Buick LaCrosse Lemon Law

Yes. An intermittent loss of forward gears is an extremely dangerous safety defect that can leave you stranded in traffic without the ability to accelerate. Under the Song-Beverly Act, safety-related defects may require only two repair attempts to qualify the vehicle as a lemon. This type of transmission failure is one of the most compelling bases for a California lemon law claim.

Yes. The eAssist hybrid battery and its associated components are covered under the vehicle's powertrain and hybrid component warranty. Under the Song-Beverly Act, a battery failure that disables the hybrid system and causes warning lights is a substantial nonconformity. If the dealer cannot repair or replace the battery to restore full functionality, you may be entitled to a refund or replacement.

Yes. Under the Song-Beverly Act, if your vehicle qualifies as a lemon, you are entitled to a refund of all payments made, including monthly loan or lease payments, down payment, taxes, and registration fees. You may also recover incidental damages such as rental car costs and towing fees incurred while the vehicle was out of service.

Yes. Each time the dealer attempts to repair the same defect, it counts as a separate repair attempt under the Song-Beverly Act, regardless of the time between visits. The fact that the E-shifter failed again after a prior repair demonstrates that the defect was not actually fixed. Two repair attempts for a safety-related shifter defect may be sufficient to establish lemon law presumption.