- Eligibility: 3 unsuccessful repairs or 30 calendar days within shorter of 24 months or 24,000 miles, provided 1 repair attempt or 1 day out of service is within shorter of 1 year or 12,000 miles.
- Resolution Attempt: Certified mail notice to manufacturer + opportunity for final repair attempt within 14 calendar days.
Update: December 6, 2011
If the Crimson Tide is rolling more than your set of wheels, you may own a lemon. While it's a major pain to have a vehicle that doesn't work like it's supposed to or is constantly in the shop, there are statutes in place to help get you the kind of justice you need.
First, you need to make sure your vehicle qualifies as a lemon. Alabama's laws say that your vehicle must have had at least 3 unsuccessful repairs or 30 calendar days out of service within 24 months or 24,000 miles whichever comes first.
It gets a little trickier, though. At least one repair attempt or one day out of service must occur within 1 year or 12,000 miles.
If your vehicle has qualified, you must then send a notice to the manufacturer via certified mail, providing them one last opportunity to repair the vehicle.
If it still doesn't work, the next step requires you to follow the manufacturer's internal dispute procedures.
To find out more information on the process or on lemon laws in Alabama, you can contact the Consumer Protection hotline of the Attorney General's office at 1-800-392-5658.
