i have a 2008 tl-s and i just bought it this august, there have already been major problems occurring. a few suspension and braking issues such as bad bearings, a new sway bar for some noise reasons which i still don't understand, and new rotors because the rotors were being eaten alive by the calipers being put on wrong. then i had some electrical issues my drivers side rear door would not lock it started by making weird noises and then about 2 weeks later it stopped working. there is major noise coming from somewhere in my headliner u cant hear it with the music on but when your looking for a peaceful ride its almost impossible. and my steering wheel is making an unnecessary vibrations that new cars shouldn't. this car is falling apart little by little, soon ill have a new car all together. am i entitled to something by the "lemon law" or am i on my own. and if it helps its auto with 3773 miles on it, and still has that new car smell.:thumbsdow

 

Lemon laws vary state by state, but from what you've said I don't think you qualify. In NY in order to have a car lemon lawed it needs to have over 30 days out of service(not cumulatively, just a total of 30 one night stays) or 4 unsuccessful attempts of repair on the same component. The rub is often a dealership won't give you paper work to support these claims so MAKE SURE YOU GET PAPERWORK EVERY TIME YOUR CAR IS WORKED ON. With out paper work supporting you, you have nothing to stand on, dealers and manufacturers don't want vehicles to be lemon lawed because it is marked on the title and represents a huge loss for the company - so if a dealership knows things are getting close they will try to dick you around. If you qualify for lemon law in your state its a piece of cake, however if you don't there is nothing you can do until you do. I had a car that was 3 days away from qualifying and then was totaled in an unrelated accident - best thing that could have happened to that car.

 

Ah, "made in Ohio" strikes again.

 

Need to look up what your state requires. Usually a minimum stay in a dealership or a certain number of problems with the same part. Should be pretty easy to find online.

 

What state are you in? I had a car bought back under the Florida lemon law and my car had been the shop 4 times for the same transmission problem and a total of 21 days. Im not sure but I think in Florida it has to be the same problem but check your state law to be sure.

 

im in new jersey.. i looked but when i searched i kept getting an attorneys website which is not helping cause its not helping if my car is just a loss cause, thanx for feedback hope u guys can tell me what i need to know before something really bad happens to my car.

 

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp/lemguide.htm

it was the 1st thing that popped up

 

If you bought it new, It should have come with a lemon law booklet that explains everything for your state. Should have came packaged with the owners manual.
Google your state DMV. They should have it online as well.

 

:ibwater-startstalkingabouthowhemakeshondas:

 

Fuzzy beat me to it. Acuras come with a booklet that explains the consumer protection laws state by state. Dig it out, it probably has all the info you need.

In MA we have an interesting 3 strikes rule that basically says if the car has been to the dealer 3x for the same problem (within a certain period of time) and the dealer has been unable to resolve it, it qualifies the car as a Lemon Law buy back.