Lemon Law Attorneys · Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City, NJ
Lemon Law Attorneys

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Your New Jersey lemon law attorney

Admitted in New Jersey

Steven P. Nassi is admitted in New Jersey. He founded the firm, he is its managing partner, and he has been in practice since 2004. Cardozo, class of 2003, supervising editor of the Cardozo Law Review. New Jersey requires the manufacturer to be notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, and then gives it ten days to cure. Miss that step and a strong claim can still fail.

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New Jersey Lemon Law Thresholds

✓ 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects)
✓ 20 cumulative calendar days out of service
✓ Filing deadline: Within 2 years or 24,000 miles from original delivery (whichever is earlier)

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Jersey City Lemon Law

Jersey City Lemon Law Basics

In Jersey City, as anywhere else in New Jersey, a lemon law claim is brought under N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49. The statute covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in New Jersey for personal, family, or household use, and certain used vehicles, but being covered is only the start. The car also has to reach one of the repair limits in the box above, with the defect still unrepaired and the deadline not yet passed. If it does, you may have a claim. Our New Jersey Lemon Law Attorneys page goes through the statute text, the filing deadlines and used cars in more detail.

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Step by Step

How a Jersey City Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Jersey City.

Document Your Repairs

Keep every repair order from your Jersey City dealership, even the short ones. NJ lemon law needs written proof of each repair attempt, and those papers are the proof.

Free Case Evaluation

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

We File the Claim

We write and send the paperwork, including any written notice to the manufacturer that NJ law requires. We deal with the manufacturer for you.

You Get Compensated

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

N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49

Is Your Jersey City Car a Lemon? New Jersey's 3-Step Test

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

Under New Jersey law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety.

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In New Jersey the test is 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects), or 20 cumulative calendar 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, 1 repair attempt is enough. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

In New Jersey the deadline is 2 years or 24,000 miles from original delivery (whichever is earlier). We check it 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 are past the deadline, call us anyway. We may still be able to help.

Hudson County

Court and Venue in Jersey City

Jersey City is in Hudson County. Hudson County's general civil trial court is the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part, Hudson County, part of the Hudson Vicinage. Smaller claims stay in the Superior Court but go to its Special Civil Part. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The New Jersey lemon law is N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49. Notice to the manufacturer goes by certified mail, return receipt requested (N.J.S.A. §56:12-33(b)), and the manufacturer then gets one repair opportunity within 10 calendar days of receiving it. The consumer may go directly to court or use voluntary arbitration.

The repair test in the statute is 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects), or 20 cumulative calendar days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle, full refund, or cash settlement. Under the statute, a consumer who prevails can recover attorney fees from the manufacturer.

Open recalls on your vehicle can be checked against NHTSA records at easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim.

Sources: New Jersey Courts, Hudson Vicinage; New Jersey Courts, civil lawsuits; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

Browse by Vehicle Brand

Filing in New Jersey for One of These Brands?

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

Chevrolet

Silverado · Tahoe · Suburban · Equinox · Bolt EV

Jeep

Wrangler · Grand Cherokee · Wagoneer · Gladiator

Ram

Ram 1500 · 2500 · 3500 · ProMaster · TRX

Dodge

Charger · Challenger · Durango · Hornet · Daytona EV

Volkswagen

Atlas · Tiguan · Taos · ID.4 · Jetta · ID. Buzz

What the Statute Says

New Jersey Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a Jersey City Claim

Looking for the repair test, the deadline or the arbitration rule? Those are under Court and Venue above. New Jersey law has a few more rules, and they are listed here.

Notable provisions of New Jersey Lemon Law

New Jersey is one of the strongest lemon law states — only 20 days out of service, no mandatory arbitration, and it also has a separate Used Car Lemon Law covering used vehicles bought from dealers. One repair attempt is sufficient for serious safety defects.

Your Team

Meet Your New Jersey Team

Steven Nassi, Esq., Founder & Managing Partner

Admitted in New Jersey

Founded Easy Lemon so consumers could get real representation with nothing owed up front. J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was Supervising Editor of the Cardozo Law Review. B.A., SUNY Binghamton.

Service Area

Serving Jersey City & Surrounding New Jersey Communities

📍 Jersey City Neighborhoods

We take cases from Downtown, Journal Square, The Heights, Bergen-Lafayette, Greenville and Liberty State Park Area.

🏖️ Hudson County

Nearby: Hoboken, Bayonne, North Bergen, Union City and Secaucus.

Your Rights Under NJ Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

Under the statute, the remedies open to New Jersey drivers are replacement vehicle, full refund, or cash settlement. If your Jersey City car qualifies under NJ law, the case usually ends in one of the three ways below.

Refund

You return the car and the manufacturer pays back the price, taxes, registration fees and finance charges.

Replacement Vehicle

The manufacturer replaces the car with a comparable new one at its own cost.

Cash Settlement

You keep the car and receive a payment for its lost value.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on New Jersey law and on the paperwork Jersey City drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Most of the New Jersey 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. The New Jersey filing deadline is within 2 years or 24,000 miles from original delivery (whichever is earlier).

Bring the repair orders from your Jersey City dealer, your purchase or lease contract and your warranty booklet. Of the three, the repair orders carry the case. Each one shows the date, the mileage and what the service department did or did not fix. If a few are missing, ask the service desk for copies.

Usually not. Most lemon law cases we handle for Jersey City drivers settle with the manufacturer before a lawsuit is filed. On arbitration, the New Jersey rule is: consumer may proceed directly to court or use voluntary arbitration.

REMEDIES

N.J. Stat. §56:12-29 to §56:12-49 provides for replacement vehicle, full refund, or cash settlement. Which one you get depends on your repair history and on what the manufacturer offers.

In New Jersey, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney's fees when the consumer wins. 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)) adds a second fee-shifting route when a written warranty is breached. Our fee agreement is one page.

ELIGIBILITY

We handle any warranty defect that substantially impairs 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. New Jersey is one of the strongest lemon law states — only 20 days out of service, no mandatory arbitration, and it also has a separate Used Car Lemon Law covering used vehicles bought from dealers.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 1,500+ lemon law matters^‡, recovering over $30 million^** for clients.

“My Honda Pilot's backup camera would go black right when I needed it. Dealer replaced it once. Broke again. Replaced it again. Third time they said 'they're working on it.' I have kids, I need that camera. Called Easy Lemon and Natalie Nassi said a safety feature failing repeatedly counts. She filed the claim and Honda settled with cash. Got it fixed at an independent shop and pocketed the rest. Camera's been fine since.”

Jeferson Moraes

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“My Dodge Challenger's AC would blow hot air on the driver side but cold on passenger. Dealer recharged it twice, replaced a blend door actuator once. Problem came back every time. I was sweating through my shirt in August. Called Easy Lemon and Aaron Waldo said a climate control issue that makes driving uncomfortable counts. His team fought Dodge and got me a cash settlement. Got it fixed at a local shop and the AC has been cold ever since.”

JUNIOR ANIBAL TUYUC CUX

Google review

“Wasn't sure I had a case because my problem seemed small. But it was constant. Same thing over and over. The service manager started avoiding me. Called Easy Lemon just to see. They said send your records. I did. Next thing I know, the manufacturer is offering a settlement. Not small at all. Glad I didn't talk myself out of calling.”