Are Used Cars Included in the Lemon Law in Mississippi?
If your newly purchased used car needs repeated repairs (euphemistically known as a "lemon"), you might have recourse under Mississippi law, depending on the details of your situation.
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Background
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Lemon laws protect consumers from shoddily built cars. All 50 states have some type of lemon law. State laws define who and what are covered by the lemon laws, what makes a car a lemon and how to resolve lemon issues in that particular state.
Protections
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Lemon laws say you are entitled to a replacement vehicle or refund if the car has manufacturing defects that can't be fixed. Under the law, if the car's defect "substantially impairs" your use of the car and the dealer can't fix it after three tries, or the car is out of service for more than 15 days, it may be a lemon. For example, if the car blows smoke and the dealer spends 16 days trying to repair it but can't, you might turn to the lemon law for compensation.
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Coverage
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The Lemon Law protects any Mississippi consumer for one year after they purchase a new car. It also covers used cars which are less than one-year-old and within the manufacturers' warranty. The Attorney General publishes a brochure detailing Mississippi's Lemon Law and the steps you need to follow using it.
Exclusions
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The law covers cars and trucks bought for personal use only. The Lemon Law does not cover motorcycles or mopeds. It does not cover issues outside of manufacturing defects.
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