Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Oregon

Lemon Laws/Recalls

My mother bought a Saturn Vue

from the dealer 5 years 2 months

ago. It's now exactly 2 months over

the warranty. The car only has 80K

miles and her transmission just froze

up. She took the car to the dealer

for help and they asked why she

didn't take advantage of the recall on

all `01-`05 Saturn Vue

transmissions and engines. Of

course to take advantage of this

recall you had to act before the

warranty expired. She had never

received any notices or any form of

communication explaining this recall.

She'd never heard of it at all. When

she asked for their help they kind of

laughed and said for a whopping fee

of $$$ they'd gladly help her. Was

she sold a lemon? How are these

recall notices supposed to be issued?

Is there grounds for legal action


Asked on 2/28/09, 1:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Daniel Meek Daniel W. Meek

Re: Lemon Laws/Recalls

A car that has run for 5 years without major problems is not a lemon, and state law does not entitle your daughter to anything from the dealer.

Under Oregon law, a lemon car is one that requires repeated repairs within the first year or 12,000 miles.

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Answered on 3/01/09, 2:02 am


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