Lemon Law Buyback Process
A buyback under the Lemon Law runs in a fixed order: repair records first, then a written demand to the manufacturer, then negotiation or a state program with the goal of a repurchase, replacement, or cash payment from the automaker.
Get Paid for Your Defective Car
You can get paid for a defective car when the repair orders show the manufacturer had its chances to fix it and didn’t.
Start Your Claim
A free call. The intake team takes down the make, model, defect and number of dealer visits, and an attorney reviews it.
Fast, Free Review
Dates in and out, mileage at each visit, the technician’s notes. The repair orders decide whether the car qualifies for Lemon Law protection in your state.
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The manufacturer deals with our office from here: demand letter, arbitration forms where the state has them, every offer.
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The payment or replacement vehicle goes to you. No attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.
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How the Lemon Law Buyback Process Works
It works by turning repair orders into a formal demand to the manufacturer, which can then repurchase the car, replace it, or pay cash, either in negotiation or through the state program.
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The 5-Step Lemon Law Process
Five steps, in the order they happen.
Check If Your Car Qualifies
Your car may qualify if it has been back to the dealer several times for the same defect, if the problem affects safety, drivability, or value, or if it has been out of service for over 30 days in total.
The defect has to show up within the state's coverage period. New York uses 4 repair attempts or 30 cumulative calendar days. Pennsylvania uses 3 attempts or 30 days. New Jersey uses 3 attempts or 20 days, and 1 attempt is enough there for a serious safety defect. Texas asks for 4, or 2 for a serious safety hazard. A car that meets its state’s test could be entitled to a refund, replacement, or cash settlement.
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Gather Your Essential Documents
The essential documents are the repair orders, and each one records the date in, the date out, the mileage and what the technician found.
Easy Lemon collects them from the repair shops and your authorized dealer, along with other records that confirm the failed repairs, such as:
Also the purchase or lease agreement, the warranty booklet, emails or letters with the dealer or automaker, and registration fee receipts, since those fees can be part of the claim.
In one New York case the client bought a new 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe from a dealer near Syracuse with 20 miles on it. The first time it went in for the check engine light it sat there 74 days. Mercedes-Benz ran a recall on the engine and fuel pump and the light was back within weeks. On the second visit a coolant warning came on too, and on the third the check engine light returned again. Three visits and 106 days, every one of them on a repair order. It ended in a cash settlement. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Missing paperwork? No problem. Dealers keep copies of the repair orders they write, and of the sales contract.
File Your Lemon Law Claim
Once we confirm your car qualifies, the claim starts with a written demand to the manufacturer itself, listing the defect and each failed repair.
Florida’s statute, Fla. Stat. §681.10 to §681.118, covers new and demonstrator vehicles bought or leased in Florida primarily for personal, family or household use, during a 24-month Lemon Law rights period that starts at delivery. After 15 cumulative days out of service the owner has to notify the manufacturer in writing. After 3 repair attempts for the same defect, written notice gives the manufacturer one final repair attempt. If that fails the dispute goes to the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board, which the state runs, and the filing deadline is 60 days after the rights period ends. In Texas the complaint goes to the TxDMV for a hearing under Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613. The filing fee is $35 and the other side pays it back if the consumer wins. In New York the manufacturer’s own dispute program comes first if it has one, and the state arbitration program is optional. New Jersey has no arbitration requirement.
A 2024 Tesla Cybertruck bought in New York with 15 miles on it lost brake pressure within months. Tesla worked on the brakes four times over five service visits and the problem stayed. The claim ended in a vehicle buyback. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Negotiate for Full Claim Value
The statute provides a refund or a replacement, and some claims settle for cash while the owner keeps the car. First offers often come in under that, or with a push toward arbitration.
A South Florida couple bought a new Kia Telluride and started hearing a noise from the rear under normal driving. Four service visits and the dealer still could not say where it came from. By then the SUV had been out of service more than 40 days, past Florida’s 30. Easy Lemon filed a formal demand against Kia America under the Florida Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act and Kia agreed to a full buyback. The clients paid no attorney fees. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
In Florida the offset counts the miles driven up to the settlement or the arbitration hearing, whichever comes first.
The client decides whether to accept.
Get Your Refund, Replacement, or Settlement
A successful claim ends in one of three ways: a refund covering the price plus taxes, fees, and previous payments, a comparable replacement vehicle, or a cash settlement if you keep the car.
A Texas client bought a new 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron Prestige. Inside the first year the rear electric motor leaked coolant into its housing and the dealer replaced the motor under a service bulletin. It came back worse. Warning lights all at once, cruise control dead, the rear light bar out, turn signals acting up, a trunk that would not open all the way. Technicians swapped modules and the new ones failed too. Three repair visits, 166 days out of service, more than five times the 30 days Texas uses. Easy Lemon stepped in and Audi bought the car back. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
A third or fourth trip to the service department is a good time to call.
Don’t Let a Defective Car Drain Your Finances
Deadlines run from delivery. In New York the defect must be reported within 18,000 miles or 2 years, whichever is earlier, and suit must be filed within 4 years. Pennsylvania covers the first 12 months, 12,000 miles, or the warranty period, whichever ends first.
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1,500+ clients, among them a New York Tesla Cybertruck owner whose truck lost brake pressure and a New Jersey driver who leased a Volkswagen ID. Buzz. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Stop Letting Automakers Control the Outcome
Every week in the shop adds to the record, and the filing deadlines keep running. Call, send the repair orders, and Easy Lemon takes it from there.
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