A "buyback" occurs when Ford repurchases a defective vehicle from the owner. This was facilitated through the Ford PowerShift Transmission Settlement and state-specific lemon laws.

: Buybacks typically range from $15,000 to $22,000 . The payout usually includes the full purchase price plus finance charges, minus a "usage fee" based on the mileage driven before the first repair attempt.

: To qualify for a buyback, vehicles typically had to have at least three transmission hardware repairs within a specific timeframe (often 5 years or 60,000 miles) or meet their state's individual Lemon Law requirements.

: Violent vibrations when accelerating from a stop.

If you still own one of these vehicles, the landscape has changed:

: Many owners required three or more clutch replacements or software flashes within just a few years of ownership.