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10/15/2026

California lemon law case: a 2023 Mazda MX-30 charging defect and a Mazda repurchase.

Our client is a school teacher and a new dad who bought the MX-30 for a short daily commute — exactly what a 100-mile electric car is built for. Instead, it kept quitting halfway through a charge and leaving him stranded.

The dealer replaced the charge port. Then the onboard charger. After the third repair visit the car sat another 25 days, and they still wouldn't say it was fixed.

Here's the context most owners never get told: the MX-30 was a compliance car. Mazda sold it in California only, moved fewer than 600 in three years, and dropped it after 2023. When the charging system failed, there was no parts pipeline and no technician who had seen ten of these.

We filed suit and Mazda repurchased the vehicle. Payments refunded, loan paid off, attorney fees covered.

We're also seeing more Mazda claims on the electrified vehicles. There are currently open recalls on the 2024-25 CX-90 and 2025 CX-70 plug-in hybrids — inverter software that can cause a loss of drive power in EV mode, and a Dash ESU fault affecting the high-voltage battery cooling system.

If your EV or plug-in hybrid has been in for the same defect more than once, reach out to our team.



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10/13/2026

California lemon law case: Mitsubishi Outlander CVT transmission failure before 20,000 miles, and a Mitsubishi repurchase.

It started as a shudder. Then jerking. Then hesitation when he pressed the accelerator to merge onto the freeway — pressing the gas to get into traffic and the vehicle not going is a safety issue.

Visit one, the dealer reprogrammed the software. Visit two, same repair. Visit three, the transmission was finished and the dealer confirmed it needed a full replacement.

Here's the part most owners don't know: Nissan holds a controlling stake in Mitsubishi, and that CVT is a Nissan unit. Nissan's position on those transmissions is replacement rather than repair, so the dealer's only real option was a software update — and when that didn't hold, a whole new transmission.

We filed suit. A transmission replaced under 20,000 miles, with a class action already pending on the same defect in the older vehicles, made for a strong California lemon law claim. Mitsubishi repurchased the vehicle. Payments refunded, loan paid off, attorney fees covered.

If your CVT is shuddering, jerking, or hesitating and the dealer keeps reprogramming the software, reach out to our team.



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10/11/2026

California lemon law case: a 2022 Honda Odyssey infotainment screen defect and a Honda repurchase. The screen failed four separate times, taking out navigation and the backup camera — including backing out of a school pickup line with kids in the car.

Every repair attempt was the same: a software update and a reset. Four attempts, and the defect kept coming back.

A lot of people assume California lemon law only applies to engine and transmission problems. It looks at your repair history and whether the number of repair attempts was reasonable. Severity matters too — the more dangerous the defect, the fewer attempts a manufacturer gets. A screen is not a blown engine, but four failed repair attempts is still a repair history a manufacturer has to answer for.

We filed suit and Honda repurchased the van. Payments refunded, loan paid off, attorney fees covered.

If your vehicle has been in for the same defect multiple times, reach out to our team.



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10/09/2026

California lemon law case: a Rivian electric truck sat in the shop for nearly a month over an air suspension defect, and Rivian repurchased it after the lawsuit was filed.

The suspension creaked and groaned every time our client turned a corner or pulled into his driveway, on a truck sold on the idea that it can handle anything. He brought it in three times, and one of those visits kept it for almost a month. Repeat repair visits for the same defect plus that many days out of service is a strong California lemon law claim.

Here's the part worth remembering. When we write to Rivian asking for a buyback the client is plainly owed, those letters go nowhere. File an actual lawsuit against that same company and they resolve faster than almost any manufacturer in the country. Same company, two different answers, and the only thing that changed was whether we filed.

Down payment refunded, every monthly payment back, loan paid off, attorney fees covered. Our client paid nothing.

Reach out to our team if your vehicle keeps going back for the same problem.



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10/07/2026

California lemon law case: a Jeep Grand Cherokee kept failing to detect the key fob, and Jeep repurchased it.

The key was in her pocket and the vehicle couldn't find it. The dealer ran a software update on the RF hub module under a technical service bulletin Jeep had already published for that exact problem, which means the defect was documented by the manufacturer. It didn't work. The vehicle kept losing the key fob signal.

Then the dealer started writing "unable to duplicate" on the repair orders. Learn that phrase. It means they are putting in writing that your problem doesn't exist, and that paperwork is what the manufacturer uses against you later.

There were steps left. Check the antennas, replace the hub. They stopped instead. So Jeep's own bulletin said the defect was real while Jeep's own dealer wrote that they couldn't find it.

After suit was filed, Jeep repurchased the vehicle. Payments refunded, loan paid off, attorney fees covered. Our client paid nothing.

If your repair orders say "unable to duplicate," reach out to our team.



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10/05/2026

California lemon law case: a Ford F-250 was repurchased by Ford over an infotainment screen that kept freezing. Not the engine, not the transmission.

Our client is a general contractor in Southern California who bought the truck to haul materials and keep crews moving, so every day it sat at a dealer was a day he wasn't working. The screen kept freezing, and that screen is also where the backup camera displays. Every freeze meant reversing a twenty-foot truck off a job site without a camera.

Five visits in three months for the same defect. Ford never fixed it.

After suit was filed, Ford repurchased the truck. His payments were refunded, the loan was paid off, and Ford covered our attorney's fees. Our client paid nothing.

He bought another Super Duty to get back to work and put a down payment on a Raptor. Still a Ford guy.

If your vehicle keeps going back for the same problem, reach out to our team.



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10/03/2026

California lemon law case: a Dodge Hellcat went back to the dealer six times for the same overheating problem, and FCA repurchased it after suit was filed.

It started with a thermostat that kept failing, then a coolant leak, then a fuel leak, then overheating on the freeway. By the sixth visit the thermostat, radiator, and fuel lines had all been replaced and the vehicle was still overheating. Then came blue smoke, which points to burning oil and engine damage. The dealer blamed the owner, claiming the car hadn't been maintained. He had every receipt, and every one of those oil changes had been done at that same dealer.

A lot of people think three repairs for the same issue is the rule. It isn't a fixed number under the California lemon law. It depends on the seriousness of the defect and how long the vehicle was out of service. Six visits for the same problem isn't a close call.

FCA was asked to repurchase the vehicle before suit was filed and declined. After the case was filed, the vehicle was repurchased and FCA paid civil penalties. Our firm splits that penalty with the client, and he still came out ahead.

Reach out to our team if your vehicle keeps going back for the same problem.



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10/01/2026

Tesla drivers: If you recently placed your order for your car, you have 30 days to opt out of the arbitration provision. If you do, you're able to preserve all of your rights, but if you don't, it's not the end of the world. The bigger mistake you can make is having lots of car issues but never actually looking into the lemon law. I'm always surprised to hear how few people actually have heard of the lemon law. Of those who have heard of it, I'm always surprised that most of them have a lot of misconceptions about what's required, what the process is, and what they're entitled to.

10/01/2026

California lemon law case: a Cadillac Escalade V had metal in the oil pan at 2,500 miles, and GM repurchased the vehicle even though the engine was ultimately replaced and the repair was completed.

Metal in the oil pan meant the engine was grinding itself apart from the inside. The dealer tore it down and ordered a replacement engine, and GM covered the work under warranty. The replacement then went on backorder and the vehicle sat for three months, because the LT4 is hand-assembled in Bowling Green.

The engine came in and the vehicle was repaired. The California lemon law claim still held, because the law asks whether the manufacturer completed repairs within a reasonable number of attempts or a reasonable amount of time. Three months out of service was the problem, and a successful repair at the end didn't resolve it.

GM repurchased the vehicle. Payments refunded, loan paid off, attorney fees covered. Our client paid nothing.

If a dealer is telling you to wait on a backordered part, those days out of service count. Reach out to our team if you want someone to look at your repair history.



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09/29/2026

Tesla arbitration agreement and the 30-day opt-out window: California buyers and lessees have 30 days to opt out in writing. The clause is in the order agreement, the purchase agreement, and the lease.

Keep the clause, and a California lemon law claim gets decided by a single arbitrator that Tesla pays, not a judge or jury. It also narrows discovery into internal documents about a known defect, and it prevents joining other owners with the same problem.

Opting out means mailing Tesla a letter inside the window, sending it certified, and keeping the receipt.

If the 30 days already passed, your California lemon law rights are still there. They're handled in arbitration instead of court. The more important detail is the repair history. A Tesla that keeps going back for the same defect may support a repurchase claim, and the arbitration clause doesn't change that.

Reach out to our team if you want your repair history reviewed.



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