Mississippi Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The Mississippi Lemon Law (Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 15 cumulative working days out of service. Under this statute, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to a consumer who prevails, no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Mississippi drivers at every stage.
How your Mississippi claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Mississippi claim gets built on two things: the Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi's Lemon Law
Mississippi's Lemon Law is found at Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How Mississippi's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a Mississippi dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165, 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 Mississippi'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 Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If Mississippi law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Mississippi 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 Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165, the court may award a prevailing consumer reasonable attorney fees. 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.
Mississippi Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi Lemon Law
Answers anchored to Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Mississippi.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Before a Mississippi lemon law case gets to a court, the manufacturer's own dispute program may have to come first. If its informal dispute settlement procedure complies with 16 C.F.R. Part 703, the law says you use it. More answers are in our lemon law FAQ.
The program only comes into it after two other things have happened. Your repair history has to meet the Mississippi threshold, three attempts on the same defect or 15 cumulative working days out of service. And the manufacturer has to get written notice, after which it has 10 working days to conform the vehicle to the warranty. If the defect is still there after that, the program gets the file. Timing then depends on which program it is, and we prepare the filing and send in the repair orders and a copy of the notice.
The manufacturer is often bound by the decision, but in most cases you can still appeal to civil court, and since appeal deadlines vary it helps to send us the decision the day it comes. If the program doesn't resolve the claim, the case can go to court, and the statute-cited answers below list courts for several counties.
Mississippi Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
Most Mississippi cases can be brought under both laws. The state act has the repair presumption and the buyback remedy, but Magnuson-Moss adds a federal fee provision and can reach defects outside the Mississippi lemon law period, so we review each case under both and lean on the stronger one.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act
Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165 only covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Mississippi for personal, family, or household use, and a claim has to come within 1 year after the express warranty expires or 18 months from original delivery, whichever is earlier, so for a car delivered in June the window closes in December of the following year at the latest. Mississippi wants three attempts on the same defect, or 15 days out of service, and those 15 days are cumulative working days. It also wants written notice to the manufacturer, and after that the manufacturer gets 10 working days to conform the car to the warranty. If it all holds up, the owner gets a replacement vehicle or a full refund minus a reasonable use offset, and the court may also award costs and reasonable attorney fees to a consumer who wins.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301)
The federal act applies to products sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify under it while the Mississippi act leaves them out. Mississippi sets a fixed count of three attempts. But Magnuson-Moss just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what's reasonable depends on the facts of the car. Mississippi's window closes by 18 months at the latest, while the federal act goes by how long the express warranty lasts, so a defect that shows up after the Mississippi period can still be covered while that warranty runs. Fees come under 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2), and the case can be filed in state court or federal court.
Mississippi Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
Which Mississippi court hears a lemon law case if arbitration fails?
Usually a trial court in the county where you live or where the car was sold. Mississippi's circuit courts are among its general-jurisdiction trial courts, and a Gulfport case would sit in Harrison County in Circuit Court District 2, Southaven and Olive Branch in DeSoto County in District 21, Tupelo in Lee County in District 1 and Oxford in Lafayette County in District 3. Ridgeland is in Madison County, District 20, Pascagoula is in Jackson County, District 19, and Vicksburg is in Warren County, District 9, while Hattiesburg lies partly in Forrest County, District 12, and partly in Lamar County, District 15. Harrison, DeSoto, Lee, Lafayette, Madison, Jackson and Warren counties also have a county court that shares some civil cases. Federal District Court is possible under Magnuson-Moss (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)) when damages are over $50,000 or party diversity permits. In the end, which court hears a case depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
What do Mississippi lemon law attorneys need from you?
We start with the same kind of papers the Connecticut Audi Q5 owner sent us, and in Mississippi the delivery date on the contract starts the 18-month count.
- Every repair order from the dealership, including visits where nothing was found
- The purchase or lease contract
- The warranty booklet
- Emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
- Receipts for towing, rentals and lodging
It helps to note the date, mileage and symptom each time the problem shows up. You can also look up open recalls for your VIN on the NHTSA site at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The towing and rental receipts matter because those costs are often recoverable.
Which warranty laws reach past the Mississippi lemon law?
The UCC does, because its implied warranties are part of Mississippi's commercial code and cover sales of goods by merchants, used vehicles included. Merchantability under UCC §2-314 asks less than the lemon law's substantial impairment does. And if you relied on the seller's advice about a specific use, such as towing, UCC §2-315 and its warranty of fitness for a particular purpose can come in too.
How serious does a defect have to be?
Serious enough to substantially impair use, market value or safety, and a small paint flaw rarely gets there. A 2022 Jeep Wrangler we handled in South Carolina had 186 miles on it when it started pulling right with a vibration. Then it developed the "death wobble".
Serving Drivers Across All of Mississippi
Easy Lemon represents Mississippi consumers from Jackson to the Gulf Coast. We handle Miss. Code §63-17-151 to §63-17-165 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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