Lemon Law NY

Bought a jeep from a dealer, lemon Law? I have it for 3 weeks, A/C doesnt work now, Tires bald and wont pass?

Hi, I bought a 99 jeep grand cherokee though a dealer. It wont pass inspection in MA where I bought it. The inspection guy told me that the light is cracked and holds water, and is to foggy to pass. The front tires are to bald to pass as well, and the exhaust headers have a slight hole/crack in them. I have had the jeep for three weeks approx and am trying to get the dealer to fix these problems becasue the lemon law in mass is 30 days. He keeps putting off the appointments for stupid reasons as far as I believe to get it past the thirty days! What can I do to make sure those items are fixed, and are they even required to fix them to pass inspection? Im real nervouse as the loan I have is just started and my first payment is to go to the dealer itself then the bank next. Can I still back out on the car, I have $1500 put down already on it, can I get it all back, Can I put off paying the payment to them legally until they fix the items?? what are my rights and please any advise???

Public Comments

1. I have the same vehicle. It has a powertrain defect. I had it fixed once. But it is still ready to die. It was a KNOWN defect from the manufacturer, but Chrysler refused to take responsibility. From my experience, you are out of luck, Sorry.
2. I suggest you talk to a lawyer, and start documenting your conversations with the dealers. Send him a certified letter with your complaints and use a cell phone when you call him so that you can easily proove when you called and how many times if you are forced to bring this to small claims court. However I would not reccomend not paying him as this would be a breech of contract against you.
3. Lemon law only applies to new vehicles. You might want to double check that
4. Your rights under the MA used car lemon law is explained in Chapter 90, Section 7N ¼. Warranties on Used Motor Vehicles. It can be found at http://www.mass.gov/rmv/dealer/Chapter_90_Motor_Vehicles.htm#section714. You need to return the vehicle to the dealer with your complaints, don't be stalled over the phone. Take your cell phone and the DMV phone number. If they refuse to provide written documentation and schedule an appointment, call the DMV office from their site. If they do not repair the vehicle, you are entitled to a full refund but must go through an arbitration process. Good luck.
5. The lemon law does not apply to cars with bald tires, cracked lights, cracked headers or cars that don't have working A/C. You have a 9 year old car.....if the above was true, then there would be no such thing as used car dealerships. You don't have a 'lemon', sorry. Next time before you buy a car, take a glance at the tires, look at the lights....and for god sakes, try the A/C when you test drive. It almost sounds like you bought this site unseen. Anyone else with more than 2 brain cells rubbing together would have seen these things before signing on the dotted line.
6. A 99 Jeep Cherokee is a 9-year old vehicle. It wouldn't be covered under lemon laws. Lemon laws are for new vehicles. You didn't look at the tires on the vehicle before you bought it? Are you blind? No, you can't back out on the deal. You bought a used vehicle, didn't check it out before you bought it, and you got what you paid for. Unless the dealer gave you a warranty, what you see is what you bought.
7. Lemon law doesn't apply to used cars, this law is for new cars only! Used cars are also sold "as is", meaning the buyer must beware, and be knowledgeable about their purchase. You should have noticed that the tires were bald, that's your problem and the dealer doesn't have to fix it. As for the exhaust leaks, same thing, did you listen to the car when it was running? He doesn't have to fix that either. If the light lens has a crack in it and it allows water to fill, maybe you should drill a small hole near the bottom so the water can drain out, or seal the lens to stop the water from accumulating, again, not the dealers problem. You don't say why it won't pay inspection, if it is these small problems, you should just fix the issues and retest. I wouldn't think the light lens would be an issue, unless, like the rep said, it is too foggy, but you have a solution for that problem. If it can't pass emission testing, take it to a mechanic and have the work done so it can pass. All of these problems could have been avoided if you had taken the car to a mechanic for an inspection in the first place, but also, if you had taken someone with you that has knowledge of cars, you could have avoided some stress. These are minor fixes, if the catalytic convertor is bad, this could be very expensive, but again, not the dealers problem, it's yours.