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In US English, a lemon is a vehicle (often new) that turns out to have several manufacturing defects affecting its safety, value or utility. Any vehicle with such severe issues may be termed a lemon and, by extension, so may any product with flaws too great or severe to serve its purpose.

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    VIC Car constantly needing to go back for repairs

    Hi We bought a demonstrator vehicle from a dealer about 3 years ago which had done about 7000 kms at the time of purchase. About 15,000kms the car had to go back to the dealer with a major issue and the transmission had to be replaced. After a few weeks, the repair finally happened and we got...
  2. zac_2830

    NSW EXTREME faulty car bought at VIC auctions

    Hi all, I've read through a few posts on here to try get some answers, but my case is so extreme, i'm not sure what to do. We recently purchased a car from Melbourne for a reasonable price for what it was. All checks at the auction looked good and mechanically fine. However, the car finally...
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    New (40km Demo) Jeep Renegade broke down within a week under normal use. Replacement/ refund?

    Hi guys. I recently bought a demo Jeep renegade sport with only 40km odometer. The dealer (best reputation in Sydney) claimed it as a new car since its just been driven to them from the other store. I bought the car and used it with care for one week. One day, I was starting up the car and all...
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    SA LEMON BMW and consumer rights

    Hi I have a question regarding my BMW. I bought the car in late 2013 new at the dealer and covered it with a services package by BMW for 5 years. The car warranty is for 3 years or 60,000 The car done 50,000 and has been steadily falling apart sine about 10,000 km. Since purchase it has had, A...
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    SA Lemon Car Law in South Australia?

    Purchased a secondhand Hyundai iload 18 months ago from my local dealer. Purchased a SWANN 5 star premium extended warranty with the vehicle. Since the purchase, I've had an engine replaced, 3 turbos and now the clutch is screwed. This vehicle has been plagued with inability to travel up hills...
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    NSW Private lemom car purchase! Please help!

    Hi all, I am really hoping someone can help me because I am honestly at breaking point. In April 2017 my husband and I purchased a second hand Navara privately. It was advertised on Gumtree as " in good condition" (I have a copy of the add). We did the NSW rego and a REVS check and everything...
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    QLD Dealer Refusing to Pay Repairs for Lemon Car - What to Do?

    Hi, I have recently bought a car and once I was driving it home, have found it overheating. Then I proceeded to get it looked at by a mechanic and have found out it has a blown head. I have contacted the dealer I bought the car off to inform them via phone and email. They are refusing to cover...
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    QLD Second Hand Car is a Lemon

    I bought 2ndhand Volvo XC90 from dealership in October last year. The A/C had to be fixed before we took ownership. The second day of owning it the battery completely died & I had to pay $70 for a power charger while it took them 7 days to supply & fit new battery. Then we realised the car...
  9. Marzik89

    Lemon car from dealership

    12 weeks ago I purchased a 2005 Nissan Xtrail from a used car dealership in the ACT (I live in NSW). All looked ok and it came with a 12 month extended warranty so I wasn't worried about the age of the vehicle or the 200,000kms on it. A week after purchase I had a nasty phone call from the owner...
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    SA Buyer Claiming I Sold a Lemon Car?

    I sold a car and the buyer is saying it's a lemon car. Update: Sorry question was answered with a search