Affected Years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Volkswagen Atlas. Our law firm is also investigating 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Volkswagen Atlas for the same issues.
These issues seem to arise from defects in the Ball Joints/Tie Rods.
Car dealers still offer test drives today, and most new car buyers take advantage of this opportunity. While you never get to drive it long enough to learn much more about the vehicle than to form an opinion on the cabin visibility, handling, braking, and power, it is still worth doing if you do not want to verify anything else but how you feel in the front seat. People also read reviews of new vehicles all the time, and this is more valuable because it may give you something to evaluate on the day you drive the vehicle for the 1st time.
Once you buy your Volkswagen Atlas, you begin to notice certain things. Some funny vibrations that you do not think were there originally, or some changes in the handling that seem excessive for the mileage you have put on the SUV. You vow to swing by and test drive a new one just to compare them. Then you hear some odd sounds coming out of the front end. The next thing you do is make an appointment at your local Volkswagen dealership to have it evaluated. There are many different things on new vehicle suspensions that might need calibration, lubrication, or might even break. The reality is that there are a many other things that wear down or break on today’s vehicles. The new vehicle warranty is one of the top reasons given by consumers in post purchase surveys as to why they purchased a new vehicle. You don’t appreciate the importance of the warranty until you suddenly find your SUV in the shop repeatedly for failures on the same things, like a suspension issue.
If you are having an issue with your VW Atlas and somewhere after the third or fourth trip to the dealership service department, you begin wondering if you have a lemon on your hands, Guardian Lemon Law is waiting for your call. We can schedule a review of your case to determine whether your vehicle and its problem actually qualify under California Lemon Law, and, more importantly, until what date.
If it does qualify, it clears the way so that we can sue Volkswagen for selling you a defective, lemon Volkswagen Atlas, and provide you with an experienced Volkswagen Atlas lemon law attorney to do so. We provide our clients with a Zero-Fee Guarantee when they hire us. More on that later.
The History and Basics Of Lemon Law In The State Of California And What It Gives You
The California Lemon Law was signed into law in 1971, and its purpose was to provide consumer protection when dealing with manufacturers and their warranties, specifically ensuring that consumers had recourse if the manufacturer was unable to meet its warranty promises.
The basics of qualifying under Lemon Law In California begins with a Guardian Lemon Law attorney performing an evaluation to determine the answer to the qualification question. There are four key parts of this process. Part one starts with verifying your vehicle qualifies under the law. The second part examines the issue itself and verifies that it meets the criteria for a Lemon Law claim. The third part of the evaluation is verifying that you are within the time limits set by the Lemon Law for filing a claim or lawsuit. The final part of the equation is determining what your preferred approach is going to be when it comes to the remedy. The options available to you are either a vehicle buyback, which is comparable to a refund of what you paid for the VW Atlas, plus fees, or a vehicle replacement of equal value or the same make and model, if available. When you need a Volkswagen Atlas suspension & steering complications lemon lawyer, Guardian Lemon Law is ready to take you on as a client.
What Qualifies A Vehicle Under California Lemon Law?
There are two parts to the qualification list. The first part is specific to the vehicle and the cause of the issue. The first two listed below must both be met to qualify.
- The vehicle must be covered under the manufacturer’s new car warranty or a certified pre-owned warranty when the issue started, and when all the repair efforts were made
- The problem being worked on cannot be caused by improper use or abuse of the vehicle prior to the first repair effort or during any follow up efforts
Under the Lemon Law in California, there is no specific number of repair attempts required. You must, however, give the manufacturer an opportunity to make the repair. If either of the two items below is met, a presumption of the vehicle being a lemon may be created.
- A reasonable number of attempts to repair your issue have been made, with reasonable being defined as at least two attempts for significant safety issues, and at least four attempts for any defect that is not safety related
- The efforts to repair the specific issue have totaled more than 30 days of out of service time on the vehicle
When you need a lemon lawyer to sue Volkswagen for suspension & steering complications, the last qualification is that the time limit set by the Statute of Limitations cannot be exceeded.
What Is The Time Limit For Lemon Law Claims And Lawsuits?
The Statute of Limitations in the State of California for filing a Lemon Law claim or lawsuit was updated on January 1, 2025. Your claim or lawsuit needs to be filed within one year of the expiration of your vehicle’s factory warranty, or six years from the date you took delivery of your VW Atlas. The Guardian Lemon Law team can provide more information on this during your case evaluation, and make sure the Volkswagen Atlas suspension & steering complications lemon law lawsuit gets filed in time.
The Faults And Repairs For The 2018-2021 Volkswagen Atlas Suspension & Steering Issue
What many consumers reported experiencing when their VW Atlas began experiencing suspension issues usually started with handling issues. One of the things about this issue that is worthy of noting is that the stability of the vehicle with a higher center of gravity was immediately noticeable. The issue squarely falls into a safety affecting issue when it comes to repair attempts.
It was an easy issue to detect for many drivers, and the problems were usually addressed quickly. It was linked to a few different issues, primarily when the steering knuckle began to fracture. Steering wheel shaking and vibration were other symptoms, and this was traced back to steering rack adjustment issues. Other items, like strut and spring related failures, largely appearing to be manufacturing issues with the parts themselves, also showed up from time to time and contributed to the issue. The steering knuckle issue did trigger a recall for specific 2020 and 2021 models of the Atlas. When you need a lawyer experienced in Volkswagen Atlas suspension & steering complications, lemon law cases, we want you to know you can hire Guardian Lemon Law.
What Will Hiring Guardian Lemon Law Cost Me?
The short answer to the question is hopefully not much money at all. We can start with the fact that we will not charge any client up front before taking on their case. Your initial consultation is free, as is a 2nd opinion on a case you already have in progress with another firm.
There is no easy part of going through a Lemon Law issue on a vehicle you pay a lot of money to own. It is not enjoyable when you start spending your own time and energy to get your Atlas fixed. It is even less fun when it looks like you are going to have to file a claim and retain legal counsel. Here is where Guardian Lemon Law is poised to help you, and probably surprise you a little bit. Our Zero-Fee Guarantee says that if we don’t win your case, there will be no fees at all.
Please make time to get in touch with the Guardian Lemon Law team of legal professionals when you start thinking about a Volkswagen Atlas defective ball joints/tie rods lemon lawsuit or claim. We can help you through each step of the claim process and take some of the burden off of you as we work to resolve this for you as quickly as possible.
