Work with a Top-Rated Louisiana Lemon Law Attorney to Win Your Case

Louisiana Lemon Law gives consumers the legal power to demand results when their new vehicle just isn’t right. If your car has recurring problems that impact safety, usability, or value — and the manufacturer can’t fix it — you may be eligible for:

• Replacement vehicle of similar make/model
• Refund, including taxes and fees
• Cash Settlement for loss of value and inconvenience
• In some cases, civil penalties apply

The law also mandates that you don’t pay legal fees — they’re covered by the manufacturer.

Louisiana Lemon Law covers:

• New motor vehicles purchased or leased in Louisiana, under a manufacturer’s express warranty (La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1941 et seq.).
• Passenger cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans registered for use on public roads.
• Defects first reported before the warranty expires or within 1 year of original delivery, whichever comes first (§ 51:1942).

Excludes: used vehicles outside the original manufacturer’s warranty, and any defect caused by abuse, neglect, or an unauthorized modification.

To qualify for Louisiana Lemon Law, the defect must:

• Keep the vehicle from conforming to the manufacturer’s express warranty, and be reported before the warranty expires or within 1 year of original delivery, whichever comes first (La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1942).
• Survive a reasonable number of repair attempts. Louisiana presumes that standard is met when the same defect has been repaired 4 or more times, or the vehicle has been out of service 45 or more cumulative days — both within the warranty term or that same first year (§ 51:1943(A)). Forty-five days is a longer window than most states use, so track every day the vehicle sits at the dealer.
• If the manufacturer cannot cure the defect within that standard, it must replace the vehicle or refund the full purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for your use before you first reported the problem (§ 51:1944(A)).
• You have 3 years from the purchase date, or 1 year past the end of the warranty — whichever is longer — to file suit (§ 51:1944(E)).

Eligible issues often include:

• Engine stalling or overheating
• Brake failures or ABS malfunctions
• Faulty electronics or infotainment systems
• Sunroof or window seal leaks
• Transmission hesitation or jerking
• Starting/battery failures

These must persist despite repair attempts and fall within warranty coverage.

Louisiana Lemon Law can cover a used vehicle if:

• It is still within the original manufacturer’s express warranty — Louisiana’s protection follows the warranty, not the vehicle’s first owner (La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1942).
• The defect was first reported within 1 year of the vehicle’s original delivery date — not your purchase date — or while that same express warranty is still in effect, whichever comes first.
• The manufacturer was given a fair chance to repair the same defect and could not, under the same 4-attempts/45-day standard that applies to any Louisiana claim (§ 51:1943(A)).

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

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