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If your vehicle qualifies as a lemon in California, one of the first questions you’ll ask is simple: how much money will I actually get back? The answer comes down to a formula in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, and for most owners a buyback returns nearly everything they paid — minus one small…

When you buy a new vehicle, you expect it to work. When it doesn’t — and the repairs keep piling up — the experience can feel overwhelming, expensive, and slow to resolve. This is the story of one California driver who decided not to wait it out, and what her experience with American Lemon…

Not every car problem qualifies for Lemon Law protection in California — but many more do than most vehicle owners realize. California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act covers any defect that substantially impairs a vehicle’s use, value, or safety and that the manufacturer cannot fix after a reasonable number of attempts. The law is broad,…

When you buy a new car in California, you receive a manufacturer’s warranty. Most people understand this as a promise that covered repairs will be done for free during the warranty period. But many California car owners do not realize that the manufacturer’s warranty and the California Lemon Law are two entirely different protections…

California’s Lemon Law gives you powerful rights when your vehicle is defective — but those rights are not unlimited in time. If you miss the filing deadline, you lose your right to pursue a claim entirely, no matter how strong your case is. Understanding the statute of limitations for California Lemon Law claims is…