Just bought a brand new, but defective car? You can now have it replaced with a new unit.
President Aquino has signed the anti-lemon bill into law (Republic Act 10642), which protects car owners from brand new but defective motor vehicles.
Under the law, anyone who purchases a brand new car and experiences defects within a year after purchase would be able to secure a refund or replacement of the unit if repairs prove useless.
Lemon refers to brand new vehicles that fail to meet the standards of quality and performance.
Under the law, a car qualifies as a lemon if it has been repaired four or more times for the same defect within the warranty period, which is 12 months after purchase or the first 20,000 kilometers of operation.
Las Piñas Rep. Mark Villar, chairman of the House committee on trade and industry and one of the principal authors of the bill, said the Anti-Lemon Law originated in the US primarily to return to the consumer the full value of his or her money in the purchase of a poor-quality car.--Source: Philstar