Category: Vehicle Defects

Idaho writes a Consumer Protection Act crossover into its lemon law, so a lemon law violation counts as an ICPA violation under Idaho Code section 48-913.

Hawaii routes every lemon law claim through one venue, the State Certified Arbitration Program run by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

A Georgia lemon law claim starts inside the Lemon Law Rights Period, which runs the earlier of two years from delivery or 24,000 miles.

A Florida lemon law claim has to be brought inside the Lemon Law Rights Period, which runs 24 months from the date you took delivery.

Delaware lemon law protection runs only for the earlier of the express manufacturer warranty or one year from delivery, one of the shortest windows anywhere.

Connecticut passed the first lemon law in the country in 1982 and built state-run arbitration directly into the statute.

Colorado lemon law thresholds now depend on your purchase date, because SB24-192 rewrote the statute in August 2024.

Filing an Arkansas lemon law claim runs through the New Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act, which protects a vehicle for 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever is later.

Filing a lemon law claim in Alaska runs through a clear sequence: organize the paperwork, document each repair attempt, send written notice to the manufacturer, allow a final repair chance, then go to arbitration or court.

Filing a lemon law claim in Alabama follows a set sequence: document the repair attempts, notify the manufacturer in writing, allow a final repair opportunity, then move to arbitration or court.

The purpose of Washington State’s used car lemon law is to safeguard car owners who inadvertently buy a flawed vehicle that doesn’t adhere to fundamental

Filing an Arizona lemon law claim requires prior written notice to the manufacturer under A.R.S. §44-1264(C), after four repair attempts on the same defect or 30 calendar days out of service within the shorter of the warranty term or two years and 24,000 miles.