Porsche 718 Cayman Lemon Law

The Song-Beverly Act makes no exception for performance or sports vehicles. Cylinder scoring that causes excessive oil consumption is a substantial defect in materials or workmanship regardless of how the vehicle is driven. Porsche cannot deny your warranty claim by alleging track use unless they can prove the defect was caused exclusively by abuse or unauthorized modification.

Yes. The Song-Beverly Act protects subsequent purchasers who acquire a vehicle with an existing manufacturer's express warranty. As long as your 718 Cayman is still within Porsche's 4-year or 50,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty when the defect appears, you have the same lemon law rights as the original buyer. Keep the purchase agreement and warranty transfer documentation.

A transmission replacement that fails to correct the defect counts as another repair attempt under the Song-Beverly Act. With two or more attempts to fix the same substantial defect, California law presumes the vehicle is a lemon. Contact a lemon law attorney to send a written notice to Porsche, as the manufacturer has one final opportunity to repair before you can demand a buyback.

In a Song-Beverly buyback, Porsche must refund the full purchase price minus only the mileage offset. Aftermarket modifications do not reduce your refund amount, but Porsche is not obligated to reimburse you for the cost of the modifications themselves. You may remove any bolt-on aftermarket parts before returning the vehicle as long as you restore the original components.