used car illegal, illegal emission and check engine bulb was broke out!?
i bought a volkswagon at used car lot as is.. The problem is that after i bought it i thought maybe it was idling too high..took it to local volkswagon dealer. Found out that there are two codes in it one for bad cluster, the other for being out of line in engine causing the timing to be off. Which explains high idle. The v/w shop told me that the check engine light in this car was broke out. Which is very illegal and also that the car was inspected on 8/21/09 should have never passed emissions with the codes in it and that someone illgally put the sticker on. i bought the car on 08/31/09. They advised me to call state office of emission and report it. My question is, do i have the right to try and make the car dealer take the car back? Or make them fix everything on the car, no charge to me? Will the emissions office just go and fine them and i’m still stuck with this car as is? will they help me with any recovery? Just not sure if i should work with the crook who sold me the car and just threaten calling emission office and the better business bureau and possibly get something. Rather then maybe nothing if i call state office. Don’t know if they will help me?
Dealerships have a responsibility to make sure a car meets all legal requirements when they sell it to you.
Make them fix it or buy it back, or tell them you will report them to the state DMV and Dept of consumer protection, bbb, whatever exists where you live.
if you call the state and trace the sticker back to where the car was passed the shop will have to pay a fine and im pretty sure they lose their inspection/emissions license. did the dealer say the car was sold AS IS? you can try calling the dealer who sold you the car but odds are if they sold you the car like that then they aren’t gonna work with you one bit. which means you may have to take legal action.
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Dealerships have a responsibility to make sure a car meets all legal requirements when they sell it to you.
Make them fix it or buy it back, or tell them you will report them to the state DMV and Dept of consumer protection, bbb, whatever exists where you live.
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