I bought a car (1996 bmw 318ti) with 84,000 miles on it about 3 weeks ago. The car has no heat, leaking anti freeze, the airbag light is on, and it idles rough. The dealer that I bought it from told me that he would fix the heat and all other problems when I bring it that following weekend.
Well, I bought it back 3 weekends in a row and the heat isn't fixed or any of the other problems! The wind chill in NY is 17 degrees this week and I have a 3 year old who is freezing. He keeps making excuses (the part is not in, or the part is coming in, or its hard to fix)
What can I do to scare him a bit and make sure my car gets fixed this weekend. P.S.- My BMW 2 year bumper to bumper warranty just kicked in this week.
Thanks
2007-03-06 02:46:23 · 7 answers · asked by theyoungmogul 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This is a common problem whenever you purchase from a used car lot and not a dealership. BMW dealers offer a used car garantee which states the cars are 100% inspected on a 100 points of the car or more. You can try going to a lawyer who specializes in this common automotive law such as lemon laws. Usually the 1st visit is free. It is possible that you can scare a used car repair into doing all te repairs for you, but i dont think it will last. he just may call the bluff, so retain the lawyer and see if you can sue the dealer into paying all your attourneys fees and court costs if it goes this far. This can be a long drawn out process, especially if the car was purchased "As IS".
I wish you luck.........
PS.. If you do have a warantee from BMW, take the car to them, ask to save all the parts just in case. But if BMW repairs the car at no cost, then i wouldnt worry about it and take it as a lesson learned. And, it is also cold here in Nj as well.
good luck
2007-03-06 02:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by mailbox1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you do not qualify for the lemon law. The NY state lemon law only covers new automobiles. You can find information about NY lemon laws here: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/consumer/cars/newcarlemon.html
If there isn't anything on your bill of sale stating what is covered under a warranty and for how long then you are out of luck (unless it is a safety issue) I do not know what, if any, safety items must be functioning properly in the state of New York in order to sell a vehicle. Where I live one of the safety items that is checked is that the vehicle must blow warm air onto the windshield (defroster setting) in order to clear the windshield of frost. This vehicle obviously will not do that.
2007-03-06 03:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by bwc0356 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - lemon laws only pretend to New Vehicle's. However, every state has a Department of Motor Vehicle, and within that branch of government they have a consumer complaint department which will either get the seller to repair/replace the vehicle or if the seller refuses to comply with the DMV they usually close them down til after they report to a court and trial date for failure to comply with state laws governing sale of junk vehicles as serviceable vehicles. Contact your State DMV or DPS consumer division. sometime when you just mention your intent to the sales company/car lot they get things done. But, make sure you follow thru or they can hit you for treats.. Best thing is to just contact the State Consumer Affairs as indicated above.
2007-03-06 03:09:35 · answer #3 · answered by denfasr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No lemon law on used cars. But you could contact a lawyer or take him to small claims court. Or both. I hope that you have everything in writing. Word of mouth, he said, she said, is tough to prove in court. If this a private seller you'll have less chance than if it is a used car lot. They don't want the bad publicity, but the private seller doesn't care about that. Good luck.
2007-03-06 03:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are quialified for a Lemon Law thing, if anything happens that is preventing you to drive. Heater problems also qualify as well, and steering & breaking problems, and leaks.
about the other part, he seems like a mean dealer =\
good luck.!
2007-03-06 02:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes there is a lemon law in some states,but it depends,on how you bought the car.did you buy it (as is)or did they put a wattanty on it.if it has a warrenty on it then you got him,but if you bought it (as is)then your responsible for fixing it.without the warranty,his word is just as good as yours.good luck.
2007-03-06 03:22:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you are not. Looks like the lemon law in N.Y. only covers NEW vehicles, but please fully read this and it may help you.
2007-03-06 03:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by stitches744 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋