Does the lemon law apply to used cars?

Question

Hey, I bought this car about 7 months ago from a used car dealership and I've got to drive it maybe 5 months it is still under warranty for the power train. Well It's been in the shop four times for the same thing and of and on ever since I got it.I'm getting tired of being car less every time it's in the shop. So does the Lemon Law apply to used cars as well as new ones? Thanks everyone.

Answer 1

Lemon Law only applies to new cars.

Also, I don't see how you could win a civil case.  You bought a machine.  Sure, it came with a warranty.  But I think some here are unclear about what a warranty is and does.  A warranty is not a guarantee that your car WON'T break, it's a guarantee that the warranty company will pay for the repairs if and when it does break.  That's it.  It also does not guarantee that the mechanic will be able to figure out what is wrong with the vehicle.

As I said before, you bought a machine.  Actually, hundreds of machines.  There is no way to predict if, when, and how a car will fail.

Sorry it's not the lovey-dovey feel-good answer you may want to hear, but it's the truth.

Answer 2

It's time to sit down with the Dealers General Manager
  and go over this situation calmly. I don't believe that Lemon Laws
  apply at all here, I can almost guarantee it, but, you do have a
  civil case if this continues, hopefully it will not.

  I'd say that they are riding you out till that warranty expires.
  Which is why I never deal with car dealers.

 Just my opinion on this one, Good Luck to you..