lemon law, someone help......
 

ok, heres the thing, i bought a 2000 audi in late 2000. I bought it from the dealer and its considered a certified preowned which gives me an extra 2 years warranty and additional 39k miles. now, what i want to know is, does the lemon law apply to certified preowned cars? because next week will be the 3rd of 4th time i'm going in for a transmission problem, and i'm getting very fed up with it. Any comments on this would be great.


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I believe the "lemon law" is only for up to 30 days after the purchase or something. Id look into carfax.com they could tell you the cars history, and if the dealer deceived you, you may have a good case.

Yeah the lemon law applies for only 30 days after the purchase of the vehicle, you can return the car and get the full money back I believe

I was under the impression that the lemon law states that if u go in for the same problem 3 or 4 times u can apply for it and they either refund you the money or give you a new model. In this case i'll take either or. I like my audi, but i'm just tired of having problems with it. Last time i went to service, i was talking with the guy about putting in a performance transmission chip and he was pleading with me not to claiming that he see's more than enough of me there as is. LOL. So i took his advice left my car alone. Now i'm having problems again. :helpme

I know that the lemon law originated in the state of Pennsylvania. I don't even know if it applies to other states, and yes you must be the original owner of the car. I think the car must have under 12,000 miles or 15,000 miles to qualify also.

Hope that helps.

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my friends father died due to a faulty audi transmission. The cars throttle went out of control and wrapped the car around a poll. they sued and won.

Id run a carfax report on the car. you'll find every service the car has ever had.

As soon as i get my car back from the shop i'll look into it. I dont know the VIN # =(. But the whole concept behind this really frustrates me. I know when i purchased the car i had to sign paperwork that stated i'm buying the car "AS IS". I had no fucken clue that a year later i was gonna be seeing those audi service reps more than my friends. I swear, its like being on the set of cheers when i walk in there.

the vin# is located on the sales draft

at this point its easier to wait to get the car back then to turn the house inside out looking for it. :(

You don't need a lemon law, a 2000 Audi should not have 3 or 4 transmissions. Send a registered letter to Audi's head office, along with the service receipts, and demand a refund for what you have paid and threaten legal action.

shemp

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i think i'm gonna do that, because this is already out of hand.

If you signed the 'as is' agreement, there's nothing you can do about it other than whatever warranties apply. Check for any recalls on it to see if any may exist that relate to the problem. You might also contact the factory and tell them of the problem. They may contact the dealer and recommend that it be replaced.
Don't bother goin legal on em because you did agree to buy it 'as is'.

You're Fucked.

I think everyone signs that when u buy a preowned car. That just means that if theres scratches on it, they're not responsible and stuff like that. I mean it still goes through all the inspections, and all that other good stuff. I mean, am i really completely fucked on this?

Look up your states version, they all very differently...

Its up to 2 years or so in Texas, if its repeated problems of the same type