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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
‘Lemon' leaves family stranded and ignored
OPELOUSAS, La () — Usually, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. However, that isn't the case for an Opelousas woman, who was given a lemon when she purchased a car as a graduation gift for her son. Now her mother is speaking out after the dealership she says her daughter purchased the vehicle from, stopped all communication once they were made aware of the car not working. Abbie Young says her daughter purchased a vehicle out of Iberville Parish on May 6. It wasn't until May 17 that the car was delivered to her home when the dealership drove the actual vehicle without any paperwork, title or license plate. It was then discovered she was sold a lemon when it stopped running twenty minutes after it was delivered. 'This vehicle should have never been sold,' said Young. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Young says the night of her grandson's graduation, family and friends gathered around to witness her grandson drive off in his new car. But, when the car started there was a strange noise. 'My brother was the one who noticed it,' she said. 'That's why he told him to take it around the block, to check it out and see.' Jerry Freeman, Abbie's brother says he told his nephew to take the car around the block to test it out after hearing a continuous knock with the motor. After a few moments, it stopped in the middle of the street and had to be pushed back into the driveway. 'The motor just wasn't right. I'm no full-blown mechanic, but I know enough when something ain't right,' he said. In addition to the vehicle not running, Young says the radio they were told would be replaced never was. She says her daughter saved nearly $9,000 to purchase the vehicle, only to have expired tags and no paperwork other than a receipt as proof of purchase. She says her daughter was taken advantage of. 'They found out what she wanted to pay, and they gave her a lemon,' she said. Young says it's unfortunate what her daughter is dealing with and wants the issue resolved now. She says all her daughter wants is to be refunded the nearly $9,000 so she can purchase a working vehicle for her son. 'All this business has to do is pick up the phone, talk to her, come get the vehicle, see what's going on with it, and then offer her another one, or give her money back,' said Young. News 10 contacted the dealership and was able to speak with an administrative assistant who transferred us to a voicemail. As of news time we have not heard back from a representative of the dealership. Miles Perret celebrates 25-years of service with Birthday Bash, Games of Acadiana 'Lemon' leaves family stranded and ignored Disney offering Disney+, Hulu subscribers new perks, discounts Cat who survived 400-foot Utah canyon fall adopted by rescuing pilot Abbeville addresses weekend noise and safety complaints on St. Peter Avenue Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Times
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Times
I've changed my mind, next time I'll get a car on finance
Two years ago I acquired my Nissan Qashqai. I love this car dearly. It has cameras to help me to park in tight spaces, is big enough to fit my children's bikes, scooters and ginormous teddies, and is also new enough to not fall apart. Or so I thought. In the 730 days I've had this car I have had to: change all four tyres; replace the battery; fix all the wipers; and have the engine stripped and repaired. I've gone from being someone who knew nothing about cars to someone who knows an awful lot about valve failures and cylinder compression issues. I'm also best mates with my mechanic. What a dud. I never needed anything fancy, but is it too much to ask
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
I bought brand new £25k car riddled with issues but dealership said MY driving was to blame
A FORMER EastEnders crew member was stunned after she was blamed for the countless issues with her brand new £25,000 car. Julie Grant, from Newcastle upon Tyne, only had her Honda Jazz for a few hours before the car broke down. 3 The 61-year-old had purchased the car through the Motability scheme - which enables people with disabilities to lease a new car. However, when she contacted the dealership to complain about the fault, she was told that her driving was the cause of the problem. After she collected the car from Vertu Honda Newcastle, warning lights started flashing on her dashboard. She took the car back to the dealership, who discovered there had been a problem with the brakes and replaced the part. Appreciative of the speedy service, Julie thought that was the end of her motor-related problems. But to her horror, between March 14 and April 9, she had to take the vehicle back to Vertu Honda eight times. She said how she had to call the RAC out twice and they had to follow her to the dealership because "the brakes weren't right". "I had the RAC out twice and the second time they had to follow me into the dealership because the brakes weren't right," Julie told Chronicle Live. She told Chronicle Live: "I got in touch with the manager to ask if he was aware of the problems with the car but he was just making excuses. "Then his last email said 'actually it's the way you've been driving', which is absolute nonsense. I've been driving since I was 17 and I'm nearly 62, and I've never had a problem. I've never even had an accident." Julie, who previously worked in post-production for BBC's EastEnders added: "I find it extremely insulting and a fob off." She said that she had a year's experience driving an automatic car and was well aware that it's easy to accidentally press the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time. Julie explained how the car steering jammed about three of four times and the brakes "weren't working properly". "It was unsafe to drive," she fumed. She claimed the recovery team said there was still an issue with the brakes - despite the dealership replacing the brake sensor twice. Julie said she was told by a receptionist that the master mechanic had looked at the car, but when she spoke to that mechanic, he said he'd never seen the car before April 9. Eventually, the car was returned to he dealership and Motablity terminated Julies contact due to "mechanical reasons". She was offered £277.25 compensation from the scheme and a £100 refund. Julie has bought a new car. A spokesperson for the dealership said the car was assessed by Master Technicians, and the diagnostics revealed the issue was caused by the method of driving. "We are happy that we've acted correctly when dealing with this matter and that there was not a fault with the vehicle. "One of our Master Technicians assessed the car and the diagnostics for the vehicle demonstrated that the method of driving caused the issue, which also occurred when the customer drove one of our courtesy cars. We are pleased that the customer has reached a satisfactory agreement with Motability." 3 3
