Certified Used Car Inspections Fail, Leaving Buyers With Unsafe Vehicles and Stalled Warranty Claims
A buyer returned a certified used vehicle within the warranty window for a mechanical issue, only to have the retailer take over a month to diagnose systemic component failures and then deliver a car with a new electrical fault. Disputes over warranty timelines and refusal to unwind the sale leave buyers stuck with an unsafe vehicle and an active loan.
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