Burbank Lemon Law

Burbank has its own LA County Superior Court courthouse at 300 East Olive Avenue in Burbank, which handles certain civil and limited-civil cases. Most unlimited-civil Song-Beverly lawsuits are filed at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse downtown at 111 North Hill Street, the Central District unlimited-civil venue. Venue is proper under CCP 395 and Cal. Civ. Code 1780(d) where the contract was signed, where the vehicle was delivered, or where the defendant resides. Many manufacturers headquartered in LA County reinforce LA Superior Court as a natural venue.

Yes, if the problems recur and Tesla cannot permanently fix them within a reasonable number of attempts during the warranty period. Common Burbank Tesla complaints include range loss after OTA updates, charging-port faults aggravated by heat, drive-unit noise, and software-driven feature regressions. Under Cal. Civ. Code 1793.22(b), four repair attempts for the same nonconformity, two attempts for a safety-related defect, or 30 cumulative days out of service within 18 months / 18,000 miles invokes the Tanner Act presumption. Tesla mobile-service visits also typically count as repair attempts; keep every service receipt.

Yes. Climate exposure doesn't excuse the manufacturer from Song-Beverly's repair-or-replace duty. Hot San Fernando Valley parking accelerates refrigerant leaks, evaporator failures, and battery degradation, but the legal question is whether BMW can permanently fix the nonconformity within a reasonable number of attempts during the warranty period. Keep every repair order, including loaner-car receipts and parts-back-order delays, since those count toward the days-out-of-service tally under Cal. Civ. Code 1793.22(b).

Yes. Cal. Civ. Code 1791(g) extends Song-Beverly 'buyer' status to lessees under a retail lease of consumer goods, and Tanner Act remedies apply to leased new motor vehicles. A lease repurchase typically includes termination of the lease, refund of monthly payments and capitalized-cost reduction, payment of official fees, and the manufacturer paying off the residual to the leasing company. EV-specific complaints (reduced range, charging-port faults, drive-unit failures, software regressions) are warranted components and qualify under Song-Beverly when the dealer cannot permanently fix them.

California's statute of limitations under Cal. Com. Code 2725 is four years, generally measured from the date the manufacturer fails to repair within a reasonable number of attempts. AB 1755 (effective 2025) added an outer-limit deadline requiring suit within one year after express warranty expiration and no later than six years from original delivery for new claims. Burbank luxury and EV buyers often have extended factory warranties and certified-used coverage that affect the controlling date, so counsel should review the warranty documents before assuming a particular deadline.

Cal. Civ. Code 1794(c) and (e) authorize a civil penalty of up to two times actual damages when the manufacturer's Song-Beverly violation was 'willful,' creating up to treble exposure overall. Courts evaluate written warranty-administration policies, internal repurchase manuals, and dealer documentation to assess willfulness. Many Burbank cases involve manufacturers with established California presence and written repurchase guidelines, which can make willfulness easier to establish when those internal standards were ignored despite clear repair-order documentation.