AUDI Lemon Car

**supercar10** · December 9th, 2014 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by 111prez

Ito ang sagot ng PGA: Audi Motorcars responds to ?Lemon Law? complaint | Motoring, Business Features, The Philippine Star | philstar.com

Obviously, there are two side to the story but if this is the last update then disappointingly this "lemon law" has failed the consumers (I was hopeful, but not really surprised of the outcome). This isn't much of a resolution. Nag-deny lang ulit yung car company (Audi). And not only that, I find it even more disturbing na Audi-ph would also bring up and/or attack the complainant by saying the car isn't even under his name. Ano gusto nila palabasin?

Definitely not going to buy nor recommend to family and friends any Audi cars in the near future if this is the kind of people you would be dealing with.

**Yuki13** · March 6th, 2015 11:52 AM

In a decision dated March 2, 2015 and penned by adjudication officer Ronald Calderon, the DTI found Audi Motorcars Incorporated and PGA Cars Incorporated (the local distributor of the German luxury automobile in the country) “jointly liable for the imperfections” of an Audi 6 3.0 TD, which was bought in May 2014 by Ricardo L. Nolasco Jr.

Audi/PGA should replace the “lemon” Audi with a similar one “in a perfect state of use or reimburse the amount paid, with monetary updating,” the decision said.

Replace ?lemon? Audi, DTI orders car dealer

**niky** · March 6th, 2015 03:26 PM

What's funny is that, under the IRR for the lemon law, the dealer should have had more chances to fix the car.

**JohnM** · March 6th, 2015 03:32 PM

Apparently the car was bought before the implementation of the Lemon Law. They used the Consumer Act which only gave the dealer 30 days to fix a complaint.

Dimagiba clarified though that DTI did not use as legal basis the Philippine Lemon Law since the vehicle was bought in May, and the law was enacted in August 2014.

Thus, the Consumer Act was used as the legal basis, citing Article 100, "if the imperfection is not corrected within 30 days, the consumer may alternatively demand the options provided.

**niky** · March 6th, 2015 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by JohnM

Apparently the car was bought before the implementation of the Lemon Law. They used the Consumer Act which only gave the dealer 30 days to fix a complaint.

Yun nga... which means the guy was lucky... I think Lemon Law provides a bit longer, as well as the three(?four?) strikes rule.

**JohnM** · March 6th, 2015 04:18 PM

12 months or 20k kilometers, 4 strikes, 4 wheelers only.

Republic Act No. 10642 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

**yebo** · March 6th, 2015 04:36 PM

hay buhay!

mine, 1st strike at 5300 km/5 months after purchase. 2nd and 3rd last december lang. then 4th strike 2 weeks ago lang at 9253 km. same problem, turbo-turbo-turbo-turbo. well, turbo hose yung strike 3 so maybe not counted hehehe. turbo plus intercooler yung strike 4.

kaso purchased in february 2014, lemon law took effect august 2014. di rin sakop ng consumer act, more than 30 days bago lumabas ang sira. tawa-tawa na lang, walang magagawa e.

**Syuryuken** · March 6th, 2015 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

hay buhay!

mine, 1st strike at 5300 km/5 months after purchase. 2nd and 3rd last december lang. then 4th strike 2 weeks ago lang at 9253 km. same problem, turbo-turbo-turbo-turbo. well, turbo hose yung strike 3 so maybe not counted hehehe. turbo plus intercooler yung strike 4.

kaso purchased in february 2014, lemon law took effect august 2014. di rin sakop ng consumer act, more than 30 days bago lumabas ang sira. tawa-tawa na lang, walang magagawa e.

bakit yung Isuzu Trooper na mahigit isang taon na-refund naman. pa media mo na yan!

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Originally Posted by yebo

hay buhay!

mine, 1st strike at 5300 km/5 months after purchase. 2nd and 3rd last december lang. then 4th strike 2 weeks ago lang at 9253 km. same problem, turbo-turbo-turbo-turbo. well, turbo hose yung strike 3 so maybe not counted hehehe. turbo plus intercooler yung strike 4.

kaso purchased in february 2014, lemon law took effect august 2014. di rin sakop ng consumer act, more than 30 days bago lumabas ang sira. tawa-tawa na lang, walang magagawa e.

bakit yung Isuzu Trooper na mahigit isang taon na-refund naman. pa media mo na yan!

**yebo** · March 6th, 2015 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Syuryuken

bakit yung Isuzu Trooper na mahigit isang taon na-refund naman. pa media mo na yan!

binigyan mo ako ng pag-asa!

so pwede kahit purchased before august 2014?

may isang repair attempt pa sila e. sabi ko pag release sa akin ng unit ifu-full tank ko tapos ihahataw ko ng naka-4L sa farm. tawa lang naman sa akin, okay lang daw.

**crazy_boy** · March 6th, 2015 05:31 PM

Yebo, pwede yata yung case mo sa consumer act. naka indicate kasi kailangan maiayos within 30 days. not 30 days from purchase. so pasok dapat yan. try to consult with DTI. baka pwedeng refund nalang. just in time sa all new hilux