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The VIN number and vehicle description do not match and I think the car dealer hid problems. Please help me figure out what this all means.?

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a 2004 Ford F350 Lariat. Before I purchased it the dealer said he had it at the mechanic to fix a leak that they couldn't figure out. He promised it would be fixed. They are a family dealership, and although weary, I did trust them.

The dealer showed me a Carfax with a high score (which means little to me), and I asked him in front of my son, "will the leak problem be solved?" He said "Yes", I said, so if I purchase today and I get home and there's a problem what happens? He said "Then bring it back."

The leaks continued, and now there are diesel fumes in the cab when I turn on the heater. I planned to go down Monday to make him fix it as promised, but then I started to get suspicious. So I ran an autocheck.com report. The report says a few interesting things. First, the VIN # lists an F350 Harley Davidson King Ranch" truck. Ours is just a Lariat. It also says the title was "corrected" 3 times, and that was a few days before it was reported at the DESERT SOUTHWEST REGION auto auction and a week later reported as "Registered at auto auction as dealer vehicle." He said 2 owners and NEVER told me about the auto auction. Another thing strange is that he sent us the dealer plates but no registration.

I need to go settle this Monday, and I think he pulled the common auto dealer lying by ommission tactics. so my questions mainly are why a title would be corrected 3 times, and if the VIN is wrong...the VIN is wrong...right?

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  • 5 years ago

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    Source(s): Vehicle History Lookup Database : http://vin.trustdd.com/?Mmvm
  • 6 years ago

    Auto Auction means absolutely nothing. Most auto dealerships buy & sell cars through the dealers auto auction. We have a large one here in town. They buy vehicles there & if they cant sell it within a reasonable amount of time, they take it there to sell to other places. They also buy a lot of vehicles there. Does the paperwork match whats on the vehicle?? As for the mishap, theres always issues with errors on paperwork all the time, that isnt a huge deal. I dont use that site you listed, same as any other site,. They also may not have all the info either

    Not sure what you expected from 2 owners deal, they still could have bought it from the auction. Thats isnt a big deal. Another dealership may have had it & couldnt get what they wanted for it & sold it at the auction & this dealership picked it up. That happens all the time & pretty much is normal in the car dealership business. Even the large GM dealerships do that as well

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    4 years ago

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    Source(s): Whois VIN Number Lookup http://vinnumberlookup.gelaf.info/?w023
  • 6 years ago

    I am sorry but it looks like you were taken to the cleaners. Go to DMV and check your title. About the leak....just take your losses and get it fixed by another shop because this dealer will just give you the run around.

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