- Eligibility: 4 repair attempts or 30 business days out of service within shorter of 2 years or 24,000 miles, or 1 repair of a complete failure of the braking or steering system likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.
- Resolution Attempt: Written notice to manufacturer or dealer and opportunity to repair.
- State-run arbitration mechanism available. Law specifically applies to leased vehicles.
Update: December 7, 2011
Idaho’s famous for some potatoes like no other, but are you finding out your recently purchased vehicle is about as reliable as a spud? The good news is that Idaho has lemon laws in place should you find that your vehicle just can’t be fixed.
Before you can file a claim, however, it’s important to make sure your vehicle qualifies. Your vehicle must be non-commercial, purchased or licensed in the state, weigh less than 12,000 pounds, and it must be subject to the manufacturer’s written warranty.
If you experience a defect, you must report it before the written warranty expires, or the vehicle is driven 24,000 miles, or 2 years have passed since the date of delivery, whichever occurs first.
An attribute for Idaho’s lemon law is that any manufacturer in the state must offer an arbitration program available to consumers. If you are unsatisfied with the verdict at the end of the program, you still have the opportunity within 30 days to file for district court.
For more information, or the next step to take in pursuing your claim, you can contact Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division at (208) 334-2424.
