Michigan Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The Michigan Lemon Law (Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410) 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 calendar 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 Michigan drivers at every stage.
How your Michigan claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Michigan claim gets built on two things: the Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan's Lemon Law
Michigan's Lemon Law is found at Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How Michigan's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a Michigan dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410, 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 Michigan'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 Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If Michigan law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Michigan 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
Under Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails. 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.
Michigan Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Michigan 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.
Defect: electrical/ technology
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 Michigan 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 Michigan Lemon Law
Answers anchored to Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Michigan.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Michigan makes arbitration mandatory in one situation. If the manufacturer's arbitration program is state-certified, the consumer must use it, and so on a Michigan file we look up which program the manufacturer has and whether the state has certified it. The general questions about these programs are answered in our lemon law FAQ.
A program takes the case once the repair history reaches 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and after any written notice to the manufacturer that the statute makes a prerequisite. How long it takes is up to the program. The manufacturer is often bound by the decision, but the consumer usually keeps the right to go to civil court, and because appeal deadlines vary we'd rather have a copy of the decision the day it comes. Either side can file a civil suit if arbitration doesn't resolve the case, and the circuit courts for Kent, Macomb, Wayne, Oakland and several other counties are listed below in the Statute-Cited Answers.
Our client's Kia EV9 claim settled with Kia Motors America without any arbitration proceedings.
Michigan Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most Michigan cases benefit from invoking both statutes, so we review every Michigan case under the New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act and under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301) and use the stronger one. Michigan's law gives you the repair presumption and the buyback remedy, but Magnuson-Moss adds a federal fee provision, and it can cover defects outside the Michigan lemon law period.
Michigan New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act
Michigan requires 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, and our client's Kia EV9 had three visits and 75 days. The claim has to be filed within the earlier of the warranty term or 4 years from the purchase date, and the law reaches new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Michigan, primarily for personal, family, or household use. Michigan also requires written notice to the manufacturer, and the manufacturer gets a final repair attempt. Michigan's fee rule is in the statute too, since a consumer who prevails can recover attorney fees from the manufacturer under Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410. And if the manufacturer's arbitration program is state-certified, you have to use it.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and a reasonable number of attempts
Where Michigan counts four attempts or 30 days, the federal act just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what's reasonable depends on the facts. Michigan's window closes at the earlier of the warranty term or four years, but the federal time limit runs as long as the express warranty does. Magnuson-Moss applies to any product under a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. Michigan may send you to a state-certified program first, while federal law requires arbitration before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules, and a case under either law can go to state or federal court. The federal fee rule is 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2), and the Kia EV9 demand went out under both laws.
Michigan Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
Which Michigan court hears a lemon law case, from Grand Rapids to Detroit?
A Michigan lemon law case usually goes to the general civil trial court of the county where you live or where the car was sold. Grand Rapids is in Kent County, which has the 17th Circuit Court, while Warren and Sterling Heights are in Macomb County, with the 16th Circuit Court, and Ann Arbor is in Washtenaw County, with the 22nd. Flint is in Genesee County and the 7th Circuit Court, Kalamazoo is in Kalamazoo County and the 9th, and Saginaw is in Saginaw County and the 10th. Southfield and Novi are in Oakland County, which the 6th Circuit Court covers. Dearborn, Westland and Taylor are in Wayne County, and its 3rd Circuit Court covers the county from courthouses in Detroit. Michigan also has a lower court for smaller civil claims, so the amount in dispute can change where a case is filed. A Magnuson-Moss claim can go to Federal District Court if damages are over $50,000 or party diversity permits it (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)). Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
What do Michigan lemon law attorneys need from you?
- Every repair order from the dealership, including visits where nothing was found
- The purchase or lease contract, which shows the purchase date the 4 years run from
- The warranty booklet
- Receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, which are often recoverable
What defects qualify under the statute in Michigan?
Under Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410, a defect qualifies when it substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the vehicle, which the statute calls a nonconformity. What Michigan drivers bring us most is engine stalling and misfires, 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.
On the Kia EV9 we handled in Michigan, the dealer replaced the main battery pack and the front motor MCU inverter assembly on the first visit. On the second it replaced the shift control unit and the passenger seat motor and updated the brake software. Then on the third, in May 2025, the power went out completely and the steering column locked, and the SUV rolled into a lamp post with fewer than 6,000 miles on it.
How do Michigan lemon laws handle the mileage offset?
The statute lets the manufacturer take a reasonable use offset off a full refund, and each state counts those miles its own way. The allowance is often figured by dividing your mileage by a useful life of usually 100,000 to 120,000 miles and multiplying by the purchase price. A smaller divisor means a bigger deduction, so we check the manufacturer's math before anything gets signed.
Serving Drivers Across All of Michigan
Easy Lemon represents Michigan consumers from Detroit to the Upper Peninsula. We handle Mich. Comp. Laws §257.1401 to §257.1410 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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