Automobile Lemon Law

Automobile Lemon Laws exist in every ste in the United States. Lemon Laws provide protection to consumers from automobiles that repeatedly do not meet set standards of performance, "lemons." The rights of protection from Lemon Laws may go beyond warranties of the purchased automobile.

Lemon laws allow a purchaser to return a car that is clearly defective. Strict criteria requires auto manufacturers to take back a car if it proves to be a lemon, that is, the auto continually breaks down during the warranty period, the dealer is unable to fix the car, and/or the car is proven to be a safety hazard.

Some states' Lemon Laws allow a solution to be proposed by the manufacturer. If a new vehicle is given as a replacement vehicle for the lemon, then it must be brand new, run as well and look as good as the original. There are times when in place of a new vehicle the lemon law suggests a monetary refund that will put the consumer in the same financial position he or she was before purchase.

If a problem with an automobile is severe enough, a car owner should contact their state's Attorney General's office to find out details on the state's lemon laws.