What are my rights if I purchased a car based on a false car history report?r
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What are my rights if I purchased a car based on a false car history report?r
I purchased by car from 2 and 1/2 years ago. I was told my the salesman my car had been owned by 1 previous owner and there had been 0 accidents. Then, 6 months ago, my car was making a terrible clicking noise so I took it to my local mechanic to get checked out. Come to find out a portion of my undercarriage had been welded from a previous accident. I called the place that I bought it from and they again told me there had only been 1 previous owner and 0 accidents. I went to go trade my car in at 3 different dealerships and they all pulled up a car history reports showing my vehicle had 3 previous owners and 1 accident that left my vehicle disabled. It needed to be towed away from the accident. I feel extremely taken advantage of and lied to.
Asked on February 4, 2015 under General Practice, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
What you describe would very likely be fraud, assuming that the salesman either had the accurate information or had reasonable grounds to know or suspect that the car had more previous owners and/or an accident. If he he or reasonably should have had this information, then he knowingly misrepresented (lied) to you, to induce you to buy the car, and you reasonably relied on that misrepresentation in deciding to make the purchase. That would be fraud, and fraud could entitle you to recover monetary compensation.
In your state, the statute of limitations for fraud appears to be 3 years; therefore, you should not hesitate or spend any more time before filing a lawsuit yourself or retaining an attorney to file one for you.
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