What can be done about a "certified pre-owned" vehicle that was obviously never put through the certification?

Question

I just purchased a Certified Pre-Owned Nissan Pathfinder, just to find that there are not just a few things, but SEVERAL things wrong with the vehicle. Some things are minor, and some are obvious things that should have never passed the 142 point inspection to become "certified", and for that matter it should not have passed state inspection either. The dealer has not even addressed the issues yet, 3 weeks later, claiming they "are waiting for parts". They will fix the problems, but I feel I was not sold what they claimed to be selling me. Nissan themselves has been contacted at this point, but they have done little to nothing to help. At this point I just want my money back. I don't trust this dealership, as they have been sloppy with this vehicle, and Nissan is not impressing me either. Is it possible to demand a refund?

Answer 1

I know this first hand...I bought a Mercedes that was never put through the inspection. I found lights out and bulbs missing, no compression records, etc. Contact the Dealer and say you want to speak to the Factory Rep. .
Fortunately my Dealer and Factory Rep were very understanding and Everything was rectified. (BTW, they spent about $22,000 on the car over 3 years, and a mechanic and Service Manger are no longer there)
Of course had they NOT seen it my way, I was prepared to paint "Lemon" on it and park in front of the Dealership daily.

Answer 2

Sounds like you've done almost all you can do. At this point, simply point out every defect in the car that is covered or should have been inspected. Yes, you may in fact have a case of fraud on your hands but the drawback is that the burden of proof is on you to prove that Nissan failed to live up the their "Certified Pre-Owned" standards.

Answer 3

A "qualified PRE owned" automobile is re-qualified by utilising the producer. this implies they inspected it and function deemed it no longer a lemon and that they upload a protracted guarantee to the motor vehicle. that's a used automobile with a protracted guarantee. those tend to be low mileage hire returns with verifiable provider data. i offered a CPO and that i evaluate it a competent deal. I did get assorted reward. They prolonged the bumper to bumper by utilising a year and then extra an extra 100K guarantee and different reward of buying for from the dealership, like a promotional interest cost for the period of the manufacturers finance company (3.9%) which saved me 1000's, unfastened automobile washes for all times, unfastened ding maintenance for a million year and different little perks. be advantageous despite you do you get your deal and your CPO contract in writing and you examine it over earlier you sign something and consistently furnish them below they provide you and consistently save by utilising the fee of the automobile, no longer the charge, you may decide how plenty automobile you've got sufficient funds on line and not in any respect ever go better than 5 years of money on a used/cpo automobile.

Answer 4

A lot of people dont know this, butif you contact the MVA in your area and tell them your problem, they will contact the dealer. Believe it or not, MVA (motor vehicle admin) has the authority to take away a dealers license.No dealer wants MVA on their back.I had to resort to MVA once, when I was cheated out of $700 and several days later I got a refund for $700 from the dealer

Answer 5

Sounds like fraud, false advertising and a lawsuit- also there is a lemon law= you can mention fraud and lawsuit= maybe that will get your money back- or get a nice lawyer to send them a letter-
Take care- and best wishes- D
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