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csziggy

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29. Put a big "LEMON" sign on it, invite the owner of the business to go for a ride

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 01:37 PM

Aug 2013

And invite the local news to cover it. I know someone who bought a new Ford van that leaked from day one. After over a year trying to work with the dealer's service department to get it fixed - which involved many times it was dropped off and they did absolutely nothing to the vehicle - she put a "LEMON" sign on the van, persuaded the manager of the dealership to go for a ride in a rainstorm and had the TV crew for the local consumer show come along. The van still leaked, of course.

The dealer traded the 1+ year old van for a brand new model, no money involved by the end of business the next day.

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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