Lemon law representation for Fountain Valley. No fee, no-obligation case evaluations.
Fountain Valley sits between the I-405 and SR-73 in coastal Orange County, with dealerships along Harbor Boulevard and Brookhurst Street serving Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and Costa Mesa drivers.
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 Fountain Valley come to The Hashemi Law Firm with a range of defective-vehicle and warranty issues. Matters we handle include:
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Fountain Valley civil matters are heard in the Orange County Superior Court, and our Costa Mesa office on Bristol Street is minutes away via the I-405. Local warranty disputes are common along this coastal corridor.
We also serve nearby communities: Huntington Beach Lemon Law Costa Mesa Lemon Law Santa Ana Lemon Law. Learn more about our full lemon law practice, or contact us for a no fee case evaluation.
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. Fountain Valley civil matters are heard in the Orange County Superior Court, and our Costa Mesa office on Bristol Street is minutes away via the I-405. Local warranty disputes are common along this coastal corridor. 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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