I bought a truck last September. I have put about 30k in repairs into this thing including total in-frame, new cam about 2 months after the rebuild, radiator, fifth wheel, my axle housing is cracked in 2 places and a bunch of other things that I cant remember at the moment. I just want to know if there is a law in Pa. that saves people that buy lemon trucks? I did buy the truck as is, but I did not think it was going to be like this. I asked the dealer for help and they wont do a darn thing for me. Its really frustrating!!!

 

Most states have a lemon law. However, if you bought the truck "as is" then I am not sure there is anything you can do about it. Didn't you check the truck out before buying it? I am curious as to whether the people who rebuilt the engine would have paid for the cam if it had to be replaced 2 months after the rebuild. I would think that would have been covered under warranty. Most re-builders will give you an engine warranty for about 100,000 miles.

Some people will replace the radiator, turbo and a number of other things when they do a rebuild. It just saves potential problems down the road. I am sorry this has been such an expensive venture for you. It sounds like you have had more than your share of expenses. At least you almost have a new truck now. You have gotten past the most expensive aspect of truck maintenance. All that is left are the rears and transmission. Hopefully, that won't happen for a while. What do you want the dealer to do? There are lawyers in Pennsylvania who specialize in lemon law. Let us know what happens.

 

Lemon laws only apply to new vehicles. It sounds like this was a used vehicle purchase.

 

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the truck was used and sold "AS IS" so NO Lemon Law

just bad luck and a good reason to ALWAYS have a used truck checked out before you BUY