The Lemon Law in Arizona

Arizona's lemon law covers new motor vehicles bought or leased by consumers (not vehicles over 10,000 pounds declared gross weight or bought at public auction; for motor homes, only the vehicle and chassis). Defects must be reported during the express warranty or within two years or 24,000 miles of delivery, whichever is shorter. If the manufacturer cannot fix a defect that substantially impairs use and value after a reasonable number of attempts, it must replace the vehicle or refund the full purchase price, including collateral charges, minus a reasonable allowance for use. A reasonable number of attempts is presumed after four or more repairs of the same problem, or 30 or more calendar days out of service, in that period, but only if the manufacturer received direct written notice and a chance to fix the defect. A lawsuit must be filed within six months after the warranty or two-year/24,000-mile period ends, and a winning consumer gets reasonable costs and attorney fees.

1) Written notice: the presumption that the manufacturer had a reasonable number of repair attempts (four or more repairs of the same problem, or 30 or more calendar days out of service, within the warranty term or 2 years/24,000 miles, whichever is earlier) does not apply unless the manufacturer has received prior direct written notice of the defect from or on behalf of the consumer and has had an opportunity to cure it. 2) Final repair attempt: no separate final-repair step is described beyond that opportunity to cure. 3) Arbitration: Arizona has no state-run lemon law arbitration program. If the manufacturer has set up or takes part in an informal dispute settlement program that fully complies with federal rules (16 C.F.R. Part 703), the refund/replacement section does not apply to a consumer who has not first used that program. 4) Deadline: a lawsuit must be started within six months after the earlier of the end of the express warranty term or 2 years/24,000 miles from original delivery. A consumer who wins is awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees.

A used motor vehicle dealer may not disclaim the implied warranty of merchantability until 15 days or 500 miles after delivery, whichever comes first. During that time the vehicle must be safe and substantially free of defects that significantly limit its use for ordinary transportation. The buyer must give the dealer notice and a reasonable chance to repair, and pays half the cost of each of the first two repairs, up to $25 per repair. The dealer's liability is capped at the purchase price. The buyer can waive the warranty only for a specific defect the dealer discloses in writing on the first page of the sales agreement.