The first step for you in presenting a Pennsylvania Lemon Law claim is to hire the right Attorney. As the Pennsylvania Lemon Law provides for recovery of your Attorney Fees, there is no reason for you to proceed without one. An experienced Lemon Law Lawyer will not charge you any fees up front, because he will get them from the Manufacturer.

After you have hired your Attorney, you will need to present him with all of the relevant documentation for your claim. These documents include the Purchase/Lease Agreement, the Financing Agreement, the Repair Orders, the Warranty Book, any TSB's that you have, the Owner's Manual, the Window Sticker and the Registration.

The next step will be to send a revocation letter to the Manufacturer of your Lemon. This will place the Manufacturer on notice that you wish to rescind your contract on the vehicle because of its defective nature. If your manufacturer maintains an informal dispute resolution program, you must take part in that before commencing a lawsuit. The decision of the dispute resolution program takes about forty (40) days and is not binding upon the vehicle owner.

If you are not satisfied with that decision, the next step will be the commencement of a lawsuit against the Manufacturer. Cases can take anywhere from three months to about one year to make it to trial, depending upon the county in which you reside. It is important to know that a settlement can occur at any point during your Lemon claim, depending upon the willingness of the Manufacturer to admit that their vehicle is defective. As you might imagine, different manufacturers take different approaches to settlement and trial.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have about the Pennsylvania Lemon Law, Breach of Warranty, or any other defective automobile related issue at 1-888-LEMON-44 or via email to Attorney Greg Artim