Get Compensation for Your Defective Vehicle
A Kentucky Lemon Law Attorney can help you navigate Kentucky’s Lemon Law, which protects consumers who purchase defective vehicles and provides an arbitration process that may lead to a refund or replacement.
Passenger vehicles, SUVs, vans, and trucks purchased or leased in Kentucky, intended primarily for regular, daily use.
“Lemon Law protects owners and lessees of vehicles with persistent defects.” –– Joseph Novel, Esq.
founding attorney
Full refund, incl. taxes, fees, & remaining loan balance.
You’ll receive a new car of equal value.
The Kentucky Lemon Law protects buyers and lessees of new motor vehicles that develop defects seriously affecting safety, use, or value within the first 12 months or 12,000 miles of delivery, whichever comes first. It covers passenger vehicles registered in Kentucky but does not include motor homes, motorcycles, mopeds, or vehicles with more than two axles. If your new vehicle has a recurring defect that the manufacturer can’t fix, the Kentucky Lemon Law gives you the right to pursue a refund or replacement.
Your vehicle likely qualifies under the Kentucky Lemon Law if the same defect has been repaired four or more times without success, or if the vehicle has been out of service for a cumulative total of at least 30 calendar days. Under Kentucky Lemon Law 367.842, both of these thresholds must occur within the first 12,000 miles or 12 months following delivery, whichever is the earlier date. If your situation meets either of those criteria, contact a Kentucky Lemon Law attorney to evaluate your claim.
Yes, the Kentucky Lemon Law requires that you give the manufacturer or its authorized dealer a reasonable number of repair attempts before seeking a refund or replacement. Once those attempts are exhausted without a fix, you must notify the manufacturer in writing of the ongoing nonconformity. Keeping detailed repair orders with dates and complaint descriptions is essential to building a strong Kentucky Lemon Law case.
If your vehicle qualifies, the Kentucky Lemon Law entitles you to either a comparable replacement vehicle or a full refund at your option. Under Kentucky Lemon Law 367.842, the full refund includes the purchase price, finance charges, sales tax, license and registration fees, and all collateral charges, minus a reasonable allowance for your use of the vehicle. A Kentucky Lemon Law attorney can help make sure you receive the full remedy the law allows.
The Kentucky Lemon Law generally applies to new motor vehicles, meaning those on which the original title has never been issued. A used vehicle typically falls outside the Kentucky Lemon Law’s scope unless it is still covered under the original manufacturer’s warranty and the defect arose within the first 12 months or 12,000 miles of the original delivery. If you’re unsure whether your vehicle qualifies, reaching out to a Kentucky Lemon Law attorney is the best way to find out.
