Legal Question in Consumer Law in Indiana

i bought a used car(2007), it had the remainder of factory warr., took car in for service and found out car had been wrecked, it vioded my factory warr. the car was supposelly inspected by the dealer and a car fax showed no wrecks, what are mt legal ops. the dealership is giving me the run around about fixing damage


Asked on 9/17/10, 8:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Aaron Butler Aaron J. Butler, Attorney at Law

If the dealership represented to you that the car still had a factory warranty, that was a misrepresentation. The warrantee was voided when the car was wrecked, before they got it, not when you found out the car was wrecked. Assuming that there was a sticker in the window of the car saying it still had a warranty, you've got a decent legal claim against them. If the representation was verbal, the case is more difficult but still worth looking into.

Indiana consumer protection statues, which provide for recovery of your attorney fees from the dealer, may apply. You should take all of your paperwork to an attorney as soon as possible to have them review the case, and see if they will take it on a contingency fee basis. If you would like to call me about this, since you appear to be in my local area here in Allen County, Indiana, please feel free to do so.

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Answered on 9/23/10, 6:56 am


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