Is my car a "Lemon" under New York Lemon Law?

Under New York 's Lemon Law, your vehicle is a "Lemon" if has a defect that substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the vehicle and which, after "a reasonable number of attempts", cannot be repaired. The law presumes that a reasonable number is four . If the dealer has tried to fix the same problem four times and it still persists, your car may be a "Lemon."

In the case of a safety defect likely to cause death or serious injury, the vehicle is a Lemon if the defect continues to exist after 2 or more repair attempts during the first year of operation or the terms of the express warranty, whichever occurs first.

Your vehicle may also be a Lemon even if the problems are unrelated and the has been out of service for repair for a cumulative total of 30 days or more - not necessarily all at one time - for any number of unrelated problems.

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