I got sold a lemon how do i get a lemon or get a refund. The dealer put a warranty on it but keeps playing me?

Question

I bought a car from a shady dealer and it broke down in the first week i returned it to him and he has had since. So basically I have had the car for about three days...he has had it for over 3 weeks and has done nothing, something blew in it. He refuses to give me a refund but i need my transportation so is there any law I can use to get my money back?

Answer 1

"Lemon" only applies to a new car, and although the definition varies by state, most often it only applies when the dealer has had the vehicle for the same problem 3 times and is unable to fix it.  I assume yours was used, so forget lemon for the moment.

You say you have a warranty on it.  What does it say?  That will be the document that matters.  Does it talk about getting your money back?  If not, you won't.  So find out when he plans to do whatever it is the warranty says he will do.

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Actually, in a limited way lemon laws can apply to used cars.  The following outlines those possibilities:

Used car purchases

If you purchased a used car there are two situations in which you may be qualified for cash or other lemon law benefits:

Situation #1: You may be entitled to compensation for breach of warranty if you had one of the following Warranties:

Any warranty left from the manufacturer when you purchased your vehicle (for example, almost all vehicles sold with fewer than 36,000 miles will have this. But if the warranty is longer, you may have even more time).

Your vehicle was "Certified" by the Manufacturer (in which case it came with a short Manufacturer's Warranty, typically 1 year).

You purchased an Extended Warranty backed by the Manufacturer (typically 5 years or longer).

Normally, these types of cases fall outside the scope of the state lemon law but are covered under special federal lemon laws.

Situation #2: When No Manufacturer's Warranty Exists If you do not have a manufacturer's warranty of any kind you may be entitled to compensation for violations of consumer protection laws that fall outside of the lemon laws. The following is a list of some of the problems and/or issues which may be present in your vehicle. Your vehicle may be/have a:

Laundered Lemon (or prior history of mechanical problems known to the seller);

Previously salvaged or wrecked;

Fraudulently rolled back odometer;

Rental car, police car, taxi, etc.;

Stolen, stripped and rebuilt; and/or

Involved in a flood.

Lemon Laws vary from state to state, so accurate information on the scope and restrictions of Lemon Laws in a particular state should be obtained from an attorney practicing in that state.

Answer 2

Call the better business  bureau and they should fix your problem.

Answer 3

Unfortunately the 'Lemon Law' only applies to new cars. If your car was used there is not much you can do other than get a lawyer and try to sue them for repair cost.

Answer 4

Unfortunately the Lemon law only applies to new vehicles but clearly he has sold you a vehicle that was unfit for purpose. Teh trouble is you are going to have to pay for a lawyer. Contact the local news station they sometimes have consumer sections that might take on your story.