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What is a Lemon Car?
Check to see if any of these options apply to your car. If they do, you may have a case:
  • rough idle
  • transmission
  • rough shifting
  • stalling
  • check engine light on
  • vehicle surges
Lemon Law Wins
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Hayes v. GMC and Tustin Chevrolet

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Louisiana – Statute §51-194 (West)

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Vehicles Covered:

Passenger or passenger commercial vehicles sold in-state. Excludes vehicles over 10,000 lbs., vehicle weight and commercial vehicles.

   

Persons Covered:

Purchasers, transferees during express warranty period or any persons entitled to enforce the warranty and lessees where vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes.

   

Period Covered:

Whichever is first: the warranty term or one year from date of delivery.

   

Notice Requirement:

(a) Manufacturer – none; (b) Consumer – report the nonconformity to the manufacturer or any authorized dealer and make the vehicle available for repair.

   

Repair Requirements:

It is presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been made if the same nonconformity has been subjected to four or more repairs, or the vehicle is out of service for a cumulative total of 30 or more calendar days.

   

Affirmative Defenses:

None stated.

   

Replacement/Refund:

At the consumer's option, the manufacturer shall replace with a comparable new vehicle, or accept a return and refund the full purchase price less a reasonable use allowance (defined).

   

Other Reimbursement:

Any amounts paid by the consumer at the time of sale and collateral costs: Temporary replacement and Attorneys fees.

   

Other remedies:

There is no limit on other consumer remedies.

   

Arbitration:

For remedies under this section, a consumer must use the informal dispute procedure established by the manufacturer provided the procedure complies with 16 C.F.R. 703.

   

Resale of Lemon:

Full disclosure required. Certificate of title must notice that the car was returned because it did not conform to its warranty.


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