At Rockpoint Law, lemon law is all we do. We help Georgia drivers hold manufacturers accountable when a new vehicle can't be fixed. Georgia routes qualifying claims through state-run arbitration with the Attorney General's office, and it gives you a one-attempt fast track for genuinely dangerous defects.
Start with a free case evaluation and find out whether your vehicle qualifies under Georgia's Lemon Law.
Get Your Free Case Evaluation →Georgia's Lemon Law is codified at O.C.G.A. § 10-1-780 and following. It covers new vehicles bought or leased in Georgia. Defects have to be reported during the Lemon Law rights period — the first year or 12,000 miles for reporting, within an overall two-year, 24,000-mile term.
Georgia is a state-arbitration system. If the manufacturer can't fix a qualifying defect, you request arbitration through the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, where a neutral panel reviews the evidence and decides. It is a real forum with real rules, and how the record is built decides how it comes out.
Georgia also draws a sharp line around serious safety defects — anything life-threatening that impairs your control of the vehicle, or that creates a risk of fire or explosion. Those qualify after a single failed repair.
Send us your repair orders and we'll tell you honestly whether you have a claim.
Talk to Rockpoint Law →The manufacturer's dealer has tried three times to fix the same defect during the rights period and it is still there. It has to be the same problem coming back.
Georgia's fast track. A life-threatening defect that impairs your control of the vehicle — or any risk of fire or explosion — qualifies after a single failed repair attempt.
The vehicle has been out of service for repairs for 30 cumulative days during the rights period. The days do not have to be consecutive.
| Requirement | What It Means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the Rights Period | The defect must be reported within the first year or 12,000 miles, inside the overall two-year, 24,000-mile term. | Steering fault reported at month 9, 10,000 miles |
| Three Repairs, Same Defect | The same problem has gone through three authorized repair attempts during the rights period. | Transmission repaired three times, still slipping |
| One Repair, Serious Safety Defect | A life-threatening or fire/explosion-risk defect that persists after one attempt. | One failed brake-failure repair |
| Or 30 Days Out of Service | The vehicle has spent 30 cumulative days in the shop during the rights period. | Repair visits totaling 32 days |
Any defect that substantially impairs use, value, or safety can qualify, and Georgia treats fire risk and loss-of-control defects as their own fast-track category. In Georgia claims we see these most.
Collect every repair order, the purchase or lease agreement, and the warranty booklet. Georgia arbitration turns on the documented record, so read each repair order before you leave and make sure it captures the complaint you actually made.
We review the history and tell you honestly whether you qualify — under the three-repair rule, the serious-safety one-repair rule, or the 30-day rule. If the record supports none, we say so.
Georgia expects you to notify the manufacturer and allow a final repair attempt before arbitration. We make sure that notice is documented, because the panel will look for it.
We prepare and present your case to the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division panel. It is a real hearing, and preparation is what separates an award from a denial.
If the panel's decision does not match the record, Georgia allows an appeal. We handle that step, and we file suit where the facts call for it.
If the arbitration panel finds your vehicle qualifies, the manufacturer must repurchase or replace it. Under Georgia's statute the remedy is real, and the fee provision keeps it within reach.
We prepare Georgia cases for the Attorney General's arbitration panel, not just for a settlement letter. The hearing is where these claims are decided, and the serious-safety fast track can change the whole timeline — we know when to use it.
We take these cases on the statute's fee-shifting provision where it applies, so the cost of bringing the claim does not fall on you first. Send us your repair orders and we will tell you what you have.
The information provided on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading this content or contacting Rockpoint Law does not create an attorney-client relationship. Lemon law cases vary depending on the facts of each situation and applicable Georgia state law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-780 et seq.). For advice regarding your specific legal matter, please contact Rockpoint Law directly to schedule a consultation with a qualified attorney.
