Defining Lemon Law What is a Lemon

Lemon law, which varies from state to state, includes a set of statutes that provides information on defective automobiles and a person's ability to recover financial compensation after purchasing a defective car. If you believe you've purchased a lemon, or a defective car that is not able to serve its purpose, you may be eligible for a lemon law claim.

Defined as a car that is found to be defective beyond repair and therefore unable to serve its purpose, owning a -lemon- can be one of the most difficult and frustrating events. A person who owns a lemon, or a defective vehicle, is one that was unaware at the time of purchase that the car would be defective or have flaws too great and too irreparable to be useful. There are laws, though, enacted in every one of the 50 U.S. states that protect these consumers who have purchased a lemon. These laws are entitled lemon laws.


Varying from state to state, a lemon law is a statute that has been enacted in the state to protect a consumer who has purchased a faulty vehicle from suffering the severe financial consequences of trying to repair, sell, or simply rid of the vehicle. While most of the statutes differ from each other in one way or another, filing an effective lemon law claim can result in a person obtaining some type of settlement or recovery for their losses or projected losses. This settlement can come in the form of a cash payout or a replacement vehicle. In some cases, a dealership or manufacturing company can be held responsible and be forced to repurchase the vehicle back from the owner.

A lemon law claim can come in a variety of forms, from a defective SUV to sports car to a pick-up truck to a motorcycle, and all types of motor vehicles in between. Only with a representative should you pursue a claim however. Similar to auto accidents, a person with a lemon will find it extremely difficult to litigate on their own behalf. Knowing that a person may not necessarily be fully aware of their rights and the laws, dealerships and manufacturing companies are known to take advantage of their customers when handling a lemon law claim. They may try to tell the vehicle owner that the damage is repairable or that the vehicle is in fact, not a lemon. The truth of the matter is that they are a profit-driven organization that is solely looking out for their own best interests, which may not coincide with your best interests.

There are many different aspects of this type of case to take into consideration, including what type of vehicle you have purchased, how the vehicle was -sold- to you, whether the dealership or manufacturer knew about the defects, and whether the person who sold the car lied in regards to the vehicle being a lemon. It is your responsibility to get the legal help that you not only need, but that you deserve as well if you fear that you have purchased a lemon, or a vehicle that is defective beyond repair. You should not have to suffer financial damages due to a manufacturer's or dealership's mistakes. You need the help of a somekeyword right away.