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My leaky 2013 Escape VIN is 1FMCU9HX8DUA39646.

In order to be covered by the Illinois Lemon Law, a vehicle must: --have a nonconformity that both substantially impairs the use , market value or safety of the vehicle and is not repairable by the dealer or manufacturer in at least four attempts for the same repair, or --be out of service for a total of 30 or more business days. I believe IL may have one of the tougher lemon laws (NOT in favor of the consumer) unfortunately. I do not have my VIN handy, but will look it up later and post it.

My new 2013 Escape (SEL 1.6 with Roof Rack and Panoramic Roof) is at the dealership for the 2nd time for a leak somewhere causing water stain on the passenger side headliner. The first time around they thought maybe it was a leak by the roof rack, but I also was told it was the windshield seal. They repaired both I was told. The next time it rained, the same stain and wetness appeared inside my vehicle. They just informed me they think it is the 'sealant' that is used by Ford - that it may be "bad sealant". They said they are re-sealing everything with different sealant to fix the problem and are in contact with Ford. It sounds like they believe this could be an issue for many Escapes that used this 'sealant' (maybe it was a bad batch, etc...).