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The GMC Sierra is one of the best-selling trucks in America — but recent model years have drawn a wave of serious engine and transmission complaints, several of them serious enough to trigger nationwide recalls. If your GMC truck keeps going back to the dealer for the same unresolved problem, it may qualify as…

California’s lemon law got its biggest procedural overhaul in years through two 2025 laws — Assembly Bill 1755 and Senate Bill 26. The good news: your core rights to a refund or replacement haven’t changed. What did change is how and when you file — and, surprisingly, which set of rules even applies to…

Reviewed by Nick Movagar, Founder & Attorney, American Lemon Law Group  ·  Last updated August 2026 Most people think a lemon law claim ends with getting their money back. But California’s lemon law goes further: when a manufacturer knew it owed you a buyback and refused anyway, the law can make it pay a…

When you win a lemon law buyback in California, the manufacturer must return nearly everything you paid — but it gets to keep one slice, called the mileage offset. It’s the only deduction the law allows, and it’s also the number manufacturers most often get wrong. Understanding how it works can be the difference…

Tesla leads the industry in technology, but its vehicles are not immune to defects — and California’s lemon law protects Tesla owners just as fully as owners of any other brand. If your 2024, 2025, or 2026 Tesla keeps coming back from the service center with the same unresolved problem, here are the defects…