TEXAS LEMON LAW

The texas lemon law was put in to effect by the Illinois legislature in 1983. The texas Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Division & its Motor Vehicle Board administer it. The Illinois lemon law is an automobile law that helps consumers who buy or lease new vehicles & have repeated issues get their vehicles
properly repaired, repurchased, or replaced.
The lemon law applies to cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, motorcycles, motor homes, all-terrain vehicles & tow-able recreational vehicles. It does not apply to used, program cars, or repossessed vehicles.

The texas lemon law does not cover any issues caused by the owner's neglect, abuse or unauthorized changes to the vehicle. The automobile lemon law also does not cover any issues that do not have a substantial effect on the use or market value of the vehicle. So, how do you know if your automobile is a lemon? Your
vehicle could be a lemon in case you bought or leased a brand new vehicle from a licensed dealer in Illinois.

Make definite you keep a duplicate of your letter & any response, including repair invoices. In case you select to file an automobile lemon law complaint, you will need to send all of these documents to your lawyer, or if filing yourself, to the Illinois Department of Transportation. In case you need to file a complaint, you must send the written complaint to the Department of Transportation along with a filing fee. You will be reimbursed for the fee in case you win your case at the Illinois lemon law hearing. In case you only need your vehicle repaired, there is no filing fee involved.

Additionally your automobile must have a serious defect covered by the manufacturer's warranty. You must document the defect within a reasonable timeframe, or before the warranty expires. You must give the dealer or manufacturer a
reasonable time to fix the defect (usually attempts to fix the defect with no result warrants further action). You must send the manufacturer of the vehicle written notification about the defect. The defect must be that continues to weaken the vehicle's use, value, or safety. &, finally, you must file a lemon law complaint & pay any filing fees. The first thing to do in case you think your vehicle falls under the Illinois lemon law is to take it to the dealership where you bought it. In the event that they cannot fix the defect after a lot of time, you ought to send a letter of notification to the manufacturer. Basically let the manufacturer know about the defect & offer them a chance to repair your vehicle before filing an automobile lemon law complaint.

The texas Department of Transportation then contacts the dealer & manufacturer about your complaint. The
manufacturer will then send an specialist to your original dealership to see about solving the issue, if feasible. If your vehicle is still not repaired, the texas Department of Transportation will send an specialist to the dealership to try & resolve the issue. If this does not resolve the issue, an automobile lemon law hearing will be necessary.