A Ford what?

She should see what the KBB value is... likely extremely low, less than $5k. Go to a place like CarMax... get a quote for what they would give her. And, then try to work something out to where they pay the note, take the car and then roll what is owed into a payment towards another vehicle.

This. I hate to say it, but some people can not be taught...they have to learn it for themselves, and usually the hard way. I have a friend who is like this. Living beyond his means (against advice) and behind on bills/car payment because of it. Car (SUV that was way too expensive for him) got repossessed and I told him to go find an old Civic for $3K and drive that for another 75K miles until he got his finances back in order. Instead, he pays $3K for a beat up, unreliable Saab and it breaks down six weeks later. Wash/rinse/repeat - eventually he'll learn.

I also associate with poets with Masters degrees, Cal-Berkley musicians, and ministers but their stories aren't as interesting.
ROFL

She'd be upside down in a new loan.
I doubt seriously that the car is worth a fourth of what she owes on it. She would be carrying over thousands of dollars onto the next contract and would have to put thousands of dollars down to make that work.

Last night a friend mentioned to me that there might've been a 30-day guarantee written into the contract. That MIGHT free her from the contract, but they're already stringing her along... So I'm guessing they'd tie this thing up until that was null and void.

30 day guarantee of what? I would think that would pertain to major mechanical issues?

You said in the OP she's already made a few payments, how is that possible if she has only had the car less than 30 days? Is she making weekly payments?

You are known by the company you keep.

And I'm damn certain your friends regret that...
And while we're at it... That applies to the character of an individual not their financial choices, but...
I wouldn't expect you to know that. So I'll just nod and pretend you got it right. No worries.

It's either weekly or bi-weekly.

I'm fairly certain it is a major mechanical issue.
At last we spoke they said they were consulting Ford to determine the situation with her engine and that the "brains" of the car were shot to shit.

That's it. I'm leaving Chiefsplanet forever. Goodbye, everyone.

Wait....start a thread first before you leave.

Well that changes everything, if she just bought the car less than 30 days ago and it already has a major mechanical issue, I would think at the very least the dealership should help get her into another car, depending on the amount of money she put down they may not have much to gain by letting her walk away from the deal. At first I thought this was just a case of buyer's remorse.

They won't. And if they have paperwork showing the car was inspected before she bought it, she's ****ed.