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Connecticut Lemon Law

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-179 to 42-184

Vehicles covered: Passenger motor vehicles or passenger and commercial

vehicles (as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-1) sold or

leased in-state (§ 42-179(a)(2)).

Persons covered: Purchasers or lessees; transferees during express

warranty period; or any person entitled to enforce the warranty

(§ 42-179(a)(1)).

Period covered: Whichever comes first: two years following date

of delivery or first 24,000 miles (§ 42-179(b)).

Disclosure requirements: Manufacturer shall provide a state approved

form explaining warranty and dispute settlement program,

and disclose in the warranty or owner’s manual that written notice

of nonconformity is required; must include name and address

(§§ 42-179(c), 42-179(b)).

Required consumer notice:Written notification, if the manufacturer

complied with notification requirements (§ 42-179(c)).

Repair requirements: It is presumed that a reasonable number of

attempts have been made if the same nonconformity is subjected to

repair four times, or the vehicle is out of service for a cumulative

total of thirty or more calendar days with at least one attempt to

repair or refusal to repair (§ 42-179(e)); if the nonconformity is

likely to cause death or serious bodily injury, then two repair

attempts during earlier of one-year period or within express warranty

term sufficient (§ 42-179(e), (f)).

Affırmative defenses: The nonconformity does not substantially

impair the use, safety or value of the vehicle, or is the result of

abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alterations (§ 42-

179(d)).

Replace/refund: The manufacturer shall replace with a new motor

vehicle acceptable to the consumer, or refund the contract price

minus a reasonable allowance for use (defined) (§ 42-179(d)).

Other reimbursement: Collateral charges, incidental damages, and

other charges and fees (defined) (§ 42-179(d)). Costs and attorney

fees (§ 42-180).

Other remedies: There is no limit on other consumer remedies

(§ 42-179(i)). Violation is unfair trade practice (§ 42-184).

Informal dispute resolution: For remedies under this section a

consumer must first use an informal dispute settlement procedure

certified by the attorney general, if the manufacturer has established

such a procedure (§ 42-179(j)); otherwise, state arbitration

is available (§ 42-181).

Resale of lemon: Full disclosure required; title stamped with

‘‘Manufacturer Buyback’’; applies to vehicles returned in other

states as well (§ 42-179(g)).