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The lemon laws of Colorado can be exercised by a buyer who has bought a vehicle with defects and the same cannot be repaired under the manufacturer’s warranty. Only new vehicles come under the purview of lemon laws. Motor homes and motorcycles are excluded from the lemon laws.

A vehicle is deemed to be a lemon if:

The same defect has been repaired four or more times within one year from the date of delivery of the vehicle.

The vehicle is not in use as it is being repaired for a period of more than 30 calendar days from the date of its delivery.

The reasonable number of attempts have been made by the manufacturer to repair the defect in the vehicle.

It is reasonable number of attempts, if once repaired, in case of brakes or steering defects, whereas 4 or more attempts is reasonable incase of other defects. Damages caused to vehicles by consumer's negligence, vandalism, or by act of personal nature do not come under the purview of lemon laws of Colorado.

If the manufacturer is not able to repair the vehicle with reasonable number of attempts or before the expiry of the warranty term, the court may order the manufacturer to give a refund of full the purchase price - which shall be inclusive of all collateral charges - after deducting a nominal allowance for the consumer's private use of such vehicle.

Before suing the manufacturer the buyer must send him a written notice informing him about the defects of the vehicle. Thereafter, he should be given one last chance to repair it. The buyer should also go through the manufacturer's informal dispute settlement procedure, if one exists. If it does not satisfy the buyer or is not in conformity with Federal standards then the buyer may go ahead with a suit in the court against the manufacturer.

The limitation period for any action to be brought in under the provisions of lemon law of Colorado shall commence within six months from the expiration date of any warranty term or within one year from the date of original delivery of the vehicle to the consumer, whichever is the earlier date.

The US federal law governing lemons is officially called The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, however, most American states each have their own lemon law.


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