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According to the Florida Attorney General’s website, there have been more than 400 vehicles bought back by manufacturer’s under Florida’s Lemon Law this year (January 1 through June 9, 2012). The following is a list of BMW cars bought back under the Florida Lemon law during that period of time. WBAUP7C59AVF07786 2010 BMW 128I WBAUC73519VK80551 [...]

Elyakim v. BMW of North America LLC., 2011-0104/FTL (Fla. NMVAB August 25, 2011) The Consumer complained of intermittent creaking noises from the doors of his 2011 BMW X6 when the vehicle was being driven. The Consumer testified that, when he went on a test drive with the Manufacturer’s authorized service agent, the service agent did [...]

Hansen v. BMW of North America, LLC, 2011-0068/TLH (Fla. NMVAB May 24, 2011) At the beginning of the hearing, the Consumer made a motion to exclude all evidence submitted by the Manufacturer that was gathered at the prehearing inspection. Paragraph (15), Hearings Before the Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board, states that “the consumer must [...]

Sepe v. BMW of North America, LLC, 2010-0315/MIA (Fla. NMVAB May 9, 2011) The Consumers’ 2008 BMW 325i was declared a “lemon” by the Board. The purchase price of the vehicle, for the purpose of calculating the statutory reasonable offset for use, was $59,320.00. Mileage attributable to the Consumers up to the date of the [...]

Armada Development Corporation v. BMW of North America LLC, 2010-0295/FTM (Fla. NMVAB February 21, 2011) The Consumer asserted that the speedometer in his 2008 BMW X3 was inaccurate, in that it displayed a higher speed than the speed at which the vehicle was actually traveling. The Consumer testified to one incident in which he thought [...]

Grippi v. BMW of North America LLC, 2010-0291/JAX (Fla. NMVAB January 31, 2011) The Consumer complained of a pull to the right in his 2011 BMW 325i. The Manufacturer stipulated that the pull to the right was a nonconformity, and was a “safety issue.” However, the Manufacturer contended that the changes made to the vehicle [...]