Lemon Law Attorneys · McAllen, Texas

McAllen, TX
Lemon Law Attorneys

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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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McAllen Lemon Law

McAllen Lemon Law Basics

Texas's lemon law, Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613, is the one that applies in McAllen. It covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use; Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles. You may have a claim once your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above, as long as the defect is still there and you are inside the deadline. Our Texas Lemon Law Attorneys page has the full statute text, the filing deadlines and the used-car rules.

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Step by Step

How a McAllen Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from McAllen.

Document Your Repairs

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

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.

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.

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 McAllen specifically. Every case is different; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Vehicle

2024 Cadillac Lyriq

Resolution

Full Buyback

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 McAllen Car a Lemon? Texas's 3-Step Test

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

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.

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.

Hidalgo County

Court and Venue in McAllen

McAllen is in Hidalgo 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 13 numbered district courts for Hidalgo 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 · 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).

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General Motors, LLC · Aug 13, 2026

Incorrect Tire Pressure Information

NHTSA campaign 26V530000 (manufacturer N262561970).

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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.

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

Texas Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a McAllen Claim

Beyond the repair test and the arbitration rule, which are both in Court and Venue above, Texas law has some provisions of its own.

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, 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 McAllen & Surrounding Texas Communities

📍 McAllen Neighborhoods

We take cases from Downtown, North McAllen, Tres Lagos and Sharyland.

🏖️ Hidalgo County

Nearby: Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco and Hidalgo.

Your Rights Under Texas Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

Texas law provides for a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. There are three ways a qualifying case from McAllen usually ends.

Refund

Give the car back and the manufacturer repays the price you paid, with the taxes, registration fees and finance charges. A reasonable use offset comes off that amount.

Replacement Vehicle

The manufacturer hands you a comparable new car and pays the cost of the exchange.

Cash Settlement

The car stays yours and the manufacturer pays for the value the defect took off it. You will not find this option in the statute. It is reached by negotiation.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

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

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Bring the repair orders from your McAllen 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.

ELIGIBILITY

It may. Under Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613, your McAllen car can qualify if a defect covered by the warranty is still there after 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative days out of service. The statute covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use. Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles.

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.

REMEDIES

Under Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613, the remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. Which one you get depends on your repair history and on what the manufacturer offers.

ATTORNEY & TRUST

Nothing upfront, and no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. 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. When a manufacturer settles, we ask it to pay our fee on top of your recovery. Repair orders are free from the dealer. We pay the filing costs while the case is open. To start, send us the repair orders for a free case review.

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.

“My Tesla Model Y had three things wrong that the service center couldn't fix: 1) Phantom braking on highway. 2) Passenger door handle wouldn't present half the time. 3) Rattling from the rear seat area they blamed on 'road noise.' I had service invoices showing four attempts on the brakes, two on the handle, and three on the rattle. Called Easy Lemon. Aaron Waldo took it. He didn't treat them as three small problems. He argued they collectively impaired the vehicle's safety and value. Manufacturer settled with a cash payout plus extended warranty on the remaining issues. They bundle your headaches into one real case."”

James Peng

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“I'm not a lawyer, but I tried. I filed complaints with the BBB. I called the manufacturer's customer service line so many times they knew my voice. I even wrote a letter to the dealership owner. Nothing.
My Honda Pilot's fuel system kept throwing check engine codes for the evaporative emissions system. Four visits, four 'fixes,' four returns of the light.
A friend said 'just call a lemon law firm already.' I called Easy Lemon and spoke to Natalie Nassi. First thing she said: 'You've done the hard work already. Now let us do ours.'
She was right. She took my mountain of paperwork—my letters, my complaint case numbers, my repair orders—and organized it into a real claim. The manufacturer settled in two months.
Why them? Natalie valued the effort I'd already put in. She didn't start from zero; she built on my frustration. That respect made all the difference.”

Laura Mesa Ramírez

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“My Jeep Wrangler's manual transmission would pop out of reverse. Dealer kept it twice, said they couldn't replicate. Third time they replaced the shifter. Still popped out. I was backing out of my driveway and it nearly rolled into the street. Called Easy Lemon and Natalie Nassi said that's a major safety defect. She took my case and Jeep bought it back. Now I drive something that stays in gear.”