Just found out my car has a Lemon/Manufactorer buyback

[Zinc03svt]

It is amazing the debacles people get themselves into...

Did you not look at carfax or autocheck on the V6 when you purchased? Dealers should give these to you if you ask.

Be patient and drive the wheels off the lemon until you save up enough cash to offset the loss of value. No v8 4 u.

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[Armageddon Turbo]

I would buy another car, It is really hard to get a dealer/manufacturer to take a car back as a lemon, so something had to be wrong.

 

[Mustang5ohMan]

I would buy another car, It is really hard to get a dealer/manufacturer to take a car back as a lemon, so something had to be wrong.

my car has a stolen report on it and I had a hell of a time getting rid of it... not that bad but it took a few tries.

 

[ORRadtech]

I would buy another car, It is really hard to get a dealer/manufacturer to take a car back as a lemon, so something had to be wrong.

Unless Carfax has made a mistake. Wouldn't be the first time.
As has been said, the first thing needs to be getting Ford's report on the car to see if it really was a buy back and why. The why may well help in selling it later. A buy back for paint would be less onerous than one for brakes.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

It is amazing the debacles people get themselves into...

Did you not look at carfax or autocheck on the V6 when you purchased? Dealers should give these to you if you ask.

Be patient and drive the wheels off the lemon until you save up enough cash to offset the loss of value. No v8 4 u.

Haha. That whole buyer beware thing is a mother f#$ker!

 

[coltgus]

Because of all the ads "Show me the Carfax" it has destroyed the value of any car that doesn't have a clean Carfax. Cars like your V6 are a great buy but are bad news on a trade in as you found out.

 

[Stage_3]

Where did OP go??!?? lol

Looking at new cars or going to pay the current one off and hope for the best??
Did the person/dealership that sold you the LEMON car show you the Carfax and other info on the car when you asked BEFORE you bought it???

 

[Zinc03svt]

He’s busy driving his mustang gt in Forza4H...

 

[lacanteen]

Does the Carfax have a date for when this was reported? If the date is after the OP purchased the car, then something's wrong. I've never seen a Carfax since I have bought only new vehicles for the past 12 years or so.

 

[zworld]

I bought a buy back, it had it's engine replaced, never regret it. I saved probably 7000. And I have a car with less than 5k miles.

 

[Mustang5ohMan]

I bought a buy back, it had it's engine replaced, never regret it. I saved probably 7000. And I have a car with less than 5k miles.

how’d you even find a buy back?

 

[zworld]

how’d you even find a buy back?

Dealer told me. Only problem was not all banks want to finance them. I had to use a different bank then my own. But ford had installed a new engine.not worried a bit my car is under warranty until 2023.

 

[shogun32]

Kia seems to be better about either QA or getting better consistency from their suppliers. American cars from what I've experienced over the years seem to have solid engineering, but really struggle with quality of the parts that are used

Kia is vertically integrated like most else in SK. Very similar to the traditional Japanese model of business. They also have a culture (generally speaking) of pride in workmanship and obedience at all costs. Now true, their engineering might well suck. Americans offshore manufacturing to turd-world sh*tholes because it'll save a few bucks and then refuse to enforce quality standards, assuming the design had any to begin with. American car companies refuse to understand (in large part) that execution is what matters, not theoretical design superiority. The American "final assembly" worker is not empowered to stop the freaking line and force Engineering to revise/fix their stuff. Instead they do as little as possible with as little care and attention as QA will let them get away with. And if QA gets upity they go all Union on their asses. A Japanese QA inspector would probably fail 30% of all Detroit made cars right off the line.

 

[None2Slow]

Well I can tell you that Kia and Hyundai area replacing a butt load of engines right now. I personally have delivered 40+ in maybe 2 years to these dealerships, and that's just in little ol' Idaho. Something with the direct injection and combustion build up or some crap.

 

[car]

If you want reliable get a Lexus or Toyota. We have had Lexus suvs for years now - not one problem in 25 years! And fantastic trade in values.
If want sheer driver driving pleasure get a Mustang GT. Mostly trouble free other than a stuffed engine lol. Presently a trunk lid that opens when it feels like it. Easy cure is take it to the dealer and it behaves perfectly. Take it home and it fails!

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