Lemon Law for California

Although most everyone is aware of the lemon law as it pertains to buying a new car, many consumers may be surprised, and relieved, to know that the lemon law can also extend it’s coverage to used cars. The used car lemon law, like it’s counterpart, can change from state to state, but there are some basic details that will help you to decide if you qualify for this coverage.

First, when you purchase the used car, it has to come with some type of warranty, either the manufacturer’s warranty or one written expressly for that car. These warranties include extended warranties and warranties that are written from the car dealership. This is critical. Without any type of warranty, in most states, the coverage will not apply. If you have bought your car privately, chances are remote that you will be covered. If you have met the requirements needed when purchasing your used car so that the used car lemon law pertains to your purchase, there are steps that you need to be aware of that will help if you find you’ve purchased a lemon.

Document, document, document! This, again, is critical. Keep a written account of every repair, every person you have spoken to about these repairs, and what was said in these conversations. Make sure you receive an invoice and a warranty for repairs each and every time your car is in the shop. Even if the repairs were covered under a warranty, get an invoice anyway. Without documentation to back up your claims, damages under the used car lemon law will be hard to prove.

Be accurate. Make sure you’ve detailed the problem clearly and thoroughly and that the repair shop has written everything down just as you said it. Do this every time you take the car in for repairs. Keeping this information clear and precise will help if you need to use the used car lemon law.

If your car breaks down on the road, document the time and date and exactly what happened and where. Make sure this goes into the record at the repair shop. Also, before you turn in your car for repairs, make a note of the odometer reading. Have them record this on the invoice. By doing all these things, the used car lemon law should work effectively and could just be the out you need.

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Years ago, manufacturers and their dealers were forever telling owners with problem vehicles this “we’ve never seen this before” or “the car meets manufacturer’s specifications” when the truth was that the manufacturer knew that the problem of which the owner was complaining was both real and to be found in other vehicles of the model.
However, owners now communicate with each other about problems with their model vehicle using Internet forums. The upshot is that an owner with a problem vehicle may quickly discover that other owners are having the same problem.

In discovery against a U.S. auto manufacturer, there was obtained a copy of an internal memo that illustrates this commented, “We can’t lie to consumers anymore.”

 Some of the leading forums are automotiveforums.com, automotive.com, edmund.com/insideline, and rv.net. To find a forum specific to your model vehicle, just search using your model vehicle and the word forum. There seems to be a forum for every make and model vehicle.

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Buying or leasing a new or used vehicle is the second largest investment an individual or a family usually makes. As a consumer you always want that investment to hold its value, to be a reliable and safe mean of transportation. Unfortunately, from time to time consumers end up owning a vehicle that is not what they expected it to be. Two of the most common causes for that are pre-existing manufacturer’s defects and intentional dealer fraud. To protect the consumers a law firm launches two websites that will help buyers through the process of recovering their losses.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2007 — Buying or leasing a new or used vehicle is the second largest investment an individual or a family usually makes. As a consumer you always want that investment to hold its value, to be a reliable and safe mean of transportation. Unfortunately, from time to time consumers end up owning a vehicle that is not what they expected it to be. Two of the most common causes for that are pre-existing manufacturer’s defects and intentional dealer fraud.

 Many individuals have heard about the commonly known Lemon Law which was designed to protect consumers that end up with a new or used vehicle with significant manufacturer’s defects that negatively affect the vehicle’s use, value and/or safety. Most states have aggressive legislature set in place to protect the consumers’ rights. These laws require the manufacturer to take the vehicle back, pay the consumer all his/her monthly payments, down payment, and any other forms of related expenses, in addition to all applicable attorney’s and court fees. A Lemon Law Attorney can give you the advice you need as to what’s the best way to solve your case. Since many times the dealers and manufacturers ignore these cases and downplay the extent of the loss, consulting a Lemon Law Attorney is almost necessary especially since many Lemon Law Firms do not charge the consumer for their services.

Consumers who are victims of intentional dealer fraud have similar rights and attorneys practicing in the area have many ways to protect the consumers. A dealer fraud specialist can help the consumer recover his or her actual losses and even recover punitive damages of up to 9 times the actual damages. In many instances buyers are tricked by the seller, often a large and reputable franchise dealer, to buy or lease vehicles with rolled back mileage, frame damage, previously rental cars, limos or even taxis without providing the appropriate disclosure statements. All such sales constitute dealer fraud and a skilled attorney can help the consumer recover his or her financial and punitive loss plus compensatory damages without spending any money on attorney’s fees.

In instances of both dealer fraud and defectively manufactured vehicles, the consumer ends up with a vehicle that is unsafe to drive, requires constant repairs and is often worth only 70% to 30% of the amount actually paid by the consumer. The most common problems include, but are not limited to, engine problems, transmission problems, frame damage, body damage, odometer rollback, water leaks, paint defects, electrical problems, brake problems, steering problems among many other potential problems.

The Lemon Law and Dealer Fraud can be also filed for RVs, motor homes, motorcycles, trucks, boats, and many other “vehicles” that have motor/drive terrain warranty and safety regulations, state or federal.

The new websites for Lemon Law and Dealer Faud launched by The Law Offices of Hovanes Margarian are designed to assist California consumers with all of their California Lemon Law, Dealer Fraud and related cases. To deal with the negligence and abuse of power towards the consumers, the law firm has vast experience in the automotive industry and has successfully recovered thousands of dollars lost by consumers.

Hovanes Margarian is a USC Law School graduate with extensive previous experience in the automotive industry as the founder and co-owner of a nationwide vehicle brokerage firm. All the cases taken by Mr. Margarian’s law offices are related to vehicles, vehicle defects, vehicle sales fraud and DMV issues. For more information about the offices and the areas of practice you can visit http://www.lemonlawintel.com and http://www.dealerfraud.org or call toll free 866-97-LEMON (1-866-975-3666) for a no cost consultation about your case.

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