218.0172 Motor vehicle adjustment programs.

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Adjustment program” means an extended policy program under which a manufacturer undertakes to pay for all or any part of the cost of repairing, or to reimburse purchasers for all or any part of the cost of repairing, any condition that may substantially affect motor vehicle durability, reliability or performance.

Virginia – Motor Vehicle Manufacturers’ Warranty Adjustment
Act – (59.1-207.34 thru 59.1-207.39)

§ 59.1-207.34. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

Connecticut – Automobile Manufacturers’ Warranty Adjustment Programs, Section 42-227

California Civil Code Section 1795.90-1795.93

Secret warranties are a multi-billion consumer abuse. Every auto company makes mistakes in building cars. Whether they are design defects that affect every car or whether they are manufacturing defects which affect only some cars, they must be repaired. The only question is who pays for the manufacturers’ mistakes, the manufacturer or the consumer. Although the auto manufacturer often establishes a secret warranty to pay for the repair, all too often it is the consumer who pays for the manufacturer’s mistake because the consumer never finds out about the secret warranty.