New lemon law rules in California create uncertainty for consumers buying cars in 2025. The state Supreme Court also limited warranty protections for used vehicles, leaving buyers with weaker protections until new laws are enacted.
Traffic traveling down Highway 99 near Parkway Drive in Fresno on Feb. 25, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local\ California ns who purchase a clunker car in 2025 face a confusing year as new lemon law rules take effect and the state Supreme Court limited warranty protections for used vehicles. Lawmakers are revisiting the rules, but consumers could see weaker protections until new laws are passed.
\The year 2025 is shaping up to be a confusing one for Californians unlucky enough to buy a new or used car that turns out to be a clunker. Starting Jan. 1, car buyers who purchase a faulty vehicle will have to navigate a new version of California’s “lemon law” that for five decades has given consumers the right to demand car companies fix or replace defective vehicles they sell. That is, unless lawmakers quickly pass a law that allows some of the car companies to opt out of the new requirements.\in late September, after the bill was hastily jammed through the Legislature in the waning days of the session following Newsom said it was important to address the problem of California’s courts getting clogged with lemon law cases, even as critics said the bill significantly watered down consumer protections. But Newsom said he signed it only after lawmakers said they’d introduce legislation next year to make the reforms voluntary for automakers. that they say meets Newsom’s demands. It’s now anyone’s guess how long it will take the bill to make it through the Senate and the Assembly and get Newsom’s signature. Meanwhile, portions of the new lemon law take effect Jan. 1; others in April.\that the state’s lemon law doesn’t require manufacturers to honor a car’s warranty when it’s re-sold as a used vehicle. Before the Supreme Court’s ruling, courts had interpreted the lemon law to require manufacturers to replace or repair a defective used car or truck if the clunker was sold within the window of its original new-vehicle warrant
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