Considering Lemmon Law - anyone else ever had to file?

From : scott shirley

Q: i am considering filing a lemmon law case for my 2003 dodge ram. it only has 5000 miles on it and has had the rotors replaced warped been re-alligned twice had the ignition switch replaced and the wheels rebalanced. i know that at this point i dont really know if i have much of a case since the lemmon law states that your claim has to be based on the same problem being uncorrectable by the dealership...or have an unreasonable number of defects within a certain timeframe. to me this number of defects is unreasonable given the duration of time that i have owned the truck 3 months. has anyone else ever filed lemmon law and won what do you win ....a replacement ram the sales price that you paid for your vehicle at this point id like to just take the truck back and go elsewhere. i love the truck but cant stand things going wrong with it all the time. .

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From : craig christian

i am considering filing a lemmon law case for my 2003 dodge ram. it only has 5000 miles on it and has had the rotors replaced warped been re-alligned twice had the ignition switch replaced and the wheels rebalanced. i know that at this point i dont really know if i have much of a case since the lemmon law states that your claim has to be based on the same problem being uncorrectable by the dealership...or have an unreasonable number of defects within a certain timeframe. to me this number of defects is unreasonable given the duration of time that i have owned the truck 3 months. has anyone else ever filed lemmon law and won what do you win ....a replacement ram the sales price that you paid for your vehicle at this point id like to just take the truck back and go elsewhere. i love the truck but cant stand things going wrong with it all the time. which state in texas your problems dont have to be a major defect. it can be anything that takes away from the market value of the vehicle. you do have to give the manufacturer a reasonable number of chances to fix the problem. which equates to 4 times according to the information ive found. here is the law for texas section 6.0.7 c c if the manufacturer converter or distributor is unable to conform the motor vehicle to an applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or condition which creates a serious safety hazard or substantially impairs the use or market value of the motor vehicle after a reasonable number of attempts the manufacturer converter or distributor shall 1 replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle; or 2 accept return of the vehicle from the owner and refund to the owner the full purchase price less a reasonable allowance for the owners use of the vehicle and any other allowances or refunds payable to the owner. in this section impairment of market value means a substantial loss in market value caused by a defect specific to the vehicle. in addition to replacing the vehicle or refunding the purchase price the manufacturer converter or distributor shall reimburse the owner for reasonable incidental costs resulting from loss of use of the motor vehicle because of the nonconformity or defect. as necessary to promote the public interest the commission by rule shall define the incidental costs that are eligible for reimbursement shall specify other requirements necessary to determine an eligible cost and may set a maximum amount that is eligible for reimbursement either by type of eligible cost or a total for all costs. refunds shall be made to the owner and lienholder if any as their interests may appear. a reasonable allowance for use shall be that amount directly attributable to use of the motor vehicle when the vehicle is not out of service for repair. an order to refund or to replace may not be issued by the executive director against a manufacturer converter or distributor unless the manufacturer converter or distributor has been mailed prior written notification of the alleged nonconformity or defect from or on behalf of the owner and has been given an opportunity to cure the alleged defect or nonconformity. in any hearing before the executive director under this section a manufacturer converter or distributor may plead and prove as an affirmative defense to the remedies provided hereunder that 1 the nonconformity is the result of abuse neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the motor vehicle; or 2 the nonconformity does not substantially impair the use or market value of the motor vehicle. in this section serious safety hazard means a life-threatening malfunction or nonconformity that substantially impedes a persons ability to control or operate a motor vehicle for ordinary use or intended purposes or that creates a substantial risk of fire or explosion. i had to pursue this with toyota. i have had good luck with the dodge so far. i suggest you give the truck a bit more of a chance. in either case good luck! craig c. 2002 ram 1500 qc 4x4 5.9l .

From : miles

scott shirley wrote i am considering filing a lemmon law case for my 2003 dodge ram. it only has 5000 miles on it and has had the rotors replaced warped been re-alligned twice had the ignition switch replaced and the wheels rebalanced. i know that at this point i dont really know if i have much of a case since the lemmon law states that your claim has to be based on the same problem being uncorrectable by the dealership...or have an unreasonable number of defects within a certain timeframe. to me this number of defects is unreasonable given the duration of time that i have owned the truck 3 months. has anyone else ever filed lemmon law and won what do you win ....a replacement ram the sales price that you paid for your vehicle at this point id like to just take the truck back and go elsewhere. i love the truck but cant stand things going wrong with it all the time. your issues are way too minor to file much of a complaint. just about every vehicle ive ever bought new has had to go in for a few minor things in the 1st 6 months. is it possible youre having 2nd thoughts in general or have a dealer you just dont get along with in the 2nd case take your truck to a different dealer. you do not have to go to the dealer you bought it from. .

From : mike simmons

scott sorry to hear about the problems with your ram. lemon laws vary state by state so any advice you receive in the ng may not apply to your particular state. there should be a booklet in the papers your received with your truck that gives the specifics for each state that has a lemon law. hope this helps! chryco service manager member sae i am considering filing a lemmon law case for my 2003 dodge ram. it only has 5000 miles on it and has had the rotors replaced warped been re-alligned twice had the ignition switch replaced and the wheels rebalanced. i know that at this point i dont really know if i have much of a case since the lemmon law states that your claim has to be based on the same problem being uncorrectable by the dealership...or have an unreasonable number of defects within a certain timeframe. to me this number of defects is unreasonable given the duration of time that i have owned the truck 3 months. has anyone else ever filed lemmon law and won what do you win ....a replacement ram the sales price that you paid for your vehicle at this point id like to just take the truck back and go elsewhere. i love the truck but cant stand things going wrong with it all the time. .

From : david

there is nothing there that would come close to qualifying as a lemon. for 5000 miles some of your issues fall within normal maintenance. i.e. rebalancing tires standard is at least every 6000 miles front end alignment dealer probably did not do it right the first time or you hit a pothole or curb hard. the warped rotors could have been due to massively unbalanced tires poor front end alignment or even low tire pressure. i would say a 50/50 chance this was a real defect. you have one full blown defect ignition switch replacement. definitely not a big failure that would seriously hamper the safe operation of the vehicle now fixed. at this point not even close for a lemon law claim. i am considering filing a lemmon law case for my 2003 dodge ram. it only has 5000 miles on it and has had the rotors replaced warped been re-alligned twice had the ignition switch replaced and the wheels rebalanced. i know that at this point i dont really know if i have much of a case since the lemmon law states that your claim has to be based on the same problem being uncorrectable by the dealership...or have an unreasonable number of defects within a certain timeframe. to me this number of defects is unreasonable given the duration of time that i have owned the truck 3 months. has anyone else ever filed lemmon law and won what do you win ....a replacement ram the sales price that you paid for your vehicle at this point id like to just take the truck back and go elsewhere. i love the truck but cant stand things going wrong with it all the time. .

From : cbhvac

i am considering filing a lemmon law case for my 2003 dodge ram. it only has 5000 miles on it and has had the rotors replaced warped been re-alligned twice had the ignition switch replaced and the wheels rebalanced. i know that at this point i dont really know if i have much of a case since the lemmon law states that your claim has to be based on the same problem being uncorrectable by the dealership...or have an unreasonable number of defects within a certain timeframe. to me this number of defects is unreasonable given the duration of time that i have owned the truck 3 months. has anyone else ever filed lemmon law and won what do you win ....a replacement ram the sales price that you paid for your vehicle at this point id like to just take the truck back and go elsewhere. i love the truck but cant stand things going wrong with it all the time. you can consider it all you want but rotors wear item and can be caused by driving habits. bzzzzzzzzzzzz no win. alignment wear item can be caused by driving habits and road conditions.....bzzzzzzzzzzz no lemon. wheel balance wear item can be caused by alignment issues lack of rotation weights knocked off...bzzzzzzzzzzzz no lemon. the only issue you have is the ignition switch and if you have 10 or 50 keys on your keychain its gonna fail again...so....you have one legit complaint and its not even close to lemon law status. sorry....i know people that have vehicles that cost 3x what you paid and have had more issues.... if that little bit is unreasonable for your then i suggest strongly that you sell the truck take your loss and go get a lexus..wanna know about down time but at least you will get a loaner...even if you buy the cheap one. .