Is my car a lemon?

Question

I bought a newly used car (1999 Dodge Strattus) It had a warranty that stated the dealer would pay 50% of labor and 50% parts on Power Train. Two days after I bought the car, I noticeed a bad popping sound when you made the wheel take sharp turns. I called the dealer to let him know that the car was already acting up. He said to bring the car over and he would have it looked at. I dropped the car off and when I picked it up he said it was the steering rack. He made an appointment to bring the car in and have it fixed. Since then I have had my car in his shop 4 or 5 times to fix the same problem. Can I legally tell him to take the car and shove it and demand my $1900 and my 3 months of car payment back?

Answer 1

Since it is a used car,unfortunately, you are stuck with it.Used cars are bought as is whether they come with a warranty or not.To me, the problem does sound like a cv joint instead of a high dollar rack problem.A cv joint will pop if they are going bad everytime on sharp turns.I would take the car to another dealership and have it checked out and get a written estimate to fix it.Next,i would take it back to where you bought it and get their opinion on it.Have your original dealer to repair it and then have it checked else where to make sure they repaired what they said they did.If not,then you have yourself a good lawsuit against them.get a lawyer and make them pay

Answer 2

OK, this is one of several minor things. 1. bad ball joint. 2. bad centering ring on the strut. 3. bad tie rod end. 4. bad cv joint. Nothing more. One of those parts is bad. Narrow down where the sound is coming from. If it does it only when the car is rolling, it's the cv joint. If it comes from under the hood or up high on the strut whether it's rolling or not, it's the centering ring. If it's behind the wheel whether it's rolling or not, it's the lower ball joint or the tie rod end. That simple. Hope this helps. It's a decent car, just a terrible mechanic. Sorry for your troubles. Good luck.

Answer 3

I won't bore you with the details of the BAD BAD times I've had with my 1999 Dodge Durango,but I can tell you that it DOES pay to buy the extended warranty! I paid an extra $2500.00 for the warranty,and I've already had over $5000.00 in covered repairs!
The damn thing is in the shop RIGHT NOW!
The shop I take my truck to always helps when it comes to getting the warranty company to pay for things that they know is their legal responsibiltiy.I NEVER take it back to the dealer.The dealer sells you the warranty,so it's not in the dealers interest to honor warranty claims.But the warranty company CAN NOT (by law!) tell you where to take the vehicle for service.The dealer wants your money.Plain and simple.
I think lemon laws only apply to people who bought their vehicle new.

Answer 4

Yes you can, this happened to my inlaws when they bought a new Ford Focus about 6 years ago. It was in the shop 13 times in 11 months, they were able to claim all of their payments plus the interest on them. Check the laws in your state to see what is required to file "Lemon Law"

Answer 5

I don't think lemon laws apply to used cars, however you can go back to the dealer and demand he fix your car properly. If you don't get satisfaction, demand to speak to the owner. They have to gurantee their work for at least 90 days.

Answer 6

There are lemon laws in a lot of states. You should check the laws in the state you live. You should be able to do this through basic internet searches. Good luck.

Answer 7

no. there are no provisions in your contract for returning the car and the lemon law only applies to new cars.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

it ba a car not a lemon./