California Lemon Laws Complaint Form

Step 1. The California Lemon Laws obligate a consumer to a timeline and procedure in relation to a manufacturer and a warranty non-compliant vehicle. Insofar of this, a vehicle owner must be able to provide paperwork proof of living up to these responsibility. It would be wise for a consumer to keep all relevant paperwork pertaining to the vehicle in an organized filing system with an extra copy for each original.

Step 2. Vehicle owners should also make an effort to establish a timeline of events leading up to a warranty complaint as well as afterward. This can be achieved by maintaining a regularly updated written log of events. Each entry should have a date and be as specific as possible.

Step 3. Consumers need to inform the manufacturer of a potentially serious warranty nonconformity the moment it begins to assert itself. This should be sent as a written document via registered mail with a return receipt request.

Step 4. The California Lemon Laws require that a consumer is obligated to the warranty agreement. If the warranty agreement outlines the California Lemon Laws and requires a consumer to issue a Final Notice to Repair, Replace, and Repurchase and/or participate in a specific dispute settlement process then consumers must take these steps before pursuing other avenues of compensation. The final notice should be in writing and delivered via registered mail. It should be noted that consumers are not bound by decisions made by such a dispute settlement process.

Step 5. If the warranty has been satisfied and the consumer wishes to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau then he/she is free to do so.