Kansas Lemon Law Attorneys
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The Kansas Lemon Law (Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 10 total for any combination of defects) or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. The Kansas lemon law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Kansas drivers at every stage.
Your Kansas lemon law attorney
Admitted in Kansas
Nicole Forsythe handles Kansas lemon law claims as Of Counsel. She is admitted in Kansas and in Missouri, took her J.D. at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law, and holds an LL.M. in Taxation. Kansas is unusual. Under Kan. Stat. §50-645 you can qualify on four repair attempts for one defect, or on ten repairs for any combination of them, and thirty cumulative days out of service counts too. The clock runs to the end of the warranty or one year from delivery, whichever lands first.
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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 Kansas 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 Kansas's Lemon Law
Kansas's Lemon Law is found at Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How Kansas's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a Kansas dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646, 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 Kansas'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 Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If Kansas law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Kansas 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
The Kansas lemon law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. 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.
Kansas Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Kansas Lemon Law
Answers anchored to Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Kansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Kansas makes you use the manufacturer's arbitration program if it is certified and available, so the first thing we look up on a Kansas file is which program the manufacturer has and whether it carries that certification. The general questions about these programs are answered in our lemon law FAQ.
A program takes the case once the repair history meets the Kansas threshold, which is 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 10 total for any combination of defects, or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and after any written notice to the manufacturer that the statute makes a prerequisite. Whether Kansas makes that notice a prerequisite is something we check on each file, and if it does, we draft it, send it and follow up with the manufacturer. Each program sets its own schedule. The decision often binds the manufacturer. You generally keep the right to appeal to civil court, but appeal deadlines vary, so send us a copy of the decision as soon as it arrives. If arbitration doesn't resolve it, either side can file a civil suit. The district courts for Sedgwick, Johnson, Shawnee and a few other counties are in the Statute-Cited Answers below.
When do I have to use arbitration under Kansas lemon laws?
You have to use it when the manufacturer's arbitration program is certified and available. We do the filing, and the repair orders go in with it.
Kansas Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most Kansas cases benefit from invoking both statutes, so we review every Kansas case under Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646 and under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301) and use the stronger one. The Kansas law is where the repair presumption and the buyback remedy come from. Magnuson-Moss brings a federal fee provision, and it can reach defects outside the Kansas lemon law period.
On repairs, Kansas requires 4 attempts for the same defect or 10 total for any combination of defects, or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service. But the federal act just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what counts as reasonable depends on the facts.
Time works differently too. Kansas requires the defect to be reported within the warranty term or 1 year from original delivery, whichever is earlier, but the federal time limit runs as long as the express warranty does, and that is how the act can reach a defect outside the Kansas period.
Used cars are where the two laws part ways. The Kansas statute reaches new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Kansas for personal, family, or household use, but Magnuson-Moss applies to products sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify.
If a certified program is available, Kansas sends you there first, whereas federal law requires arbitration before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. A case under either law can go to state or federal court. The Kansas lemon law has no attorney-fee provision, while the federal fee rule is 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2).
Kansas Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
What do Kansas lemon law attorneys need from you?
We need the repair orders first, every one of them, including the visits where the technician found nothing, since we count each attempt from a dealer repair order. The Connecticut Audi Q5 file started with four of them. The rest of the list is short.
- the purchase or lease contract, which shows the delivery date the 1-year period runs from
- the warranty booklet, which shows the express warranty
- emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
- receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, because those costs are often recoverable
It helps to write down the date, the mileage and the symptom each time the problem shows up, and you can also look up your VIN for recall notices at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
What other laws can help when a Kansas car misses the repair count?
A Kansas car that misses the repair count may still have a claim, because breach of warranty claims, Magnuson-Moss and Kansas's unfair trade practices and consumer protection statutes can each reach a defect that falls short of it. The UCC implied warranties reach further than the lemon law in one way, since merchantability under UCC §2-314 covers sales of goods by merchants, used vehicles included, and it's a lower bar than substantial impairment. Fitness for a particular purpose under UCC §2-315 is narrower. It comes in if you relied on the seller's advice for a specific use, like towing.
Which Kansas court hears a case under the lemon law statute?
A Kansas lemon law case usually goes to the district court for the county where you live or where the car was sold, and if arbitration doesn't resolve things, Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646 lets either side file a civil suit. Wichita is in Sedgwick County, and the county's general civil trial court is the 18th Judicial District Court, Sedgwick County. Overland Park and Lenexa are both in Johnson County, which has the Johnson County District Court, part of the 10th Judicial District, and Topeka is in Shawnee County, with the Shawnee County District Court in the Third Judicial District. Manhattan is split, because per the 2020 Census parts of the city lie in Pottawatomie County and Riley County, and those have the Pottawatomie County District Court (2nd Judicial District) and the Riley County District Court (21st Judicial District). Salina is in Saline County, which has the Saline County District Court, part of the 28th Judicial District. 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.
Serving Drivers Across All of Kansas
Easy Lemon represents Kansas consumers from Wichita to the Flint Hills. We handle Kan. Stat. §50-645 to §50-646 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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