What are state “lemon laws”?
About two-thirds of the states have enacted “lemon laws”, which are state statutes intended to protect a consumer who purchased a defective new car or truck. These laws were enacted because car buyers had been unable to get car sellers to fix defective new cars voluntarily. The public policy is based on the belief that the consumer should be responsible for only a reasonable number of repair attempts before a new vehicle is considered a “lemon”.
