Which is best.. buyback or lemon law??

[roperteacher]

:confusedHey there, I am not to this point yet, but wanted to start getting opinions in case my dealer can't figure out why I am pushing coolant out the top of the reservoir/ and some drips from water pump area. . intermittant. They have been great so far, but this is 3X in for the same concerns. I have contacted a lemon law attorney but know some people do go with buy back process. If it does come to this, then what would you all suggest. GO right to the Lemon Law or try for a buy back?? (DSB)?? Thanks!

 

[TowPro]

I think you will find that in some states, if the manaf. takes the car back as a lemon law car, they have to note that when they resell it. What they do is offer to do a buyback before it goes to court and becomes a lemon law car. that way they can sell it as used and not show its history.

 

[jelag]

Go and check the web... . each state has a lemon law and each is different... .

I had a problem with a motorcycle and found that the lemon law in most states don't cover motorcycles and RV's...

 

[wyosteve]

If the buyback scenario is reasonable, I'd say go for it. Lemon law can be very protracted.

 

[betterthanstock]

In many states it will have to spend over 30 days in the shop to be lemoned.

 

[roperteacher]

Calif Lemon law states 4X for the same repair or 2X for a major failure/ hazzard. Such as brake failure or steering components. I talked to an attorney today. ORRRRRRR over 30 days in the shop for multiple reasons. He told me that Chrysler would probably make me an offer once they got word attorney's were involved and if I liked the brand of vehicle a replacement would be best. That way they can sell the truck as used and not LEMON. Well, I pick it up tomorrow after all the repairs, hopefully I will need none of this!

 

[sag2]

In California it is a lemon if it is repurchased or replaced. If DC is involved it gets a branded title and is ONLY sold disclosed at a closed auction. And I would tend to doubt that some coolant residue at the coolant bottle meets the "substantial impairment" part of the lemon law.

I see you have been chasing this leak for a time now, but I think your getting a little ahead of your headlights on this one.

 

[roperteacher]

I agree, I am not all gung ho on the lemon law process. . The only reason I investigated it was because the water pump failed as well. Thermostat was replaced, as well as a rear transmission seal few months ago. Hopefully they got it all resolved. They are going to ck the coolant for Exaust gasses this morning and make sure there is no head gasket issues. The Attorney said if it was determined a bad head gasket at such a low mileage he would certainly take the case and was confident a jury would also agree with me. . Thanks for all the help!

 

[Turbo Tim 1]

I had a 92 Dakota that was in the shop for 48 days in the 1 year 1 month and 1 day that I owned it. You used to get abritration papers in your owners manual so I started that (lemon law) in the end they made me a pretty good deal, Chrysler gave me a $4,000 certificate towards a new vehicle and I had bought the dakota for $15,000 as a left over, on a trade I was given $14,000 so essentially I was $3,000 ahead.



Fight and be difficult, the last thing they want is to have a certified lemon because that means the title gets labeled that way and it is basically worth nothing to them at that point.

 

[sag2]

Fight and be difficult, the last thing they want is to have a certified lemon because that means the title gets labeled that way and it is basically worth nothing to them at that point.

You’re wrong that the vehicles are not worth anything. They get sold at auction and there are several dealers that like to buy all the repurchased vehicles they can get. They come with a 12 month unlimited mile warranty, in addition to any remaining factory warranty. They retail for almost as much as a similar used vehicle. The only difference is the dealer has much more profit potential because he purchased it for less.

And the really interesting part is with few exceptions, they rarely come back for the problem they were repurchased for.

 

[JeffHarrington]

When does it become too late to lemon law a vehicle?



I have a 04 3500 dually 2wd that has 250,000 miles on it. I have had the left front hub replaced 8 times in the last 56k miles by the dealer. The parts warranty is 12k miles for it and they say it expires 12k from when I pay for it and they have lasted me from 5000 to 9000 miles so I have had to pay for it 4 times and they have replaced for free 4 times. They have no idea why it keeps going out.

 

[Turbo Tim 1]

You’re wrong that the vehicles are not worth anything. They get sold at auction and there are several dealers that like to buy all the repurchased vehicles they can get. They come with a 12 month unlimited mile warranty, in addition to any remaining factory warranty. They retail for almost as much as a similar used vehicle. The only difference is the dealer has much more profit potential because he purchased it for less.

And the really interesting part is with few exceptions, they rarely come back for the problem they were repurchased for.

In New York the title gets stamped as a lemon repurchase, around here that makes the value drop way off. The manufacturer always tries to make a deal rather than go through lemon law and thats why when I buy a used vehichle I always demand the service records from a dealer. I've walked away from vehicles that have had alot of repeated repairs that turned out to by dealer by backs before the arbitration took place.

 

[dezeldog]

I bought one of the trucks that sag2 is refering to. It was a 98. 5 auto that was a DC buy back because of transmission problems. Well I put 275k on the original trans and that was pulling boats maybe half of the time and never had a problem. I'd get another buy back in a minute.



Jim