Lemon law representation for Chino Hills. No fee, no-obligation case evaluations.
Chino Hills sits in southwestern San Bernardino County near the SR-71 and SR-60, with residents buying and servicing vehicles across nearby Chino, Diamond Bar, and the Inland Empire.
If a new or leased vehicle has a defect the dealer cannot repair after a reasonable number of attempts, California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act may entitle the owner to a refund, a replacement, or cash compensation, and the manufacturer typically pays the consumer’s attorney fees.
Clients in Chino Hills come to The Hashemi Law Firm with a range of defective-vehicle and warranty issues. Matters we handle include:
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Chino Hills civil matters are generally heard in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. California’s lemon law applies statewide, so Chino Hills consumers have the same rights as drivers across the state.
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California’s lemon law is the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, and its vehicle-specific provisions are the Tanner Consumer Protection Act, codified at California Civil Code section 1793.22. It enforces both the manufacturer’s written (express) warranty and the implied warranty that a vehicle is fit for ordinary use. Two features make California’s law among the strongest in the country: the manufacturer generally pays a prevailing consumer’s attorney fees, and a civil penalty is available for willful violations.
The standard is a “reasonable number” of attempts, but the Tanner Act creates a presumption that a vehicle is a lemon if, within the first 18 months or 18,000 miles, the manufacturer made two or more attempts to repair a defect likely to cause serious injury, four or more attempts to repair another substantial defect, or the vehicle was out of service 30 or more cumulative days for warranty repairs.
A qualifying vehicle generally entitles the owner to a buyback (a refund reduced by a statutory deduction for use before the defect was reported) or a comparable replacement, reimbursement of incidental costs such as towing and rental, attorney fees paid by the manufacturer if the consumer prevails, and a civil penalty of up to two times actual damages for willful violations. The 2025 reforms under Assembly Bill 1755 and Senate Bill 26 changed the procedure for bringing a claim — notice requirements and deadlines — not what a vehicle must show to qualify or what a consumer can recover.
In most California lemon law cases the manufacturer pays the prevailing consumer’s attorney fees, so consumers generally pay nothing out of pocket. We begin with a no fee review of your repair history.
Yes. Chino Hills civil matters are generally heard in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. California’s lemon law applies statewide, so Chino Hills consumers have the same rights as drivers across the state. Contact The Hashemi Law Firm for a no fee review of your situation.
It depends on the defect. A reasonable number is often three or four attempts, as few as two for defects likely to cause serious injury, or 30 or more cumulative days out of service for warranty repairs.
It is the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, which requires a manufacturer to repurchase or replace a vehicle when a warranty-covered defect substantially impairs its use, value, or safety and cannot be repaired after a reasonable number of attempts.
Generally a buyback (a refund reduced by a statutory deduction for early use) or a comparable replacement vehicle, plus incidental costs, attorney fees paid by the manufacturer if you prevail, and a civil penalty of up to two times actual damages for willful violations.
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