A customer has rights when he or she purchases a vehicle. The Song-Beverly Consumer warranty act which is the lemon law of California was enacted to give this protection to the buyer.
The lemon law of California applies to vehicles which auto dealerships have failed to repair within a warranty period despite being given a reasonable number of times to do so.
There is no specific number of visits to make such a claim but typically 4 visits will suffice. The law is also on your side if the vehicle has been in the shop for a total of more than 30 days for warranty repairs. But you have to know that everything is assessed on a case by case basis.
If your vehicle meets these conditions, the manufacturer must give your money back and pay off any outstanding loan balance or replace the vehicle with a similar model. The law also requires the manufacturer to pay the customers hourly attorneys fees on a meritorious claim which is very convenient especially for those who cannot afford one.
You can even file for a claim if the problems of your vehicle did not occur within the units first 18 months or 18,000 miles of use.
The California lemon law...