Canadian car warranty honored in USA?

Hi,

I am planning to buy an Escape in Canada (great employee pricing right now) and then moving to the USA (Texas) for a job. Will my warranty on an escape purchased in Canada still be effective in the USA?

Will Ford USA cover repairs that are under warranty or will I have to pay upfront for repairs covered under warranty and then have Ford Canada reimburse me?

Where can I get details on this?

Are there any modifications that need to be made on Canadian vehicles in the USA?

Thanks.

Contact Ford Canada for info on both your questions. You will need to import the car to the US and you'll need a compliance letter from Ford Canada in order to do that. You can ask them about your warranty while you're getting that.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/imp ... 07032.html

fords phone # should be in 1 of the 2 links

Contact Ford Canada for info on both your questions. You will need to import the car to the US and you'll need a compliance letter from Ford Canada in order to do that. You can ask them about your warranty while you're getting that.

don't I need a compliance letter frm ford USA not Canada?

Ur in Canada, so you deal with Ford canada! And as I recall from other Ford owners, they charge for the compliance letter, and for some it wasn't cheap!! $75 rings in my tiny brain, and so does $150,lol

A problem with doing this is that if the car is brand new, CBP may assess import duty on it (probably not because it will probably be exempt under NAFTA) and you may be liable to Texas sales tax on it as well.

Canadian-spec vehicles are usually okay in the US without modification as Canadian safety standards are tougher, but sometimes they can get iffy about minor things like labelling. The real problem I think is that it's a bit of an unknown quantity to dealers so if you ever sell it or trade it in you could have a problem, because for example it will all be in metric.

For example I have a US-made car, but that exact model isn't sold in the US, so there is no US blue book value for it.

And for some stupid reason, some people have been told they have to disconnect the day time running lights, or put in non-DRLs Don't fall for that one! It is not necessary, nor required by law to disconnect them. They're actually a safety feature, and a few US made cars are now standard with DRLs.

If it were I, i would contact Ford canada, see what they say about the warranty. Then contact Ford USA and see what they say. Furthermore, would contact a Ford dealership that is close to where ur moving and again see what they have to say! maybe a bit overkill, but hopefully all 3 are saying the same thing!!

Hi,

I phoned the ford motor company and they said that in order to import a car into the USA from Canada it must be 6 months or have 15 thousand km. These are federal US rules, not Fords rules. So in other words importing a new car is out, and Ford Canada can't supply a recall clearance letter which is needed to import a car into the USA.

Anyone know where this 6 month, or 15 thousand km rule is documented? Anyone know anything about it? Thanks

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A problem with doing this is that if the car is brand new, CBP may assess import duty on it (probably not because it will probably be exempt under NAFTA) and you may be liable to Texas sales tax on it as well.

Canadian-spec vehicles are usually okay in the US without modification as Canadian safety standards are tougher, but sometimes they can get iffy about minor things like labelling. The real problem I think is that it's a bit of an unknown quantity to dealers so if you ever sell it or trade it in you could have a problem, because for example it will all be in metric.

For example I have a US-made car, but that exact model isn't sold in the US, so there is no US blue book value for it.

Hi,

I phoned the ford motor company and they said that in order to import a car into the USA from Canada it must be 6 months or have 15 thousand km. These are federal US rules, not Fords rules. So in other words importing a new car is out, and Ford Canada can't supply a recall clearance letter which is needed to import a car into the USA.

Anyone know where this 6 month, or 15 thousand km rule is documented? Anyone know anything about it? Thanks

They might be talking about the EPA regs.