Stuck with a lemon? Lemon law attorney in San Jose, free review
State law checked September 15, 2026
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A real person answers day or night, reviews your repair history for free, and a lemon law attorney takes it from there.
Is your car stuck in a San Jose repair shop for the same defect while you keep making payments? Call now and have your repair orders read for free, with no fee unless you win.
- Repair visits for one problem
- 4
- Visits for a defect that could injure
- 2
- Days in the shop, added up
- 30days
- First failure within
- 18months or 18,000 mi
A lemon law attorney in San Jose works under California law
Electric cars are common here. A software fault that needs repeated updates at the dealer can count as a repair visit.
California sets the counts above in its lemon law guide. When you call, have every repair order and the sales contract ready. The full rules are on the California lemon law page.
What a buyback pays in San Jose
A buyback refunds what you paid, minus a charge for the miles you drove. In California, the state rule sets that charge, and the buyback calculator runs it. You can also check your visits with does my car qualify.
New in California, April 2, 2025. Since April 2025, California carmakers can opt into new lemon law steps. If yours did, send it a written demand at least 30 days before you sue. It then has 30 days to offer a buyback or a replacement.
Statutes and data
- California lemon law rules, dca.ca.gov
- California refund rule, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
- California: Senate Bill 26, dca.ca.gov
What to do now
Your first step is to call now with your repair orders in hand. The defect must first show up in the first 18 months after delivery, so waiting can cost you.
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