Question by Ally S: question about used car and Virginia Lemon Law?
So here’s my story, I live in Virginia, on NOV 3, 2010 I bought a used car(1994 Ford Taurus SHO) from a used car dealership, “as is”, no warranty. The car kept dying and smoking, so I took it back about 3 times for them to fix it, because the guy said “if anything is wrong, bring it back and we’ll fix it.” On NOV 19, 2010, they kept the car for 2 days, fixing it, and I picked it up on NOV 20, 2010. On NOV 27, 2010, the car completely broke down, battery died, power steering seized up(i think), and when we called the dealership and told them about what happened and if they’d fix it, they said “no we won’t, because we already fixed it.” Also, the dealer did not give me a “buyers guide”. So does my car fall under the Virginia Lemon Law where I can basically take the car back and say give me my money back, since it hasn’t even been a month since I’ve had the car? Or there something else that can help me get my money back? Please help!!! Thank you so much.
the car I bought is not new, it is USED
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Answer by SoccerRefToo
Ally’
You bought a 16 year old car without a warranty. You have little claim against the dealer, much less through the states ‘lemon law’.
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Question by : Arizona Lemon Law Private Party Question?
Ok I sold a 93 honda civic and it ran great I got it in a trade. I sold it to these girls who each drove it around I explained that I thought it had an exhaust leak but that I had not training to know for sure. She bought it for 2000 on Feb 25 it is now March 7 and just now shes telling me that the motor blown or somethings really wrong Im not sure. Today I got home and there was a note in the door saying that that they want there money back or they would be going to the police or a layer. Im just wondering ive done some research about it and know that the lemon law only covers from dealerships and I honestly sold them a good car. I also wrote a bill of sale stating that i was selling the car and she was the buyer. Im just wondering to cover my base that this case really wont stand up in court. Any advice would help thanks guys.
so today i got a summon to be at court. I have 20 days to appeal this and give my side which I dont owe her anything if i was getting the running car back id prolly take it back however the engine is blown and the engine is now out of the car. I can also make a counter claim? Does anyone have experince in this? Because i really dont want to lose this case. And she is also stating that i sold her a non working car and said there was nothing wrong with it. SHE DROVE IT HOME.
anyone also got a data point i can print out and show to the judge to show that there is no lemon law for cars that are used and private party just so i can bring proof chances are this judge isnt the greatest.
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Answer by D
There is no lemon law that covers used cars, and certainly not cars that are almost 20 years old. They have no case whatsoever.
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Question by -: My friend Shawn has a “Lemon Law” type legal question.?
My friend Shawn has a “Lemon Law” type legal question.?
He bought a 1996 GMC Sierra one week ago. He put 00 down. That night, he bought a new battery because the one it it died. Five days later, the fuel pump malfunctioned.
He signed some loan papers with a bank that didn’t get approved. Now they want him to come in and sign the paperwork for “Buy Here, Pay Here” type financing.
Where do we go from here, legally? If it were me, I would probably go down there and blow up in the guys face.
Were in Utah.
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Answer by Sheila
Where I live the lemon law only applies to new cars. We got our son a Honda civic that turned out terrible. Thats when we found out it only works for new cars and I’m in Tennessee. Good luck
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Question by kim s: I have a question about a used car that I bought?
Two weeks ago I bought a car from a dealer who buys his car from the auction in NH. I bought the van in MA where I live.. When I bought the car the check engine light was on, the owner said that he would fix it for me for free. Its been almost two weeks since I got the car and the owner i avoiding me. The only was he will talk to me is if I go to his house(35 min away). He told me to call him tomorrow morning because he said he should have the part in that I need. I honestly think that he going to avoid me until the 30 days is up. He told me that I didn’t have to make my first payment until the van passes inspection. What if anything can I do if he keeps avoiding passed the 30 day lemon law?
the thing is that the owner is by best friends uncle so I know who he is thats why I went to him. Also I found out if I bought any car over 0 the lemon law does apply. The code was the idle sensor
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Answer by Great Scott
Hate to tell you, but lemon laws only apply to NEW cars. Why in the name of little green apples would you buy a car with the light on? The dealer isn’t going to fix it, and if you don’t pay they’ll repossess. Sorry.
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Question by bryguy00882002: Small Claims Court Question?
-Sold a car on 3/22/09 in Massachesetts, It was a private party sale
-On April 7, 2009 I hear from the purchaser that it did not pass inspection
-I offer to pay for the labor…but they refuse to accept
-I buy carfax on 4/22/09 and see they never got the car legitimately inspected (they brought it to the shop, the guy said it wouldnt pass, but decided to keep the sticker on their instead of taking the rejection sticker)
-They are bringing me to court for all of the broken stuff and lawyer fees and loss of work.
-Am I liable since they didn’t follow the rules under the lemon law…please let me know, any professonial advice would be appreciated.
I also had “AS IS” on the bill of sale…
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Answer by Scott H
You should not be liable since this was a private-party transaction. Lemon laws protect the buyers of new cars from serious, recurring defects. There is no lemon-law protection afforded to the buyer in a private transaction. Further, all private party car sales are “as is” and the buyer assumes all risk.
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Question by Mr. JT: Car fire question?
Had a brand new 2007 Nissan Altima with 7K miles catch fire while driving on the highway for no apparent reason, the car had given no prior problems and worked fine. There are recalls open about the car catching fire and one of them was done but the others were not done prior to me buying it from the dealership. I had full cover insurance but I want Nissan to pay for it since its clearly a manuf. defect, I have been in contact with them but they are clearly testing my patience. I dont want to use my insurance because why should my rates go up and me spend out of pocket money for a faulty vehicle they built.
I have been trying to contact an attorney for this but most of they handle lemon law cases or if there was an injury but not just car fire
Anyone have any advise….???
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Answer by Rudy H
You’re rates won’t go up unless you have really crummy insurance or have made tons of claims. You should let the insurance company handle it. If you go to court, you will not come out ahead. Don’t make a federal case out of it. You get to buy a new car again! Have fun.
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Question by Cheyenne: carfax question?
I bought a new car a year ago and have had a ton of trouble with it so I filed a lemon law case. While I’m waiting for a return call from my lawyer I was on carfax and plugged in my VIN # and it said that there are 7 records for this vehicle. I did not pay the bucks to see the entire report but was wondering what is usually listed on a carfax report. I thought it was just how many owners and any accidents. This car was in one small accident and I’m the only owner. What else might be listed?
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Answer by C
Carfax reports have registration, title info, ie every time you re-register, that’s a record. If you had it serviced at the dealer, that would show up, too. Also the accident-
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Question by john: Question about “private party” vehicle lemon laws for alaska?
i just have a quick question. i live in alaska and i did some research, it states that any “used” vehicle sold wether or not it was a dealer or private party had no lemon law warrenty… it says lemon laws only apply to new cars. my problem is i sold a vehicle for my mother in law for 3000 three weeks ago, it was sold for 1k below low blue book and the person who purchased it knew it ticked “it ticked when he test drove it.” and he was well aware that it would need some kind of work… hince the 182k miles it had on it. he just called me telling me he put a timing belt on it and it didn’t fix it and that he wants his money back or he’s taking us to court. unfortunately neither of us had a bill of sale made out so there is no documentation to back up anything. my mother in law turned in the bottom title slip to the DMV that i guess releases her from the ownership and the new buyer is fully responsible from there on out. i guess my question is does he have any ground to stand on in civil court? i regret not making a bill of sale, but still it is his word against mine and that is it.
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Answer by Twister
you should always make a bill of sale but you are good if i understand the law right when you buy a used vehicle you buy as is where is the only way that this can be changed is if there was a we owe document made up then you would be responsible for everything that was stated on the document
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Question by : Car question – What would you do in this situation?
I purchased a used 2002 Jetta about 3 months ago. Since the day I drove off the lot I’ve had nothing but problems. The greasy Slick Rick salesman wouldn’t return my messages. I then contacted the manager, but haven’t had a ton of luck with him either. One of those scenerios where they take your money and run. I’ve had the car in 4 times now. They’ve tried to charge me for a few repairs, but backed down when I said absolutely no way! The problems were existing when I purchased the car. I’m at the point of…I hate the car…I hate the dealership…I want nothing to do with the situation anymore. I know it doesn’t fall under the lemon law because I purchased it used. Have you ever been in this situation? Do you have any suggestions? Do I need to call an attorney or the Better Business Bureau?
Thanks for your help!
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Answer by therandman
Yes get yourself an attorney! There are lemon car laws and it sounds like you are not drinking lemonade!!!
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Question by Mrs.Mommyx2: LEMON LAW QUESTION! what can I do?
So I “traded” a car on Craigslist last week… It was my husbands pride and joy he LOVED it. We have 2 children and the car he had didn’t have any backseats so I made him put it on craigslist. We found a guy who had another car that had backseats and he “test drove” it around the parking lost of the mans work. No Problems. We did the trade and on our way home the car started messing up. The car has so much work that needs to be done with it that it would cost MORE to fix the car than buying a new car… So we are SOL. So we get on craigslist tonight and see that the man who we “traded” cars with is now SELLING my husbands car that we just traded. (Also asking way more than the car is worth). We have been trying to call him for DAYS because the car is in so much bad shape that we figured that there was some kinda of Lemon Law that would validate us getting our car back.. however the man would not answer the phone. My husband is heated that now that the man is selling our old car on Craigslist less than a week later and we want our car back since his car was defective. I plan on going to a lawyer but do I have a lawsuit? Or am I just wasting my time.
The guy answered the phone once when we called the day after the car messed up and basically told us sorry he “didn’t know” there was an issue but we were basically SOL.. Is there anyway we can prevent the guy from selling the car while we are working with a lawyer to get our car back? The car is in such bad shape (the one we received in the trade) that we haven’t even had a “change of title” yet because of the condition the car is in.
Im just so stressed. We traded the car so my husband could help take my kids to dr appointments (my son is sick and spends most of his time in hospitals and dr appointments) and I just feel like I was robbed. I hope there is something I can do to get my husbands car back due to the fact that the man sold us a lemon car.
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Answer by T-14
bad lemon, contact the dmv and report the issue, talk to a lawyer, usually what will happen is if you bought the car and still paying is, 1. get your money back 2. keep the car as in and paid in full. trade? not sure how that will work out.
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