100 Degrees and No Air Conditioning? It Might be a Legal Issue.

There’s really nothing worse than a day you are already running late, you jump in the car for work, it’s a sweltering summer day, and when you go to put the air on, it’s not working.

At first, you think it might get cooler as you go. It’s just going to take time, you tell yourself. But then 5 miles down the road you realize it’s a bigger problem.

And somewhere in the back of your mind, you remember this isn’t the first time. You took it to the dealer a few months ago. They “fixed” it. You picked it up, drove it home and thought the problem was behind you.

It wasn’t.

I’m Bo Jeffries, lemon law attorney, and I want to tell you something the dealer probably hasn’t. A broken AC in Texas, Ohio or the Carolinas in July isn’t just an inconvenience. Depending on your situation, it may be a legitimate safety defect and that changes everything about your legal rights.

Can AC failure qualify as a safety defect?

Yes.

Most people assume lemon law claims are for engines, transmissions or brakes, the big mechanical stuff. And while yes, those qualify, lemon laws cover any defect that substantially impairs the use, value or safety of a vehicle.

Children, elderly passengers, and anyone with a medical condition face real risk in high heat and so does everyone else when temperatures inside a car can climb past 130°F in direct sun.

If your AC has failed repeatedly, if the dealer has attempted to fix it more than once without success, and if you’re still within your warranty period, you may have a lemon law claim.

Before you pick up the phone and schedule another repair appointment, do these three things:

Get your repair documents together. Note how many times your vehicle has been in the shop for AC-related issues. Every prior repair visit matters and the dates and descriptions on those documents are critical.

Take a video. Grab your phone and record the AC controls, the vents blowing warm air or no air and say the date out loud on camera. Manufacturers sometimes say they couldn’t reproduce the issue at the dealership. Your video is key evidence.

Call me. A 10-minute conversation with our team will tell you whether you’re looking at a warranty repair situation or a lemon law claim. Those are two very different things and knowing which one you’re dealing with before you walk into that dealership changes how you handle the entire visit.

You paid for a vehicle that should work properly. In July, in Texas or Ohio or North Carolina or Pennsylvania or New York, you and your family should be cool and comfortable on every drive.

If you want a free case evaluation, there’s no cost to you and we don’t get paid unless you win. Call 1-877-LEM-LAW1 or visit LemonClaims.com.