Lemon Law NY

is ABS covered under the New York State Lemon Law?

Public Comments

1. I'm not familiar with New York state lemon law specifically, but generally speaking, this is how lemon laws work. You buy a new car. The new car has a problem during the period of the factory warranty that can't be solved (any problem would be considered, provided it detracts from the ownership experience or impacts the value/utility of the car). The "can't be solved" test varies state to state, but 3 unsuccessful repair attempts is usually enough to get the ball rolling on a lemon law claim. Most of the time, the manufacturer of the new vehicle will invite you to arbitration before the lemon law can take effect. In order to document that your vehicle's problem can't be solved, you'll need your local dealers help. They'll need to provide you with a repair order that shows they were unable to fix your problem - but the repair order MUST document the problem exists. Furthermore, you must give the same repair facility every reasonable opportunity to fix your car. My advice would be to speak with your dealer's service manager - he or she will be able to either help you with your claim or ask your vehicle's manufacturer for arbitration. If you purchased a used car with a problem, you're probably out of luck. While some states have laws regarding buying a used lemon, they're poorly written and hard to enforce. That is a legal process anyways - you'll need to hire an attorney to guide you if you bought a used car with faulty ABS. Hope that helps.