Car Care & Driving

The lemon law, or New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act, in Illinois dictates that any new vehicle covered by a warranty that fails to conform to that warranty must be repaired to conform to the warranty. If the manufacturer is unable to conform the vehicle to their express written warranty, they must either replace the vehicle […]

The lemon law in Michigan is otherwise known as the “New Motor Vehicles Warranties” act. The law dictates that any vehicle covered by a manufacturer’s warranty with a serious defect covered by that manufacturer’s warranty must be repaired. If the defect cannot be repaired in a satisfactory manner, the vehicle must be replaced or returned

The Ohio Lemon Law dictates that any new vehicle covered by a warranty that has a serious defect covered by that warranty must be repaired, replaced, or refunded. Before requesting a replacement or refund, the buyer must give the manufacturer a “reasonable opportunity” to repair the defect. If that’s not possible, the manufacturer must either

The lemon law in Georgia dictates that any vehicle with a serious operational defect or any defect covered under the vehicle’s warranty must be repaired to acceptable condition within a “reasonable number of attempts” by the manufacturer or dealer. If it is not possible to repair the vehicle, the dealer must replace the vehicle with

The lemon law statue in Texas is part of the administrative code that deals with “Warranty Performance Obligations” (much like the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act). It dictates that any fully-warranted vehicle with a serious defect must be repaired to acceptable condition within a “reasonable number of attempts” by the manufacturer or dealer. If this is