Alabama Lemon Law Attorneys Who Won’t Let You Get Stuck with a Defective Vehicle

Alabama’s Lemon Law ensures that consumers aren’t stuck with defective vehicles that can’t be fixed. If your new or leased vehicle keeps having issues that affect its safety, use, or value, you may be entitled to:

• A replacement vehicle of equal value
• A full refund of your vehicle purchase price, including taxes and fees
• A cash settlement to compensate for diminished value
• Legal fees covered by the manufacturer if you win

No upfront costs — just the help you need.

Alabama’s Lemon Law covers:

• New vehicles (purchased or leased) for personal use, under a manufacturer’s written express warranty (Ala. Code § 8-20A-1(5)).
• Passenger cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, and motorcycles — motor homes and vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVWR do not qualify (§ 8-20A-1(2)).
• Defects first reported within the lemon law rights period — 1 year or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first (§ 8-20A-1(8)).

Excludes: used cars outside the original manufacturer’s warranty, commercial vehicles, or vehicles modified or damaged after purchase (§ 8-20A-3(b)).

To qualify for Alabama Lemon Law, the defect must:

• Significantly impair the vehicle’s use, value, or safety, and first be reported during Alabama’s “lemon law rights period” — 1 year or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first (Ala. Code § 8-20A-1(8)).
• Survive a reasonable number of repair attempts. Alabama presumes that standard is met when the same defect has been repaired 3 or more times plus a final attempt, or the vehicle has been out of service 30 or more cumulative days — and unlike most states, that count can run all the way out to 24 months or 24,000 miles, as long as at least one attempt happened during the initial 1-year rights period (§ 8-20A-2(c)).
• A lawsuit must be filed within 3 years of the original delivery date (§ 8-20A-6).

Many common vehicle problems qualify under Alabama’s Lemon Law, including:

• Engine stalling or loss of power
• Brake failure or malfunctioning safety features
• Electrical issues (lighting, dashboard warning lights)
• Heater or AC failures
• Fluid or oil leaks
• Transmission issues or delayed shifting

If your vehicle has recurring issues despite repairs, you may have a lemon.

Alabama Lemon Law can cover a used vehicle if:

• It is still within the original manufacturer’s express warranty — Alabama’s protection follows the warranty, not the vehicle’s first owner (Ala. Code § 8-20A-1(1), (5)).
• The defect was first reported within the lemon law rights period measured from the vehicle’s original delivery date — 1 year or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first — not from your purchase date (§ 8-20A-1(8)).
• The manufacturer was given a fair chance to repair the same defect and could not.

We can check your used car’s eligibility against the original delivery date — it only takes a few minutes.

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