Idaho Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The Idaho Lemon Law (Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service. Under this statute, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails, no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Idaho drivers at every stage.
How your Idaho claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. An Idaho claim gets built on two things: the Idaho lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.
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Your car may be a lemon if it keeps going back to the dealer or the mechanic for the same problem. Under Idaho law, the defect must make the car unsafe, unreliable or worth much less. The manufacturer or dealer must also have failed to fix it after several tries.
The same noise, shaking or warning light keeps coming back.
The dealer has worked on it multiple times and the problem is still there.
Understanding Idaho's Lemon Law
Idaho's Lemon Law is found at Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How Idaho's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit an Idaho dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913, these papers prove your repair attempts. Keep every receipt and work order.
Contact Easy Lemon
Send us your records. We check your repair history against Idaho's statute and tell you if your car qualifies as a lemon. The consultation is free, with no obligation.
We File Your Claim
We prepare the claim and handle the paperwork. This includes any notice to the manufacturer that Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If Idaho law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Idaho law entitles you to relief. Most claims then move toward settlement.
Get Compensated
You receive a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you.
Why Choose Us for Lemon Law?
Past Results
We've recovered over $30 million for our clients by securing refunds, cash settlements, and replacements.
Client-Centered Approach
We receive positive feedback from clients we have represented.
Fee-Shift Representation
Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913 lets a consumer who prevails recover attorney fees. No fee unless we recover compensation.
Focused Results
We know the stress defective vehicles bring, so we simplify the process for you.
At Easy Lemon, your success is our mission. Let us simplify the process and get you the justice you deserve.
Idaho Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Idaho to report state-level figures. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.
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Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law.
What The Manufacturer May Owe You
Refund
You get your purchase price back, including taxes and fees, minus any use deduction Idaho law allows.
Cash Settlement
You receive a payment for the unresolved defect and keep your car.
Vehicle Replacement
You get a comparable new vehicle in place of the defective one, at no extra cost.
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About the Idaho Lemon Law
Answers anchored to Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Idaho.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Get a Free Case Review →Idaho Lemon Law Arbitration
An Idaho owner can go to court without arbitrating first. Arbitration is available in Idaho but not mandatory, so it's your call, and our lemon law FAQ answers the general questions about how the programs run.
If you do pick a program, it won't hear the case until the repairs reach 4 attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service, and the manufacturer has to have had the written notice Idaho requires. Timing is up to each program. The decision often binds the manufacturer, but the consumer generally can still take it to civil court, and because appeal deadlines vary we'd like a copy of the decision the day it comes. If that doesn't end it, either side can file a civil suit, usually in the general civil trial court for the Idaho county where you live or where the car was sold. Idaho Falls is in Bonneville County, where that court is the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, Bonneville County, and Post Falls is in Kootenai County, where it's the District Court of the First Judicial District, Kootenai County. More county courts are named in the Statute-Cited Answers below.
Idaho Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most Idaho cases can be brought under both laws, so we review each one under the Idaho Lemon Law and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301) and go with the stronger one. Idaho gives you the repair presumption and the buyback remedy, while Magnuson-Moss adds a federal fee provision and can reach defects outside the Idaho lemon law period. Idaho counts 4 attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative business days out of service, while the federal act only asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what's reasonable turns on the facts of the case. The Idaho deadline falls at the earlier of the express warranty period or 2 years from delivery. Under the federal act the time limit is as long as the express warranty lasts. Idaho's statute is for new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Idaho for personal, family, or household use, but Magnuson-Moss covers any product sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. Idaho doesn't require arbitration first, and federal law does so only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. Either way the lawsuit can go to state or federal court, and the federal fee rule is 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2).
Our client's Cybertruck demand to Tesla in New York went out under both, New York's lemon law and Magnuson-Moss, and the truck was bought back.
Idaho Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
These answers come from Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913 and, for the courts, from the Idaho Supreme Court's own pages on the state's district courts.
Which Idaho court hears a lemon law case in Pocatello, Twin Falls or Moscow?
The county rule is the same across Idaho, usually the county where you live or where the car was sold, and Pocatello needs a closer look, because per the 2020 Census parts of the city lie in Bannock County and Power County. Each of those has its own court, the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, Bannock County and the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, Power County. Twin Falls is in Twin Falls County, which has the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, Twin Falls County, and Moscow is in Latah County, with the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Latah County. A Magnuson-Moss claim can also go to Federal District Court if damages are over $50,000 or party diversity permits it (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)). In the end, which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
What do Idaho lemon law attorneys need from you?
Every repair order comes first, including the visits where the technician found nothing, because each attempt is counted from one.
- the purchase or lease contract, which shows the delivery date the 2 years run from
- the warranty booklet, which shows the express warranty
- emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
- receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, since those costs are often recoverable
It helps to note the date, the mileage and the symptom each time the problem shows up. You can also look up your VIN for recall notices at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
What defects count under Idaho lemon laws?
What Idaho drivers bring us most is engine stalling and misfires, an engine that keeps knocking or burns too much oil, transmission shudder or failure, electrical faults that leave warning lights on, brake and steering problems, and driver-assistance (ADAS) systems that brake or drift on their own. We also see warning lights that come back after a repair and recall repairs that didn't fix the problem. Any of them can qualify if it substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the car and is still there after the repairs the statute counts.
A 2022 Jeep Wrangler we handled in South Carolina was bought in Anderson on July 11, 2022. Three days later, at 186 miles, it was pulling right with a vibration at highway speed. By 7,130 miles it shook hard over bumps above 50 mph, the Jeep "death wobble". A recall-related repair at 25,144 miles didn't cure it, and at the fourth visit, at 28,280 miles, the wobble was coming at 70 mph. The case was resolved on confidential terms.
When can a Magnuson-Moss or UCC warranty claim help in Idaho?
When a car falls short of the Idaho repair count, or isn't new, other laws can still reach the defect. Breach of warranty claims, Magnuson-Moss and Idaho's unfair trade practices and consumer protection statutes can each apply to a defect that doesn't meet the Idaho threshold. The UCC implied warranties are another. Merchantability under UCC §2-314 covers sales of goods by merchants, used vehicles included, and it's a lower bar than the lemon law's substantial impairment, while fitness for a particular purpose under UCC §2-315 comes in when a buyer relied on the seller's advice for a specific use, like towing.
Serving Drivers Across All of Idaho
Easy Lemon represents Idaho consumers from Boise to Coeur d'Alene. We handle Idaho Code §48-901 to §48-913 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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