Lemon Law

[Joey D]

Does any one know where to find the details on the Lemon Law? My dads new Avalance is a **** box. He wanted me to find out for him. Thanks.

 

[1X83Z]

What's wrong with it?

 

[SaleenASL]

It's a **** box?

I blame the plastic molding.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by SaleenASL
I blame the plastic molding.

The molding's gone for '03.

 

[SaleenASL]

Originally posted by M5Power
The molding's gone for '03.

A brand new Chevy dealership opened near my house, and I swore I saw an Avalanche without molding. That explains it.

 

[Joey D]

Ya it doesn't have the moldling on it and its sunset orange. Looks pretty good but it sucks.

The steering is a little messed and it has a oil leak at 4k miles. It has some other issues as well. It drives ok but still he needs a new truck with out problems.

 

[1X83Z]

I don't think 'messed' steering and an oil leak constitute a lemon - just some generally crappy build quality.

 

[Joey D]

but hes had it in twice...once at 800miles for no brakes...and once at 3500 for a blowin front suspension.

 

[SaleenASL]

That would have been nice to mention in the first post.

 

[Joey D]

ya i know sorry i missed that

 

[risingson77]

I think - and I stress that I do not know this for a fact - that a vehicle must be serviced more than three times for the SAME problem within the first year of ownership to be declared a lemon. In other words, the dealership needs to service your dad's truck first. If it continues to have the same problems, then they may be required to replace it.

 

[-Fred-]

Originally posted by M5Power
I don't think 'messed' steering and an oil leak constitute a lemon - just some generally crappy build quality.

Uhh, it's a GM. Build quality and General Motors usually don't go together...


If it's really, really bad, you could always try a lawsuit. Not that you stand a chance of winning, but i can't think of anything else.

 

[Joey D]

Um GM has the highest quality in cars

 

[SaleenASL]

Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Um GM has the highest quality in cars

*Cough* Sunfire *Cough*

 

[SaleenASL]

source: http://www.lehtoslaw.com/lemon.html

Michigan's "Lemon Law," was enacted to protect consumers who have purchased new cars with serious defects which the manufacturer cannot or will not fix under warranty. The law defines a lemon as a new motor vehicle that has a defect that substantially impairs the use or value of the vehicle, and which has not been repaired after a reasonable number of attempts. If the substantial defect still exists or recurs after a reasonable number of repair attempts, the consumer has the right to a refund or a replacement vehicle.

Also try: http://www.michiganlemonlaw.com/

 

[Zrow]

Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Um GM has the highest quality in cars

Um....no?

 

[-Fred-]

Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Um GM has the highest quality in cars

Riiight. Tell me GM is on par with BMW, Mercedes, Saab, Lexus, Audi, Porsche, Volvo, etc...

 

[Joey D]

umm I know a ton of engineers from Gm and they showed me the stats

 

[Zrow]

You can't argue that GM is on par with BMW, Lexus or the like.

 

[Jay]

Originally posted by Zrow
You can't argue that GM is on par with BMW, Lexus or the like.

ah yes
GM = Grand Masters of Engineering

 

[Cano]

haha, that is funny as hell. not the problem on yer dad's piece of plastic, but all the sarcasm about GM.

Cano

 

[Jay]

if your refering at all to what i said, im not being sarcastic
GM are masters

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Um GM has the highest quality in cars

Yeah - Infiniti, Acura, Lexus? They're basically pre-1990 Hyundai when compared to GM.

Hell, that picture's just a Photoshop - it's supposed to be filled with 2.2CLs.

 

[risingson77]

Hey, the Fiero was a high watermark for automotive quality. People just didn't know how to take care of 'em. Don't even get me started....sheesh.....

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Um GM has the highest quality in cars

No.

I've owned 3 GM's, 1 Honda, and 1 Lexus, and the GM's had the worst build quality by far. My Lexus is almost 9 years old, and it still has a better build quality than the 3 year old Z28 I had for a while. The Lexus is older than all of the GM's, but it's still 20x's nicer.

My brother's Toyota, mom's Lexus, and dad's BMW's are all nicer than the GM car's I've owned as well. I would even go as far as to say my Dad's Ford truck is nicer, and it's like... a million years old. Actually, it's like 11, or something.

 

[240Z freak]

Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Um GM has the highest quality in cars

*turns laugh into a violent cough*