Affected Years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. Our law firm is also investigating 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan for the same issues.
These issues seem to arise from defects in the Window Regulator/Motor.
There are many conveniences built into vehicles today. Most of them are things that have been available for order for decades on vehicles, but now come as standard equipment. When it comes to things like power accessories in our cars and trucks today, many consider items like windows and door locks reliable because they are not new technology. This isn’t to say that what is used today is the same solution used 30 years ago, but the concepts are certainly similar. You don’t give it a moment’s thought until they don’t work. Even then, it is not a big deal until your dealer’s service shop is not able to get it fixed.
Most people will tell you that the biggest issues they have with their automobiles today all center around reliability. Service centers are always busy, and it can take days or even weeks to get an appointment made to fix something that is under warranty. If you live in a big city, you might have your choice of two or three different dealers that sell and service Volkswagen vehicles. If you don’t, you might find yourself traveling to one and simply waiting for them to get to it when they can. This is our normal, but it becomes an issue when you have to take your VW Tiguan back in when it continues to happen.
A stuck or broken power window issue sounds like an easy fix. After a few weeks or a few trips to get it fixed, you might come to realize that you need to call Guardian Lemon Law and ask for a lemon lawyer to sue Volkswagen for power window failure if they are unable to fix what should be a simple issue.
What Is Lemon Law In California And What Does It Do?
The purpose of Lemon Laws in California is to provide consumer protection if a manufacturer is having issues meeting the guarantees of the device warranty. Before the Lemon Law, the manufacturer could just continue to attempt to fix the issue, and there was no recourse for the buyer. Now, they provide consumers with some options for dealing with what the law now legally defines as a lemon.
In March of 1971, the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act became the foundation of California’s Lemon Law. The law has continued to be updated by lawmakers. If your electric windows aren’t working and Volkswagen has tried repeatedly to fix them, your vehicle could qualify for a Lemon Law claim. Guardian Law Firm can provide a Volkswagen Tiguan lemon law attorney to help you confirm that your vehicle meets the qualifications for a lemon law claim. When you want to know if your vehicle is eligible, please call Guardian Lemon Law. We will file a Volkswagen Tiguan defective window regulator/motor lemon lawsuit if Volkswagen isn’t willing to settle the issue after several failed attempts to repair your windows.
What Qualifies A Vehicle For A Lemon Law Claim In The State Of California?
The qualifications for Lemon Law focus on some vehicle parameters and the issue that is being repaired. All vehicle qualifications must be met for your VW Tiguan to be eligible for a claim. Guardian Lemon Law performs a case evaluation for each Lemon Law case we take on. The evaluation determines your vehicle’s eligibility, the issue, and the time limit to file a claim. The vehicle qualifications are:
- Your vehicle must still be under factory warranty when you first experience and submit the vehicle for repair. Any subsequent repair attempts must also be done while the vehicle remains under factory warranty
- The owner of the vehicle has not operated or modified the vehicle in a way that contributed to or caused the problem that is the subject of
- The repair qualifications listed below do not all need to be met. The more that are met, the better your claim will be received. They are defined as:
- The manufacturer must be given a reasonable attempt to make repairs for the issue affecting your vehicle. This is legally defined as a minimum of 2 separate attempts for any issue that is safety related, or at least 4 separate attempts for issues that are non-safety related.
- Your vehicle’s repair time for the issue is greater than 30 days in total across whatever the number of attempts, and the vehicle has been unavailable to you for the same time period
- The issue with your vehicle directly affects the safe operation, the actual use, or the value of your vehicle
What remains is to determine the applicable time limit for your vehicle and the claim. Once this is verified, Guardian Lemon Law is ready to provide you with a lawyer experienced in Volkswagen Tiguan power window failures lemon law cases when it is time to file your claim or lawsuit.
The Time Limit To File A Lemon Law Claim
The Statute of Limitations for filing a Lemon Law claim or lawsuit in the State of California has two different time limits, and the one affecting your claim is going to be the earliest of the two on the calendar. The claim must be filed within 1 year of the expiration of the factory warranty. It must also be filed before the 6 year anniversary date of the delivery of your vehicle. If this parameter is met, then we can sue Volkswagen for selling you a defective, lemon Volkswagen Tiguan.
The Volkswagen Tiguan Power Window Failure Customer Reports
The symptoms of the window failure issue begin with either a full failure to operate or a partial failure. The window is stuck in whatever position it was in and does not respond when using the switch on the driver’s master panel or the passenger seat control. It is either all the way up, all the way down, or stuck in whatever position it was in when it last operated successfully. Sometimes a window will operate more slowly than others, which may be a warning sign.
The potential causes are typically that the switch or motor is broken, or the regulator may have failed. This type of issue can also be caused by a blown fuse or a failed switch. This is usually more common on the driver’s side switch panel, as it is more often used.
Guardian Lemon Law can provide you with a Volkswagen Tiguan power window failure lemon lawyer if your dealer is unable to repair this issue on your car. When it is time to file a Volkswagen Tiguan power window failure lemon law lawsuit, Guardian Law Firm is ready to go to work.
What Information Will Guardian Lemon Law Need From Me For Case Evaluation?
The documentation we would like to review as part of the case evaluation starts with the paperwork from the purchase of your Tiguan, showing the dates that confirm the warranty period, as well as the delivery date. Any paperwork or emails dealing with the repair issue that is the focus of your claim are the other ones. What we are looking for in both sets of documents centers around the dates and times. The repair effort reports also help us understand the issue better as we evaluate what exactly was done. This will tell us if they tried something more than once and shed light on what is going on with your vehicle.
The Zero-Fee Guarantee From Guardian Lemon Law
The zero-fee guarantee starts with our initial consultation meeting. We provide this to every client, and it is always free. There is no obligation for you to hire Guardian Lemon Law after our meeting. If you have another lawyer and are meeting with us for a 2nd opinion on their progress or approach, that will also be free of charge. We will give you our best opinion on the steps they are taking and on the progress of your claim or case.
When you hire us, and we take on your case, we will not charge you any upfront legal fees before we get started. Our guarantee focuses on representing you, and if we do not win your case, we do not bill you, period. The best part of the Lemon Law in California is that if we do win your case, Volkswagen is responsible for paying a reasonable portion of your legal fees. Hiring Guardian Lemon Law is going to be virtually free, no matter what the outcome.
