Consumers who have defective cars in North Carolina may be able to get relief under the North Carolina Lemon Law. Other remedies include the federal lemon law also known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, or other state related lemon laws.

What is the lemon law in North Carolina? The North Carolina Lemon Law, known as the New Motor Vehicles Warranties Act, provides specifically that a defective car may qualify under the lemon law if: 1) the car was presented for repair four or more times for the same defect and the defect continues; OR 2) the car was out of service for warranty related repairs for a total of 20 or more days during any one year period of the warranty.

Under the law if your car meets the requirements, you may be entitled to a replacement car or a refund of the purchase price including finance charges. Our North Carolina lemon law attorney can evaluate your repair records and help to determine whether your car qualifies.

The North Carolina lemon law does not specifically apply to used cars. While there is not a specific law for used cars as in other states, your car may still qualify relief under the federal lemon law known as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Our attorney in North Carolina will be able to let you know whether you are entitled to this kind of lemon law for new cars. As long as your car has been subject to repeated repairs and the repairs began during the manufacturer’s warranty period you may be entitled to assistance.

Please contact our lemon law lawyers in NC to discuss the specifics of your case. Each car’s repair history is unique and requires a separate evaluation. Our North Carolina lemon law attorney provides this service free of charge. If we can present a claim to the manufacturer under either of the two laws described above, our costs and fees are paid directly from the manufacturer. There is never any charge to you for any of our services.