| You've heard it before when you decide to make a | | | | purchasing one? |
| car purchase; make sure you do not buy a lemon. | | | | 1. By getting a vehicle history report. You can also |
| But what exactly does this mean? Well a car is | | | | get a lemon check, as there are places out there |
| considered a lemon if it has a defect that | | | | that offer these services free. A lemon check |
| substantially affects its use, safety and or value. As | | | | basically checks your particular car against a database |
| well as if it has been repaired over 4 times for the | | | | of cars which are manufacturers buy backs. Once |
| same defect within a warranty period and the defect | | | | you get a positive on a lemon check you should run. |
| have still not been fixed. So these could be problems | | | | 2. Check consumer reports and compare reviews on |
| that range from your car not going above a certain | | | | the different makes and models you are interested |
| mph or not starting when in a certain temperature | | | | in. |
| e.g. when it is cold, if it doesn't go into gear, the | | | | 3. Review car complaint data about the car you want |
| breaks don't work, wobbly steering wheel etc. Even | | | | by calling 888-327-4236 or visiting the website |
| with these problems it will not be considered a lemon | | | | odi.nhtsa.dot.gov |
| if these problems haven't been tried to fix. | | | | 4. |
| Now you know what a lemon is, how can you avoid | | | | |