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madokie

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20. This is a brand new car with 500 miles on the odometer

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #18)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 08:45 PM

Aug 2013

the problem showed up with somewhere between 1 and 2 hundred miles. We called about the problem and took it in the day they said bring it in. That it would be ok until then to drive it and so thats why we have the 500 miles on it now. All the time the problem was getting worse.

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Need to talk to an Attorney [View all] madokie Aug 2013 OP

Lemon law may apply. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #1

Lemon law typically only covers new cars. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #5

It was a brand new car off, not used. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #16

Lemon Law Sanity Claws Aug 2013 #2

Oklahoma lemon law tammywammy Aug 2013 #3

500 and change miles madokie Aug 2013 #4

I'm no lawyer, but I used to work at a dealership. tammywammy Aug 2013 #8

When you talk to the attorney nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #6

Brand new car from a dealership?? Chuuku Davis Aug 2013 #7

Brand spanking new ford focus madokie Aug 2013 #9

Another thing you can try, but with lawyer it is better nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #10

Thanks madokie Aug 2013 #12

As an aside to Nadin's comment we bought a low mileage 2010 Hyundai Sonata about a year ago, madinmaryland Aug 2013 #17

We filed a complaint with Honda NA nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #18

This is a brand new car with 500 miles on the odometer madokie Aug 2013 #20

According to the service rep at the dealership where we purchased it madokie Aug 2013 #19

Call Ford directly. The service rep gave us the line that we would have to pay for it. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #21

Thanks madokie Aug 2013 #22

Echo that nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #23

Here nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #11

Ahhhh. Once I realized it was a new car, the first thing that popped in to my head is the Focus. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #24

This is not a CVT madokie Aug 2013 #25

Oops. My mistake. CVT was the Mini we had. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #26

Yup madokie Aug 2013 #27

That sound is normal and it goes away after the trans breaks in Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #28

Our brand spanking new 1999 Honda CRV had transmission problems, same as you riderinthestorm Aug 2013 #13

Hope to hear back from our state rep who happens to be a local lawyer in the morning madokie Aug 2013 #15

Why pay an attorney? Park in front of the dealership with a nice sign. Link Speed Aug 2013 #14

Put a big "LEMON" sign on it, invite the owner of the business to go for a ride csziggy Aug 2013 #29