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ILikePie92

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5. Yep

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 12:17 PM

Jun 30

I've had a MEGA-LEMON since 2014. Bought a 2014 FIAT 500L Trekking 4door. Sounds like an identical situation to what you're going through. I'd ask the dealer to check/replace the battery but they'd say there's nothing wrong with it. I even took a volt meter to the shop and showed them it wasn't charging right. Same result. So I decided to just let the dealer keep paying the cost of having the POS towed in every time the battery died. Had it towed to their shop at their expense 3 times before they replaced the battery. They decided to replace it and WOW no more issue.

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Did you ever buy a lemon of a car. You had one thing go wrong and very soon another did. Or they would say that they [View all] debm55 Jun 30 OP

Well my first car was a Ford Pinto. Tadpole Raisin Jun 30 #1

I do. Thank you Tadpole Raisin. debm55 Jun 30 #2

I'm surprised about your Impreza Deb as I would never expect that from this car Tadpole Raisin Jun 30 #9

I know. We have had the car for 5 years. We have had 5 batteries. We did get a letter that there a someone wrong with debm55 Jun 30 #12

I Had One ProfessorGAC Jun 30 #19

Yes CountAllVotes Jun 30 #3

Thank you CountAllVotes. debm55 Jun 30 #13

Dodge Caravan Wicked Blue Jun 30 #4

Wow, that is brutal. Wicked Blue. I remember those. debm55 Jul 1 #22

Same here. Chrysler and Dodge vans were famous for lousy transmissions. Diamond_Dog Jul 1 #27

Yep ILikePie92 Jun 30 #5

Then ILikePie92 Jun 30 #8

OUCH!!! Good for you finding the deception! nt Tadpole Raisin Jun 30 #10

Only 10%? CountAllVotes Jun 30 #11

Thank you very much ILikePie92, I will show Rich this post. debm55 Jul 1 #24

Oh my . Rich charges it enough to get to the dealership. They replace the battery. Same problem debm55 Jul 1 #23

1970s AMC Pacer. Chipper Chat Jun 30 #6

I, too, had a Pacer LogDog75 Jun 30 #15

Thank you very much. Chipper Chat. debm55 Jul 1 #25

I bought a Ford Escort station wagon back in the 90s. Haggard Celine Jun 30 #7

Thank you very much, Haggard Celine. debm55 Jul 1 #26

The only brand new car I ever bought Freddie Jun 30 #14

Thank you very much , Freddie. Rich buys new cars because. honestly he can't fix them We would expect this from a used debm55 Jul 1 #28

My husband is the opposite Freddie Jul 1 #36

Thank you very much Freddie. You are very lucky that you have Mr, Freddie. debm55 Jul 1 #38

Used car but it was a bit of a lemon LogDog75 Jun 30 #16

Thank you very much LogDog75, for sharing with us. Glad you got rid and the couple of the lemon. debm55 Jul 1 #29

Bought a new Horizon in the 80's some_of_us_are_sane Jun 30 #17

Wow what a post. Thank you for sharing with us, some_of_us_are_sane. That is terrible what happened to you. Love the debm55 Jul 1 #30

I warned the dealership NOT to remove that plastic lemon some_of_us_are_sane Jul 1 #39

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHA That is great. debm55 Jul 1 #40

1989 Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Jun 30 #18

Thank you very much Mad_Dem_X; I am thinking the same.way. debm55 Jul 1 #32

... Oeditpus Rex Jun 30 #20

HAHAHAHA. That's funny and true. Thank you very much Oeditpus Rex. debm55 Jul 1 #21

Chevy station wagon in the 1970s. mwmisses4289 Jul 1 #31

Oh my. Thank you mwmisses. The thing, Rich was a Ford person. Then about 30 years ago, we switched to Subaru for their debm55 Jul 1 #34

1972 Chevy Vega Beatlelvr Jul 1 #33

Thank you very much Beatlelvr. RIP 1972 Chevy Vega. debm55 Jul 1 #35

Had the same car Nittersing Jul 1 #37

That was great idea.Nittersing. debm55 Jul 1 #41