Lemon Law Attorneys · Waco, Texas

Waco, TX
Lemon Law Attorneys

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Your Texas lemon law attorney

Admitted in Texas, 2018 · State Bar of Texas No. 24107954

Aaron Waldo handles Texas lemon law claims. He was admitted in Texas in 2018, State Bar of Texas No. 24107954. He came to law late: the Marine Corps from 2001 to 2007, honorable discharge, then work as an auto technician, then a J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2017. He read repair orders before he read case law. Most of a Texas lemon file is repair orders.

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We have handled 3,000+ cases.^‡ No attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.

Texas Lemon Law Thresholds

✓ 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects)
✓ 30 cumulative days out of service
✓ Filing deadline: Within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiration or 24 months/24,000 miles from original delivery

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Waco Lemon Law

Waco Lemon Law Basics

The law that applies in Waco is Texas's lemon law, Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613, and it covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use; Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles. You may have a claim if your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above while the defect is still there and you are inside the deadline. The statute text, the filing deadlines and the rules on used cars are on our Texas Lemon Law Attorneys page.

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Step by Step

How a Waco Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Waco.

Document Your Repairs

Keep every repair order from your Waco dealership, even the short ones. Under Texas's lemon law, those papers are the written proof of each repair attempt.

Free Case Evaluation

We read your repair history against the Texas 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, including the written notice of the defect to the manufacturer, converter, or distributor that Texas law requires. 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.

Texas Settlements

Easy Lemon Cases Resolved in Texas

These are Texas matters the firm handled, not cases from Waco specifically. Every case is different; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Vehicle

2024 Cadillac Lyriq

Resolution

$74,390

7 repair visits | 36 days out of service

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*Results vary. Prior outcomes do not predict future success. Amounts shown are actual case resolutions. Easy Lemon® by RockPoint Law P.C.

Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613

Is Your Waco Car a Lemon? Texas's 3-Step Test

Does the Defect Substantially Impair Use, Value, or Safety?

Under Texas law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety. These defects came up in one of Easy Lemon's own Texas cases:

⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: Recurring blank display/IPC screen
⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: Autonomous emergency braking in rain
⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: A/C compressor bracket twisted
⚠️2024 Cadillac Lyriq: ABS warning and battery discharge

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In Texas the test is 4 repair attempts for the same defect (2 for serious safety defects) or 30 cumulative days out of service, as long as the claim is brought within the deadline in step 3. For a defect that could cause serious bodily injury or death, 2 repair attempts are enough. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

In Texas, the claim must be started within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiring, 24 months, or 24,000 miles from original delivery. 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.

McLennan County

Court and Venue in Waco

Waco is in McLennan County. A Texas lemon law claim starts as a complaint to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), not as a lawsuit. For a warranty suit filed in court, district courts are the general trial courts in Texas, and the Texas Office of Court Administration lists 6 numbered district courts for McLennan County. County courts at law can share that civil jurisdiction. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The Texas lemon law is Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613. TxDMV cannot order a refund or replacement unless the manufacturer received written notice of the defect and a chance to cure it (Tex. Occ. Code §2301.606(c)). The complaint must be filed with TxDMV, which holds a hearing.

The repair test in the statute is 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative days with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use.

Sources: Texas Judicial Branch, trial courts by county; Texas Judicial Branch, trial courts; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

NHTSA Recalls

Recent Recalls for Makes in Our Texas Cases

NHTSA recall records are national, not filed by state. These are the newest recalls for the makes (Cadillac) that appear in the Texas matters the firm has resolved.

General Motors, LLC · Oct 29, 2026

Loss of Braking

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. NHTSA campaign 26V717000 (manufacturer N262570900).

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General Motors, LLC · Oct 29, 2026

Improperly Tightened Steering Gear Assembly Nut

Component: STEERING. NHTSA campaign 26V718000 (manufacturer N262579350).

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General Motors, LLC · Oct 21, 2026

Insufficient Welds on Front Seats

Component: SEATS. NHTSA campaign 26V696000 (manufacturer N262576830).

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Full list, updated from NHTSA: easylemon.com/recalls. A recall alone is not a lemon law claim; unrepaired defects after reasonable attempts are.

Browse by Vehicle Brand

Filing in Texas for One of These Brands?

Brand-specific Texas Lemon Law playbooks: statute citations, recall coverage, manufacturer notice procedure, and defect patterns most common in Texas operating conditions.

Chevrolet

Silverado · Tahoe · Suburban · Equinox · Bolt EV

Jeep

Wrangler · Grand Cherokee · Wagoneer · Gladiator

Ram

Ram 1500 · 2500 · 3500 · ProMaster · TRX

Dodge

Charger · Challenger · Durango · Hornet · Daytona EV

Volkswagen

Atlas · Tiguan · Taos · ID.4 · Jetta · ID. Buzz

What the Statute Says

Texas Lemon Law: The Rules That Decide a Waco Claim

Looking for the repair test or the arbitration rule? Those are under Court and Venue above. Texas law has a few more rules, and they are listed here.

Notable provisions of Texas Lemon Law

Texas uses a state-administered complaint process through TxDMV, not traditional arbitration. Only 2 repair attempts are needed for serious safety hazards. Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles (RVs). The TxDMV filing fee is $35, and the other side pays it back if the consumer wins.

Your Team

Meet Your Texas Team

Aaron Waldo, Esq., Attorney

Admitted in Texas, 2018 · State Bar of Texas No. 24107954

Handles Texas lemon law matters for Easy Lemon clients. J.D., University of Richmond School of Law. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2001 to 2007, and worked as an auto technician before practicing law.

Service Area

Serving Waco & Surrounding Texas Communities

📍 Waco Neighborhoods

We take cases from Downtown, Baylor campus area, Woodway, Castle Heights and Silo District.

🏖️ McLennan County

Nearby: Hewitt, Robinson, Bellmead, Woodway and Lorena.

Your Rights Under Texas Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

What the manufacturer owes under Texas's statute is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. Most qualifying cases from Waco end in one of the three results below.

Refund

The manufacturer takes the car back and pays you the purchase price, taxes, registration fees and finance charges, and it can subtract a reasonable use offset.

Replacement Vehicle

You get a comparable new car in place of the one with the defect, with the manufacturer covering the cost.

Cash Settlement

You keep driving the car and the manufacturer pays you for the lost value. This is a negotiated result, since the statute does not list it.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on Texas law and on the paperwork Waco drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Most of the Texas cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. How long that takes depends on your repair history and on the manufacturer. In Texas, the claim must be started within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiring, 24 months, or 24,000 miles from original delivery.

Bring the repair orders from your Waco dealer, your purchase or lease contract and your warranty booklet. Of the three, the repair orders carry the case. Each one shows the date, the mileage and what the service department did or did not fix. If a few are missing, ask the service desk for copies.

ELIGIBILITY

It may. Under Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613, your Waco car can qualify if a defect covered by the warranty is still there after 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative days out of service. The statute covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use. Texas also covers towable recreational vehicles.

REMEDIES

The Texas Lemon Law has no attorney-fee provision of its own. A consumer who wins the TxDMV case gets the $35 filing fee back. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing upfront and there is no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. When a manufacturer settles or loses, we ask it to pay our fee on top of your recovery. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) provides a fee-shifting route of its own when a written warranty is breached. Our fee agreement is one page.

ATTORNEY & TRUST

No. Our offices are in Manhasset NY, Newark NJ, Miami FL and Dallas TX. We handle Texas cases by phone, email and e-signature. You upload your repair orders, your contract and your warranty booklet. We send the demand letter and handle the settlement paperwork. Nothing in Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613 requires you to appear anywhere to open a claim.

You will have one assigned attorney and a direct line. You get a copy of every letter we send and a note whenever the manufacturer responds. We first check your repair history against Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613. Then written notice goes to the manufacturer, and we demand the statutory remedy, a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. Most cases settle at that stage. If a case does not settle, the next step is set by Texas law. In Texas, the complaint must be filed with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), which holds a hearing. This is a state-administered process, not traditional arbitration.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases^‡, recovering over $50 million^** for clients.

“My Ram 2500's check engine light came on for the same evap code four times in six months. Dealer kept replacing gas caps, sensors, the whole runaround. Light would stay off for a week then pop back on. I was so tired of seeing that orange glow on my dash every morning. Called Easy Lemon and they took my service records and ran with it. Four months later, Ram sent a settlement check. No more anxiety every time I start the truck.”

Marisela Torres

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“Easy Lemon are really great. I am working with them on my car lemon. They are always there when I had questions, great communication. They are super successful, would recommend to anyone with car issues. Thanks to all the people who helped on my case.”

Tabarak Abbas

Google review

“I cried on the phone. Not my finest moment. But I was so tired of dealing with a car that never worked right. The service manager knew my name, that's how often I was there. Natalie Nassi was so calm and patient with me. She said 'let us handle it so you don't have to keep going back there.' And she did. They got me a buyback. I don't cry about my car anymore.”