Dealer wrote on receipt when they sold me my car they would fix check engine light?

Question

When I bought my car the dealer wrote on a recipt they would fix cel if it reapperaed. About 3 days after having car the cel came back on, I took it to there mechanic about 3 times replaced several parts, everytime I took it they said drive it for 2 weeks or so to cycle through the ecu. Well its been about 2 months now and there are still cel's. I have about 500 miles on the car and after renewing my temp plates twice I had to go get echeck. In the echeck parking lot I disconnected battery so that it would pass and now hes saying it passed echeck, its over now. Just curious to see if I have any rights here considering I have in writing that he would fix cel. THanks for any input

Answer 1

go back to dealer and tell them to fix it right or you will throw a fit in front of all their customers and scare them away telling them how bad this dealer is.

Answer 2

Take it back to the dealer where you bought it. If They do not fix it threaten to drive the car through their window.

Answer 3

I think he would still be responsible to fix it. Usually you can talk to an attorney the first time for free. Also let the Better Business Bureu know.

Answer 4

Sounds like you have a lemon on your hands.  It's nothing you did wrong or the dealer did wrong either.  It's just that 1 in 1000 car that has issues that just can't be fixed.  The dealer is responsible for fixing it and if it can't be, then you should be entitled to a new car.

Each state has their own Lemon Laws.  Check the link below for your state.  I used to live in NY and the New York State New Car Lemon Law, General Business Law, Section 198-a, provides that if, after a reasonable number of attempts, a dealer cannot repair a new vehicle within the first 18 months or two years of delivery of that vehicle to the consumer, then the consumer is entitled to a refund of the purchase price or a replacement vehicle. The law presumes that a reasonable number of attempts have been made if the dealer has made four repair attempts for the same problem or the vehicle has been out of service for 30 days or more within the first 18,000 miles or two years. However, this does not mean that you have to have four repair attempts or meet the 30 day requirement to have a claim under the New York State New Car Lemon Law. So long as a "reasonable number" of repair attempts have been made, you may seek relief. Consequently, you should always consult with a lawyer when evaluating your legal rights. This law also provides a mechanism for recovering attorney fees.

I had a problem with my Subaru that rendered it un-driveable each time the part failed and had to be towed to a dealership each time.  It happened 3 times within a month's time frame.  The 4th time it was in the shop, I contacted a Lemon Law lawyer in my state and explained my case to them and they accepted the case.   Technically, I was over the limit in mileage to qualify for a "lemon" (I had 25K miles on the car) but it was still under the new car warranty.  I wrote to Suabaru of America to demand a new car since it was obvious that they could not fix my car properly.  My lawyers had already started processing the case and I'm not sure if that gave Subaru some pressure but before I got my car back, they had sent a specialist from Subaru headquarters to diagnose my problem.  After I got my car back, it never happened again.  I was happy as a clam that I got my car back and there were no issues so I thought the case was closed.   Apparently, my lawyers were still pursuing the case.  About 1 year later, I received a letter and a check from my lawyers awarding me $1500 from Subaru for my troubles.  I could either take the money or pursue the lemon law and try to get a new car.  I just opted to take the money since my car was driving fine after the last incident.

Since your car is much newer than mine and they still haven't fixed the problem, I'd start searching for a Lemon Law lawyer in your state.   I found mine through the link below.  My lawyers recouped their fees from Subaru too...nothing out of my pocket.

Good luck with your case!

Answer 5

Tell the Better Buisness Buearu, maybe contact an attorney.

Answer 6

You did wrong by disconnecting the battery in this case.

And what do you  mean by echeck??

And why did you have to renew your temp plate twice? once the deal is done they should have sent your paper work in to

where ever they had to send it to.

I would have told them to keep the car and give me another car in place of it or give me car to drive and call me when you know you have it fixed.

SEE that is what is wrong with a lot of dealer ships any more

if it is a used car they do as little as possible to get you out of there hair..Then if you buy a new car they will bend over backwards to get you in it because, the new cars is where they make there money or the big bucks at.and the heck with the people that only has the money to buy a used car..

b.Jerry30