2002 Chevy Lemon???

[firenice]

What is the name of your state? Michigan

On May 29, 2002 I purchased a brand new 2002 Chevrolet Silverado Z71. Shortly after in August with only 14,300 miles on it the transmission went out on the truck. Got it repaired took about a week. Then again in the beginning of November the transmission went out on the vehicle again. This time having 21,000 miles. I was a little bothered by this twice in a 3-4 month period but i could live with it. Then three days after I got it back from being repaired the second time I was driving down the 5 lane main drag of our town and it went out a third time! Damn near got me in an accident when I lost all power to my truck! This is three times in less then 22,000 miles within a total of 4-5 months time. Does this declare as a lemon? And if so please let me know what I do to get my truck replaced! Thank you for your time and knowledge.

 

[racer72]

Your claim that the vehicle is a lemon will easily be shot down by the dealer and GM. They will claim that the vehicle is used beyond what is considered normal circustances or conditions. And that is based on the extremely high mileage on a vehicle less than 7 months old. And as long as they keep fixing it, you cannot make a lemon law claim.

 

[rmcnellis]

most state lemon laws are based on the following:

1.) replacement for non conformity of warranty:
A. If the authorized dealer is unable to repair or correct a defect or condition that substantially impairs the use and market value or safety of the motor vehicle to the consumer after a resonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall replace it with a new motor vehicle of the same model and style of equal value, unless for reasons of lack of availability such replacement is impossible, in which case it shall be replaced with a vehicle of comparable market value or, as an alternative to replacement, the manufacturer may accept return of the new motor vehicle from the consumer upon refund to him the full purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for the customer's use of the motor vehicle. A resonable number of attempts to conform a new motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties is presumed to have been made for purposes of replacement for nonconformity to warranty if:
(1) the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the authorized repair facility, but the nonconformity continues to exist; or
(2) the vehicle is out of service because of nonconformity for a cumulative total of 30 or more business days during the warranty period after notification of the manufacturer or dealer.

The warranty period referred to is the period ending 2 years after the date of the original delivery to the consumer of a new motor vehicle or during the first 18,000 miles of operation, whichever is earlier.

for your state's specifics, see: http://www.autopedia.com/html/LemonLaw/MI_lemonlaw2.html