text: what rights do i have in dealing with a lemon car? i bought a 2005 ford taurus used with 28,000 miles at a toyota dealership with the remainder of the warranty 3 years or 36,000 miles on it.  i got it in december and it started having problems in april and i keep taking it to the ford dealership but they have been unable to fix it and told my husband yesterday that even though they can feel the problem, they don't know what is wrong with it, and ford is telling them that its normal (it has a major hesitation, lurches and sometimes doesn't act like its getting gas at all) what if any legal rights do i have, or will i have to pay 5 years on a vehicle that no one can fix? under the commercial statutes adopted by most states (ucc) every good sold by a merchant includes an implied (not written) law of merchantability (unless validly disclaimed). this means that the car you bought should be fit for its ordinary purpose (driving on a day to day basis). this is a basis for replacement of the car in and of itself.   on top of that you have an express 3 year warranty that they must honor. if the dealer cannot fix the problem after three attempts (generally) this is the reasonable amount of attempts the dealership should have to fix the car before you force the manufacturer to honor the express warranty by replacing the car. it may take a demand letter or even a lawsuit filed by an attorney before they know you mean business about enforcing the express warranty.