Is Your GM, Chevrolet, Cadillac or Buick a Lemon?

California Lemon Law Claims About:

At the time of this post, General Motors had released thirteen separate bulletins to assist in repairing the transmission system and none of them have actually fully repaired the problem. The transmission system seems to act up the most when either accelerating or decelerating when the system is looking for a gear and the problem may be caused by the torque converter, the gear box’s shifting logic, or even an internal ring failure. Also, the jerking and harsh shifting can lead to excessive friction and heat, which can lead to premature wear and cause internal failure to the transmission. This may require GM to replace your vehicle’s entire transmission system, sometimes more than once.

The most common problems are:

California Lemon Law Claims: GMC Canyon / Chevy Colorado

California lemon law claims for the Chevy Malibu owners have been problems with the check engine light repeatedly turning on, engine losing power, and oil pan leaks.

California lemon law claims for the Chevy Impala have included, but not limited to, problems (which vary from year to year) with the ignition switch shutting off, causing a sudden and unexpected power loss.

When it comes to problems with the 2017 Chevy’s, the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Sonic, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Traverse, Chevrolet Tahoe Suburban, Chevrolet Colorado, and Chevrolet Silverado, they have all had numerous repair bulletins (Technical Service Bulletins) sent out to dealers telling them how to try to fix the problems. When an automaker notices a growing trend with unanticipated problems, but does not warrant a recall, a TSB is issued. Technical service bulletins are common in the auto industry.

TSBs have been issued for 2021 Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL that addresses a potential issue related to the engine oil cooler lines.

Every Chevrolet has problems. Some more than others. And some problems end up in California lemon law claims.

Under the California lemon law, the manufacturer has the opportunity to make a “reasonable number” of repair attempts on your GM vehicle. Even so, GM may require a consumer to go through arbitration before they file a lawsuit. However, the California lemon law does not require the consumer to participate in arbitration in order to pursue a Lemon Law claim. Furthermore, a consumer is not bound by the decision of the arbitrator, unless the consumer agrees to be bound.

The downside to arbitration is that the consumer can end up receiving LESS than the California Lemon Law allows for! This is just one way in which arbitration favors the automobile manufacturers.

Another advantage for automobile manufacturers is that an arbitrator is not required to apply the law the way a court would and the consumer could be stuck in arbitration for years. Also worth noting; arbitrators are paid by the automobile manufacturers.

California Lemon Law Claims: Cadillac and Buick

From luxury models to sedans to sport utility vehicles, Cadillac offers different styles to choose from, but most come with the same common problems. Just because you’ve purchased a “luxury vehicle,” that doesn’t mean your new car is completely free from any defect that would be considered a lemon. If you own a Cadillac ATS Coupe or Sedan, CTS, XTS, CT6, Escalade, or a Cadillac Crossover, you may have experienced one or more of these problems:

• Engine failure
• Loss of power
• Emissions system shuts down
• Vibration/shaking when idle
• Illumination of the check engine light, power steering warning lights
• Steering column lock error
• Sudden or unintended acceleration

With the Buick Enclave, Buick LaCrosse, Buick Lucerne, and Buick Regal, the more common problems are:

• Check engine light illuminating
• Transmission slipping
• Transmission hesitating or stalling
• Transmission failure

Overall, the majority of complaints we hear about the Buick Enclave involve the transmission, followed by engine problems.

If your vehicle has had any of these problems and you have taken it to the Chevrolet dealership multiple times for the exact same repair, please call us to see if we can assist you with a lemon law case free of charge.

For the consumer, this means that if you have brought your vehicle to the dealership four or more times for the EXACT same problem under warranty, the problem substantially impairs your use, value, and/or safety, and the dealership cannot repair the problem, you have got yourself a lemon. If you have a lemon, the manufacturer is required to either repurchase it from you or replace it for you.

Our office DOES NOT CHARGE anything up front, and we DO NOT TAKE A PERCENTAGE of what you are entitled to under the law.

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Year restrictions apply: Model years 2021 – 2025 Only