2025 Mazda CX-90 Lemon Law Buyback in Texas
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Our client leased a new 2025 Mazda CX-90 in Texas, and it spent 115 days out of service. The record covers noisy rear brakes, a faulty fuel sender that led to a new fuel tank, and rear door glass work. Mazda repurchased the SUV in a buyback valued at $64,666.
The vehicle and its defects
Our client leased this 2025 Mazda CX-90 new in March 2025, with 27 miles on the odometer. The first repair visit happened after 2,206 miles.
The defects reached several systems. A rear door window and its trim needed new parts, the facial recognition feature stopped working, the rear brakes made noise, and the check engine light came on at random. The owner also reported the engine revving high before the transmission engaged, then lurching forward at around 25 mph. The dealer called that complaint a normal characteristic of the vehicle.
| Vehicle | 2025 Mazda CX-90 |
|---|---|
| State | Texas |
| Purchase | Leased new, March 2025 |
| Repair visits | 2 |
| Mileage at first repair | 2,206 |
| Days out of service | 115 |
| Resolution | Buyback, settled June 2026 |
| Total | $64,666 |
The repair record
The file shows 2 repair visits, and together they kept the CX-90 out of service for 115 days. Neither visit came with a repair order, but both appear in the vehicle history report.
- June 10-17, 2025
No repair order was supplied for this visit, though the vehicle history report records it. The dealer replaced the left rear door window channel, the left rear corner glass, an outer molding and 4 clips.
- April 30-August 14, 2025
This longer stay is also recorded only in the vehicle history report. The owner reported a facial recognition system that did not work, rear brake noise, a check engine light that came on randomly, and an engine that revved high before going into gear. Technicians found scratches on both rear rotors, resurfaced them and serviced calipers and pads as well. The fuel sender unit read out of spec, so the fuel tank was replaced, while the revving complaint was written off as normal.
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 applies to new vehicles bought or leased in Texas for personal, family or household use. Its tests are 4 failed repair attempts on the same defect, 2 when the defect is a serious safety hazard, or 30 cumulative days in the shop. Texas sends these claims to a complaint and hearing at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), and the remedy is a refund or replacement less a reasonable allowance for use. The filing window closes 6 months after the express warranty ends or the vehicle reaches 24 months or 24,000 miles from delivery, whichever happens first.
This claim was brought under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.), which reaches breaches of a written warranty, and it rested on the written warranty. The Texas statute has no attorney-fee clause, and a consumer who wins at TxDMV only gets the $35 filing fee back. Magnuson-Moss may allow a consumer 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
The 115 days carried this claim. That is a long time out of service for a newly leased SUV, and trouble began early, with the first repair at 2,206 miles. The problems were also spread across the vehicle. Brakes, the fuel system, door glass and the facial recognition feature all show up in the history report.
Since no repair orders were given to us, we worked based on information in the vehicle history report. The parts it lists, a whole fuel tank among them, show the defects were real and that the repairs took far longer than a new-vehicle lessee should have to absorb.
The outcome
The claim settled in June 2026 with a buyback, and Mazda repurchased the CX-90. The total was $64,666 ($64,666.07 exactly). That figure is the total value of the resolution, and it covered the lease payoff, the amount paid to our client and attorney fees.
Questions about this case
Texas looks for 4 repair attempts on the same defect, or 2 if the defect creates a serious safety hazard. A vehicle that spends 30 or more cumulative days in the shop for repairs can also qualify. This CX-90 claim was brought under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act instead, based on the written warranty.
Yes. The statute covers new vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family or household use. This leased CX-90's claim, though, was brought under federal warranty law.
The complaint goes to TxDMV and must be filed within 6 months after the earliest of two points, the end of the express warranty or 24 months/24,000 miles from original delivery. Missing that window can end a state claim.
The total value of the buyback was $64,666. That total covered the lease payoff, the payment to our client and attorney fees.
The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.), based on the written warranty. That law covers written warranties and may allow a consumer who prevails to recover attorney fees. The Texas lemon law itself does not shift attorney fees.
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