sell you a lemon/fraud
sell you a lemon/fraud
Posted 08/04/2010 - 02:47pm by katherine ojeda
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The Accuser:
katherine ojeda The Accused:
Ron & Angela Vasquez,
Description:
Due to the fact after a purchase on February 26, 2010 of a 1999 Yukon Denali who's odometer never worked has given me nothing but mechanical problems. One, I was tricked into signing an '' As Is '' paper that was never on the vehicle as the law requires. The seller had me sign the back of the '' As Is '' and never disclosed to me it was an '' as is '' paper. I was promised that the odometer would be fixed. The seller allowed me to drive out knowing the vehicle had bad brakes and that the odometer never worked.On march1,2010 i returned the vehicle to have the odometer and brakes repaired. They were unable to repair the odometer due to not having the part in stock. On March 14, 2010 the fuel pump on the truck stopped working. When I contacted you ( R & J Auto Sales) I spoke with the owner Ron Vasquez who informed me that I had signed an '' As Is '' paper and would not be repairing the vehicle. That's when I realized the seller had me sign the back of an '' as is '' paper. I paid $130.00 to have the fuel pump replaced. On May 16, 2010 the truck just stopped working. After many calls to you ( R & J Auto Sales ) on May 24, 2010 I finally got in touch with an employee Hector who told me to have the truck towed to you ( R & J Auto Sales ) and they would have their mechanic look at it. On May 25, 2010 I had the truck towed to your mechanic ( Consumer Auto Credit ). On June 10, 2010 the mechanic contacted me, he told me I would have to pay 250.00 dollars I agreed as long as the job was guaranteed and the odometer was fixed. I was able to get the truck back on June 17, 2010 the odometer was not fixed, I paid 250.00 plus 720.00 in back payments for a truck that was not running for a month. Six days later on June 23, 2010 the truck just shut off I than contacted Petie who had the mechanic call me. He than told me that he would be at my house June 26, 2010 to fix my truck. I called him that morning he let me know he was on his way. He than never showed. I continued to call yet never received a call back. On June 30, 2010 till July 20, 2010 I called everyday. I spoke with Maria many times , left several messages and never received a call back. When on July 20, 2010 I called back I finally spoke with owner Ron Vasquez who told me he would work with me find out what was going on and call me back. He never returned my call. Later that afternoon I contacted Ron Vasquez again who told me he would repair the vehicle but would charge me for the repair, I refused. After investigation I learned it is illegal to sell or even own a vehicle who's odometer is not working or has been tampered with in which both has occurred in this situation this is why Im asking for my money back. What you ( R & J Auto Sales ) are doing is illegal , which on July 22, 2010 I went to you ( R & J Auto Sales ) and explained to you that it is illegal. I spoke with Ron Vasquez who refused to return my money. On July 24, 2010 you ( R & J Auto Sales ) had the truck picked up. Till this day August 5, 2010 I have not heard from you ( R & J Auto Sales ). I'm allowing you one week from the day you receive this letter to return my money or I will be contacting the small claims court.
Katherine Ojeda
813-781-6011
Comments
The next time you buy a vehicle, be sure to get a certified mechanic (who doesn't have any relationship with the seller) to inspect the vehicle for you. A proper inspection would have revealed the problem with the odometer, brakes, and other serious problems. Whenever I buy a vehicle, I always get it inspected by someone else (even if it's a new vehicle, for which my inspector actually found a leaky steering mechanism once).
When signing papers, be sure to read what you sign before-hand, and get a copy of it (it's perfectly reasonable to expect that you can have an exact copy of what you sign since your signature belongs to you). If you wish to take your document off-site so that you may read it at your leisure, a legitimate organization will give you a copy to take with you instead of forcing you to rush through it on-the-spot.
If you don't understand something in the contract, then ask what it means and write that meaning down right on the contract (this way, it makes it clear what your understanding of the contract is). If they refuse, then they may not be telling you what it REALLY means.
When you buy something "as is," it means that you are willing to take the risk that there may be other problems you don't know about (and that it will be your responsibility). If they promised to fix something, then you really should have had them put that promise in writing because "as is" probably voids it (unless the "as is" is conditional upon those items being fixed, and is included on that "as is" contract -- this gets tricky and is where you need to get proper legal advice, especially because the laws in this area may be quite different in each Province or State).
The fact that you went back to them and agreed to pay for services may not be very good for your case should you go to court. I strongly recommend that you speak with a lawyer before going to court on this matter just to make sure you know how to present your case in the best possible way.
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