jodakid69
Seasoned Member
First a disclaimer. I am not an attorney and my posting is NOT legal advice.
To begin with, you should be aware that there are at least TWO separate items that run at the same time when you purchase a new vehicle. State-based "New Car Lemon" laws and the Federal MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY act. There might also be state unfair trade practices issues that might be involved in your specific case.
I have previously successfully received Federal MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT compensation, as in $$$ in hand, for a "problem child" Mercedes GL450 that I purchase as a used vehicle. But when I purchased it was still covered for about 1 year under the manufacturer's bumper-to-bumper warranty. In my case since I did not purchase the vehicle new, the Lemon Car was not in effect. I believe that "buy back" lemon laws are all State based. At least in PA, there are two ways that they kick in. Same repair three times or if the car is "out of service for repair" for a long period of time. Repair time is cumulative time across multiple repairs. I think that this is the same criteria for the Federal Warranty Act,
The first year of ownership is KEY in getting a lemon-law buyback. I would RUN, not walk to a leading "Car Lemon Law" firm. Your vehicle trade-in potential is greatly diminishing with all those repair orders. It seems that the vehicle you purchased is a true "lemon", in that there have been multiple problems.
YOU MUST GET A COPY OF ALL YOUR REPAIRS ORDERS.
When you go in for service, insist that EACH item/problem is individually entered on the service ticket and the service request be specific. At this point, a smart person might take in the car for each additional item individually, so that it "racks up" "out of service for repair" time at the dealer. Once you it 30 days for repair, that might be the magic number.
Sorry, not to be a Debbie downer but ... this process is going to suck for you. It is going to take a lot of time and at best all you get is to get a buyback. And when you buy another vehicle, no matter what it is, it's going to be more expensive than last year and the interest rates went way up. There is likely to be no gain for all your effort. But your goal at this point should be to not get stuck with an expensive car that you will then hate! You have made a major $$$ investment that you need to protect. Once that year is up, you can still settle for some cash, but based on the history you have presented you need to get out now.
I hate that this has happened to you, but problems do happen to all manufacturers. I have had the opposite experience with my CT4V-BW. It has been all good except for the high maintenance cost of running hard on the track.
Best of luck.
To begin with, you should be aware that there are at least TWO separate items that run at the same time when you purchase a new vehicle. State-based "New Car Lemon" laws and the Federal MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY act. There might also be state unfair trade practices issues that might be involved in your specific case.
I have previously successfully received Federal MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT compensation, as in $$$ in hand, for a "problem child" Mercedes GL450 that I purchase as a used vehicle. But when I purchased it was still covered for about 1 year under the manufacturer's bumper-to-bumper warranty. In my case since I did not purchase the vehicle new, the Lemon Car was not in effect. I believe that "buy back" lemon laws are all State based. At least in PA, there are two ways that they kick in. Same repair three times or if the car is "out of service for repair" for a long period of time. Repair time is cumulative time across multiple repairs. I think that this is the same criteria for the Federal Warranty Act,
The first year of ownership is KEY in getting a lemon-law buyback. I would RUN, not walk to a leading "Car Lemon Law" firm. Your vehicle trade-in potential is greatly diminishing with all those repair orders. It seems that the vehicle you purchased is a true "lemon", in that there have been multiple problems.
YOU MUST GET A COPY OF ALL YOUR REPAIRS ORDERS.
When you go in for service, insist that EACH item/problem is individually entered on the service ticket and the service request be specific. At this point, a smart person might take in the car for each additional item individually, so that it "racks up" "out of service for repair" time at the dealer. Once you it 30 days for repair, that might be the magic number.
Sorry, not to be a Debbie downer but ... this process is going to suck for you. It is going to take a lot of time and at best all you get is to get a buyback. And when you buy another vehicle, no matter what it is, it's going to be more expensive than last year and the interest rates went way up. There is likely to be no gain for all your effort. But your goal at this point should be to not get stuck with an expensive car that you will then hate! You have made a major $$$ investment that you need to protect. Once that year is up, you can still settle for some cash, but based on the history you have presented you need to get out now.
I hate that this has happened to you, but problems do happen to all manufacturers. I have had the opposite experience with my CT4V-BW. It has been all good except for the high maintenance cost of running hard on the track.
Best of luck.
