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The Indiana Lemon Law (or the Motor Vehicle Protection Act as it
is officially called) protects consumers who have purchased or leased
new cars, trucks or recreational vehicles. The Chrysler Group, coming
out of reorganization, has also agreed to the statute of the Indiana
Lemon Law.
There is, however, no Indiana
Lemon Law for used cars or vehicles. As a consumer, you'll
want to make sure that when you purchase a used vehicle in Indiana
that you ask for and receive a comprehensive warranty with that
vehicle.
In addition, check out the Indiana
Car Purchasing Tips page in order to help avoid in purchasing
a lemon in the first place. If you can avoid purchasing a lemon
then this while save you much grief and time.
So, how does the Indiana Lemon Law compare to lemon laws in other
states? On the positive side, under the IN Lemon Law, a consumer
has 18,000 miles or 18 months (whichever comes first) in order to
report a potential lemon to the car dealer. This is above what some
states offer at 12-months or 15,000 miles.
In addition, if the dealer (manufacturer) does not settle your
claim to your satisfaction, you have 2 years to file a lawsuit.
This is also over and beyond what some other states offer.
Also, the Indiana Lemon Law provides a provision for what dealers
have to do with replaced or repurchased vehicles if they intend
to sell them again. Under the IN Lemon Law, the dealer must stamp
on the title that this was returned under the Indiana Motor Vehicle
Protection Act.
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The dealer must also offer a 12-month or 12,000 mile warranty
on all replaced or repurchased vehicles under the Lemon Law.
Now, on the downside, the Indiana Lemon Law is rather thin
as written and open to interpretation. Indiana does not offer
a used car or vehicle lemon law so consumers need to protect
themselves with due diligence before buying a used vehicle
and make sure to have a used car warranty as well.
Under the IN Lemon Law the car, truck or RV must have four
repair attempts by the auto dealer or be out of service due
to these repairs for 30 business days. Some other states use
the standard for their lemon laws as 20 business days or 30
calendar days.
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It is important to know the In's and Out's of the Indiana Lemon
Law so that consumers will receive all of the protection in which
they are entitled. And if no resolution can be made with the dealership
then hiring an Indiana Lemon Law Lawyer experienced in these types
of cases is warranted. Most lawyers will offer a free consultation
so there's nothing to lose.
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