Well, since my car is LMB maybe it should be Grape laws. Anyway, does anyone out there in Corvette Forum land have any experience with Lemon Laws in general or the laws in N.J. specifically. I reside in Maryland and the car has been warehoused for 3 weeks at a dealer awaiting parts. Not sure if the N.J. law applies since that is the state of purchase or Maryland's law since that is where I live. I have already inquired about my situation with a "Lemon Law Lawyer", geez guess there is a lawyer for everything, and am awaiting there response.
The problem is that G.M. cannot supply my local dealer with a fuel pump. This need stemmed from a bad fuel gauge and escalated to a new left side tank and a new fuel pump. Also the targa top has separated and at this time I'm not sure if the dealer has all of the parts for the top or not. I'll find out on my weekly Tuesday trip to visit my car and all of my new friends at the dealer. BTW, I've been through a few stages on this, Disappointment, Anger, Sarcasm, Apathy, you name it and I apologise to all of you forum members for coming across like such a winer. Patricia and I have been doing some early Fall biking and gave the wave to a beautiful red/black C5 vert today and sure enough he returned it. Must have been our Corvette T-shirts and hats. I really like the C6 and am looking forward to mine getting fixed or better yet GM having to buy it back from me. ATTN KERBECK: If the later happens, we'll be up. Thanks for reading folks--Recovering Ed

 

Bueler, anyone? anyone?

 

that will not qualify as a lemon...yet.

 

In CA it has to go in 3 times for the same problem and still not be fixed. There are some other requirements as well (I believe you have to have the car out of your hands for 30 days or more as well).

 

I am a Manager at a dealership in California. Not Chevy, so don't ask for discount. LOL

Anyway, everyone has a different version of the lemon law. Here's what I was told from the powers that be in the dealership higher ups.

Keep in mind, as far as I know, this only applies to Califonia.

It is only on safety items like, brakes, air bags, seat belts, transmission, and other items that can be linked to casue injuries.

Rattles and loose items do not apply.

Example, if your ABS sensors or functions kept having trouble, and you actually took it to the dealership and made an appointment to fix it. If you had to do it three times in a 12 months period, then it is a lemon law issue that you can actually make a claim.

I had a customer that came in to my dealership one time and he had a Porsche Boxster. The shifter linkage snapped on him 4 times in a 12 months period. He was stuck on the side of the road with the car in second gear three times! The Porsche folks told him that he qualifies for the lemon law and will replace the vehicle. But they gave him all sorts of run around trying to claim it. I never knew if he did get what he was after.

Anyway, as I said, that's the version I learned in case I have to explain to customers.

 

http://www.oag.state.md.us/consumer/lemon.htm

GM bought mine back after it was out of service 30 days with a blown engine caused by the pulley bolt failure.
It took 10 weeks total to complete the buyback.
Good luck.

 

Same thing with my first C6 except I'm in VA, more than 30 days out of service within the first 180 is an automatic VA lemon.

On a positive note, my 2nd C6 has been trouble-free for 14K miles

 

It is the state of residence and first registration - bought mine at Kerbecks but it is covered by Va. lemon law, not that I need it. Virginia appears pretty liberal - out of service 30 days or in for the same thing 3 times or once for a safety related issue that cannot be fixed. My understanding is that GM turns it over to BBB arbitration and follows their findings. Even if those findings go against you, you still have the right to pursue individual legal action. All of the lemon laws are online, of course in legalese.

 

FLORIDA LEMON LAW:

http://www.800helpfla.com/lemonlaw.html

It's a pretty good one, and part of the deal is that every new car purchaser must recieve a pamplet explaining it!

 

Thanks for the info Tom, I'll start looking at Maryland's lemon law on-line--Ed

and thanks, of course, to all who took the time to respond--e