Gutierrez

*1238 Plaintiff Tammy Gutierrez sued defendant CarMax Auto Superstores California, LLC (CarMax) alleging breaches of express and implied warranties, intentional and negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, unfair competition under Business and Professions Code section 17200 (UCL), and a violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA; Civ. Code, § 1750 et seq. ). CarMax demurred to Gutierrez's third amended complaint and the trial court sustained the demurrer without leave to amend. Gutierrez appealed, contending her allegations about an undisclosed safety recall adequately stated causes of action for breach of an implied warranty of merchantability and violations of the UCL and CLRA.

As to the alleged breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, we conclude Gutierrez failed to adequately allege facts showing the existence of the safety recall relating to the vehicle's stop lamp switch rendered the vehicle unfit for ordinary purposes. Gutierrez did not allege the switch in her vehicle was actually defective and did not allege her use of the vehicle was restricted or impaired due to the recall.

In contrast, Gutierrez has alleged sufficient facts to establish…