What can be done if a used car dealer used an inaccurate car history report to sell a vehicle?
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What can be done if a used car dealer used an inaccurate car history report to sell a vehicle?
A new report shows an incident that lowers the resale value of the car by over $9,0000?
Asked on October 12, 2012 under General Practice, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the car dealer did not know it was inaccurate, you probably don't have any recourse unless there was some sort of warranty or guaranty which you could enforce. However, if the dealer knew or reasonably should have known (i.e. any car dealer in his position would have had to know) that the history was inaccurate but, knowing that, used the report anyway and so lied about the history to get you to buy the car, then he likly committed fraud. Fraud would provide a basis to sue him for monetary compensation (e.g. difference in value) or to rescind the sale (return car, get money back).
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