Okay, my girlfriend's mom bought a Kia vehicle approximately a year ago. At one point the car began running quite roughly and she took it into the dealership to have it looked at. They said the oxygen sensor (I believe) was what was wrong and they replaced it. Not long after (maybe a few days) the check engine light comes on again. She takes it back. This time they say the whole computer system in the car needs replacing. They replace it, takes about a week, she gets the car back. A few days later, the check engine light comes on....again. She takes it back, they claim to bring in an expert to fix it. She is not certain of the specifics of what they did this time (my best guess is the "expert" has a job similar to that of Ed Norton's in Fight Club). Well, she just got the car back a few days ago and the check engine light has come to life AGAIN. The car is not getting better and she hears there is many people with this vehicle having this difficulty. So, my question is this: How does lemon law work? Has she had sufficient trouble within a year of getting this new vehicle to claim it as a lemon and get something else? If so, will she have to go through a lengthy, and potentially expensive court procedure? She really can't afford that. I know we have some lawyers on this board plus there is enough people that visit here as to have some pertinent experience in this area. Any advice or sharing would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry and I don't mean to derail your thread but I have sort of a similar question. A friend of my girlfriend taded in her 1999 Chevy Cavalier as down payment for a 2003 Ford Explorer, or actually her father did. Her father never completed the paper work he started with the dealership but they let her take the Explorer and kept the Cavalier. Well she had an accident at work where she severely bumped her head and now she has siezures (sp?) and they have taken her driver license away. About a week after she got out the hospital she called the dealership to ask her if she could bring back the Explorer because of her condition. The later on she asked if she could get her trade-in back since she was no longer able to drive. They told her that since she took the truck that she lost her trade-in. Her father never completed the paperwork though and she is unable to drive. Are they not obligated to give her the car back or what?
Lil Pun - I'm no lawyer, and while I certainly feel for your friend, I don't understand why she thinks she should be able to undo the deal. Maybe the paperwork issue will make her lucky, but I doubt it.
I agree. Even if its not written, it sounds like there was a verbal agreement. Lil Pun, When did she have the accident, as far, as long after she picked the car up from the dealer?
It's my girlfriend's friend, I'm really not to fond of her. She had the accident a couple days after she got the truck.
