Thanks to judge Milian, I am fully prepared to purchase a used car & rent an apartment lol. Seriously though, her advice has gotten me so far.

Young girl learned a very valuable lesson. You can't win a lawsuit if you don't do your due diligence.

When I heard what the case was about, my initial reaction was, oh, here, we go again! When will people learn?

I don't trust anything she said. I like to know how in her head she thinks she can bring him to court for money she paid for the car and don't even have the car to give back? Wake up girl!

Even beyond the "As Is" issue, she doesn't even have the car anymore!! So even if she could prove he did something wrong, she screwed herself by getting rid of the car.

I love the way the judge keeps asking questions to help her see how foolishness she is. 😂

The thing that really got me is that she disposed of the car. For her to be able to get any money back from him, she would most likely have been ordered to return the car (undo the deal). This would not have been possible.

Poor child. Her Dad should’ve known better.

"I didn't finish the story" 😂😂 Where do you think you are???

That girl should not leave her house without a helmet

So she blew thousands of dollars on a crappy car then traded it in for an even more expensive car made by the same company as the crappy car 😂

Dealership, "Your car needs $5,000 worth of repairs, but we are willing to trade it in for $4,000 if you buy one of our highly overpriced used cars without haggling. And don't worry about being able to afford it, we have a great finance package that will only cost you an arm and a leg, you only need one arm and leg to drive an automatic car."

5:22 “I didn’t finish the story” JM: “I don’t CARE if you finish the story. I’M running the train NOT YOU. I just asked a question I need you to LISTEN.” OUCH 💀

So the dealer gave her $4000 trade for a car she spent $7400 on that needs $5000 of repairs, according to them? Makes no sense.

Autozone is a retail store. Not service techs.

Wow this girl is really not smart

She came across really snotty telling her story

She got rid of the car and still expected her money back? lol she has a lot to learn.

"Anything worth learning can't be taught in a school." I think that the young lady may be book-smart but she's a long way from street-smart. Having a Check Engine light on is not necessarily a deal breaker because simple things can cause the Check Engine light to illuminate, such as a gas tank lid not being on properly, which happened to me. I think that the plaintiff wasn't aware that any vehicle bought from a private citizen, as opposed to a car dealership, automatically comes with an implied, "As Is" status. The plaintiff is young & this is just one of many life lessons she's gonna encounter. She really got lucky with this case as she really didn't lose anything financially.

If the dealer gave her $4000 as a trade-in, it was worth twice that to them. Where are the adults in her life? She lied about the noise.

Pay the $150 and get the car looked at by a mechanic. It's better than losing thousands.

I was disappointed that JM didn’t yell at her for being a smart mouthed brat!! She had nothing but attitude when she asked if she could finish her story. She should have used those smarts when buying both cars. 🙄

There was some lying going on both sides of this case. But in the end, it was the plaintiff's responsibility to exercise due diligence by getting an independent 2nd opinion by a certified mechanic, before handing over any money.

The judge's summary advice about second opinion really rang a bell with me. Thirty years ago I set out from Seattle, Washington to near SanFrancisco when my car started "missing" with small jerks. I had NO idea what was causing it. While it seemed to correct itself, I was uneasy as I was a woman traveling alone with one young teenager and a 10 year old son. When I called home, my husband said to have it checked out at the first auto shop I came to. The 50-something year old mechanic looked me in the eye and told me the clutch was going out and it would cost $80 to fix it. I had to say okay because I knew nothing about cars, though the guy had an untrustworthy look. At the last moment he said I would have to wait 3 days as he had to order the clutch. It would take 2 hours to install once it arrived. I moved on down the road and was told I needed a new carburetor; then a whole new electrical system (the car was 2 years old); the brakes needed replacing; on and on it went ALL the way down to Auburn,California where, finally, a young 18 year-old kid listened to my frustration and the long list of very expensive and lengthy solutions to correct the problem, and he smiled sheepishly, and said, "Somebody's trying to cheat you, ma'am. If it's a clutch they're replacing, that's a BIG job. They have to lift the engine and it's really involved and will take a few days to do. It also will cost hundreds of dollars (at the time), not just $80." He went through every false diagnosis given and educated me why it wasn't any of those things. He was a nice kid; honest and of all the long-time adult mechanics I dealt with, he recognized I was a woman far away from home with two kids in the car who needed help. He's the only one who actually lifted the hood and spent some time looking for the problem, revving the engine. In the end he diagnosed the fuel pump needed replacing for $15. When he did so (quickly), he showed me on the old one where the problem was. I hope the young man stayed honest. I was disgusted by how many dishonest men there are in this world who are so calloused it means nothing to them when a mother comes in for help they cheat and lie just because they can. Why can't people just be honest? We all depend on honesty in many things of life. Nobody knows everything there is to know about building, dentistry, furnaces or any other profession. There's not a single line of work that can't rip people off, including all those dishonest mechanics who looked me in the eye and tried to scam me. When I would call my husband with the latest fake diagnosis, he'd tell me they were lying and move on. Over a thousand miles and at least 8 stops that I remember, and only ONE actually took the time----a kid---to check out the car. It's better to find a young guy who hasn't learned to be corrupt than to go to somebody with decades of experience but rips you off just because they can. I take my car to a dealership for service, but I'm smarter now and there's only one mechanic I will listen to and let work on my car after several different ones telling me work needed to be done that didn't. I think it's the way the dealership is run, but it no longer works with me.

Oh course dealerships wanted to sell a car,lmfao....

All the defendant has to do, is tell the judge he has no answer. To any of her questions. He still wins. He could even refuse to talk in court, he still wins.

JM should've told her also that she couldn't even get her money back anyways since she does not have the car to return to the defendant 😂

Dealership offers $4k for a car they say needs $5k worth of repair. She didn't stop to think.

As soon as she started talking I knew exactly where this case was going. But besides that, a lot of people in this world have to understand when you make a dumb decision you can't point the finger at someone else. Especially when you didn't do any research, take your time, and make the right decisions.

Maybe it’s because I have a lot of experience with used cars but a check engine light does not equate to the car being a lemon. You can need something as simple as a sensor or a fuse, and the check engine light will come on.

From some of the comments, I expected Judge Milian to be in rare form(extra "hangry"). However, she really only interrupted when she needed clarification or she was irritated that the Plaintiff was clueless. She missed a lot of red flags that even a 16 year old would have noticed. The car wasn't properly inspected, the check engine light immediately went on, she didn't even start the car before purchase, and the only estimate she got was from a Dealership. Everyone knows Dealerships overcharge and try to fix EVERY little thing in order to bloat the estimate. Also, the only thing she mentioned to the Dealership was the Check Engine light, not a noise. End of the day, the Plaintiff didn't do her due diligence and it was an as is sale.

She kept needing to take breaths in between sentences and couldn’t form her story in her head fast enough.

These kinds of Plaintiffs tick me off. Her dad is with her when she looks at the car- sees the check engine light- goes to AutoZone with her and the Defendant, and STILL lets her buy the car. If AutoZone told me it was just a $45 part, wouldn't the check engine light go off? And her lurch of a boyfriend- could he not have gone with her as well, and warned her? The Plaintiff came across as an entitled spoiled brat- and a complete idiot. She sold the car to the dealership who clearly inflated the work that needed to be done- how does one get to be that age and not understand how car sales work?

This gives new meaning to young and dumb. I laugh when people say the word ‘trust’. What EXACTLY are you trusting? Trusting that he thinks like you? Trusting he won’t rip you off? She is clueless. He saw a sucker. She then takes it back to the dealer that backstabbed her? WHAT? Now she is suing. Boy was I raised different

The people in the group outside are clueless about cars. The check engine light will come on for simple issues like a loose gas cap or bad fuse,! It does not mean that the car "is a lemon". It less about the engine but more about other parts of the car that may affect the engine. She got had by the dealership! Once I took my car in for a simple problem. While fixing the issue they "inspected" the car and came up with $3000 worth of "suggested repairs". I never did anything on their list. It's often just a way to make more money.

This girl honestly thought she had a case lol. She comes in here with a bunch of he said he said he said I thought I thought I thought and actually thought that she would win?

For the record. Did anyone ever win a lemon case here? its always an as is case and a waste of time. Dont these people ever watch this show. You already know you lost in as is sale of vehicle.

That poor girl makes a lot of bad decisions. Not getting a car checked out before she buys it, taking a car to Auto Zone to get it checked out, taking it to a dealer for any kind of diagnosis, letting the dealer talk her into getting a new or newer car without getting a second opinion on the problems with the car, that boyfriend. This poor girl is going to be a single mom in a shelter with no transportation by the time she's 30 if she keep this up.

There is NO way that a Nissan dealership would give a bloated estimate. Nope. Dealerships are known for their honesty. /s

Firsties. :) Methinks Judge don't like her.

Is she that stupid that she thought she could sue him to get her money back yet she has already traded in (sold) the car, so what exactly would she be giving back to him? She got screwed by the Nissan dealer who gave her an estimate of nearly $6000 to fix it up like new again, NOT for essential repairs. And then got screwed when she took it for a trade in who only gave her $4000 knowing they could fix it up for a few hundred and then probably resold it for its value of $8000. She was a fool not once, but three times, I hope she has learned her lesson. Also, it was an AS IS sale, these basic things should be taught in school, it's amazing how many people are this dumb...

She has a lil attitude to be completely in the wrong. She should have had a mechanic look at the car first.

JM always asks questions that are obvious in hindsight. if they thought of that to begin with they wouldn’t be here.

When will people learn? 🙄

Why is the judge questioning him like that? She knows damn well this is an as is case just like the many that run this show lol

5 minutes in and unless there is some surprise like he promised a warranty or something it's painfully obvious this plaintiff is soooooo going to lose this one.

I think the dealer overstated the repairs needed because he wanted to put doubt in her mind and sell her a newer car. If the new part needed was as simple as a o2 sensor the dealer knew it. she should have taken it to a mec. who would have nothing to gain reading the OBDII results.

Why do they always bring the car to a mechanic the following day...

She came to the erong judge with that little female victim attitude

When life gives you lemons, sue. 😂

Wow I almost fell for her story. But the the dealership in their notes said "customer states check engine light on". But she knew he bought the car 3 months before, check engine light came on while driving it, she didn't get it checked before buying it and none of that made her stop and think before getting it?! People can use their phone to research any and everything but don't look up what to do buying a used car from a private party

She just was talked into a new car at a dealership. She bought it off Craigslist and paid cash… what did she really expect??? 😂

college educated doesnt mean smart lol

Buyer beware, have a good mechanic look at the vehicle before you give up the cash.

Shes misunderstanding vehicle diagnostics. Autozone has the capability to pull the trouble codes to see why the light is on. The misunderstanding is that those trouble codes tell you what errors it is seeing and thats it. Just because you get a code for an evaporative emissions leak for example, that leak could be because of numerous things ranging from a loose fuel cap to a broken vacuum hose to a fuel tank evap solenoid. Thats why you start with the trouble codes and that gives you a place to start looking

She took her dad with her and her boyfriend stepped in after she had purchased the car. That was all messed up on her end. She did not have her dad to check the car.

Check engine light. I'm out. Next car.

Check engine light does not mean lemon smh bunch of non blue collar workers lol don't buy used cars if yall want brand new cars

she said she paid $4,000 for the car and the dealership gave her $4,000 trade in but she is still $4,000 out of pocket, how does that work.

she made every wrong decision.

Wow she should have had a reputable mechanic to look it over

As a mechanic it saddens me to see people get ripped off because they know nothing about vehicles, and maddens me how badly people misunderstand the lemon law.

Instant Gratification Generation. Notice her Dad wasn't there?

Taking it to Nissan was another big mistake.

way she is shaking her back but no hair to swing back lol

30 seconds in and I know how this is going to end

Soon as she mentioned the check engine light I knew she was toast

SMH. Her boyfriend AND dad are useless!!!!! One of them should have taken the lead. That's the first thing. Second thing is that a dealership will ALWAYS milk the customer for as much money as humanly possible. I bought a 19-year-old Volvo almost 3 years ago and took it to a Volvo dealership for an oil change. They told me I needed a little more than $4K worth of repairs. It was nitpicking stuff. My response: "I just want you to change the oil." Still driving the car with absolutely no problems. It currently has 248K miles on it. At the time, it had 225K miles on it.

I am going to assume it needed a $45 knock sensor for the knocking sound😂😂 he knew the engine was junk

She is a little smart ass that isn’t so smart. 😂

Check engine light .....run the other way screaming.

Lady if you’re a college student, get your money back for tuition, because you need to get some common sense before you try to achieve a higher education! Stupid is what stupid does

Doug seemed nicer than usual because I see him try to aggravate them after the case as he usually does. 😂 13:41

Don't trust people at Autozone to diagnose your car. These people are not mechanics. They are parts jockeys and are only telling you what the scanner is reporting. If you really want to know, do your own research on the codes but if you know nothing about cars, leave it to actual mechanics.

I’d be interested to know how quickly the Nissan dealer had the car listed for sale and for how much 🤔 I think they took advantage of her especially since they were able to talk her into buying a car from them.

This is why they say check cars out in the morning via a cold start.

The hookup does check the error codes! Whether she was given the correct info or not is another issue. The guy is shady. Unfortunately it’s a as is sale.

This dude has the best voice in show business. This is why i watch " People's Court "

Wow...hahaha. Very naive and a little dumb to be honest. How she basically gonna sell the car and then want money back!??!😂😅😂

USED CARS are normally sold "AS IS"...

NOTE: The check engine light is USUALLY ONE OF THE CHEAPEST REPAIRS! The judge and Harvey are being ridiculous, and unrealistic. In three different cars that light has come on, and the repairs were cheap. Half the time, it’s just a sensor. I drove for months with that light on before when I was struggling. Months. It’s usually not anything serious.

She has a bad attitude

Her boyfriend looks like he could be her father

Buyer beware! Get a mechanic to look at it always

Lol AutoZone code reader is the almost the same as the dealers..

OMG! She needs to grow up and learn life fast!!

Bwahaha Plantiff has my name and the judge called it and I responded out loud 😂

I don't feel bad for her. The bf is like 20 years older than her btw.

That’s why you get a car checked out before you buy a used car.

pretty obvious she "couldnt see" the problems lmao

That dude knows damn well something was wrong with that car. But she blew it but I’m not taking that car to the dealer and getting it checked out first. I can’t believe her dad let her take $7400 to buy that car. I can see if it was a few hundred bucks or $1000 may take a risk but $7400 that’s crazy for her not to have Mechanic look at it first. And no way I’m letting my daughter buy a used Nissan lol. I bet it was an Altima 😂

How do you get your money back if you no longer have the car to return to him.

The defendant is a really bad person. He sells her the car for $7400, and then, shortly after, takes it back in for only 4000? Are you kidding me pass? I can see her being out the $600, but, you need to give her the full amount, but she paid for that car towards another car. I hope people see this guy I never do business with him. He’s unscrupulous, and he is trying to take advantage of people.

Another problem this woman had was ,even if she was able to get her money back, she would have to return the car to the seller. She can't have it both ways. I'm surprised that the Judge didn't mention that when the plaintiff told her that she no longer had the car.

😮 How could this happen with Google at everybody's fingertips? 1. Tips on buying a used car in (state) 2. Check KBB for pricing by condition for the year/make/model by private owner/dealer 3. Test drive for city traffic, AND on an Interstate to check propulsion to 60 mph 4. Check brakes on clear Interstate for pulling / stopping You don't have to go it alone... ( I always had to pay more if my boyfriend tried to fix it, but I always ended up having to call a repairman on everything.)

The woman in bright blue shirt with her Wonder Woman medallion tho...giggle

As a former mechanic, in my opinion, the dealership got her.

Check engine light B.S. My check engine light has been on for YEARS!!! I've owned it since 2012, Every light on the dash is lit up. Just drove from Fl to Wi and back to N.C. in 2 weeks. It's a Pontiac Gran Prix 2006.

She makes it up as she's going along

Well..."all those problems... make a noise..." That's the quote of the day.