If repairs cannot be completed within the total number of days described in the state statute, the manufacturer becomes obligated to buy back the defective vehicle.
[4] California has a broad lemon law, the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, which covers a wide range of products, including vehicles, boats, electronics, and appliances.
An express warranty may be provided by the manufacturers in owner's manuals and other written sales or marketing materials.
Implied warranties arise from a manufacturer's duty to meet certain minimum standards of quality whereby the product is fit for use for the purpose intended.
In each type the manufacturer assumes the liability and responsibility to correct the defect and, in the event that they cannot meet that duty, may be required to repurchase or replace the product.
The Act also provides that the warranter may be obligated to pay the prevailing party's attorney in a successful lawsuit, as do most state lemon laws.
A consumer may pursue relief under both a state lemon law and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
clarification to the ACL has formed a subsequent lemon law that entitles consumers to a refund or replacement for when "it has multiple minor problems that, when taken as a whole, would have stopped someone from buying it if they’d known about them".
Consumers are entitled to a refund or replacement when a car has a major failure, as defined by the ACL, but manufactures commonly just pass them off as minor problems to avoid having to replace the car or refund the consumer as minor problems only require repair within a reasonable amount of time.
CAMVAP arbitrators can order the manufacturer to buy back the vehicle; repair it at the manufacturer's expense; pay for repairs already completed; or pay out of pocket expenses for items such as towing, diagnostic testing, rental cars and accommodation related to the problem with the vehicle.
In France, the Garantie des vices cachés en droit français protects the buyer against Latent defect, in relation with the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Corp.), October 11, 2023, that buyers of defective brand-new motor vehicles may choose to enforce their rights under any available law, whether the Republic Act No.