Texas Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Texas Lemon Law Public Service Announcement (PSA)

While driving through Austin, Texas and listening to the radio in my Toyota Rav4 several months ago, I heard a public service announcement (PSA) about the “Texas Lemon Law“. Apparently, the Texas Department of Transportation (DOT), the administrative body that is responsible for adjudicating Texas Lemon Law claims between the consumer and car manufacturers, paid local Austin radio stations to inform the public about the law and their legal rights…

The jingle, mixed with male vocals and a guitar being played in the background, goes as follows:

“If your car … won’t go …
It’s a lemon. It’s a lemon.
But you should not despair …
over having it repaired …
the Texas Lemon Law is here”

Although I am intrigued that the Texas DOT is placing these PSAs in local city radios stations, I wish that they would also inform consumers of the deadlines to filing a claim under the Texas Lemon Law. Too often, I witness car buyers being victims to missing the deadline/statute of limitations.

For more information about the PSA, go here.