I recently bought a used 2007 from a dealership. When I went to the DMV to get it registered, they said that I was missing vital lein-release paperwork and that the title had not been signed correctly by the original owner. Without these corrections, both of which need a real signature (as opposed to fax or copy), they will not allow me to register the car. The problem is, I happen to know the guy now lives on the East Coast!
What recourse do I have against the dealership? As it stands, I am driving a car with an expired temp tag and no way to make it legal! So much for "experts in their field".
2007-08-21 04:17:06 · 3 answers · asked by redwalnut 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
The dealer is required to provide you with marketable title to the vehicle. If they can not, they will have to take the car back, and give you back your money!
The first step is to contact the dealer and inform them of the problem. If they do not help you, contact the state DMV office (or equivalent in the state in which you purchased the vehicle) and file a complaint. Dealers have to post a bond to cover instances like this!!
Dealerships are run by humans, and humans do make mistakes. Any reputable dealer will make it right!
Good luck
2007-08-21 04:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who lives on the east coast? The guy you bought the car from at the dealership or the original owner of the vehicle. First off, here in MI, when you buy a car from a dealer, the new owner does not go get the plates, the dealership does and then either mails paperwork/plate to you or you pick it up at the dealers office. Second, when you trade in a vehicle that has a lein, the dealer is to pay off the loan to the loan company. I know where I work, if you had a lein on your car, and you trade it in, we don't/cant go pay off that car until we get paid from the lender for the new car you bought. It is a possibility that the dealer has not gotten paid for the car yet and will as soon as the financing comes through. Then the release of lein is sent to the dealer and the dealer takes it along with the title, proof of insurance and $ to get the registration for you. I hope all of this makes sense!
If the original owner did not sign the title correctly and has since moved, the dealership can get a signed affidavit from him saying that he did sign the car over to the dealership but it was signed in the wrong place, etc.
2007-08-21 04:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by MyKidsMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME IN 1999.
FIRST, GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK FOR ANOTHER TEMP TAG FOR YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
SECOND, ASK TO SPEAK WITH THE FINANCE MANAGER AND TELL THEM YOUR SITUATION.
THIRD, IF YOU GET NO HELP WITH THEM BUT I THINK YOU WILL BUT IF YOU DON'T THEN TELL THEM THAT YOU WILL LET THE DMV HANDLE THIS FOR YOU.
THE DEALER DOES NOT WHAT THE DMV TO GET THEIR NOSE IN THEIR BUSINESS AT ALL AND I BET THEY WILL GET YOU UP AND RUNNING IN NO TIME.
HOPE THIS HELPS AND GOOD LUCK.
2007-08-23 05:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋