My car has a branded title? What is that?

Question

I took it to have repairs made - thinking it was under warranty. The car is fixed and the ealership it is not under warranty and it has a branded title.
What is this?
Do I have to pay the dealership?
What about the guy that sold it to me - he didn't tell me about the title? Can I do anything?

Answer 1

It is your responsibility when buying a car to make sure everything is as it should be. You should have looked at the title before you bought the car. Does the title say "Rebuilt"? This would have shown up on a CarFax title check.

As for the dealer not honoring the warranty because of the rebuilt title, I cannot say whether this is right or wrong. Ask for a copy of the rules of the warranty for your vehicle, and ask them to show you where this excludes your car from warranty service. If they cannot or will not, you need to speak with the District Manager for the auto manufacturer. He/she may be able to straighten out the problem.

You have no recourse against the seller of the car unless you can prove, in writing, that he represented the car as having a "clean title". If you can prove this, he has committed fraud. You should report him to the District Attorney's office and file a lawsuit against him for your money back, or for loss of value (a car with a rebuilt title is worth less than a car with a clean title).

Good luck, and be more careful next time you are buying a car. Like I said, CarFax would have picked up on this, or an inspection from an independent mechanic (about $50) would have shown that the car had been in an accident. Cheap insurance, isn't it?

Answer 2

Most new car companies void the warranty if the car is a salvage (branded title).
It means the car was wrecked or stolen and has been repaired.
In Massachusetss its required to notify the buyer and the info is entered on the title application.

Answer 3

Sorry, however your vehicle is branded as that. It makes little change when you plan on maintaining at the vehicle, besides coverage possibly a bit more difficult to get. But when you promote it, many patrons will keep away, although it's been entirely restored. It's regularly first-rate to begin with a car with a blank identify when you plan to revive a vehicle.