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Originally Posted by Shizzaw
Just thought I'd add that this exact problem happened to me too. I bought my FR-S on Wednesday. The problem occurred Thursday. Took it back to the dealer Friday, and there it sits. They are telling me that it needs a new ECU and oil control valve. Coincidentally, both parts are backordered with no estimated shipping date. I bought a car, drove it for a day, and havent seen it since. Can I invoke the California Lemon Law on this? The car had less than 200 miles on it when it happened.
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Lemon laws may vary from state to state, google it for yours. I recently read it for Texas and it mentions specific timeframes and/or mileage for the vehicle to qualify.
Basically if it gets fixed for the same problem X amount of times in X amount of miles it's a lemon. There is also a section dealing with safety issues which is slightly more lenient when declaring the vehicle a lemon.
This section here should cover the idle issues if it keeps coming back:
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(3) the vehicle is out of service for repair for a cumulative total of 30 or more days in the 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first, and at least two repair attempts were made in the first 12 months or 12,000 miles immediately following the date of original delivery to an owner and a nonconformity still exists that substantially impairs the vehicle's use or market value. The initial 12-month period or 12,000 mile limit, the subsequent 12-month period or 12,000 mile limit, and the 30-day period shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the owner because of a war, invasion, strike or fire, flood, or other natural disaster. During any period of time that the manufacturer or distributor lends a comparable motor vehicle to the owner during the time the vehicle is being repaired by a franchised dealer, the 30-day period provided for in this subsection is tolled."