I was recently working at a auto dealership who sold new and used cars. They had a used car that came in and had just been detailed. Generally they detail these cars before I got to inspect them and perform an oil change. I think it is an attempt to cover any problems.
This particular car that I was told to work on, I was told to check the intake real good for any leaks. The problem was that the car had its engine washed by the dealership. I already made my boss aware that I cannot check for these leaks after they wash it. However, my boss continued to have me check after they been washed.
Generally when we do an inspection and oil change, we are not told very many specifics. This particular vehicle, I was specifically told to check the intake and let him know if their was a leak. So I did. And even though it was washed, I found it leaking. This again is very uncommon to find it leaking after the wash. So I informed him as directed. I was then told that it was minor and nothing to
2006-07-31 14:01:01 · 5 answers · asked by techgeek 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
worry about and to do the oil change. When we do an intake, we hold off on the oil change till after we service the intake. So knowing this, its safe to say we were not doing it. This vehicle was still under manufactures warranty which would have covered the repair. The problem is that the tech or the dealership don’t get paid very much compared to as when the customer pays for the repair. And the warranty was expiring soon. Soon enough where the person buying it would be unaware of the problem until after the warranty period was up.
I think this practice is totally unethical of the dealership. But is it illegal? I would assume that theirs some law to prevent the dealership from doing this. But I do not know the law for Indiana. Isn’t the dealership under any obligation to correct the problem under warranty or law? It is a GM dealership.
2006-07-31 14:01:13 · update #1
The vehicle was being sold on the lot, not an auction. It wasn’t just a minor problem or to make the vehicle perfect. It was an intake leak leaking engine coolant.
2006-07-31 21:28:48 · update #2
A dealership is not required to repair any problem with a vehicle, unless there is a safety inspection required by the state. You do not even know what they plan to do with the vehicle. If they are going to take it to an auction, it is not uncommon to just do cosmetic repairs.
The dealer is required to perform repairs under warranty if and only if a customer requests them to be done. No law says that a dealership has to make a used car perfect.
If you do not like they way the dealer does business, the best thing to do would be to pack your tools and find a job with someone else!!
2006-07-31 15:22:34 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"that's a 2000 so it is not too previous" Ha, that's a 13 twelve months previous motor vehicle. enable's shrink for the period of the crap. you obtain a 13 -twelve months previous used motor vehicle in "as is" difficulty. As a customer, it became your accountability to verify the difficulty of the motor vehicle till now you obtain it. you haven't any longer have been given any recourse against the seller. you anticipate a $4000 used motor vehicle (truly a $2000-$2500 motor vehicle in case you account for the broking income margin) to be as reliable as a clean motor vehicle. It ain't going to happen. the keyword is "knowingly advertising". you do no longer comprehend that the dealership knew something on the subject of the vehicle. maximum sellers do no longer, and this is totally perplexing to instruct. there's a probability while paying for any used motor vehicle, the older and greater value-effective the value, the better the prospect. there isn't any regulation against advertising a chew of crap motor vehicle. the rule of thumb of regulation that applies right that's "customer pay attention".
2016-10-01 08:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All states have lemon laws. NO the cannot sell a car they know is defective. It's called FRAUD. Blow the whistle man, blow it loud.
2006-07-31 14:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ananke402 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You bet ya can. I bought one of the dam* things, and could do nothing about it
2006-07-31 14:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by spiritwalker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could be. but will most likely get a lemon lawsuit against them
2006-07-31 14:05:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋