Lemon Law Blog

The 1 800 LEMON LAW hotline is lighting up with distressed drivers complaining of a loss of power with their Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. Imagine driving a new Malibu on a busy highway, moving at a normal 60 mph, when suddenly you begin to notice your car’s loss of power, with the speed dropping lower and… Read More

2019 has certainly been a successful year so far for 1 800 LEMON LAW clients! Since 1991, Kimmel & Silverman has successfully helped over 85,000 drivers receive compensation, replacement vehicles, or repurchases for their vehicles while providing 100% cost-free legal representation. THIS MEANS MORE REFUNDS, REPURCHASES AND REPLACEMENTS THAN OTHER LEMON LAW FIRM IN THE… Read More

New Jersey may be the smallest state in the Country but they pack the largest punch when it comes to Lemon Law rights.  The New Jersey Lemon Law has earned an A ranking from the Center for Auto Safety, making it the most effective Lemon Law in the Country. A few years back, we reported… Read More

Another popular vehicle is dealing with an ongoing powertrain problem.  This time around, drivers are complaining of a Honda CR-V engine problem resulting in abnormal gasoline fumes in the cabin and gasoline leasing into the car’s oil system. According to an article in Car & Driver, Honda says it will soon release a fix for… Read More

This is a topic we have covered before but it certainly bears repeating.  How important are your repair invoices when it comes to a Lemon Law claim?  The answer in the nutshell—VERY. Every time your vehicle goes in for service, it is imperative for you to sit down with the adviser and go over every… Read More

The calls start out the same “My Jeep Renegade needs a new engine….”  or “My Jeep Grand Cherokee was towed to the shop after stalling…” and the service department validates the concern, diagnoses the problem, is all set to make the repair  BUT…Now, they are dealing with Jeep parts on back order with no estimated… Read More

Struggling with a lemon car in the Big Apple? Think you may have a New York Lemon Law claim?  BronxNet recently featured 1 800 LEMON LAW associate Stephen Silverman on their weekly legal program “Today’s Verdict” to discuss New York Lemon Law basics. The New York Lemon Law covers vehicles (purchased or leased) that have… Read More

When it comes to the Pennsylvania Lemon Law, can you separate the fact from the fiction?  Our Communications Director Michael Sacks recently visited ABC27’s “Good Day PA” and shared a true or false quiz that is sure to help many distressed drivers throughout the Keystone State. The Pennsylvania Lemon Law covers new cars that have… Read More

For more than 26 years, Kimmel & Silverman has been proud to help over 80,000 distressed drivers recover more than $160 million in new vehicle and monetary compensation. This winter has been no exception.  We are proud to be the oldest, largest, and most successful  Lemon Law firm in the Northeast.  Our attorneys, with collectively… Read More

The ZF 9-speed transmission, created to increase vehicle performance level and fuel efficiency on the road, has continued to be problematic for certain Jeep, Chrysler, Acura, Fiat. Land Rover and Honda drivers. Our firm has handled over 1,000 claims dealing with the struggling performance of the ZF 9-speed transmission. Drivers with the defective ZF 9-speed… Read More