my 2006 is a lemon and has had its engine replaced. i bought it as a lemon. it might have oil consumption again, and i was wondering if it is eligible for another engine replacement or manu buyback? connell nissan is saying its not, but i want to be sure. i also got extended warranty for 4 years.

 

It can't be declared a Lemon, unless Nissan has tried and failed to fix it 3 times. At that point, they can either buy it back, or pay off your loan.

I am on Engine #3, and am waiting for the test to complete on this one. If it fails, then mine will fall under the Lemon Law.

 

Are you say you bought the car knowing it was a lemon law buyback? If that is the case, I suspect the dealer is correct and the car is not eligible for a second buy back.

 

but my car was bought as a lemon. engine has been replaced only once. maybe california is different?

 

so do u think i can replace the engine for free under warranty? if not, i guess the only thing i can do is bear with it or sell this car. arrgh.

 

i smell a built block coming on

 

You need to talk to a lawyer in your state familiar with the local lemon laws to be sure. Personally, I don't see how you can expect to return it. You bought it knowing it was defective, you can't return it for that very reason. I'm sure the "defect" was factored into the deal when you bought it.

 

I don't know the answer to your question but I have a question of my own - why in the hell would anyone buy a lemon to begin with? I didn't even know such a thing was possible. Was it really a legal "lemon law" turn-in? And for what - the engine being replaced 3 times already? I'm a bit baffled by the entire thing...but then I never gave any thought to what a manufacturer does with a lemon, although I have never heard of anything like a "lemon title". Weird...

 

It's definitely possible to buy one. About two years ago, my wife and I were looking at cars. We found one she liked so I got the VIN number and went to the local Mercedes dealer to get a service advisor to pull the history on it. It came up as a "manufacturer buy-back". I didn't even ask why they bought it back, naturally, I never called the selling dealer about it again.

 

If it was sold to you as a lemon, it cannot be bought back, because you "knowingly bought a faulty vehicle". Dealerships cannot be held liable for that.

And yes, check and see what the local lemon law says. Typically, a single replacement does not make a vehicle a lemon. Lemon laws typically afford manufacturers a "reasonable number of attempts to correct the fault" before being called a lemon. This "reasonable number" is typically 3.

Personally, I've done a lot of homework on the subject, because I have oil consumption problems, and am on the 3rd engine now. If this fails, then I can pursue getting the car bought back or whatever.

 

What does that mean? Is "lemon" stamped on the title?

 

You paid $21,000 for a 2006 that had already had the engine replaced? Wow, just wow!

 

U bought a lemon car knowingly and u r mad cus your having issues with it lol

 

you should be contacting your warranty holder. If there is a problem with the motor, and the warranty is valid, don't see why it should not be covered. My only question is, how were you able to buy a warranty on a lemon? If you were able to, that is the route you need to go

 

$21k for an 06 lemon. And thats the best deal you could find? I see clean 07-08 low mileage Nismo's selling for $24K online! Deffinitly go the warranty route! I cant possibly see how they can sell you a warranty and not cover the motor.

 

tg i bought an 03......

 

How can four engines have the oil consumption problem??? If the engine was completely replaced with a new engine, the problem shouldn't carry over. Even if you got two bad engines, that's possible. But FOUR??? The probability of that has to be very, very low. Are you sure you don't have a leak from the oilpan or something?

 

It's not the complete engine that's replaced. It's the long block. And the problem is in the way the cylinders are flared at the bottom... Yes, it is possible that the problem exists in multiple blocks... Probability is low, but doesn't rule out the possibility. I've had my long block replaced 2x now, and the 3rd is in. Just started testing this one. If you search on oil consumption, you'll understand that this is has been an ongoing problem for many owners, and no, it's not a leak from the oil pan or anything. It's more than that.

 

A long block is the entire engine including the heads. Please advise what you consider a complete engine.

 

Nissan does not replace the "complete engine" as assumed, by the post above mine. They replace the block and keep the same heads and other components. The work order and the information I received from NNA indicated that the long block was replaced. If I look under the hood, every other component remained untouched and this was also confirmed by the dealership.