2025 Kia Carnival Lemon Law Case Study: Buyback in Delaware
2025 Kia Carnival: 5 Repair Visits and 113 Days Out of Service
Our client purchased a new 2025 Kia Carnival in Delaware. The repair records show 5 visits and 113 days out of service.
Easy Lemon brought this matter to Kia and settled it through a vehicle buyback of $57,224. The total combines the payment to our client, the payoff to the lender and the attorney fees paid by the manufacturer.
Systems Involved
- Electrical
2025 Kia Carnival Repair History: What the Repair Orders Show
Visit 1: January 3, 2025
- Kia Connect system unable to establish a connection.
Visit 2: January 7–10, 2025
- Kia Connect features remained unusable.
- Dealer performed a factory reset, but the problems continued.
Visit 3: March 3, 2025
- Audio screen became unresponsive and started flickering.
- Updates were completed, but the problem returned.
Visit 4: March 13–20, 2025
- Instrument cluster began cutting in and out.
Visit 5: April 1, 2025 – Present
- Vehicle returned to the dealership again for the same electrical problems.
Can a 2025 Kia Carnival Be a Lemon in Delaware?
Delaware Lemon Law (Del. Code tit. 6, §5001 to §5009) covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Delaware for personal, family, or household use (under 10,000 lbs GVWR).
- Repair attempts: 4 repair attempts for the same defect
- Days out of service: 30 cumulative calendar days
- Remedies: Replacement vehicle or full refund (minus reasonable use offset)
- Attorney fees: Yes - the court may award a consumer who prevails costs and reasonable attorney fees (6 Del. C. §5005)
How Was This Kia Carnival Lemon Law Claim Resolved?
Free Case Review
We read the repair orders and counted the visits and the days the Carnival spent at the dealer.
Building the File
We sorted all repair orders by date and noted what was reported, what was diagnosed and what was done. That way the record showed the problems coming back.
Demand to Kia
We sent Kia a written demand that set out the repair history and asked for a buyback.
Vehicle Buyback
Kia agreed to a vehicle buyback totaling $57,224. Our client paid nothing out of pocket† for legal representation.
$57,224 Vehicle Buyback Secured
Key Case Facts
- Vehicle: 2025 Kia Carnival
- Purchased in: Delaware
- Status at purchase: New
- Systems involved: Electrical
- Repair attempts: 5 visits
- Days out of service: 113 days
- Manufacturer: Kia
- Settlement type: Vehicle Buyback
- Settlement amount: $57,224 (Buyback)
What Our Clients Are Saying
Attorney on Record
Steven Nassi, Esq.
Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C.
Licensed attorney whose practice is limited to lemon law. Steven leads the Easy Lemon legal team and has overseen thousands of successful lemon law claims against major manufacturers including Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and more.
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