2024 Ford Bronco Lemon Law Buyback in Texas
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Our client purchased a new 2024 Ford Bronco in Texas in January of 2025. Within months it overheated from a water pump leak, then lit its check engine light twice more. After three repair visits and 74 days out of service, Ford repurchased the Bronco for a total of $62,998.
The vehicle and its defects
This 2024 Bronco was bought new on January 18, 2025, with 26 miles on the odometer. It reached 6,494 miles before its first trip back to the dealer. The issues were related to the engine and fuel system.
First the engine overheated. Coolant was low, and the source turned out to be a leaking water pump. Then the check engine light came on, and it came on again after that, with technicians replacing an ignition coil on one visit and a fuel injector on the next.
| Vehicle | 2024 Ford Bronco |
|---|---|
| State | Texas |
| Purchase | Bought new, January 2025 |
| Repair visits | 3 |
| Mileage at first repair | 6,494 |
| Days out of service | 74 |
| Resolution | Buyback, settled May 2026 |
| Total | $62,998 |
The repair record
Three repair visits between June and October 2025 kept the Bronco out of service for 74 days. The longest run lasted almost seven weeks, from late August into early October.
- June 24–July 14, 2025
The owner reported overheating. The technician found the coolant low, topped it off with coolant and dye and pressure tested the system, which showed no leak at first. After about 50 more miles and three days of retesting, a leak turned up at the water pump. The pump was replaced, the system was vacuum-filled and pressure tested, and no leaks were found afterward.
- July 21–25, 2025
A week after the Bronco came home, the check engine light was on. Techs ran diagnostics on the power balance and ignition systems and also replaced the No. 1 ignition coil.
- August 23–October 9, 2025
The check engine light came back on again. The technician found stored codes in the PCM, replaced the No. 2 fuel injector, cleared the codes and road tested the vehicle to confirm the repair.
Texas Lemon Law and federal warranty law
Texas also has a lemon law, the Texas Lemon Law (Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613). It covers new vehicles bought or leased in Texas for personal, family or household use, and it reaches towable RVs as well. Under its tests, a manufacturer is presumed to have had a reasonable number of chances after four repair attempts on the same defect (two when the defect is a serious safety hazard), or after the vehicle has been out of service for 30 days in total. Texas handles these disputes through a complaint filed with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, which holds a hearing, rather than private arbitration. The filing fee is $35 and if a manufacturer loses a case they pay that amount back. A complaint is due within six months after the earliest of the warranty running out or 24 months or 24,000 miles from delivery. The available remedies are a replacement or a refund minus a reasonable use offset, and the state statute itself has no attorney-fee provision.
This claim was brought under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.), a separate warranty claim under federal law based on the written warranty. Because the Texas statute does not shift attorney fees, Magnuson-Moss carries extra weight here, since it may allow an owner who prevails to recover attorney fees.
- Statute
- Texas Lemon Law, Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613
- Repair test
- 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects), or 30 cumulative days out of service
- Time limit
- Within 6 months after the earliest of the express warranty expiration or 24 months/24,000 miles from original delivery
- Federal law
- Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.
More on Texas: Texas lemon law attorney page and how to file a lemon law claim in Texas.
How RockPoint built the claim
Days out of service carried this claim. The Bronco spent 74 days in the shop within its first nine months, and it had only 8,755 miles on it.
The repairs happened very close together too. Each visit replaced a different engine part (the water pump, then an ignition coil, then a fuel injector), and the check engine light came on within a week of the overheating repair. That sequence made it hard to say that the Bronco was fixed.
The outcome
Ford bought back the Bronco as part of a settlement reached in May 2026. The total value of the resolution was $62,998, or $62,998.68 to the cent, and it covered the loan payoff, what the owner was paid and attorney fees.
Questions about this case
Four attempts on the same defect, or two if the defect creates a serious safety hazard. A vehicle out of service for 30 or more days can also qualify. This Bronco claim was brought under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act instead, based on the written warranty.
With the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, which runs its own complaint process and hearing. The filing fee is $35, and the manufacturer pays it back if the owner wins.
Six months after the earliest of two points. One is the end of the express warranty. The other is 24 months or 24,000 miles from original delivery.
No. The state statute has no attorney-fee provision. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act may allow an owner who prevails to recover attorney fees.
Ford took the vehicle back in a repurchase. The resolution had a total value of $62,998, which covered the loan payoff, the owner's payment and attorney fees.
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