{"id":352648,"date":"2016-04-04T10:42:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/consumer\/lemon-law\/how-the-new-car-lemon-law-can-help-you.html"},"modified":"2024-04-29T00:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T05:05:46","slug":"how-the-new-car-lemon-law-can-help-you","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/consumer\/lemon-law\/how-the-new-car-lemon-law-can-help-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Understanding How Lemon Laws Can Help You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Understanding How Lemon Laws Can Help You<\/h1>\n
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You’ve purchased a new car, but something isn’t right. Whether it’s an issue with the steering, brakes, or engine \u2014 you think you’ve bought a lemon<\/a>. But just because you believe your new car is a lemon doesn’t mean the law agrees.<\/p>\r\n

Each state has its own lemon laws<\/a> to deal with malfunctioning new motor vehicles beyond repair. Some states also protect the purchase of used cars and other categories of vehicles, like:<\/p>\r\n