Colorado lemon law help when your new car keeps failing
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Your new car keeps going back to the shop in Colorado, and you fear you are stuck with a lemon. Call with the repair orders in hand; the review costs nothing, and the fee is zero unless you win.
- Repair visits for one problem
- 3
- Visits for a defect that could injure
- 2
- Days in the shop, added up
- 24days
- First failure within
- 24months
New in Colorado, August 7, 2024. Since August 7, 2024, Colorado counts 3 failed repairs of the same defect, or 24 business days in the shop. You also get 30 months from delivery to file. (Senate Bill 24-192)
How many repair visits count in Colorado?
Colorado counts 3 repair visits for the same defect under Colorado's lemon law. A defect that could cause death or serious injury counts after 2 visits. Get a written repair order every time, even when the dealer says nothing was found.
How many days in the shop?
The other test is time in the shop: 24 days in total, and they do not have to be in a row. Write the drop-off date and the pick-up date on every visit. The repair log adds the days up for you.
The problem must first show up within 24 months, per the Colorado rule. A car delivered on January 1, 2025 leaves that window on January 1, 2027. The window is when the defect must first appear; the deadline to file is a separate clock, and your attorney checks both on the call.
The time limit to file, in Colorado's own words: 30 months.
Does Colorado lemon law cover used cars?
Colorado's lemon law covers only new vehicles, including pickups and vans. A used car is not covered under it. A used car sold with a written warranty can also go under the federal warranty law in every state.
What Colorado lemon law gives you back
In Colorado you can get a refund. The maker may take off an allowance for the miles you drove. Your attorney works out the refund from your contract.
Who pays your Colorado lemon law attorney?
The federal warranty law lets an owner who wins recover reasonable attorney fees. That is why the case review is free and there is no fee unless you win. More on what a lemon law lawyer costs. No. The federal warranty law lets a court make the carmaker pay your attorney when you win, so the case review is free and there is no fee unless you win. Get a repair order anyway. It still shows the date, the mileage and your complaint, and that is what an attorney counts. Every repair order, the sales or lease contract and the warranty booklet. The lemon law repair log puts the visits on one page.Questions owners ask
Does Colorado lemon law cost me anything?
What if the Colorado dealer says nothing was found?
What should I have ready when I call?
Statutes and data
What to do now
First, call with your repair orders in hand so the review can start right away. Colorado counts 3 repair attempts or 24 days in the shop, and the defect must start in the first 24 months.
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