1.4.2.5 Vehicle Defects

Highlight Updates

● New and used car lemon laws, other state statutes. See Consumer Warranty Law Chs. 14, 15, Appx. F.⁸¹
● Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) claims. See Consumer Warranty Law Chs. 2 to 4.⁸²
● Defeating “as is” sales. See Consumer Warranty Law Chs. 5, 15.⁸³
● Cancellation, revocation, and deduction of damages from balance owing. See Consumer Warranty Law Ch. 8, § 15.7.⁸⁴
● Non-disclosure of defects. See Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices §§ 7.4.9.1, 7.5.10.1.⁸⁵
● Failure to honor warranty. See Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices § 7.5.10.3;⁸⁶ Consumer Warranty Law.⁸⁷
● Failure to honor service contract. See Consumer Warranty Law Ch. 20, Appx. G.⁸⁸
● Federal Trade Commission (FTC) used car rule. See Federal Deception Law § 2.4;⁸⁹ Consumer Warranty Law § 15.6.⁹⁰
● Secret warranties. See Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices § 7.5.10.2.⁹¹

Footnotes

81 {79} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law Chs. 14, 15, Appx. F (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
82 {80} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law Chs. 2–4 (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
83 {81} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law Chs. 5, 15 (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
84 {82} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law Ch. 8, § 15.7 (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
85 {83} National Consumer Law Center, Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices §§ 7.4.9.1, 7.5.10.1 (9th ed. 2016), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
86 {84} National Consumer Law Center, Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices § 7.5.10.3 (9th ed. 2016), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
87 {85} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
88 {86} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law Ch. 20, Appx. G (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
89 {87} National Consumer Law Center, Federal Deception Law § 2.4 (3d ed. 2017), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
90 {88} National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Warranty Law § 15.6 (6th ed. 2021), updated at www.nclc.org/library.
91 {89} National Consumer Law Center, Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices § 7.5.10.2 (9th ed. 2016), updated at www.nclc.org/library.