Laws that offer a solution for people with purchased consumer goods (such as cars) – so that they can be compensated if those goods fail repeatedly to meet performance and quality standards – are referred to, in America, as lemon laws.
Specifically, Florida’s lemon law says that a “lemon” is leased or purchase, demonstrator or new motor vehicle, possessing nonconformities that the dealer or manufacturer has not – after a reasonable number of attempts at repair – been able to fix. Nonconformity must be a condition or defect by which the vehicle’s use is substantially impaired.
If at least three unsuccessful attempts were made by the manufacturer or authorized service center to fix a warranty covered problem, these are looked upon by Florida law as the above-stated “reasonable number of attempts at repair”. If your vehicle is out of service for a cumulative total of 30 days because of the efforts to repair the problem, your vehicle can be presumed to be a lemon. For recreational vehicles, it is 60 days.
Depending on which you choose, the manufacturer will have to either refund the full purchase price or replace your vehicle if it is deemed a lemon. Both remedies include related reasonable expenses and manufacturer’s payment.