Ken HELP!

[pixiegirl]

I need legal info pertaining to disclosing info about a damaged car. Bought my car in January and just found out that there is major damage to the rear of the car that wasn't fixed previously. I bought the car from a dealership and was never told that it had been in a wreck.

 

[cattitude]

Originally posted by pixiegirl
I need legal info pertaining to disclosing info about a damaged car. Bought my car in January and just found out that there is major damage to the rear of the car that wasn't fixed previously. I bought the car from a dealership and was never told that it had been in a wreck.

I'm not Ken and I could be misinformed...

But I don't believe car dealers have to tell you if a car's been wrecked, especially if it's a used car. Did you see a CarFax report? I think it's somewhat up to the buyer to do their homework before they buy the car. But Ken may have more information...

There's a lemon law but I believe that only applies to new car purchases.

 

[cattitude]

Here are some sites:

http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/edge108.htm


http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/floodcar.htm

 

[cattitude]

Originally posted by cattitude
Here are some sites:

http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/edge108.htm


http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/floodcar.htm

there is a lemon law for used cars in MD

 

[pixiegirl]

Catt I'm almost positive that there is some sort of law concerning the disclosure of damage done to a car before a dealer can sell it.

 

[cattitude]

I dunno Pix. Just talked to my car salesman son. If the car was damaged and never reported, there is a chance the dealer had no knowledge. It wouldn't be on a carfax report.

 

[pixiegirl]

Originally posted by cattitude
I dunno Pix. Just talked to my car salesman son. If the car was damaged and never reported, there is a chance the dealer had no knowledge. It wouldn't be on a carfax report.

The dealer knew there was damage. They told me there had been surface damage to the front and back and that the car had to be painted by them. They KNEW that car had been wrecked.

I've been doing some reasearch and we never signed an "AS IS" statement. Looks like we may be onto something.

 

[justhangn]

Use Car fax!!

Car fax baby.

 

[pixiegirl]

Re: Use Car fax!!

Originally posted by justhangn
Car fax baby.

Did that it's clean. Carfax is a joke. I had the entire side taken off my celica and checked car fax when I was thinking about selling it. Paid $15 to get a clean report. I sold it to my dad he knew about the damage. So after that happened I ran the VINs of my 2 previous cars who had been wrecked too (people like to hit me what can I say). Both came back clean. Carfax is only good at finding salvage cars.

 

[pixiegirl]

Oh by the way..... DON'T EVER BUY A CAR FROM CRYSTAL FORD ISSUZU IN SILVER SPRING.

I will be car shopping again soon.

 

[justhangn]

Re: Re: Use Car fax!!

Originally posted by pixiegirl
Carfax is only good at finding salvage cars.

That totally bites......thanks for the info.

 

[justhangn]

Originally posted by pixiegirl
Oh by the way..... DON'T EVER BUY A CAR FROM CRYSTAL FORD ISSUZU IN SILVER SPRING.

I will be car shopping again soon.

OR WALDORF FORD.....DON'T GO THERE FOR SERVICE EITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Elle]

Do you see a common thing here FORD

 

[Ken King]

First question, is the damage such that the car does not pass Maryland inspection?

 

[JabbaJawz]

How did you realize that the car was previously damaged, Pix?

 

[pixiegirl]

Originally posted by Ken King
First question, is the damage such that the car does not pass Maryland inspection?

The insurance lady is sending me pics today. She did tell me that there were NO, I repeat NO bolts in the back bumper cover at all it was only held on by clips. That can't be safe.

 

[cattitude]

Originally posted by pixiegirl
The insurance lady is sending me pics today. She did tell me that there were NO, I repeat NO bolts in the back bumper cover at all it was only held on by clips. That can't be safe.

What insurance lady?

 

[pixiegirl]

Originally posted by cattitude


What insurance lady?

I had an incident on my way home from vacation. My car went into the shop to get repairs done. Minor stuff. The insurance adjuster came out to do the estimate, lifted the car on the lift to look at the underneath and saw all the old damage. She said there is extensive old damage to the rear of the car that was never properly fixed. She took some pics and is going to send them to me today.

 

[HORUS]

Why would you buy a care with prior damage at all?

 

[carolinagirl]

I know in NC the law is if the car has more than 25% damage it has to be disclosed, whether it is new or used. That is based on the blue book value of the car.

This actually may be federal law.