Our California Lemon Law has seen some significant changes. Here is a highlight list of the main changes: Used vehicles purchases are no longer covered by the California Lemon Law. If a vehicle is sold as a manufacturers CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) with it’s own new CPO warranty, it can be applicable to California Lemon Law. California Lemon Law now goes back a maxium of 6 years from the date first sold new. A claim must

Your new vehicle will come with a “bumper-to-bumper” manufacturers limited warranty. It will also typically come with a 5 year/60,000 mile “Powertrain” warranty covering internal engine/transmission/driveline/rear/front differential and drive axles. EV’s will come with their own warranty. Certain diesel models will come with a longer diesel engine warranty. How does all this apply to the California Lemon Law? Our California Lemon Law applies to FACTORY WARRANTY REPAIRS ONLY. Not aftermarket sold “extended warranty” repairs. The

New EV’s come with their own longer EV battery warranty. Many are 8, 10, or more years, and up to 150,000 miles. What constitutes a defective EV battery under the factory warranty? One trigger is a warning light on your vehicle’s information screen, and you bring the vehicle in for what becomes a warranty repair (or replacement). of EV components or the EV battery itself. Each manufacturer has different coverages on EV component and battery.

In November of 2024, our California Lemon Law changed. Vehicles sold used are no longer applicable to California Lemon Law protection. Some CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) with supporting documentation *may* be potentially applicable. Private party sales of vehicles are also non-applicable. So, the “short story” is used vehicle purchases no longer are covered. So, to be even more clear “executive cars”, “demo”, etc. are all USED vehicles, and not applicable to California Lemon Law as of

Hybrid vehicles, depending on the manufacturer and model, can either be wonderful, powerful, versatile vehicle’s that are great on fuel economy, OR, they can be the source of great consumer dissatisfaction. Hybrids drive very different than gasoline vehicles. Generally, the less expensive and basic the hybrid (sub-$30,000 hybrids), the greater the potential for consumer dissatisfaction. These sub-$30,000 hybrids just do not drive like gasoline cars. Many have air conditioners that shut off when waiting at