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Lemon Law Attorneys · Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville, TX
Lemon Law Attorneys

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Aaron Waldo

Your Texas lemon law attorney

Admitted in Texas, 2018 · State Bar of Texas No. 24107954

Aaron Waldo handles Texas lemon law claims. He was admitted in Texas in 2018, State Bar of Texas No. 24107954. He came to law late: the Marine Corps from 2001 to 2007, honorable discharge, then work as an auto technician, then a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2017. He read repair orders before he read case law. Most of a Texas lemon file is repair orders.

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We have handled 3,000+ cases.‡ No attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.

Texas Lemon Law Thresholds

  • ✓ 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects)
  • ✓ 30 cumulative days out of service
  • ✓ Filing deadline: Within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiration or 24 months/24,000 miles from original delivery
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Vehicle Situation Contact

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Let's see if your car qualifies for a lemon law claim.

🔒 Lemon law claims have strict filing deadlines, don't wait.
Brownsville Lemon Law

Brownsville Lemon Law Basics

A Brownsville car is judged against Texas's statute, Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613, and that law covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use; Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles. So the first question is coverage, and the second is whether your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above. If they do, and the defect is still there and the deadline has not run out, you may have a claim. The statute text, the filing deadlines and how used cars are treated are all on our Texas Lemon Law Attorneys page.

Step by Step

How a Brownsville Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Brownsville.

1

Document Your Repairs

Keep every repair order from your Brownsville dealership, even the short ones. Under Texas's lemon law, those papers are the written proof of each repair attempt.

2

Free Case Evaluation

We read your repair history against the Texas statute and tell you whether the car qualifies. The review costs nothing, and there are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.

3

We File the Claim

We write and send the paperwork, including the written notice of the defect to the manufacturer, converter, or distributor that Texas law requires. We deal with the manufacturer for you.

4

You Get Compensated

A successful case usually ends with a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. There are no attorney's fees unless we recover for you.

Texas Settlements

Easy Lemon Cases Resolved in Texas

These are Texas matters the firm handled, not cases from Brownsville specifically. Every case is different; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Vehicle
2024 Cadillac Lyriq
Resolution
$74,390
7 repair visits | 36 days out of service
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*Results vary. Prior outcomes do not predict future success. Amounts shown are actual case resolutions. Easy Lemon® by RockPoint Law P.C.

Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613

Is Your Brownsville Car a Lemon? Texas's 3-Step Test

1

Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?

Under Texas law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety. These defects came up in one of Easy Lemon's own Texas cases:

  • ⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: Recurring blank display/IPC screen
  • ⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: Autonomous emergency braking in rain
  • ⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: A/C compressor bracket twisted
  • ⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: ABS warning and battery discharge
2

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In Texas the test is 4 repair attempts for the same defect (2 for serious safety defects) or 30 cumulative days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. For a defect that could cause serious bodily injury or death, 2 repair attempts are enough. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

3

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

In Texas, the claim must be started within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiring, 24 months, or 24,000 miles from original delivery. We check that deadline against the delivery date on your contract and the dates on your repair orders.

If you are not sure about your dates, call us. The consultation is free. 📞 (855) 435-3666

If you think you are past a deadline, call us anyway. We may still be able to help.

Cameron County

Court and Venue in Brownsville

Brownsville is in Cameron County. A Texas lemon law claim starts as a complaint to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), not as a lawsuit. For a warranty suit filed in court, district courts are the general trial courts in Texas, and the Texas Office of Court Administration lists 9 numbered district courts for Cameron County. County courts at law can share that civil jurisdiction. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The Texas lemon law is Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613. TxDMV cannot order a refund or replacement unless the manufacturer received written notice of the defect and a chance to cure it (Tex. Occ. Code §2301.606(c)). The complaint must be filed with TxDMV, which holds a hearing.

The repair test in the statute is 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use.

Sources: Texas Judicial Branch, trial courts by county; Texas Judicial Branch, trial courts; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

NHTSA Recalls

Recent Recalls for Makes in Our Texas Cases

NHTSA recall records are national, not filed by state. These are the newest recalls for the makes (Cadillac) that appear in the Texas matters the firm has resolved.

General Motors, LLC · Oct 21, 2026

Insufficient Welds on Front Seats

Component: SEATS. NHTSA campaign 26V696000 (manufacturer N262576830).

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General Motors, LLC · Sep 24, 2026

Window Automatic Reversal System Malfunction/FMVSS 118

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NHTSA campaign 26V612000 (manufacturer N262567230).

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General Motors, LLC · Sep 24, 2026

Air Bag Inflator Endcap May Detach

Component: AIR BAGS. NHTSA campaign 26V611000 (manufacturer N262569920).

NHTSA record →

Full list, updated from NHTSA: easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim; unrepaired defects after reasonable attempts are.

Browse by Vehicle Brand

Filing in Texas for One of These Brands?

Brand-specific Texas Lemon Law playbooks: statute citations, recall coverage, manufacturer notice procedure, and defect patterns most common in Texas operating conditions.

What the Statute Says

Texas Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a Brownsville Claim

Court and Venue above gives you the repair test and the arbitration rule. Texas law adds a few rules on top of those, and they follow.

Notable provisions of Texas Lemon Law

Texas uses a state-administered complaint process through TxDMV, not traditional arbitration. Only 2 repair attempts are needed for serious safety hazards. Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles (RVs). The TxDMV filing fee is $35, and the other side pays it back if the consumer wins.

Your Team

Meet Your Texas Team

Aaron Waldo

Aaron Waldo, Esq., Attorney

Admitted in Texas, 2018 · State Bar of Texas No. 24107954

Handles Texas lemon law matters for Easy Lemon clients. J.D., University of Richmond School of Law. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2001 to 2007, and worked as an auto technician before practicing law.

Service Area

Serving Brownsville & Surrounding Texas Communities

📍 Brownsville Neighborhoods

We take cases from Downtown, Los Tomates, Southmost and Rancho Viejo.

🏖️ Cameron County

Nearby: Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos and South Padre Island.

Your Rights Under Texas Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

Under Texas law the remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. A qualifying case from Brownsville usually closes in one of these three ways.

$

Refund

The car goes back to the manufacturer, which returns what you paid, with the taxes, registration fees and finance charges, less a reasonable use offset.

Replacement Vehicle

The manufacturer swaps your car for a comparable new one and pays for the exchange.

$

Cash Settlement

You hold on to the car and are paid for the value the defect cost you. This one is not in the statute. It is negotiated.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on Texas law and on the paperwork Brownsville drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE
Most of the Texas cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. How long that takes depends on your repair history and on the manufacturer. In Texas, the claim must be started within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiring, 24 months, or 24,000 miles from original delivery.
ELIGIBILITY
Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613 covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use. Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles. If you bought used, send the paperwork anyway, including any written warranty that came with the car.
We handle warranty defects that substantially impair the car's use, value or safety and that the dealer could not fix. The defects we see most often are engine stalling and misfires, transmission shudder or failure, electrical faults, brake and steering problems, and driver-assist systems that brake or drift on their own.
REMEDIES
The Texas Lemon Law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. A consumer who wins the TxDMV case gets the $35 filing fee back. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing upfront and there is no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. When a manufacturer settles or loses, we ask it to pay our fee on top of your recovery. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) provides a fee-shifting route of its own when a written warranty is breached. Our fee agreement is one page.
ATTORNEY & TRUST
No. Our offices are in Manhasset NY, Newark NJ, Miami FL and Dallas TX. We handle Texas cases by phone, email and e-signature. You upload your repair orders, your contract and your warranty booklet. We send the demand letter and handle the settlement paperwork. Nothing in Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613 requires you to appear anywhere to open a claim.
You will have one assigned attorney and a direct line. You get a copy of every letter we send and a note whenever the manufacturer responds. We first check your repair history against Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613. Then written notice goes to the manufacturer, and we demand the statutory remedy, a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. Most cases settle at that stage. If a case does not settle, the next step is set by Texas law. In Texas, the complaint must be filed with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), which holds a hearing. This is a state-administered process, not traditional arbitration.
Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases‡, recovering over $50 million** for clients.

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“I cried on the phone. Not my finest moment. But I was so tired of dealing with a car that never worked right. The service manager knew my name, that's how often I was there. Natalie Nassi was so calm and patient with me. She said 'let us handle it so you don't have to keep going back there.' And she did. They got me a buyback. I don't cry about my car anymore.”

MICHAEL Ala

Google review
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“Had a Ram truck with a diesel emissions nightmare. Kept going into limp mode. Dealer couldn't figure it out after four visits. Called EasyLemon Law. Liam Jones took the case and actually understood the emissions system. He asked about regen cycles and DEF consumption—stuff the dealer never even mentioned. They fought with Ram for about five months and got me a replacement truck. If you have a diesel, this is your guy..”

Linda

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“I honestly didn't think I had a case. My Subaru's engine consumed a quart of oil every 1,000 miles. Dealer said it was 'within spec.' Did that three times. I just figured I'd live with it.
My brother-in-law, a mechanic, said 'that's not normal for a modern engine. Call someone.' So I did. I spoke to Steven Nassi at Easy Lemon.
He explained that excessive oil consumption is a known defect in certain Subaru engines. He'd handled similar cases. He said, 'They tell you it's normal because they don't want to replace the short block.' He already knew the internal service bulletins.
His team filed the claim. Subaru settled with a cash payment that covered my oil expenses and then some. I was genuinely surprised it worked.
Why different? Steven saw a pattern I didn't know existed. They don't just take cases; they know manufacturer secrets.”

Grace Zayin Lupo (GS2 C)

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Reviewed by Easy Lemon Legal Team · Last updated August 24, 2026

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