Lien Release


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rick458

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jun 23, 2011
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Got my lien release from Ford on Feb. 10th. (cant believe it's been 2 years.) I live in Ma and bought form Pat Milliken in Michigan. Nobody seems to know how I get the title to the car. I contacted the concierge several times and no one seems to know.

Can anyone help?
 
I think you take proof of ownership, proof of identity, lien release, possibly certified odometer reading (or the car itself! :cool:), and possibly proof of insurance, to your DMV and they make a title.

Here's MA's Registration & Title Application form: https://www.mass.gov/doc/registration-and-title-application-0/download

Maybe there's a chance this happens automatically and it will be sent to you, but since nobody seems to know, sounds like you probably want to be proactive.
 
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In NY, you should already have a title, but with a lien on the title. You bring your lien release, from the bank, to DMV, and they issue a new title, without a lien on it. If the car has not been registered yet, there is no title, since the state DMV issues the title.
 
What state are you in? I never had a lien on mine and received a title as soon as I paid the state tax in Ilinois.
 
Ford mailed title directly to me about 1 week after anniversary date. Concierge was aware of the process when I inquired.
 
Hi Rick, just left you message. MA is a title holding state for vehicles with liens. Now that you have your release of lien contact your DMV and they will issue you the title.
 
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Mine never had a lien placed and received the title about a month after purchase. 3 years March 1st
 
I believe Ford will notify your state DMV of lien release. The DMV will then send you the new title. That happened to me in California.

Ed
 
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Mine showed up in the mail today!
 
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Not sure same in all states. In NY, original title from DMV will have a lean on it. After 2 yrs, Ford will send a letter releasing the lean. You bring the letter with original title to DMV and new title without a lean will be issued. You can also hold original title with lean plus letter and transfer to another party . But cleaner to have new title without lean on it imo.
 
Mine showed up in the mail
 
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Patiently counted down as those 730 days came to an end. Then added another 30 for good measure & reached out to Concierge. Received my clear NM title shortly afterwards. With a surprise: a 2nd NM Title, for a ‘19! Promptly dialed up Concierge & thanked them for NGT #2! Haha! Then I hung up and overnighted Title #2 to them.
 
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JWZ said:
Patiently counted down as those 730 days came to an end. Then added another 30 for good measure & reached out to Concierge. Received my clear NM title shortly afterwards. With a surprise: a 2nd NM Title, for a ‘19! Promptly dialed up Concierge & thanked them for NGT #2! Haha! Then I hung up and overnighted Title #2 to them.
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Yeah, I was contacted by a GT concierge several months ago and they asked what address should they mail the lien release to. I told them, you are a year early; I shouldn't get this until two years have passed, right? They said, well, we have your paperwork and just need to mail it to you. I said again, you've probably made a mistake, but fine- doesn't matter since I'm not selling it anyway. Lien release shows up for the wrong car- almost same VIN, but one year earlier (L0019 instead of M0019). I had to reach out to them and inform them of their mistake, even after I had already warned them something was amiss. :rolleyes:
 
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Concierge will notify you first.
Then they send the letter of release and a very short time latter my state DMV sent me the pink slip.
That was my experience.
 
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After several discussions with Ford they finally admit that they got the title for my car from the state Ma but they do not no where it is. Looking at a couple of the previous posts I can't say I'm not surprised.

They have reached out to the Ma DMV on what to do now but I'm afraid that will amount to the same as entering a black hole.

According to the Ma DMV web site in order to get a lien removed you must show the original title and the lien release.

I think what I should do at this point is get something in writing that Ford admits to having "lost "the original title and I ,along with a packed lunch, head off to the DMV and see if I can this corrected.

I sure hope a get a little sugar from Ford for all this flab up.
 
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