Discovery

Without a doubt, the car manufacturerwill at least send you what is call an interrogatory, which is a long set of questions that will require a lot of time to complete and require that you provide them with a full set of documentation.
In many cases, they will also require a deposition from you.

A deposition is a face to face meeting thatis recorded and where both sides’ attorneys get to ask you many questions. What they are mostly aiming for isn't really to obtain any more information related to your car. It is mostly so that they can obtain information they can use to limit their own liability.

They want to know things like how much you think your car is worth and to determine what kind of witness you willmake if the case went to court. It is all a bunch of mind games and if you don’t know what to do, it will confuse you.