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Hyundai Charges Wear-and-Tear Fees Despite Paid Coverage at Lease End

Hyundai Capital charged $1,000 in wear-and-tear fees at lease end despite the consumer having paid coverage for exactly those charges. Collection calls and negative credit reporting continued for months. The consumer had no mechanism to assert the coverage in real time.

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