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No. When a vehicle is sold “as is” or “with all faults,” that means buyer assumes all the risk when it comes to vehicle problems or defects. In other words, all repairs come out of the buyer’s pocket.

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Under the California Lemon Law, auto manufacturers have an affirmative duty to repurchase or replace defective vehicles. If your vehicle is found to be a lemon, you may be entitled to a vehicle replacement or to a full refund, minus a mileage-based offset.

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No. The California Lemon Law does not apply to vehicles bought from a private seller. If you bought your vehicle from an individual, rather than from an authorized dealership, that is considered a private sale.

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Vehicles are covered by the California Lemon Law if they were purchased with an express warranty from the auto manufacturer. It is possible to pursue a lemon law claim after the warranty expired as long as the repairs for the alleged defect took place during the warranty period.

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Yes. Used vehicles are protected under the California Lemon Law if they were purchased with the proper warranties. The same lemon law criteria applies to used vehicles: the vehicle may be a lemon if its recurring issues affect use, value or safety, and were not fixed within a reasonable number of repair attempts during the warranty period.

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Your vehicle may be considered a lemon if: – It experiences a problem that affects its use, safety or value, – The problem is covered by the auto manufacturer’s warranty, and, – A reasonable number of repair attempts were made on the vehicle during the warranty period. The California Lemon Law covers vehicles that California residents buy or lease from an authorized dealership in California, and are set aside for personal, family or household use (or business use, if the business has no more than five vehicles, each under a curb weight of 10,000 lbs).

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The California Lemon Law makes a special exception for members of the Armed Forces. The California Lemon Law allows you to file a claim if you 1) purchased your vehicle with an express warranty from an authorized dealership and 2) are stationed in California either at the time of the vehicle purchase OR at the time of filing a lemon law claim.

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The California Lemon Law allows you to pursue a lemon law claim for up to four years from the date you discover your vehicle is potentially defective. This is typically determined by the date of your first defect-related vehicle repair.