GMC Savana Lemon Law

The Song-Beverly Act primarily covers vehicles bought or leased for personal, family, or household purposes. However, if your Savana is also used for personal transportation or has a GVWR under 10,000 pounds, you may still qualify. California courts have sometimes extended protection to dual-use vehicles, so consulting a lemon law attorney to analyze your specific ownership and usage circumstances is recommended.

Yes. Under the Song-Beverly Act, you can aggregate multiple nonconformities in a single lemon law claim. If your Savana has multiple unresolved warranty defects, even if no single defect independently meets the repair-attempt threshold, the combined out-of-service time may exceed 30 days. Presenting all documented defects together strengthens your overall case for a buyback or replacement.

California law does not require the manufacturer to provide a loaner vehicle during warranty repairs. However, if your Savana qualifies as a lemon and you are awarded a buyback, you can recover incidental damages including rental vehicle costs you incurred while the vehicle was in the shop. Some dealers voluntarily offer loaners as a goodwill measure, but it is not a legal obligation under the Song-Beverly Act.

The mileage offset is calculated by dividing the mileage at the time of your first warranty repair attempt for the defect by 120,000, then multiplying that fraction by the total purchase price. For example, if your Savana had 15,000 miles at the first repair and cost $45,000, the offset would be $5,625. This amount is deducted from your total refund, and all mileage accumulated after the first repair attempt is not counted against you.