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Court of Appeals (File photo) MANILA - A local vehicle dealer must replace a defective car, at no cost to the buyer, following a Court of Appeals (CA) ruling. Chevrolet Carmona in Cavite lost its appeal to overturn the CA's July 22, 2021 decision that upheld the Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) ruling on a "lemon" case. The two-page CA resolution dated June 7 said the dealer must replace the vehicle bought by Corazon Reyes in June 2013 and returned on Nov. 5, 2014 as covered by a five-year warranty. Reyes claimed the "check engine" warning light turned on and the vehicle was prone to "sudden downshifting of gears." An inspection did not find defects and the vehicle was released back to Reyes, but the problems manifested anew a few days later. She was later informed that the car had a problematic transmission control module and that it was subsequently replaced. However, the car's problems persisted, prompting Reyes to file a complaint before D

Cavite cityCorazon reyesDepartment of trade industryRepublic actPhilippine lemon lawCourt of appeals file photo manilaa local vehicle dealer must replacea defective carT no cost to the buyerOllowinga court of appeals ca ruling chevrolet carmona in cavite lost its appeal to overturn the 39s july 22021 decision that upheld the department of trade industry dti ruling ona quot lemon case two page ca resolution dated june 7 said dealer must replace vehicle bought by corazon reyes in 2013 and returned on nov 5014 as covered bya five year warranty reyes claimed the quot check engine warning light turned on and vehicle was prone to sudden downshifting of gears an inspection did not find defects released backUt the problems manifested anewa few days later she was informed that car hada problematic transmission control module and it subsequently replaced howeverHe car 39s problems persistedRompting reyes to filea complaint before dti laguna which ordered the replacement under republic act 10642 or philippine lemon lawA brand new car may be replaced if the dealer fails to address complaints at least four times ina year must support buyer witha daily means of transportation or alternative vehicle during fixing time ca said quot failed illustrate that dti committed grave abuse discretion and judgment was firmly grounded on facts law in sumHe dti held that chevrolet 39s liability arose from its failure to repair the defect in reyes 39 car despite several attemptsUot the ca said pna