Lemon Law Attorneys · Wake Forest, North Carolina

Wake Forest, NC
Lemon Law Attorneys

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How your North Carolina claim gets built

Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A North Carolina claim gets built on two things: the North Carolina 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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North Carolina Lemon Law Thresholds

✓ 4 repair attempts for the same defect
✓ 20 cumulative business days during any 12-month period out of service
✓ Filing deadline: None in the lemon law itself; the defect must occur within 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier

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Wake Forest Lemon Law

Wake Forest Lemon Law Basics

A Wake Forest car is judged against North Carolina's statute, N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-351 to §20-351.10, and that law covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in North Carolina for personal, family, or household purposes. So the first question is coverage, and the second is whether your repair orders reach one of the repair limits in the box above. If they do and the defect is still there, you may have a claim. North Carolina's lemon law sets no filing deadline of its own; the defect must occur within 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier. The statute text, the filing deadlines and how used cars are treated are all on our North Carolina Lemon Law Attorneys page.

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Step by Step

How a Wake Forest Lemon Law Claim Works

This is what happens after you call us from Wake Forest.

Document Your Repairs

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

Free Case Evaluation

We read your repair history against the North Carolina 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 direct written notice to the manufacturer that North Carolina law requires (excused if the manufacturer did not disclose the requirement and the address in the warranty or owner's manual), and written notice of intent to sue at least 10 days before filing. 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.

North Carolina Settlements

Easy Lemon Cases Resolved in North Carolina

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

Vehicle

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Resolution

$19,000 Cash and Keep

66 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.

N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-351 to §20-351.10

Is Your Wake Forest Car a Lemon? North Carolina's 3-Step Test

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

Under North Carolina law, the defect has to substantially impair the vehicle's use, value, or safety.

Have You Met the Repair Attempt Threshold?

In North Carolina the test is 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 20 cumulative business days out of service in any 12-month period, within the period described in step 3. Count the visits on your repair orders to see where you stand.

Did It Happen Within the Rights Period?

The North Carolina lemon law does not set its own deadline to sue, but the defect must occur within 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier. 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.

Franklin County & Wake County

Court and Venue in Wake Forest

Parts of Wake Forest lie in Franklin County and Wake County, per the 2020 Census. Franklin County is in Superior Court District 11; Wake County is in Superior Court District 10. In North Carolina the amount in dispute decides whether a civil case goes to Superior Court or District Court. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

The North Carolina lemon law is N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-351 to §20-351.10. If the warranty or owner's manual discloses that written notice to the manufacturer is required, the consumer must give it to rely on the statute's presumption (N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-351.5(a)); the statute names no delivery method. If the manufacturer's arbitration program is FTC-compliant, the consumer must use it.

The repair test in the statute is 4 repair attempts for the same defect, or 20 cumulative business days during any 12-month period with the vehicle out of service. The statutory remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. The court may award a consumer who prevails reasonable attorney fees if it finds the manufacturer unreasonably refused to fully resolve the matter.

Sources: North Carolina Judicial Branch, Franklin County; North Carolina Judicial Branch, Wake County; North Carolina Judicial Branch, Superior Court; North Carolina Judicial Branch, District Court; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county file. Court names checked September 26, 2026.

NHTSA Recalls

Recent Recalls for Makes in Our North Carolina Cases

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

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · Sep 29, 2026

Loss of Power Steering Assist

Component: STEERING. NHTSA campaign 26V621000 (manufacturer 92D).

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Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · Sep 29, 2026

Driver & Front Passenger Side Air Bags May Not Deploy/FMVSS 208 & 214

Component: AIR BAGS. NHTSA campaign 26V622000 (manufacturer 94D).

NHTSA record →

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · Sep 29, 2026

Tire Pressure Monitor System May Fail/FMVSS 138

Component: TIRES. NHTSA campaign 26V623000 (manufacturer 51D).

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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.

What the Statute Says

North Carolina Lemon Law - New Motor Vehicles Warranties Act: The Rules That Decide a Wake Forest Claim

We covered the repair test and the arbitration rule in the Court and Venue section above. Below are other North Carolina rules that can matter to a Wake Forest claim.

Notable provisions of North Carolina Lemon Law - New Motor Vehicles Warranties Act

North Carolina counts 20 business days out of service, not 30 calendar days. The consumer must notify the manufacturer directly in writing; the statute names no delivery method. The law covers 24 months/24,000 miles from delivery.

Your Team

Meet Your Legal Team

Steven Nassi, Esq., Founder & Managing Partner

Founded Easy Lemon so consumers could get real representation with nothing owed up front. B.A. from SUNY Binghamton, J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Supervising Editor, Cardozo Law Review. Published in Law360, Lexology, and Risk Management Magazine.

Service Area

Serving Wake Forest & Surrounding North Carolina Communities

📍 Wake Forest Areas

We take cases from Downtown, Heritage, Holding Village and Renaissance Centre.

🏖️ Wake County

Nearby: Rolesville, Youngsville, Raleigh and Franklinton.

Your Rights Under North Carolina Law

What The Manufacturer Owes You

By statute, the North Carolina remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, minus a reasonable offset for use. When a Wake Forest car qualifies under North Carolina law, the case usually ends in one of three ways.

Refund

The manufacturer buys the car back. It repays the price along with the taxes, registration fees and finance charges, but it may deduct a reasonable use offset.

Replacement Vehicle

Instead of money you get a comparable new car, and the swap costs you nothing.

Cash Settlement

The statute does not set this one. It comes from negotiation: you keep the car, and the manufacturer pays for the value the defect took off it.

Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers below are based on North Carolina law and on the paperwork Wake Forest drivers usually send us.

PROCESS & TIMELINE

Most of the North Carolina 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. North Carolina's lemon law sets no filing deadline of its own; the defect must occur within 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier.

ELIGIBILITY

N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-351 to §20-351.10 covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in North Carolina for personal, family, or household purposes. If you bought used, send the paperwork anyway, including any written warranty that came with the car.

We handle warranty defects that substantially impair the car's use, value or safety and that the dealer could not fix. The defects we see most often are engine stalling and misfires, transmission shudder or failure, electrical faults, brake and steering problems, and driver-assist systems that brake or drift on their own.

REMEDIES

In North Carolina, the court may award a consumer who prevails reasonable attorney fees if it finds the manufacturer unreasonably refused to fully resolve the matter. 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)) adds a second fee-shifting route when a written warranty is breached. Our fee agreement is one page.

ATTORNEY & TRUST

Nothing upfront, and no attorney's fee unless we recover for you. In North Carolina, the court may award a consumer who prevails reasonable attorney fees if it finds the manufacturer unreasonably refused to fully resolve the matter. When a manufacturer settles, we ask it to pay our fee on top of your recovery. Repair orders are free from the dealer. We pay the filing costs while the case is open. To start, send us the repair orders for a free case review.

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 N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-351 to §20-351.10. 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 North Carolina law. In North Carolina, you must use the manufacturer's arbitration program first if it complies with FTC rules.

Client Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Easy Lemon has handled 3,000+ lemon law cases^‡.

“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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“I had an excellent experience with Easylemon! They went above and beyond to help me return my car and successfully recover my money. The whole process could have been stressful, but their team handled everything professionally, efficiently, and with great attention to detail.

I truly appreciate their support, transparency, and dedication throughout the entire process. They kept me informed and made sure my rights were protected every step of the way.

If you’re ever in a similar situation, I highly recommend Easylemon. They really know what they’re doing and genuinely care about their clients.

Thank you again for your outstanding help!”

Hussam Nada

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“Was losing my mind with a 2023 SUV the dealer couldn't fix after four visits for transmission issues. Found easy lemon online and Steven Nassi took my case. he handled the manufacturer and got me a full playback a few months without a dime out of pocket. no stress, no drama just results. Highly recommend steven if you' re stuck with a lemon.”