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01-07-2013, 07:11 PM
Filed under: SUV (http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/), Government/Legal (http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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The self-proclaimed "King of Lemon Laws (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/26/fisker-karma-lemon-law-wisconsin-justin-bieber-video-megna/)" strikes again. This time with a couple in Wisconsin whose 2010 Ford Escape (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/escape/) was in the shop for more than 30 days due to transmission problems. The couple hired Vince Megna after Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) replaced their Sangria Red Escape (shown above) with a stone-colored interior with a Steel Blue 2012 model with a darker charcoal-colored interior.
Ford claims that it properly followed the procedure of the Wisconsin lemon law, which Ford's lawyer argues requires automakers to replace the lemon with a similar vehicle, not an exact replacement. The judge presiding over the case compared this color issue to a black Cadillac (http://www.autoblog.com/cadillac/) versus a Mary Kay-pink Cadillac. If the Porters win the lawsuit, they will be able to receive as much as double the price of the $25,000 Escape in compensation as well as any attorney's fees.
Let us know what you think of this case in the poll below.
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Couple sues Ford because Escape lemon replacement is wrong color [w/poll] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/07/couple-sues-ford-because-escape-lemon-replacement-is-wrong-color/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The self-proclaimed "King of Lemon Laws (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/26/fisker-karma-lemon-law-wisconsin-justin-bieber-video-megna/)" strikes again. This time with a couple in Wisconsin whose 2010 Ford Escape (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/escape/) was in the shop for more than 30 days due to transmission problems. The couple hired Vince Megna after Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) replaced their Sangria Red Escape (shown above) with a stone-colored interior with a Steel Blue 2012 model with a darker charcoal-colored interior.
Ford claims that it properly followed the procedure of the Wisconsin lemon law, which Ford's lawyer argues requires automakers to replace the lemon with a similar vehicle, not an exact replacement. The judge presiding over the case compared this color issue to a black Cadillac (http://www.autoblog.com/cadillac/) versus a Mary Kay-pink Cadillac. If the Porters win the lawsuit, they will be able to receive as much as double the price of the $25,000 Escape in compensation as well as any attorney's fees.
Let us know what you think of this case in the poll below.
View Poll (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/07/couple-sues-ford-because-escape-lemon-replacement-is-wrong-color/#poll79912)
Couple sues Ford because Escape lemon replacement is wrong color [w/poll] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/07/couple-sues-ford-because-escape-lemon-replacement-is-wrong-color/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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