{"id":6950,"date":"2020-07-23T17:08:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T21:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=6950"},"modified":"2020-07-23T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T21:08:33","slug":"what-is-a-lemon-car-this-is-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/what-is-a-lemon-car-this-is-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Lemon Car? This Is What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You could have bought a lemon car and not know it. Sometimes, you buy a brand new car; sometimes, it’s a car already deemed a lemon that’s been resold. That’s right, manufacturers buy back lemon cars and then sell them to consumers again<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what is a lemon car, and why is it so bad to buy one? If you do buy one, what can you do about it? This guide will explain everything you need to know about lemon automobiles and what you can do if you’ve happened to have bought one.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is a Lemon Car?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lemon is a vehicle that has some kind of defect that makes it unsafe to drive. These problems include problems with the transmission, engine, and brakes. Superficial issues like chipped paint, a faulty radio, or AC issues don’t qualify a car as a lemon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lemon Car Law <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is a federal lemon law, and each state has its own laws that define what a lemon car is and what the possible recovery is. If you think you’ve bought a lemon, you’ll need to review the specific law for your state. This will ensure you fulfill the requirements to enable recovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally, states say that a buyer can be reimbursed for the purchase of their car after they’ve made repeated unsuccessful attempts to fix the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Happens If You Buy a Lemon Car?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Keep detailed documents of everything. You need to be able to show an accurate timeline of the problems and attempted repairs. Start by taking the car back to the dealer for the repairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s then smart to contact an attorney who has experience with these types of cases. They’ll send a formal letter to the company requesting your desired remedy. Most manufacturers will have you go through their arbitration process, with going to court being the last resort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, a court case has already occurred, and your claim qualifies under an already established agreed-upon remedy. This is how a Honda lemon buyback works<\/a>. Other times, your case is the first of its kind, and you’ll need to bring a lawsuit against the manufacturer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible remedies available to you are the manufacturer refunding your money or replacing your car at their cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can I Avoid Buying a Lemon <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, there’s no sure-fire way to avoid buying a lemon. There’s no way to tell if a brand new car has defects until you start driving the vehicle. Then the majority of states don’t have title requirements to signify that a vehicle has been previously deemed a lemon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Bought a Used Car, and It’s a Lemon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know the answer to, what is a lemon car, you can identify if you’ve bought a lemon. Start by only bringing your vehicle to the dealer for repairs while keeping detailed records of all work done and communications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can then use these records to approach the manufacturer for remedy. This could be a refund of the money you spent buying the car or a replacement car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read our article<\/a> about the ten things you should consider when buying a car to learn about what else you should consider besides the lemon law. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You could have bought a lemon car and not know it. Sometimes, you buy a brand new car; sometimes, it’s a car already deemed a lemon that’s been resold. That’s right, manufacturers buy back lemon cars and then sell them to consumers again.  So, what is a lemon car, and why is it so bad to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6952,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6950\/revisions\/6952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}