Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

Car warranty

I bought 2003 car, brand new from a

dealer in April 2004. The car

warranty is 4 years / 40k miles. The

car currently has 17k miles. I expect

that the warranty will expire in April

2008, 4 years after I bought it,

assuming I do not hit 40k mileage

before then. I checked with dealer

and they say that the warranty

expires in Dec 2007, almost 5

months before the 4 year

anniversary of when I purchased

the vehicle. They say that the

waaranty starts from the ''in service

date'' which they say is 12/2/03 -

when should the warranty really

start and in my case expire ?


Asked on 11/17/07, 1:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Meyer Law Ofc. Of Michael J. Meyer

Re: Car warranty

Federal law, and state law through incorporation by reference, requires that the entity making the warranty provide the answer to your question in the language of the warranty itself.

You should read your warranty to determine the date of commencement. If the dealer refuses to honor whatever language is in that warranty, or if the answer is not disclosed therein, then you'll have the basis for a lawsuit, and because attorneys fees are provided by law, you should have little difficulty finding legal representation.

Good luck.

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Answered on 11/17/07, 2:33 am


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