Resold lemons cause headaches, and heartaches, when they masquerade as new cars.
The consumer's awareness of the existence or potential existence of a serious vehicle defect will directly affect the price the consumer is willing to pay and the consumer's decision of whether to buy the vehicle at all. Equally important is the safety of the vehicle. Connecticut has strong disclosure requirements for resold lemons. However, if a car dealer in our state is unaware of the car's history because the title has been laundered, the consumer is not informed of this very important fact. Blumenthal also is asking the FTC to adopt regulations that would eliminate a loophole commonly used by manufacturers to skirt some state laws.