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Walk It Through: The Lemon

A defect reported in the first 24,000 miles or two years, and a full refund when it cannot be fixed.

A new car's engine stalls repeatedly, and the owner reports it to the dealer within months.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One car that stalls. The presumption of a reasonable number of attempts, the dispute settlement program, and leases are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.