Remedies Available if you have a Lemon
If your vehicle is a Lemon, you have the choice of selecting a free replacement vehicle or a full refund. A replacement vehicle would be a new model of the vehicle that you had classified as a "Lemon". A full refund would include all of the following: any down payment that you made towards the vehicle, any value or equity from your trade in, any down payment towards the purchase price, any payments made to your financing company, including interest, and all other costs associated with the purchase, i.e. tax, tag, title, plates.
In most instances, if you have a Lemon, the Manufacturer is entitled to an offset/deduction for mileage during your use of the vehicle. This offset is typically 10 cents per mile up to the first occurrence of the problem or defect. For example, if your vehicle exhibited a stalling problem at 3,000 miles, and you advised the dealer or manufacturer at that point, and then you drove the vehicle another 5,000 miles and the vehicle was declared a Lemon, the Manufacturer would be entitled to an offset of $300 (3,000 x .10 = $300) in its refund to you.
If you have any questions regarding the Pennsylvania Lemon Law, or about the remedies available under that law, please contact our office at 1-888-LEMON-44 or send an Email to greg@pittsburghlemonlaw.com