Is it possible to "roll back the odometer" in modern cars?
It's not just possible, it's easier than it has ever been. On old cars you could tell that the screws on the dash had been tampered with, it was also possible to spot wear on the seats, pedals, steering wheel, gear lever, etc. On modern cars you hook up the car to a laptop via the diagnostic port and apply the correct (freely available) software and you're done. Zero evidence. On top of this modern cars, particularly cars that are likely to have high miles such as German saloons, are much better made, the interior trim doesn't show signs of use nearly as clearly.
Bought a car from a dealer, odometer was rolled back, dealer wont give me my money back what should i do?
I love how everyone yells sue without even thinking. If the dealer purchased it TMU from the auction then it must have been TMU when he sold it to you. CarFax MIGHT help narrow it down, but Carfax sucks. See if the mileage that's on your vehicle is more than what was reported on it when it went through the auction. If the vehicle is 2001 or older, forget about it. Mileage isn't reported. If the mileage you have is less than when it went through at the auction it is either an error or it was rolled back and you have to prove that it isn't an error and that the dealer did it. A lot of people will pull a CarFax after purchasing a vehicle. Sometimes auctions do report the incorrect mileage which would make the history report show a rollback, but not the title because the auction was wrong when it reported the mileage. I've had several where it'd be 140,000 miles on the car and the auction would report 14,000. I've never once been accused of rolling miles forward. How do you know the odometer was rolled back?
If a car is exempt from odometer reporting, but the dealer set the odometer back is this illegal?
- I saw a craigslist ad and purchased a 1998 vw beetle advertised for 92,000 miles. - I requested the vin number to the dealer over the phone to obtain a carfax report but he stated the car was with another dealer with a customer and to just drive to the dealership within 30mins to see it in person. - I drove the dealership, car was there - test drove it saw the mileage to be as stated on the advertisement at 92,590 or so - so I put down $1000 because he was going to charge me an addition 4% to have my card charged on his credit card machine. - I gave the $2000 as the rest of the downpayment in cash. - I started to notice problems with the car, the next day I did a carfax report and it showed the actual mileage to be 191,000. - I called the dealer he stated that the mileage was inaccurate and he replaced the odometer. - I asked for my money back, but he said there is no refunds, I signed the contract where the mileage said exempt. - However the advertisement on craigslist which I have saved shows false mileage and he never told me the actual mileage. I do not know for sure if the contract he has states the actual mileage. - I live in Florida. What can I do to resolve this issue and get my money back. He says what he might be able to do is keep the $1000 and talk to his boss about refunding me the $2000. Either way I lost $1000 maybe more now.
Carfax reports - what does "Exempt from odometer reporting" mean?
I just got a carfax report on my car and it says "Exempt from odometer reporting ". Does this mean the odometer reading on my car has been messed with or does it mean something else? Any information would be useful. Thanks!