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Replying to: winezealott (Apr 28, 2009 11:36 am) Did the engine have to blow BEFORE you can claim it's a lemon? Did you pay to have anything fixed or what happened after they blew the engine for you? Was the fact they blew the engine the key to your success?
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Replying to: cwoolner (Feb 03, 2009 11:48 am) |
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Replying to: cwoolner (Apr 28, 2009 11:55 am) You do not have to have a faulty engine (blown) to claim it a lemon. That's what I learned - that and more! I can teach classes in Lemon Law which indicates how much research I did on the internet when the dealer blew my engine. When this happened last December, I didn't know what to do because the dealer didn't want to be responsible. And besides that, they claimed my timing belt blew (which it did) which they said had nothing to do with the coolant problem. That's when I thought something was not right and began to research. The coolant problem is what caused the timing belt to go because the engine was so damn hot - we're talking a year of this problem. My attorney got LR North America to do a 'purchase buy-back' with my car based on the many times I had the car serviced WHILE it was under warranty - not based on what happened in Dec. So basically, the car was a lemon the entire time I was driving it! I made copies of all of my work orders (which was a big stack) and gave them to my atty. It was then that he saw I had a case. There are several ways the Lemon Law can apply to a vehicle. That's why I highly suggest talking to either my atty or someone else who is experienced in lemon law. Any other questions, please ask - I feel very lucky to have my $20,000 check to go shopping for a car!
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Replying to: winezealott (May 02, 2009 8:21 am) |
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Replying to: wildrover (Dec 13, 2006 8:54 am) |
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I have an '05 Freelander with 57,000 miles just out of warranty reach and the dealer service department says that the cam shaft snapped & now has to be replaced with a new engine. Has anyone else experienced the same or a similar problem?
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Replying to: lemonct (Jun 02, 2009 5:07 pm) Consumer Legal Services lemonauto.com Good Luck!
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I have had my 2003 for almost 3 years and it has been in the shop almost every 2 to 3 months. the coolant seems to be going somewhere but the dealer has never found where. But it all came to an end the last week when the engine died. On a road trip the oil light came on so I so I stop put in oil. When I got back on the interstate the light came back on and the power was dropping. The car was towed back to Boise to the dealer. Metal was found in the oil. They said it would need a new engine. That would cost around $8500. Yikes. I checked with another shop and they could do a rebuild engine for $6500. So now the Freelander is for sale for parts. This was my second Land Rover. I should have learned from the first one |
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Replying to: winezealott (Jun 02, 2009 6:28 pm) |
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Replying to: winezealott (Apr 28, 2009 11:36 am) Lou
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