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> Date: 21 Jan 2005 12:41:52 -0800
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> Subject: Dealer sold me truck with older engine installed
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> I bought a 2000 Dodge Dakota truck from an independent used car dealer
> in California last Friday. Today I find out from the Dodge Dealer that
> the engine in the truck is not the original. In fact, the engine is
> not even the same size and is two years older than the car. The VIN
> states the truck has 4.7L installed and this is a 5.9L gas guzzler.
> I'm not a mechanic so wouldn't have known. Obviously the odometer
> reading, though may be true for the chassis, is not true for the
> engine. The Dodge Dealer also pointed out that the wiring harness may
> not be proper since the engines are wired differently. I'm finding
> this to be true as the lights do not work correctly, etc.
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> Wouldn't the dealer's actions of selling me a car with the wrong engine
> be illegal in California? I'm wondering if the smog check he got done
> was phoney since the VIN for the truck and the engine size would not
> match.
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> Also, I bought this truck through eBay but turned out the seller was a
> car dealer. Should I call the Credit Union and have them cancel the
> loan for this guy?
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Dunno about Ca. but in our state, whenever an engine is
swapped--regardless of "up" or "down"-- the odometer statement should read
"true mileage unknown" or equivalent. HTH, s