A naïve question to the legal experts among us: Can this judgment have an impact on the return of vehicles (after unsuccessful repair attempts)? Or is a defective vehicle not a defective product? See here: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has strengthened the rights of consumers when exchanging defective products. If a device breaks before the expiry of the warranty period, then the customer may not be charged a wear fee when exchanging, the Geri chtshof in Luxembourg. According to German law, this was possible until now. (…) And here: (…) In the case under negotiation, 17 months after the purchase of a stove set, the enamel layer had burst off in the corresponding oven. The defendant shipping company recognized the claim to guarantee. As a repair was not possible, the oven had to be replaced by a new one. (…)