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"Lemon" products, or products with bad performance and low durability, are often bought due to a lack of information that can lead people into bad purchases and bad investments, instead of avoiding the product entirely. Timely, relevant information is crucial for functional, efficient markets.

The lemon law covers all new, used, and leased cars still covered by the manufacturer's vehicle warranty. If a vehicle is deemed irreparable after good-faith attempts to fix its flaws, manufacturers must replace the car or provide financial relief to the consumer. However, they may subtract the depreciated value.

North Dakota's Lemon Law (contained in N.D.C.C. Chapter 51-07) applies only to new cars. It does not apply to any other motorized vehicle or to used cars. When you buy a used car, you buy it ?as is,? unless a warranty is included in the purchase.

While lemon laws are determined at the state level, the common factors to determine a lemon include the number of miles driven, major defects, reasonable repair attempts, and number of days spent in the shop.

As a recap, some of the most common things that can void the Lemon Law in California include: Abuse and neglect by an owner that causes a vehicle defect. Adding after-market parts and modifications that result in a defective vehicle. Failure to make a reasonable number of attempts to have the vehicle repaired.

In most instances to qualify under a lemon law your vehicle must only have an unreasonable repair history under the warranty, including (but not limited to) 2-4 repair attempts for the same problem, 6 repairs total on the vehicle, or 30 days out of service by reason of repair.