| The Texas lemon law was put into effect | | | | the defect with no result warrants |
| by the Texas legislature in 1983. The | | | | further action). You must send the |
| Texas Department of Transportation's | | | | manufacturer of the vehicle written |
| Motor Vehicle Division and its Motor | | | | notification about the defect. The |
| Vehicle Board administer it. The Texas | | | | defect must be one that continues to |
| lemon law is an automobile law that | | | | impair the vehicle's use, value, or |
| helps consumers who buy or lease new | | | | safety. And, finally, you must file a |
| vehicles and have repeated problems get | | | | lemon law complaint and pay any filing |
| their vehicles properly repaired, | | | | fees. The first thing to do if you |
| repurchased, or replaced. The lemon law | | | | believe your vehicle falls under the |
| applies to cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, | | | | Texas lemon law is to take it to the |
| motorcycles, motor homes, all-terrain | | | | dealership where you purchased it. If |
| vehicles and tow-able recreational | | | | they cannot fix the defect after a fair |
| vehicles. It does not apply to used, | | | | amount of time, you should send a letter |
| program cars, or repossessed vehicles. | | | | of notification to the manufacturer. |
| The Texas lemon law does not cover any | | | | Simply let the manufacturer know about |
| problems caused by the owner's neglect, | | | | the defect and offer them a chance to |
| abuse or unauthorized changes to the | | | | repair your vehicle before filing an |
| vehicle. The automobile lemon law also | | | | automobile lemon law complaint. |
| does not cover any problems that do not | | | | Make sure you keep a copy of your letter |
| have a considerable effect on the use or | | | | and any response, including repair |
| market value of the vehicle. So, how do | | | | invoices. If you decide to file an |
| you know if your car is a lemon? Your | | | | automobile lemon law complaint, you will |
| vehicle may be a lemon if you purchased | | | | need to send all of these documents to |
| or leased a new vehicle from a licensed | | | | your lawyer, or if filing yourself, to |
| dealer in Texas. | | | | the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| Additionally your car must have a | | | | If you wish to file a complaint, you |
| serious defect covered by the | | | | must send the written complaint to the |
| manufacturer's warranty. You must report | | | | Department of Transportation along with |
| the defect within a reasonable | | | | a filing fee. You will be reimbursed for |
| timeframe, or before the warranty | | | | the fee if you win your case at the |
| expires. You must give the dealer or | | | | Texas lemon law hearing. If you only |
| manufacturer a reasonable time to fix | | | | want your vehicle repaired, there is no |
| the defect (usually four attempts to fix | | | | filing fee involved. |