I took my new truck from the dealer (2008 4.6 xl 4x4 extended cab) and got a check engine light 8 miles from the dealer. It had only 14 miles in the odometer at that time. I took it back the next day and they told me the O2 sensor was responding slow and they replaced it. Then I drove 20 miles and the CEL is lit again . I know that the service dept. of this dealer was unable to fix electrical problems in an 1999 F 150, but I tought a CEL for an O2 sensor was straight foward enough for them to handle. I think I got a Lemon. What sould I do .

 

um.. i dont think u have a lemon, just bad luck.

 

Take it somewhere else and get the code read to make sure the dealer isn't giving you the runaround.

 

Take it back . Give them a chance to fix it right. Ask ford for the code #.
A p0420 is often misdiagnosed as a sensor, often ends up being a flash/cat

 

minor problem. any good tech can fix that.

 

What is a flash/cat? In Puerto Rico, good Techs are hard to find. As proof, they got 4 hours of work in the 15 min. of use new vehicle and failed to fix it.

 

You have to check the specific laws for where you live in regards to a vehicle being a lemon, and from what I could (couldn't would probably be better) find, doesn't seem to be anything too clear for Puerto Rico. Either way, taking it to get serviced one time and it not being fixed most likely wouldn't constitute a lemon anyways.

I'd take it back and try again.

 

lemon talk after 28 miles and 2 CEL's...

hate to see what you would do if your steak wasn't cooked properly

just let them fix it

 

*sarcasm* Oh yeah, because 2 CELs after 28 miles should be acceptable.

 

I would hold off on lemon calling at this point. It could be another 02 is bad or they misdiagnosed the problem the first time. Occasionally things happen...take it back and have them try again.

 

Yeah give them a chance to fix it, probably something minor as mentioned. These trucks have thousands of parts that all have to work perfectly together, sometimes things like this happen.

 

The throttle body was replaced on mine at 1600 miles. I now have 71,500 miles and not another problem. Stuff happens.

 

Acceptable, of course not. But grounds for a lemon-law buy back? Get real.

 

lol owned.

 

not at all...but jumping the gun is pointless