What is a reasonable amount of time for a repair to take place?
In California, the reasonable amount of time for a repair to be completed is thirty days. The thirty day threshold is met if the vehicle has spent over thirty days at a dealership for which it is out of service or awaiting parts for a repair within the first 18 months or 18,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Furthermore, the thirty day threshold could be met during one visit or a combination of several visits. Under the California Lemon Law, a few hours spent at a dealership for repairs is considered as one day and one repair attempt. This thirty day threshold is not uncommon to meet such as when a vehicle suffers a crippling failure and sits more than thirty days at the dealership while the technicians try to determine how to fix the problem, or while they wait to receive parts. The California Lemon Law Center can assist you, at not cost, in determining whether your vehicle has met the thirty day threshold.
