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The California Lemon law provides remedies for purchasers of vehicles that repeatedly fail to meet the standards of quality and performance as provided under the manufacturer express warranty. If a vehicle is purchased “used”, the new owner will usually be protected by the lemon law for the remainder of the warranty. This was the case with a client of ours from Carson, California who bought a certified pre owned (CPO) 2008 Audi A6 from a dealership in Long Beach. Continue reading

You may have recently received a letter from the manufacturer of your car or truck offering you a trade-in of your vehicle for one of the manufacturer’s new vehicles. While this may at first glance look like a good deal, if you look closely you’ll see the manufacturer is probably only offering you the opportunity to trade up to a newer model. Under this trade in offer you would have to pay off the balance of your existing loan or lease, plus pay the mileage deduction allowed under the California law. Continue reading

We had a gentleman call us about a problem with the T-top in his 2012 Jeep Wrangler. Whenever the vehicle was driven in heavy rain, water would leak in from the middle of the top and drip down onto the dashboard. The first time he experienced the problem was when the vehicle was new with only 900 miles on it. He continued to take the Wrangler to a manufacturer approved repair facility 6 more times for the same problem. He heard about the California Lemon Law and felt like he had given the dealership a reasonable number of repair attempts, so he contacted the Law Offices of Delsack & Associates. Continue reading

We recently received a phone call from a U.S. Marine about a lemon law case involving his 2010 Chevrolet HHR. The military client bought the vehicle while stationed in Ohio before he was transferred to California. Shortly after the move, the vehicle started experiencing repeated problems with coolant leaks and the air conditioning compressor. Continue reading