Dealer off hook over car defect

By James Nash, The Columbus Dispatch - A man who bought a "loaner" car from a Volkswagen dealership that turned out to have major electrical problems isn't entitled to protections under Ohio's Lemon Law, the state Supreme Court declared yesterday.

In a 6-1 ruling, justices held that neither the 1999 Lemon Law nor a federal law that establishes implied warranties can apply to someone who buys a lightly used car from a dealership.

David Curl, a resident of Hubbard in Trumbull County, sued a local Volkswagen dealer after his 2002 Beetle, which he had purchased with 10,435 miles, developed serious electrical problems in its anti-lock braking system. To read full article, click here.