Lemon Laws Differ
The unfortunate thing about the lemon law’ is that
not only is it not applicable to all fifty states, but
it is often interpreted differently in each one.
For example, in some states used cars are not
included. In others motor homes and motor bikes have
differing criteria.
The motor part of the mobile home may be covered
whereas the living area would not be.
Similarly, some leased vehicles would be covered in
some states but vehicles used for business would not
be.
Briefly, these laws can be confusing. It truly is a
case of not knowing how or if you are covered unless
you look up the specific laws for your own state.
But it is not only the lemon laws that protect you. If
you have a written warranty you could be covered by
several other laws to enable you to get compensation
or the car repaired not at your cost.
In all, about 25,000 cars are bought back by
manufacturers each year in the United States.
Considering how many cars are sold annually this is
not such a great number.
But if you are unlucky enough to be one of the 25,000
then you will obviously want to do something about it.
Keep detailed diaries on you vehicle from the time you
purchase it. Receipts and fault reports, along with
details of where and when the vehicle was unusable,
will go a long way to proving your case. However, if
you take care at the beginning these actions should be
unnecessary.
