Does the lemon law apply to an as-is warranty?

Sorry, the lemon law only applies to new vehicles.

Ohio's Lemon Law only applies to vehicles that are bought new or else are purchased by the consumer within 12 months or 18,000 miles of the original retail delivery date. But that doesn't mean you are stuck. In a used vehicle transaction your paperwork is critical to what your legal rights may be. Ohio has a consumer protection law that makes it illegal for any retailer to do anything that is unfair or deceptive to the consumer in a transaction and that may help you out. Also Ohio has a special Motor Vehicle Sales Rule, an administrative law, which says what car dealers can and can not say or do in a retail sale. There is also a federal law that says a car dealer has to disclose its warranty on all used vehicles, cars and trucks, by use of a form window sticker. You can read more about that, and see a sample sticker here: http://ohiolemonlaw.com/used-car-lemon-law.html. You should contact a Consumer Law lawyer near you for more information, but don't wait too long. Ohio's strongest consumer protection laws only protect you for two years after the sale, and if you wait until after that then you are not allowed to file a lawsuit. Call your local attorney bar association and ask for a referral to a local Consumer Law lawyer. Or, you can check this web site to locate one near you: http://ohiolemonlaw.com/locate-a-local-attorney.shtml