Automobile

What to Do If Your New Car Is Defective

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There is almost nothing as frustrating as <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;buy-car-business-consider-things&sol;">buying a brand-new vehicle<&sol;a> that has defects not observed during a test drive or when it was delivered to the dealership &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;ready to be driven off the lot&period;” This has happened more times than many people are aware of but if a malfunctioning part or system caused injury to you or a passenger in your vehicle&comma; there are steps you can take to bring a suit against the party at fault&period; It could be the dealership and it could be the manufacturer&comma; or both&period; Here is some of what you can do if that long-awaited new car is defective&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This Is NOT the Lemon Law<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">While there is such a thing as what we refer to as the Lemon Law&comma; product liability is what we are speaking of here&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;motoreasy&period;com&sol;magazine&sol;258&sol;Know-Your-Rights-How-To-Reject-A-Faulty-New-Car" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Lemon Laws vary state by state<&sol;a>&comma; but the intent is the same&period; If you are sold a defective new vehicle and try to return it within the first 30 days&comma; the dealer and&sol;or manufacturer are responsible for granting a full refund&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>What You Should Know About Auto Products Liability<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">However&comma; in the case mentioned above&comma; you may be looking at a vehicle that is six months old that was in an accident in which a party or parties were injured&period; According to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;rblaw&period;net&sol;practices-motor-vehicle-product-liability" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Romanucci &amp&semi; Blandinteam of auto products liability attorneys<&sol;a>&comma; there are certain products that are most commonly defective and cited in auto products liability cases&period; These would include&comma; but are not limited to&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Door latch failures<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Gasoline fires<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Airbag failure<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Tire blowouts<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Seatbelt failures<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Rollovers<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Acceleration that was not intended<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">From there&comma; the list goes on&period; You may have read in the news in recent years that certain models of vehicles were prone to rollovers&period; Whether rounding curves or perhaps rolling on impact&comma; keeping a vehicle grounded with all tires on the road is part of the design&period; It’s a design flaw that can be the subject of litigation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Knowing Who to Bring Suit Against<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Sometimes getting the court to rule on fault in a liability case can take literally months of litigation if the team you hire doesn’t have the experience and expertise in this type of insurance claim lawsuit&period; Originally&comma; a claim is made against the driver of the at fault vehicle but if the at fault driver was not at fault due to faulty products&comma; then someone has to bear the responsibility&period; That’s a lot of faults just mentioned but&comma; unfortunately&comma; that’s just one more indication of just how tricky this kind of suit can be&period; The fault of the fault of the fault could go on ad infinitum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Winning or losing a lawsuit based on faulty auto products depends on proof that the product was indeed faulty&period; A good attorney will do the research and often find hundreds of other drivers filing the same claim as yours&period; Whether they are able to substantiate your claim based on an ongoing class action lawsuit already in existence or simply a great understanding of the law&comma; it boils down to your legal team&period; Don’t be charged for fault if it was not your fault to bear&period; That’s the bottom line&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Hardik Patel

Hardik Patel is a Digital Marketing Consultant and professional Blogger. He has 16+ years experience in SEO, SMO, SEM, Online reputation management, Affiliated Marketing and Content Marketing.

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