When a Certified Pre-Owned Car Is Not A Certified Pre-Owned Car

When car dealers sell Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) cars, the cars are supposed to be high quality vehicles with a manufacturer's limited warranty and other characteristics and benefits that provide peace of mind. When a dealer misrepresents a used car as being CPO, customers get less than what they pay for. Before buying a car sold as CPO, call the manufacturer and confirm that the car has already been registered as a CPO vehicle.
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By: Daniel W. Whitney, Jr., Esq.
Whitney, LLP
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Before becoming a lawyer, I sold cars while I was in college. It was while selling cars in Maryland that I learned of the ruthless nature of car dealerships, and learned there is only one rule that matters at most dealerships: GET AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE CUSTOMER, TODAY, AND NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.
Consumers must know they have more legal rights than they realize, and can take action against dishonest dealers. #dealership #newcars #usedcars
Common car dealer problems and scams I help car buyers with include:
1. Car dealer forged the buyer’s signature on a second finance contract.
2. Dealers selling a car without having the title. happens all the time
3. Changing the monthly payment and amount financed after the deal is done.
4. False online price advertising when the online price increases at the dealership.
5. Bogus reconditioning and inspection fees for illegal profits.
6. Selling vehicles that did not pass state inspections.
7. Forcing customers to buy extended warranties and vehicle service contracts.
8. Spot Delivery Violations - when financing is not approved:
9. Dealer keeps the down payment although financing is not approved;
10. Dealer sells the trade although financing is not approved;
11. Dealer forces customer to sign a contract with worse terms; and
12. Dealer forces customer to keep the contract and not allow them to cancel.
13. Charging illegal finance charges and passing along exorbitant bank fees.
14. Car dealer does not disclose rental history or other prior commercial use.
15. Credit Application fraud - creating fake jobs or inflating salary.
16. Car dealer runs credit without permission.
17. Car dealer refuses to cancel the extended warranty or steals the refund money.
18. Car dealer uses out of state sister dealership and charges illegal fees and interest.
19. Taking advantage of bad credit and low credit buyers.
20. Stealing down payments.
21. Selling cars as being Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) but they are not.
Common resolutions to car dealer cases once dealers are sued include:
1. Financial restitution including actual damages (meaning actual money the buyer spent).
2. Unwinding the deal, meaning the buyer returns the car and gets all of their money back.
3. Dealer buys the car back for the remaining payoff and returns the down payment and fees.
4. Cancelling a warranty or service contract and getting the refund.
5. Getting the trade-in back.
6. Having the down payment returned.
7. Dealers pay the buyer's attorney’s fees.
We do our best to educate consumers as to the common problems and scams with car dealerships and to fight back when buyers are taken advantage of. Some other great channels for information about car dealerships and auto fraud dealer schemes are Kevin Hunter @Kevin Hunter The Homework Guy , @Chevy Dude and @Marko - WhiteBoard Finance .
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[@nickdanielsmusic]

Thanks for this video. Can I please get a contact for someone in Texas that could look at my case? I am in a similar situation.

[@ANDY-hk6hh]

I am in Dallas Texas similar issue, but I put 11 ,000 dolllars down and they have my vehicle and I have a rental now they don’t want to fix it they want to sell me another. We instead of giving my money back or giving me a better car

[@tradewithion]

I’ll call for a free consultation

[@rrod7556]

I was looking at a CPO VW, the dealer advertised it as a CPO and published price. After driving car, we moved forward and asked for the final price worksheet. ( taxes, dealer fees, and such ) was our expectations . To our surprise the dealer was adding an additional $2495.00 CPO cost to car price , unbelievable. We went from $22,500 vehicle to $27,500. I think this is a switch and bait since the car was advertised as CPO and no asterisk to denote an additional cost. Is this a common practice? Also, we were going to pay cash and they insisted on financing options, stating they could offer discounts if we financed, they told us to finance and then pay off car in four payments, just very uncomfortable , we left dealer after this. Thank you

[@newborncarespecialistshoni4686]

Do you only work in Maryland?

[@jenzanoni9305]

I need help with my case

[@silviotorres4363]

Im going through some issues wirh a cpo vehicle. They said it was free of accidents but i signed and took it home. I found out a day later repair was done to the rear left part of the vehicle and other problems as well. Do you know someone in South Florida i can do a consultation with?

[@ronaldvazquez4373]

Funny thing I visited a dealer and every car on the lot was certified. Seems suspicious

[@ArtificiallySweet]

factory cpo or some other off brand warranty BS cpo. All used cars cant be certified factory...never seen it. One local dealeer used to advertise...some thing like "states largest MPP certifed dealer" just an extended warranty scam with MPP whose reviews I found were not flattering.

[@mistyymichellee]

I need help with this issue!! Live in California and bought CPO car on Halloween. 6 days later, engine issues and overheating started so I brought it back to dealer. They still have my vehicle and no end in sight. Any help or direction you could lead me in would be great! As I feel like I’m just lost with no help and my family is without a vehicle. Please and thank you.

[@WhitneyLLP]

Try:
Chuck Panzarella​
Consumer Action Law Group,
Panzarella​ & Associates, PC
www.calgroup.org
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]"
"Chuck Marshall
Marshall Law Firm
2121 N. California Blvd, Suite 290
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
marshall-law-firm.com / 925-575-7105
[e-mail]"
Elliot Conn from Conn Law at [phone] or [e-mail]. www.connlawpc.com

[@donpitts5354]

@@WhitneyLLP what about ga same thing happened fixing to be making 2nd payment and dealer still has my truck hadnt fixed the transmisson after i took it to him before the 30 days

[@ladaleford5048]

@@WhitneyLLPI need help with the contract as a whole I want to see where and if I got screwed because I have a paper saying certified preowned I have a copy and have requested and will be receiving the copy of the contract that they went to the fact that financial institution that it was financed through also I have more than one credit pull and was told it wouldn't be any hard pulls plus they have since then changed ownership. I live in Alabama and need help with this from all angles.

[@markhazzard9730]

First! 😊