Customer Assistance
Insomestates(intheU.S.)youmustdirectlynotifyFordinwriting
beforepursuingremediesunderyourstate’swarrantylaws.Fordisalso
allowedafinalrepairattemptinsomestates.
IntheUnitedStates,awarrantydisputemustbesubmittedtothe
DisputeSettlementBoardbeforetakingactionundertheMagnuson-Moss
WarrantyAct,ortotheextentallowedbystatelaw,beforepursuing
replacementorrepurchaseremediesprovidedbycertainstatelaws.This
disputehandlingprocedureisnotrequiredpriortoenforcingstate
createdrightsorotherrightswhichareindependentofthe
Magnuson-MossWarrantyActorstatereplacementorrepurchaselaws.
IN CALIFORNIA (U.S. ONLY)
CaliforniaCivilCodeSection1793.2(d)requiresthat,ifamanufacturer
oritsrepresentativeisunabletorepairamotorvehicletoconformtothe
vehicle’sapplicableexpresswarrantyafterareasonablenumberof
attempts,themanufacturershallberequiredtoeitherreplacethe
vehiclewithonesubstantiallyidenticalorrepurchasethevehicleand
reimbursethebuyerinanamountequaltotheactualpricepaidor
payablebytheconsumer(lessareasonableallowanceforconsumer
use).Theconsumerhastherighttochoosewhethertoreceivearefund
orreplacementvehicle.
CaliforniaCivilCodeSection1793.22(b)presumesthatthemanufacturer
hashadareasonablenumberofattemptstoconformthevehicletoits
applicableexpresswarrantiesif,withinthefirst18monthsofownership
ofanewvehicleorthefirst18,000miles(29,000km),whicheveroccurs
first:
1.
Twoormorerepairattemptsaremadeonthesamenon-conformity
likelytocausedeathorseriousbodilyinjuryOR
2.
defectorconditionthatsubstantiallyimpairstheuse,valueorsafetyof
thevehicle)OR
Fourormorerepairattemptsaremadeonthesamenonconformity(a
3.
Thevehicleisoutofserviceforrepairofnonconformitiesforatotalof
morethan30calendardays(notnecessarilyallatonetime)
Inthecaseof1or2above,theconsumermustalsonotifythe
manufactureroftheneedfortherepairofthenonconformityatthe
followingaddress:
FordMotorCompany
16800
ExecutivePlazaDrive
MailDrop3NE-B
Dearborn,MI48126
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2005
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2005 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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