Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Lemon Law Lawyer

Often times, consumers try to resolve their car lemon dilemma themselves by calling or writing the manufacturer directly.


Manufacturer's Are Not To Be Trusted

However, time and time again, manufacturers have jerked customers around, claiming that used cars aren't covered by state laws (even though they technically are, within the first 18,000 miles or 18 months). Make sure you check this within you state as it may differ.

In other instances, manufacturers try to quickly pawn off a replacement vehicle, even though consumers have the right to choose either a buyback or a cash refund. For these reasons, it's wise to contact a qualified lemon law lawyer who knows the laws.

Get The Help You Need From The Start


One benefit of calling a lemon law lawyer is that you'll gain access to the firm's excellent research. They'll be able to check with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding your vehicle. Sometimes the manufacturer has issued a recall, which may entitle you to free repairs for the defect your car, truck or SUV is known for.

For instance, the 2007 Chrysler Pacific with the 4.0 liter engine reportedly had an engine compartment fire hazard. You can read about it here on the consumer affairs website - http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/02/nhtsa_pacifica.html

The 2006-2008 Hummers had a similar defect, the NHTSA found - https://www.cars.com/articles/2010/05/recall-alert-20062010-hummer-h3-/

Seeking lawyer help is the quickest and easiest way to sort through the exhaustive information about your purchase.

In Many Cases There Is No Upfront Fee

Perhaps you feel hesitant to seek car lemon law legal advice because you don't really have the money for a lawyer's fees. After all, a great deal of money is being tossed around just trying to get your vehicle repaired! Like many Americans, you are struggling financially.

This is all the more reason to seek out lemon law lawyers though! Most reputable law firms will not charge you an upfront fee to take on your case.

Instead, they collect their payment once the case has been won and the settlement has been awarded.

Usually, the settlements are for the maximum allowance by law, which could be up to the purchase price of the vehicle, minus the miles driven, plus the legal fees. In the end, it's as though you received free attorney advice and assistance.

Before lemon law legislation, only 500 cars were coming back to manufacturers each year. Since 1995, more than 100,000 automobile lemon purchases have been returned.  That number however is not currently representative of the hal a million cars being recalled due to faulty air bags. This recall is worldwide not just localized in the USA.

Unfortunately, without representation from a lemon law attorney, many of these cases result in consumers biting the cost and chalking their defective vehicle up as a "learning experience."

Even when the consumer seems to "win," their defective car is usually resold on the market to someone else who isn't informed about the vehicle's past history.

Hopefully this has hekped you find the the right Lemon Law Firm to handle your dispute.  If you want to share your experiences please post a comment below our readers will be very grateful for any help you can offer.

1 comment:

  1. Wonderful post and great advice. Howard A. Gutman is a lawyer and this area of practice is called lemon law. He has successfully handled over 500 lemon law claims and automobile breach of warranty cases.Thanks for sharing valuable information.

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