Do You Have a Laundered Lemon?
CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE PUTTING "LAUNDERED LEMON CARS" BACK ON THE ROAD
Ever wonder what happens to all those lemon cars and lemon trucks and lemon motorcycles the manufacturers buy back? They often end up right back on the street.
These repurchased cars and repurchased trucks are often called laundered lemons. Most states require that a consumer who buys a vehicle that was repurchased under the Lemon Law must be told about the repurchase. Still, some dealers don’t tell consumers that they are selling a laundered lemon.
If your new motor vehicle turns out to be a laundered lemon car or a laundered lemon truck, you’re not alone.
Call us at 1-888-331-6422 or email us today for a Free Laundered Lemon Case Review!
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What is a Laundered Lemon?
A Laundered Lemon Car is any vehicle that has been repurchased by the manufacturer (because of endless complaints and/or deadly defects) and then resold to an unsuspecting consumer without divulging all the defects or the vehicle’s history.
What are your rights to Laundered Lemon Warnings?
The Lemon Law in Ohio (like most states) prohibits lemon laundering. Ohio law requires manufacturers to do three things after repurchasing a vehicle.
1. Brand the Title as a Lemon;
2. Warn the Buyer with a Written List of the Defects before the sale; and
3. Give the Buyer a One Year Warranty.
Plus, if the vehicle had a deadly defect, it’s not allowed to be resold in Ohio at all – ever!
What are Laundered Lemon Cars worth?
Think you paid too much for what may be a laundered lemon? Check out NADA’s consumer guides to vehicle values, where you can get current valuations or older editions of the NADA book over the Internet. If it rolls, floats or flies, they know what it’s worth.
How can you avoid buying someone else's Lemon?
Check the car’s prior ownership history before you buy it. Ask the dealer where they got the vehicle or who owned it. If the dealer says they can’t tell you that information, be careful. There is no law that prevents a car dealer from telling the truth.
Write down the “Vehicle Identification Number” and do a free Internet title search on the Free Experian Auto History Lemon Detector, which can turn up a Lemon Law Buyback in the title history. You can cross-check the results on AutoCheck, to be sure you don’t end up with someone else’s lemon.
How many Lemons are bought back?
No one knows for sure, but in one lawsuit it was discovered that Chrysler alone bought back 45,000 Lemon Cars in about four years-and resold them all over the country for a total of $1 billion.
Who knows how many Ford, General Motors, and the importers have bought back . . . one thing is clear-reselling lemon cars is a big business.
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