Do You Qualify?
It takes about a minute. Four questions, and you find out if the lemon law may apply.
You Likely Qualify!
Your answers line up with the basic lemon law test. The next step is for an attorney to confirm that from your repair orders. Because we work on a contingency basis, there are no attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.
You May Not Qualify Under Standard Lemon Law
Your answers fall outside the usual lemon law test. That does not rule out other consumer protection laws. Contact us anyway.
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Steven P. Nassi is admitted in Pennsylvania. He founded the firm and is its managing partner. He earned his J.D. at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2003, where he was supervising editor of the Cardozo Law Review, and his bachelor’s degree at SUNY Binghamton. Pennsylvania’s window closes at whichever comes first: twelve months, 12,000 miles, or the end of the warranty. The date you first reported the defect is what decides it.
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Pennsylvania Lemon Law Thresholds
- ✓ 3 repair attempts for the same defect
- ✓ 30 cumulative calendar days out of service
- ✓ Filing deadline: Within the first 12 months, 12,000 miles, or the express warranty period (whichever is earliest)
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State College Lemon Law Basics
Pennsylvania's lemon law, 73 Pa. Stat. §1951 to §1960, is the one that applies in State College. It covers new motor vehicles purchased, leased, or registered in Pennsylvania for personal, family, or household purposes. 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 Pennsylvania Lemon Law Attorneys page has the full statute text, the filing deadlines and the used-car rules.
How a State College Lemon Law Claim Works
This is what happens after you call us from State College.
Document Your Repairs
Keep every repair order from your State College dealership, even the short ones. Under Pennsylvania's lemon law, those papers are the written proof of each repair attempt.
Free Case Evaluation
We read your repair history against the Pennsylvania 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. 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.
Is Your State College Car a Lemon? Pennsylvania's 3-Step Test
Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?
Under Pennsylvania law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety.
Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?
In Pennsylvania the test is 3 repair attempts for the same defect or 30 cumulative calendar days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.
Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?
In Pennsylvania, the deadline under the statute is the first 12 months, 12,000 miles, or the express warranty period, whichever comes first. 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.
Court and Venue in State College
State College is in Centre County. Centre County's general civil trial court is the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, part of the Forty-Ninth Judicial District. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
The Pennsylvania lemon law is 73 Pa. Stat. §1951 to §1960. If the manufacturer has a dispute program that follows federal FTC rules, the consumer must use it first, but its decision does not bind the consumer.
The repair test in the statute is 3 repair attempts for the same defect, or 30 cumulative calendar days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle, a full refund, or a cash settlement. Under the statute, a consumer who prevails can recover reasonable attorney fees from the manufacturer.
Open recalls on your vehicle can be checked against NHTSA records at easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim.
Sources: Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Centre County; Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, judicial districts; Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Courts of Common Pleas; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.
Pennsylvania Automobile Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a State College Claim
We covered the repair test and the arbitration rule in the Court and Venue section above. Below are other Pennsylvania rules that can matter to a State College claim.
Notable provisions of Pennsylvania Automobile Lemon Law
Pennsylvania requires 3 repair attempts. The law covers the shorter of 12 months, 12,000 miles, or the warranty period.
Meet Your Pennsylvania Team
Steven Nassi, Esq., Founder & Managing Partner
Admitted in Pennsylvania
Founded Easy Lemon so consumers could get real representation with nothing owed up front. J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was Supervising Editor of the Cardozo Law Review. B.A., SUNY Binghamton.
Serving State College & Surrounding Pennsylvania Communities
📍 State College Areas
We take cases from Downtown State College, Toftrees, Park Forest and Lemont.
🏖️ Centre County
Nearby: Bellefonte, Boalsburg, Philipsburg, Port Matilda and Pleasant Gap.
What The Manufacturer Owes You
Under Pennsylvania law the remedy is a replacement vehicle, a full refund, or a cash settlement. A qualifying case from State College usually closes in one of these three ways.
Refund
The car goes back to the manufacturer, which returns what you paid, with the taxes, registration fees and finance charges, less a reasonable use offset.
Replacement Vehicle
The manufacturer swaps your car for a comparable new one and pays for the exchange.
Cash Settlement
You hold on to the car and are paid for the value the defect cost you.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers below are based on Pennsylvania law and on the paperwork State College drivers usually send us.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases‡.
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.”
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Reviewed by Easy Lemon Legal Team · Last updated August 24, 2026