California Lemon Law

Your screen keeps freezing, the backup camera cuts out, and your phone repeatedly disconnects. You take your Honda to the dealership and they install an update or reset the system. For a while, everything works — until the same malfunctionREAD MORE

Do you have a Toyota Tacoma, Tundra, or Sequoia with a corroded frame? Has your truck been in a frame recall? Toyota Tacoma frame rust can seriously weaken your truck’s structure, affecting how it handles and protects you in aREAD MORE

When California consumers buy a product, they’re automatically protected by an implied warranty of merchantability. This means a product — especially a major purchase like a car — should be safe to use and work as intended.  Under Song-Beverly §READ MORE

When your vehicle is under warranty, you expect the manufacturer to fix covered problems within a reasonable amount of time. But what happens when your car spends days — or weeks — sitting at the dealership?  California’s Lemon Law providesREAD MORE

You buy a car that looks perfect on the lot. A week later, warning lights appear, the battery fails, and the transmission begins slipping. While your car is in the shop, an unfamiliar account appears on your credit report andREAD MORE

Electric vehicles are changing the way we drive, but like any car, they can develop serious problems. When electric vehicle defects happen despite repeated repairs, California’s EV lemon law gives you the right to a refund, replacement, or cash settlement. READ MORE

When you buy a new car you expect reliability, not total engine failure during traffic. Yet that’s what happened to one plaintiff in a recent California case. Within months of buying a new Nissan Versa, her car began stalling whileREAD MORE

Imagine buying a brand-new, premium SUV only for Jeep Wagoneer defects to turn it into an undrivable safety hazard. At just under 5,000 miles, one plaintiff’s SUV suffered a catastrophic catalytic converter failure and other major low-mileage defects that causedREAD MORE

When a major vehicle purchase goes wrong, the fallout affects more than your bank account. The constant worry about whether your car will start or fail at critical moments can consume your daily life. This vehicle defect anxiety isn’t justREAD MORE

Failed safety systems, three shop visits, and a $93,000 vehicle that couldn’t be repaired. That’s what one driver faced when their new 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E experienced a cascade of system failures.  Right from the start, the electric vehicle displayedREAD MORE