I bought a vehicle and specifically asked the dealer if the car had been in any accidents. He informed me that it had been in a MINOR accident in which a deer was hit at very low speed and it only slightly damaged the front passenger side panel. He said there was no frame damage of any kind, and all they did was replace that panel. I have since learned after wrecking the car and having it fixed that the car had previously been totaled. So the dealer lied to me and I have been told there is a Federal Law called the Used Car Rule that states this information must be disclosed to the buyer in writing. I cant find this anywhere can some one please help.
2007-05-09 05:49:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes the dealer is supposed to tell you the histroy of a car, including all minor and major accidents. Do you hav the "dealers" claim in writing? if not, its going to come down to a war of "he said, she said". You'd have to prove that they knew the accident was major.
2007-05-09 05:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-30 13:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In maximum places, provided that the customer asks ... if the buyes asks then they ought to exhibit something that they study about the vehicle (injuries, mistakes in mileage, and so on and so on). in case you a paying for a used vehicle the astounding difficulty that you may do is get a carfax document on the vehicle, and skim it over earlier chatting with the sales individual about paying for the vehicle. you may accidently locate out that that mercedez that your searching at with the right value is actual a honda accord lol
2016-10-18 06:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the car was totaled, it would have said "salvage" right on the title, you would have seen it when you signed. If the title was washed, then yes, that is very illegal.
If your title says salvage on it, then there is really nothing you can do.
Make sure the person that told you that it was previously totaled, knows what he is talking about. I have seen cars that have worse damage than totaled cars, and the insurance company does not total them out.
2007-05-09 05:59:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
also look up under your state the consumer fraud act, which could also be used against the dealer
2007-05-09 06:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO , MANY STATES HAVE IN LAW THE CAVEAT EMPTOR RULE , OR MORE SIMPLY, "BUYER BEWARE"
2007-05-09 06:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by xytus3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are suppose to
2007-05-09 05:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋