Lemon laws are American state laws that provide a remedy for purchasers of cars and other consumer goods in order to compensate for products that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality and performance.
Lemon law is a question of state law. So any specific answer would be found in your state statutes. Generally however lemon laws cover both new ans used vehicles.
Lemon Laws are state laws designed to protect the consumer who buys a vehicle that turns out to be a "lemon". The laws vary from state to state in their definitions and in the period of time a vehicle is covered. A lawyer who is licensed in the state where the vehicle was purchased and who is experienced in Lemon Law assists their client in negotiations for a replacement or appropriate compensation for the vehicle declared a lemon. Should no settlement be achieved and litigation proceed the lawyer represents their client's interest at trial.
Citizens of all states are covered under Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, a federal lemon law passed in 1975. Some states also have their own lemon laws that provide further coverage. These are California, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Lemon laws are American state laws that provide a remedy for purchasers of cars that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality and performance. Each state law differs. All the states covers a brand new vehicle under the lemon law, but only some of them also cover used vehicles and leased vehicles. Lemon laws are not limited to cars. There are RV lemon laws, boat lemon laws, motorcycle, wheelchair and computer lemon laws.
Lemon laws are called that because a poorly-built car with numerous mechanical problems is referred to as a 'lemon.' Lemon laws prevent unscrupulous dealers from masking problems and fully disclosing information.
Lemon laws can be used to hold individuals accountable for selling merchandise.
The State Attorney General's office for the state of the dealership is in charge of lemon laws. You can locate their office and call them for help enforcing the lemon law of a particular dealership. The U.S. government ensures that car dealerships honor lemon laws through legislature such as the Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act. Also, social pressure by customers ensures that dealerships honor lemon laws. A dealership will lose all its business if it is known to dishonor lemon laws.
The PA Lemon Laws cover new car purchases but not used car purchases, although there are national lemon laws and consumer protection laws that do cover used car purchases in Pennsylvania. The full Pennsylvania Lemon Laws are too long to list here, but info can be found in the related links below.
So-called "lemon laws" are statutes of the various states in which the legislatures attempted to prevent their citizens from being victim of certain defective products (vehicles and major appliances being chief among them). They are not universal all across the US and you must check your local laws to determine if you or the product you are asking about is covered.
California has the same lemon laws as the rest of the country as the laws are federal. They allow you to back out of a purchase with in a few days, and to get reimbursed if the vehicle needs excessive repairs.
A person can find information on the Lemon Laws of California from several different places. Some of these places include the Department of Motor Vehicles and Lemon Law Advisor.
Lemon Laws (providing protection from vehicles that are too faulty to repair) vary widely from state to state. An interesting list that covers all of the United States is found at Car Lemon. Another good source is Lemon Law America.