ithnkthr4iam360
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? New York
I bought a 1996 Ford Taurus (I know ... dumb move being that they're famous for their transmissions going, but I didn't know it at that time). I had the car for two weeks when the front right tire blew. I was stranded on the highway when I realized the jack that was in the trunk was broken and the spare was low on air. Thankfully, a stranger pulled over and helped me out. Two days later, the transmission went and I was stranded once again. This time I had to have the car towed ($58.00). I'd heard sometimes the tranny works when the car has cooled down, so the next day, I tried to drive it from the shop it was towed to, but it wouldn't move, so I had to have it towed back to the dealer ($140.00). I needed a car to get back and forth to school, so I put my old car on the road (it was in an accident with a smashed hood and was the reason I bought a new car). I had to pay over $200 to put it back on the road. Here it is three weeks later and they're still not done fixing the Ford Taurus. I don't even want the car, since they're famous for the tranny's going two and three times. The car has 144,000 miles, so it's not covered by the lemmon law (if it was, I would be entitled to a refund, since they've had the car over 15 days). Do I stand a chance of getting my money refunded in small claims court? They claim they fixed the car, but I don't trust them (they even made me pay an additional $300 for partial payment of the repairs, which I now know they weren't allowed to do since they didn't include partial payments for repair in the warranty). Any tips on winning in court? What started out as a $1,495 car ($1,700 after taxes and registration) has turned into a $2,400 rip off (and counting). Am I just out of luck on this one or do I stand a chance of getting my money back in small claims court?
I bought a 1996 Ford Taurus (I know ... dumb move being that they're famous for their transmissions going, but I didn't know it at that time). I had the car for two weeks when the front right tire blew. I was stranded on the highway when I realized the jack that was in the trunk was broken and the spare was low on air. Thankfully, a stranger pulled over and helped me out. Two days later, the transmission went and I was stranded once again. This time I had to have the car towed ($58.00). I'd heard sometimes the tranny works when the car has cooled down, so the next day, I tried to drive it from the shop it was towed to, but it wouldn't move, so I had to have it towed back to the dealer ($140.00). I needed a car to get back and forth to school, so I put my old car on the road (it was in an accident with a smashed hood and was the reason I bought a new car). I had to pay over $200 to put it back on the road. Here it is three weeks later and they're still not done fixing the Ford Taurus. I don't even want the car, since they're famous for the tranny's going two and three times. The car has 144,000 miles, so it's not covered by the lemmon law (if it was, I would be entitled to a refund, since they've had the car over 15 days). Do I stand a chance of getting my money refunded in small claims court? They claim they fixed the car, but I don't trust them (they even made me pay an additional $300 for partial payment of the repairs, which I now know they weren't allowed to do since they didn't include partial payments for repair in the warranty). Any tips on winning in court? What started out as a $1,495 car ($1,700 after taxes and registration) has turned into a $2,400 rip off (and counting). Am I just out of luck on this one or do I stand a chance of getting my money back in small claims court?