georgia, good news in this time of recession just arrived in the form of the strengthening of that states lemon laws. One of the biggest changes is the time frame in which the law applies: going from one year or 12,000 miles to two years or 24,000 miles. The law also en ...
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  • Your Lemon Law Rights, Warranty Or No Warranty
    By: Norman Taylor | - It is evident that lemon laws are needed worse than ever. There are still many people out there who do not know enough about the lemon laws that exist today. There are also many states in this country that want to push for legislation. Following in the footsteps of many other states, Oklahoma is now pushing through legislation to expand their current lemon law. Under the proposed legislation, a consumer who bought a defective vehicle would have the option of a refund or a replacement vehicle of ...
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  • The California Lemon Law - What Are The Rights Of Californians Regarding This Law?
    By: Allen Walters | - This law, the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, better known as the California Lemon Law was put into place to protect the rights of all Californians no matter where they live in the state. If anyone feels they purchased a lemon vehicle, whether it is a car, truck, RV or motorcycle, they have a right to get retribution under this law.

    This law is the vehicle consumer's best friend and over the years has helped countless people to fight the giant and powerful automobile manufact ...
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  • The California Lemon Law - How Does It Work For Me?
    By: Allen Walters | - The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, better known to most as the California Lemon Law, was passed and put into law to protect vehicle consumers from giant auto manufacturers all over the state of California. It not only includes coverage of automobiles, but trucks, RV's and motorcycles.

    Basically, this law states this: if a personal vehicle is still under warranty and it's proven to be unsafe, defective or in any way malfunctions, with a problem that just can't seem to be fixe ...
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  • California Lemon Law - Knowledge Of The California Lemon Law Will Help Win Your Case!
    By: Allen Walters | - As a consumer and yes, even a vehicle consumer, in the state of California we now have many rights. Because of the Song-Beverly Warranty Act, better known as the California Lemon Law, we have been given a protection from purchasing and being stuck with a "lemon."

    We, as consumers, sometimes forget that we really do have rights against the large, powerful auto manufacturers. Some of our rights are obvious, while others have to be 'forced' upon the dealerships and manufacturers w ...
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  • California Lemon Law Consumer Rights
    By: Allen Walters | - The California Lemon Law is one law that was truly passed to protect consumers against the auto manufacturers who have a lot of power to ignore the "little guy" who purchases a vehicle. This law protects anyone who has bought a car, truck, RV or motorcycle and they believe they were sold a lemon.

    This law which is actually called the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act is the California vehicle consumer's best friend. It not only covers a new vehicle but used and leased vehicles ...
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  • The California Lemon Law - A Law That Is Very Important For Californians To Understand!
    By: Allen Walters | - The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, more popularly known as the California Lemon Law was created by lawmakers to protect the consumers. If you have purchased or leased a new (or even used) car, truck, RV or motorcycle and you believe that you bought a lemon, this law is there to protect you from the powerful car dealers and manufacturers.

    This specific law states that if you purchase any of the above means of transportation and you discover that it is continually malfunctioni ...
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  • California Lemon Law - A Real Life Example On How This Law Works
    By: Allen Walters | - So many people ask, "What is the California Lemon Law?" If you aren't an attorney, sometimes you can only answer that with what you've heard or through someone you know. Everyone has a perspective on this law; attorneys and lay people alike. But one thing that all agree upon is that it was passed for the consumer and has helped hundreds of thousands of people obtain retribution for their lemon vehicle.

    Again, not being an attorney, you sometimes wonder what you can do and what ...
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  • The California Lemon Law - What Is It And How Do I Qualify?
    By: Allen Walters | - When discussing a vehicle that is a 'lemon', consumers wince and shake their heads. This slang term has now become part of the legal system when discussing the California Lemon Law which was put into place to protect consumers after purchasing a lemon vehicle.

    The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, which the lemon law is legally known as, is a great boon for vehicle consumers when dealing with the very powerful automobile manufacturers. This law states that if a vehicle is determ ...
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  • Does Your Car Qualify For The California Lemon Law?
    By: Allen Walters | - You bought a vehicle and from day one you've had problems with it. Someone told you about the California Lemon Law and you're wondering if you qualify for it. Keep reading to determine if it applies to your situation.

    This law is definitely on the side of the consumer. It provides the purchaser, if qualified and they win, with a refund from the manufacturer or a new replacement vehicle. Of course, as we've said, there are qualifications. But what are they?

    Firs ...
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  • The California Lemon Law Exists - How Does That Help Me?
    By: Allen Walters | - The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, better known to consumers at the California Lemon law, was passed to help auto, SUV, truck, RV and motorcycle consumers throughout California. Basically any vehicle which is not used for business purposes and is still under warranty is covered.

    Generally, this law states that if you purchase or lease a vehicle and it's still under warranty than you qualify for that part of the law. Also, you have to have a defect or malfunction in the vehi ...
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  • The California Lemon Law Is One Law That Is On The Side Of The Consumer!
    By: Allen Walters | - The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, more popularly known as the California Lemon law has been a real plus for consumers in helping them deal with the very big auto manufacturers when they've bought a lemon. According to this law, if it is determined, by a set of qualifications, that your vehicle is a lemon, then the consumer has a right to ask for his money back or to get another new vehicle equal to the one he originally purchased.

    This law did not always exist. Consumers a ...
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  • What Is The Lemon Law?
    By: Simon Tan | - Here I would like to cover what is lemon law all about. It is a law which provides protection to consumers who buy cars. What happens when you purchase a vehicle and it fails to meet standards of quality and performance? The manufacturer is required to fix these defects which are stipulated in the warranty within a certain period of time or when a certain mileage has reach whichever comes first.

    What happens to repeat problems?

    However, there are times when the same ...
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  • Lemon Law Protection: What Are My Rights?
    By: John Mash | - Lemon Laws are intended to protect consumers who purchase vehicles with known mechanical defects. These codes vary from state to state. They were established to help protect the consumer against the purchase of a bad product. For an example, let's use cars. Lemon laws typically provide consumer protection for owners of new cars, trucks, and vans. A significant minority of states also provide coverage for leased vehicles.

    Lemon law can be enforced on any vehicle be it car, truck, v ...
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  • What Does Texas Lemon Law Allow?
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - The Texas lemon law has been helping the consumers get their rights when they buy defective cars and other products. The law was enacted in 1983 by the state legislature. Although the validity of this law had been questioned in 1985, it was proved to be valid and in Texas, the law is administered by the Department of transportation and motor vehicle board. Under the law, there are informal mediation arrangements and so many cases have been resolved. When the case is resolved, a complainant is gi ...
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  • What Florida Lemon Law Covers
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - The Florida lemon law cover new and demonstrator vehicles and if they are leased, they are also covered. There is a list of vehicles that are not covered and they include trucks carrying more than 10,000 pounds, recreation vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds, vehicles purchased for resale and off road vehicles. If you are not familiar with the lemon laws, they are laws specially designed to protect those consumers who buy defective cars from car dealers and manufacturers. And in Florida, the laws a ...
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  • How To Find A Good Lemon Law Attorney
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - A lemon law attorney is necessary when you plan to file a legal claim for the conclusion of your lemon case. A lemon is a car that did not serve its intended purpose and because the law provides, that you deserve a compensation, this is the reason you prepare yourself with a good private lawyer to guide you through the corridors of justice. In the United States, there are so many attorneys who have specialized in offering legal services in lemon law and a search through the internet will reveal ...
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  • The Importance Of The Lemon Law
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - The lemon law is loved by everybody because it is a protection for all consumers who purchase vehicles whether new or used. Not everybody appreciates the law however, because it is until you are affected, that you realize the importance of the lemon law. Firstly, let me begin by defining what a lemon is. A lemon is a new, leased or a used vehicle that falls out of your expectation. This is because within a very short and unrealistic time, the car begins to develop functional problems that leave ...
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  • What A Used Car Lemon Law In Your City Should Entail
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - In many states like Ohio, used car lemon law is very much present and it is not only laws for the new or leased cars. But, as you might have guessed, there is a requirement and the used car must have been gotten within a period of one year of its delivery date. The fact is, lemons are all over and the used car lemon law helps thousands of citizens everyday, feel protected against shady dealers and manufacturers. The law requires that once a car begins to show the signs of a lemon, the dealer be ...
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  • What Is The Lemon Law About?
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - If you are probably asking what is the lemon law, you will be happy to hear that it can be your best friend. We all love our cars and when we get new cars, we cannot wait to show it off to our friends because we are happy. If you have a lemon, your joy will be short lived because, the new vehicle is not what you think it is. A lemon will begin to show signs of being defective and your journeys will be soon cut short. It can be a very frustrating experience and you need something to assure you th ...
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  • A Closer Look At The Ca Lemon Law
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - Ca lemon law is geared to helping every new car owner deal with car problems when they arise. The problems are mechanical and sometimes, new cars do not perform as expected and since the buyer has no fault, then they deserve a car that was worth their money. Citizens of California have come to appreciate the law because they are able to get their rights. A lemon is a defective vehicle that is new or leased and it proves not to serve the purpose that it was intended for. If it is unreliable and u ...
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  • What A Car Lemon Law Is All About
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - The first thing you must know about a car lemon law is that it is meant to make your life better and that it works to serve justice. All states in America enjoy this law and they may differ but, the fundamentals are more or less the same. Firstly, for you who does not know what a lemon is, you should pay close attention because you might have one. A lemon is a new or leased vehicle that proves defective even after the warranty has not expired. When you buy a new car, you expect it to serve you i ...
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  • A Look At The Lemon Law In California
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - Every motorist is always pleased to hear about lemon law and the citizens of California are pleased to have a lemon law that safeguards their rights. The law was passed by state legislators to help people who buy problematic motor vehicles whose warranties have not expired and they present with serious defects which do not get better. For people who are not familiar with a lemon, this is simply a new vehicle that proves defective within a very short time after buying it from the manufacturer. Th ...
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  • This Is What Lemon Law In Wisconsin Is All About
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - If you are not familiar with the lemon law in Wisconsin, you need to pay attention. The first thing is to know what exactly a lemon is. A lemon is a new vehicle which has the following characteristics and the warranty period of one year has not yet expired. Firstly, it is new whether bought or leased, secondly it is a truck, car or motor cycle, thirdly it must have developed serious defects or a defect before the warranty period of one year was over. Fourthly, the defects have brought about seri ...
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  • Need A Lemon Law Attorney? Know What To Ask To Avoid A Sour Experience
    By: Paul Fleming | - Choosing a Lemon Law Attorney may look easy, but to be certain of the right choice, it takes more than clicking a link of advertisements and search engine results. Select the wrong law firm and it can spell disaster for your case and your wallet. But if you ask the right questions, accept nothing less than answers that can be backed up with fact, and promise yourself to make no decision until you are confident in doing so, the chances of having a sour experience with a Lemon Law attorney can be ...
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  • Squeezing The Lemon Out Of The Lemon Law
    By: Barry Edzant | - Consumers in California have rights under the California Lemon Law which allow them to return a problematic vehicle to the manufacturer for a full or partial refund, provided they have tried to have it repaired a given number of times.

    Under the terms of the Lemon Law, the owner of a vehicle can return it to the manufacturer for a full or nearly full refund of the purchase price, plus incidental expenses and attorney's fees, if the vehicle is under the original manufacturers wa ...
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  • Are Your General Motors Sliding Doors A Problem? Lemon Law Advice For Gm Users.
    By: Paul Fleming | - You could have a lemon law claim! Read this important consumer alert for drivers of the Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, Buick Terraza, and Pontiac Montana.

    Imagine driving in your minivan with your children when all of a sudden the sliding door pops open, putting you and your family at risk. More than 2 dozen complaints have been filed with the national Highway Traffic and Safety Administration from drivers with faulty sliding doors with General Motors minivans, most notably the ...
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  • California Lemon Law - Guide To Consumers Having Problems With Their Lemon Vehicles
    By: Stewart Wagh | - The California Lemon Law is a law designed to protect consumers who purchase or lease warranted motor vehicles. If it is determined that a motor vehicle is a lemon", the motor vehicle's warrantor must repurchase or replace the motor vehicle from the buyer.

    The California lemon law act applies to defective motor vehicles as well as motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles (RV's) and even to appliances and any other consumer product sold with a warranty.

    Under the ...
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  • Arizona Lemon Law
    By: Stewart Wagh | - Arizona Lemon Laws and the federal Lemon Law (the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) provide for compensation to Arizona consumers of defective automobiles and trucks and other vehicles and products including motorcycles, RV's, boats, computers and other consumer products.

    If you purchase or lease a vehicle in Arizona and then discover that it has defects that substantially affect its safety, use or value, Arizona Lemon Law may help you gain satisfaction from the vehicle's manufac ...
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  • Lemon Law And Arbitration
    By: Charles Stubbs | - If you're like most people, you probably don't really recognize the difference between an arbitration and a court hearing.

    What is Arbitration?

    Arbitration is defined as "the process by which the parties to a dispute submit their differences to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent or statutory provision."

    So in regards to lemon law, an arbitration is when you, the car buyer, attempt to receive a refund or replaceme ...
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  • Lemon Law: Just Make Sure Your Lawyer Doesn't Leave You With A Sour Taste
    By: Charles Stubbs | - While you love your new convertible, you can't live with it any longer. You've been to the dealer with car guarantee problems over and over again. The time may have come to give up on using the warranty to solve your dilemma. It's time to look into your state's lemon law.

    First, it was the guarantee on the stereo system. Next, the windshield wiper motor died on a rainy day. Then the power windows began controlling themselves. Each time, the dealer said that one of the computer chi ...
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  • What Are Your Lemon Law Rights?
    By: Jona | - When a car is sold to you that is not in the same condition it was advertised to be in or breaks down soon after you buy it due to a long-term problem that existed before you purchased the car, it is considered to be a lemon. Buying a car that is a lemon is unacceptable. You should not have to put up with the consequences involved with the purchase of a lemon car, such as paying for repairs or replacing it. This applies to both a new car or a used car.

    What Is The Lemon Law?

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  • Lemon Law
    By: Anshu | - Lemon Law
    On purchasing a vehicle, a warranty period is fixed. If your vehicle have some specified defects and you have tried to fix it more than a reasonable no. of times (App. 4) within warranty period, Then your vehicle can be declared as lemon. Various states have different policies against lemon vehicles.
    Note That:
    1) In some states, you can simply make a complaint and find warranty advantage while in some states; you need to hire an attorney.
    2) In case an atto ...
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