So I purchased a vehicle from a used car dealership in 2022 and sold it to me with “95,000”on the odometer. I didn’t know about Carfax at the time and later discover the car actually had 275,000 miles and they altered it. I unfortunately like a idiot purchased this. I tried to sell it a year later and the guy who was buying it did Carfax and was calling me a scammer but I was not aware. Long story I didn’t sell it. Now vehicle doesn’t run due to engine issues….

I can’t sell it because the miles are wrong and I am aware of this now.

I filed a fraud claim with DMV fraud division since they are a dealer and provided the contract of purchase showing miles I received and the Carfax showing the change under their ownership

My questions are

  1. would they actually investigate this or just brush it off?

  2. if they investigate and claim it was fraud would I be able to sue in civil court for my money back in exchange for the non working vehicle now ?

I’m kind of out $8,200 bucks now because of their fraud and feel stuck.

  • Current_Road_5179OPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    See Carfax comment above. This is a shady dealership and their reviews speak for themselves.

    I believe the car was used for Uber or ride share of some sort which is why one owner put so many miles on it before selling the car.

    The miles were clearly changed. Wether they changed odometer or rolled back. The car shouldn’t have had the miles changed. It’s true miles are over 300,000 now after the 20K+ I put on.

    I’ve had to repair vehicle with several parts since purchasing.