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  1. Ford refusing buy back over lemon peel paint

    It's not a bad paint job though. It's a known defect where something in the paint reacts to the metal, and results in a lemon peel texture that's covering the whole care.
  2. Ford refusing buy back over lemon peel paint

    Per myfloridalegal.com, " The consumer may be eligible for a purchase price refund or a replacement vehicle if the vehicle is out of service for repair of one or more nonconformities for a cumulative total of 30 or more days". If they quoted me a 5 month timeline for repair, it looks like it...
  3. Ford refusing buy back over lemon peel paint

    Yep! I'm a mechanic and pulled that number out of the air myself! No, I'm quoting what the service advisor told me. He said, and to clarify, I'm not a mechanic so I don't know but to trust him, that a lot of the affected parts cannot be re-used once they've been removed from the vehicle to...
  4. Ford refusing buy back over lemon peel paint

    I opened a case with BEV team, and they advised that it doesn't mean the Lemon Law criteria, so they denied it. But the dealership quoted $30,000 to fix (obviously not charging me, but that's the cost of the repair) and a 5 month timeline. That's 25% of the remaining life of the lease, so I...
  5. Ford refusing buy back over lemon peel paint

    Has anyone had any success with a buy back from Ford over the known issue with the paint looking/feeling like lemon peel? It’s a 2024 Mach E, confirmed by the VIN number to be the affected batch, and Ford refused the buy back, and told me to call the Better Business Bureau. The customer service...




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