Car dealership fraud?
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Car dealership fraud?
I purchased a car back in March of this year. The window sticker on the car
shows features on it that I found out after the purchase of the car are not
there. After dealing with both the dealership and Chrysler themselves, it was
found out that an updated window sticker was sent to the dealership however
they never changed it. The dealership says there is nothing they can do, but I
feel there is. I’d like some advice on where I should go from here.
Asked on July 20, 2016 under General Practice, Maryland
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You can sue the dealer for the difference in value between the car as is and the car with the features promised by their marketing/promotional material (the window sticker). You would sue based on both fraud (effectively lying to you about the features, to get you to buy the car) and breach of contract (not selling you the car they agreed to sell and the one you thought you were buying--i.e. the one with features on the car's own window sticker).
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