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My truck has been at the dealer for exactly two months now. I had a check engine light. They thought it was the powertrain control module, but it ended up being the exhaust and muffler system. I filed a lemon law claim and Ford is repurchasing my truck. I’m so sad! I loved my truck.
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Are they giving you exactly what you paid for it? Just curious!
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This all just seems strange to me. I'd be pissed that it was taking so long to fix, but the last thing I'd want to have happen is to have my truck being declared a lemon and my money returned....and be forced to start the entire order process all over again. I'd be screaming to get it fixed, but with a loaner, I'd still rather wait and get a truck I love returned to me.
Other fish in the sea. I’d take the money and run.
 

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Yes, I’ve had a rental. I’m driving as much as I did before but the MPG are worse so it’s costing me more in gas than my Mav!
Understand. My HR-V is at the dealer again for repaint and it gets 36-37 and I have a honda pilot loaner getting 26. But depreciation of the car is usually the bigger cost then fuel.
 

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I'd install an aftermarket exhaust and leave that dealer. Would then go to another dealer, because this dealer seems weird, and ask them to turn off the check engine light. Would end up keeping the truck that I say I love. Just sayin'.
 
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My truck has been at the dealer for exactly two months now. I had a check engine light. They thought it was the powertrain control module, but it ended up being the exhaust and muffler system. I filed a lemon law claim and Ford is repurchasing my truck. I’m so sad! I loved my truck.
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My thoughts on the buy back. Are they going to give you what you originally paid including taxes, and the cost of things you added on such as bed cover, floor mats, tinted windows etc. or what was dealer installed when you picked it up. Also replacement value at todays cost.
 

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Wonder if a carfax would flag this as being a lemon. If so thi k the dealer would dump it.
I wonder if the dealer would even buy it as a lemon. Why not just take it in as a regular sale and keep the title clean. It's proably a hazy line, but once the customer has the dealer giving the sale price back, I'd think the dealer could handle the transaction as they see fit.
 

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My truck has been at the dealer for exactly two months now. I had a check engine light. They thought it was the powertrain control module, but it ended up being the exhaust and muffler system. I filed a lemon law claim and Ford is repurchasing my truck. I’m so sad! I loved my truck.
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I think I remember your original posts about the problem. Were you the one who had an EGR leak that dumped coolant down the exhaust and set catalyst inefficiency codes? If so, did they replace the EGR yet?
 

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This post is correct. My brother is a Ford RAV service advisor at a CA Ford dealer. He gets the reacquired vehicles shipped to him and he has techs figure out what they need to be repaired and he sends an estimate in for the repairs. If he gets the ok they fix the vehicle and they ship them out of state by train. Any aftermarket parts like wheels are replaced with OEM parts.

He has a Maverick FX4 right now that I plan on checking out.
How do I get on that list for Lariat Hybrid?
 
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My truck has been at the dealer for exactly two months now. I had a check engine light. They thought it was the powertrain control module, but it ended up being the exhaust and muffler system. I filed a lemon law claim and Ford is repurchasing my truck. I’m so sad! I loved my truck.
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So how does that work? Do they pay what you paid for it (don't know how long you've had it or how many miles) or current value?
 

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You said he has an FX4 you're checking out
You said Hybrid. FX4 is Ecoboost. Like I said it will be shipped out of state when it's fixed. Where exactly I don't know.
 

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So you are lemon law-ing a Hybrid Maverick because you refused to drive it with a check engine light on….. even though it drives and is fully under warranty while waiting for parts?
On top of that you are willing to take a loss by accepting an MSRP buy back?

Something seems very off with this story
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