I purchased a used car in may - I am financing it - At the time of the purchase I asked to see a car fax report - the report they gave me had nothing on it but where the car was purchased brand new - I recently was hit in the bumber and when I took the car to get a quote they told me the bumber was already replaced and showed me where it was painted - Should I call the dealership and tell them about this -
2007-07-16 02:23:52 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer D 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Carfax (and other vehicle history reports) are only as good as the information that they have access to. They use public records and information reported by insurance companies as a basis for their reports.
If there is no damage listed on the Carfax report, that does NOT mean that there was not prior damage, it just means that no report of damage is in their database!
If I was to back into a pole, and dent the bumper of my car, I could do several things..
I could put a claim in on my insurance (and risk my rates going up for at least three years. (If the pole was not damaged, I would not have to worry about the cost of repairing what I hit.) I could pay the body shop out of my pocket. I could repair it myself!
If I file an insurance claim, the incident may show up on a Carfax report. If I pay the body shop myself, or do the work myself, there is no record for carfax to access. Body shops do not report information to any history company.
The dealership most likely did not know about the damage. They did nothing wrong. No dealership can be held liable for prior damage on a used car. They did not have the car since it was new. All they can do is tell you about what they do know.
2007-07-16 02:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You possess the automobile. Used automobile income are AS IS. there is not any correct to go back the automobile and get a reimbursement. The harm used to be no longer hidden from you, it used to be correct there while you drove it and did your "moderate external inspection". The Carfax used to be blank, so the trader didn't fail to reveal any know-how. What makes you suppose we're all hoked into a few grasp laptop that tells us a automobile's whole DNA? "I informed him I used to be no longer going to take this automobile due the the truth that it were in a coincidence"? You already did. Y ou signed a agreement. You possess a automobile that has been in an coincidence. You purchased a automobile that you simply checked out, drove, inspected and permitted as offered. So you'll be able to both get the upkeep performed competently, or reside with it as you could have it. Its your automobile, your alternative.
2016-09-05 12:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And what do you expect them to do? You now own the car, its yours. A minor ding such as bumper replacement is not a big deal. Car fax would not have shown it either. It is more involved in totals and rebuilds. Heck, rust buckets won't show because those don't involve the taking of the vehicle off the road. It can be built fender by fender.
2007-07-16 02:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Taking it back is pointless.
I have said this a million times on here.
If you dont turn in the damages and repair the car yourself or pay out of pocket the claim was never made to insurance and it will not show up on CARFAX or any other website.
If the repairs were under the cost of the owners deductable they would be smarter to pay out of pocket.
2007-07-16 02:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only if you can prove the dealer knew about the accident and decieved you about it. I would guess most cars have been or will be involved in an accident at one time or another. If the damage is not serious and the vehicle has been repaired, it's no big deal. Now if the vehicle was seriously damaged and repaired and has a salvage title, then you can go back and demand something from the dealer. A repainted BUMPER on a used car is not worth a refund.
2007-07-16 04:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Selling a vehicle without telling a person all of the details on the vehicle is illegal. Go back to your dealership and take them to task for it. If they refuse to help you then contact the head office of the dealership and take it up with them. This same thing happened to my dad and he got a complete refund on the vehicle and all costs the vehicle had incurred (getting the box lined and such).
2007-07-16 02:33:50 · answer #6 · answered by Nell 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Doesn't carfax guarantee their reports? If so, I'd get a good lawyer.
2007-07-16 02:31:56 · answer #7 · answered by badassp51 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes let them know, you might be able to get compo, but if its just the bumper, it might not have been in a serious crash, get the car checked all over if your worried
2007-07-16 02:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Take it back to where you purchased it and demand a refund ! especially if they didn't tell you about it before you bought it.
2007-07-16 02:28:25 · answer #9 · answered by Paul H 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋