A vehicle is considered a lemon when the dealership has been given numerous opportunities to repair the problem within the warranty period and have failed to fix your issues. There is no exact requirement for how many visits. While the statute does not specify how many repair attempts is required, the courts have ruled that the minimum number of attempts is only two. If your vehicle has been in the shop an unreasonable number of times for warranty issues, you may have a lemon on your hands. In California, manufacturers must replace or repurchase vehicles when they cannot repair them after a reasonable number of repair attempts.

If you find a lemon on your hands, our attorneys fight to hold the manufacturer accountable to their obligation under the California Lemon Law. A manufacturer must either replace your defective vehicle with a new one or repurchase the vehicle. This includes your down payment, monthly payments, and any finance changes, which include sales tax, prorated registration, and some service contracts.

Additionally, if the manufacturer willfully violated the lemon law, our California Lemon Law attorneys often recover civil penalties- additional damages above and beyond what you paid for your vehicle. The California Lemon Law is a consumer protection act. When the manufacturer fails to follow the law, the statute provides allows for recovery up to 2-times the purchase price of the vehicle.