California Lemon Law

California has one of the toughest auto "lemon" laws in the country. However, Californians continue to have trouble persuading manufacturers to replace or buy back defective consumer products. California's lemon law covers cars, trucks, RVs, boats, motorcycles and many other consumer products.

You may qualify under the California Lemon Law for a repurchase or replacement vehicle if any of the following apply to your situation:

• Your vehicle have has been out of service for 30 or more days.
• Your vehicle has been to the dealer 4 or more times for the same problem.
• Your vehicle has been to the dealer 2 or more times for a safety related problem.
• You have reached the point where you no longer trust the reliability of your vehicle.

Other California
Consumer Issues

Find out how we can help with:

• Credit Damage
• Credit Report Problems
• Abusive Debt Collection
• Identity Theft

Consumer Alert!

BEWARE OF LEMONS
RESOLD ON
USED CAR MARKET

Thousands of vehicles that sat in the murky waters left by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are starting to show up on the used-car market. Most states require that flooded cars be labeled as such on the title. But scam artists have found loopholes in the system.

They re-register cars in states with looser title laws—sometimes two or three states—until the warning that the car was flooded is gone. This fraudulent practice is known as "title washing." Click above to listen to the special NPR story.

Auto Dealer Fraud

An astonishing percentage of car sales involve fraud. California has strong consumer protection laws to protect people from car financing fraud, "as is" sales, laundered lemons, salvage vehicles, odometer rollback vehicles, undisclosed negative equity, and payment packing. To learn more, click here.

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Makler & Baker LLP is a statewide practice specializing in consumers rights under the California Lemon Law and other consumer protection statutes. We assist consumers with defective products, and protection against abusive debt collectors, identity theft, credit damage and unfair and deceptive business practices.

Makler & Baker has offices in Northern and Southern California and we accept cases in all counties. We do not require an up-front retainer for our services.

NO RECOVERY - NO ATTORNEY FEES

We handle all our consumer cases on a contingent fee basis. This means if we are successful in obtaining a favorable result through settlement or trial, the defendant pays your attorney fees, in addition to your recovery.

While we aim to resolve your case as quickly as we possible, some cases require more time due to recalcitrant defendants. Unlike "lemon law" mills, we have the resources and experience to take your case to trial if necessary.