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The Washington State Attorney General’s Office runs the Washington lemon law program. The Washington lemon law covers cars, trucks, motorcycles and mechanical portions of motor homes. It gives consumers who can show they bought a lemon the option to have the vehicle replaced or bought back by the manufacturer.

Not only does the lemon law cover compact car it also covers high end sports cars. Specifically it covered a $250,000 Lamborghini for a man in Seattle. The consumer paid more for this car than most people pay for a house. But even with the huge sticker price, the vehicle had severe problems. The operative word was brakes. Squeaky brakes! Imagine paying $250,000 for a car that squeaks every time you apply the brakes. The brakes continued to squeak even after several visits to the dealership. Lamborghini even flew in mechanics from the headquarters in Italy, but they were in unable to fix the brakes.

The owner was told first that the brakes needed to break in, Eventually the consumer was told that there was nothing else Lamborghini could do. After the round and round, it became clear that the vehicle would not be fixed.

With Lamborghini unable to fix the vehicle, the owner chose to pursue a Washington Lemon law case. The case was set for arbitration and Lamborghini and the owner presented their cases. The arbitrator ruled against Lamborghini.

The arbitrator ruled in favor the consumer after hearing the story of the brake problems. The arbitrator awarded a refund of the vehicle purchase price which was close to $250,000.

Regardless of what you pay for a vehicle, you cant always avoid having a lemon said Washingtons Attorney General Rob McKenna It doesnt matter what you pay for a car, the Washington Lemon law still protects you.

As a buyer of a new or used vehicle, you may have rights under the Washington Lemon Law regardless of the purchase price.

If you have vehicle problems and have questions about your car California Lemon Law, and Washington Lemon Law