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In Florida, 15 days in the shop is a warning sign and 30 is a threshold. Bad Vehicle helps Miami Gardens owners count days out of service the way Chapter 681 does and send the notice the law requires at day 15.
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Miami Gardens drivers: two numbers decide the out-of-service route, 15 and 30.
Florida's Lemon Law offers two ways to reach the presumption that a vehicle is a lemon. One is repeated repair attempts. The other is time: a vehicle out of service for repair for a cumulative total of 30 or more days during the 24-month Lemon Law rights period.
Fifteen days is the earlier marker. Once a vehicle has been out of service for 15 or more cumulative days, excluding routine maintenance, the consumer has to give the manufacturer written notice by registered or express mail. Owners who skip that letter can find their 30 days harder to use.
The days are cumulative across every warranty repair visit, so an owner whose vehicle spent a week at the dealer in spring and two more in summer may already be past 15. The repair orders show the dates in and out. A loaner or rental agreement confirms them.
Bad Vehicle reviews 2024-and-newer vehicles for Miami Gardens owners. The firm's headquarters is in Miami on South Dixie Highway, and most cases start remotely.
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No call center and no screening script. Clients work directly with the attorney handling the matter, and get straight guidance on what the repair record does and does not support.
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Repair orders travel by email and the matter runs by phone and video call. A consumer in Miami Gardens does not need to drive anywhere to start or to see a claim through.
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Jonathan D. Schwartz
Lemon Law Attorney
Jonathan D. Schwartz is a Lemon Law attorney with +25 years of experience helping consumers with defective vehicles and repeated warranty repair problems.
At Bad Vehicle, clients work directly with the attorney handling their matter, receiving clear guidance on their repair history, the available legal options and the realistic path forward.
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Florida Lemon Law Vehicle Criteria
Six questions that tell you whether the vehicle fits the Lemon Law pattern.
Eligibility depends on the timing, the type of vehicle, the seriousness of the defect, the repair history and the amount of time the vehicle has been unavailable for use.
01
Less Than 24 Months Old?
The timing of delivery matters. Florida's Lemon Law rights period makes the age of the vehicle an important part of the review.
02
Sold in Florida as New or Demo?
The state process focuses on qualifying new and demonstrator vehicles purchased or long-term leased in Florida.
03
Does the Defect Affect Value, Safety or Use?
The issue generally needs to materially affect the vehicle's value, safety or function rather than being only a minor inconvenience.
04
Three or More Repair Attempts?
Three or more visits to the dealership or a factory-authorized repair centre for the same issue, with the defect still unresolved, is one route to the statutory presumption.
05
30 or More Days Out of Service?
Cumulative time the vehicle is unusable, held for repair or unavailable to the owner is a separate route to the presumption, independent of the repair count.
06
Keep the Repair Records
Repair orders, dates, mileage, written complaints and dealership documentation establish what happened and when. They are the case.
If these facts sound familiar, have the repair history reviewed.
Get a Free Case Review ↗How It Works
Three steps, and the first one costs nothing.
Start with the vehicle information and let the legal team handle the claim process.
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Start with a Free Case Review
Send the year, make, model and a summary of the problems, the repair attempts and the time out of service. The firm reviews the history and says plainly whether the facts may qualify.
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The Firm Handles the Claim
If the vehicle qualifies, the legal team prepares the paperwork, pursues the claim and deals with the manufacturer directly. No legal fees unless there is a successful recovery.
03
Return the Lemon or Take the Settlement
Depending on the facts, a resolution may be a manufacturer repurchase, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. The team explains what each one realistically looks like before you choose.
Florida Vehicle Coverage
Are all new vehicles covered?
Most passenger vehicles can fall within Florida's Lemon Law protections, but the statute does not treat every vehicle or every defect the same way.
Most Passenger Vehicles
Qualifying new cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks can be protected when the statutory requirements are met.
Original Purchaser or Qualifying Lessee
The vehicle generally needs to remain with the original Florida purchaser or qualifying long-term lessee and fit the transaction categories the statute protects.
Some Vehicles Fall Outside
Motorcycles, off-road vehicles and certain heavy-duty trucks over 10,000 pounds may fall outside Florida's state Lemon Law coverage.
Owner-Caused Damage Is Different
Problems caused by abuse, neglect, an accident or an unauthorised modification are not treated the same as manufacturer defects.
RVs Have Special Rules
Some recreational vehicles receive statutory protection, although their living facilities are treated differently from covered motor-vehicle components.
Warranty Status Still Matters
Salvage vehicles and vehicles without qualifying warranty coverage may fall outside the state statute. Federal warranty rights can still be relevant where it does not reach.
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Miami Gardens owners ask how Florida counts days out of service.
The 15-day notice rule and the 30-day presumption. General information, not legal advice.
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Florida's statute refers to cumulative days out of service, and the days are generally counted on the calendar. Colorado is different: it counts business days.
Send the manufacturer written notice by registered or express mail once the vehicle has been out of service for 15 or more cumulative days. Keep the mailing receipt and a copy of the letter.
The 30-day route counts days out of service for repair of nonconformities, not just one defect. The repair orders should show what each visit was for.
No. Oil changes and scheduled service are excluded. Only time out of service for warranty repairs counts.
Days the vehicle is held for repair, including waiting for parts, are usually part of the count. Make sure the repair order shows the vehicle stayed at the dealer.
It can create the presumption, but the vehicle still has to be covered, the defect has to substantially impair use, value or safety, and the Florida procedure has to be followed.
Florida's presumption of a reasonable number of repair attempts arises after three attempts at the same nonconformity followed by written notice and a final repair opportunity, or after the vehicle has been out of service by reason of repair for 30 or more cumulative days. A separate and earlier trigger sits at 15 cumulative days, which is when written notice goes to the manufacturer. The count is per defect: three visits for three different problems is not the same as three visits for one that never gets fixed.
What generally matters is where the vehicle was bought or leased and which warranty applies, not where you park it today. The Lemon Law rights period generally runs 24 months from the date of original delivery. If you bought in one state and moved to another, bring the purchase paperwork — it decides which statute governs.
Ordinarily no. Depending on the warranty materials, a consumer may first use a state-certified manufacturer program before requesting arbitration through the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board, administered by the Department of Legal Affairs. A civil action and a local courthouse become relevant only in the circumstances the law allows, and usually later.
An air-conditioning defect is not automatically a Lemon Law case. Its seriousness, recurrence, effect on use or value, warranty coverage and repair history have to be reviewed together. In a hot climate a failed system affects the use of the vehicle far more than the same fault would elsewhere, and that is part of the argument.
A qualifying long-term leased new or demonstrator vehicle can be protected. The calculation of any refund is tied to the amounts actually paid into the lease rather than the full vehicle price, and the leasing company is dealt with as part of the resolution rather than left for you to sort out afterwards.
The purchase or lease agreement, the warranty booklet, every repair order, dealership communications, certified-mail receipts, towing and rental receipts, and a calendar showing each day the vehicle was unavailable. Keep the visits where nothing was found — those are repair attempts too, and they are the ones owners throw away.
That visit still counts as a repair attempt. Intermittent faults are extremely common in software, camera and electrical systems, and a growing share of manufacturer campaigns are software-related. Ask for the complaint to be written down in your own words and keep the copy that says the fault could not be verified.
Yes. A remedy delivered as a software reflash is still a remedy and the visit is still an attempt. This matters more each year, because an increasing share of manufacturer recalls are closed with a software push rather than a part. If the symptom returns after the update, that is another attempt.
Where the recall remedy addressed the defect at issue and the fault persisted afterwards, yes. Owners frequently leave recall visits out of their own count because the work was free and manufacturer-initiated, which weakens the record unnecessarily. If the vehicle went in for the fault and came back with the fault, it was an attempt.
Service Areas
Other South Florida areas Bad Vehicle serves.
Owners in Miami Gardens often have warranty work done in north Miami-Dade or south Broward. Days out of service add up across every dealer visit for the same vehicle.
Vehicle Manufacturers
The badge does not decide the claim.
Bad Vehicle publishes dedicated Lemon Law information for every major manufacturer. The law applies the same way to all of them — what differs is the defect pattern and how hard each one fights.
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