Car broke 2x in first week - Exchange?

hauptstadt

Hello,
I've never leased a car before and I had a very bad experience so far with the dealership.

The reason is, the driver door made weird sounds while driving (noticed it in the next morning after picking up my new car) - brought it to the dealership - they fixed it and less than 3days later it makes the same noise again.

Obviously I am forced to return it again to the dealership but if this situation should repeat one more time, what are my options?
A ) Can I get out of the entire contract and I will get fully reimbursed incl. downpayment (registration, fees etc?)
B ) Can I get a new vehicle as an exchange?
C) Other?

Also, The dealership has hurt my credit by doing two hard checks on it. Is that normal?
Thanks,
Baer

isellhondas

The answer to your question is no. You can't give the car back or unwind the contract at this point.

They do, however have the obligation to fix your car under warranty so make sure you give them another chance. It could be something elusive that is difficult to pin down. Be nice but firm.

Highly doubtful that pulling a second credit check would hurt your score.

hauptstadt

thanks for your response.
Well how often are they able to repair the same issue of my car because lucky me, I have not selected the closest dealership to my home and they even want to charge me for the rental car which is the 2nd worst thing as well as driving to the dealership 6x in one week..

Are there any limits before consequences can occur?
Thanks

isellhondas

Lemon laws may apply in your state but you are a long way from that.

Any dealer can perform warranty work. It doesn't have to be ther store where you bought the car. They may not LIKE doing warranty work on a car bought elsewhere but they will do it. I would push them for a no charge rental car.

hauptstadt

well thats what i expect but besides a free rental replacement, is there nothing else i can do? whats the benefit of a lemon law in florida? i don't see it

hauptstadt

I just found the answer. 3x otherwise he has to replace the vehicle.
in addition, 2 hard checks affect my credit negatively .
http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/a510d1364b15502a85256cc9005da68a

explorerx4

make sure you get documentation for each visit.

stolzes89

hauptstadt, really poor situation. I wish you handle it.

breeze7

hauptstadt said:

I just found the answer. 3x otherwise he has to replace the vehicle.
in addition, 2 hard checks affect my credit negatively .
http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/a510d1364b15502a85256cc9005da68a

Thanks for posting this! It's good to get the facts right and I hope everything works out for you.