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carfax reports odometer rollback, advice needed, please
I bought a 2002 Accord EX in Sept.2004 with 41K miles from a lady.
Now a year later I decided to sell it as I moved and I can walk to work, and I can rent a car cheap on the weekends. I couldn't figure why for the past two weeks people would never call me back after I gave them the VIN number. Finaly somebody told me today what he saw on carfax about my car. I did check the VIN on carfax before I bought it last year and the history looked clean, no inconsistent odometer readings. I'm attaching the present carfax report below. Could someone explain what might have caused the jump from 39K miles to 72K and then back to 40K??? Is there a way for me to verify this, can I report it somewhere? Any advice on what I should do next will be highly appreciated. Thank you, slava. -----------------------carfax report follows--------------- CARFAX searched more than 3 billion records from over 5,300 sources and found 12 record(s) for this 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX (1HGCG56662A077939) Date: Mileage Reading: Source: General Comments: 01/30/2002 5 Service Facility Vehicle serviced State inspection completed 04/03/2002 Dealer Inventory Virginia Vehicle sold 04/03/2002 Virginia Motor Vehicle Dept. Bristow, VA Registered as personal vehicle 04/25/2002 11 Virginia Motor Vehicle Dept. Bristow, VA Title or registration issued First owner reported 05/30/2002 7,700 Service Facility Vehicle serviced Air conditioning serviced 04/15/2003 39,865 Service Facility Vehicle serviced 04/17/2003 Virginia Motor Vehicle Dept. Bristow, VA Title or registration issued 04/10/2004 72,656 Virginia Inspection Station Gainesville, VA Passed emissions inspection 04/21/2004 73,365 Service Facility Vehicle serviced 04/22/2004 Virginia Motor Vehicle Dept. Bristow, VA Title or registration issued New owner reported 08/19/2004 40,750 Virginia Motor Vehicle Dept. Haymarket, VA Title or registration issued New owner reported POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK CARFAX AdvisorTM The readings causing this rollback were collected by a DMV or other verifiable source. Please verify the mileage with your dealer or a qualified mechanic. 09/13/2004 41,050 Maryland Motor Vehicle Dept. Chevy Chase, MD Title #34805328 Registration issued or renewed Loan or lien reported |
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jim beam wrote:
> looks pretty clear to me - there was rollback. the two high mileages > are only 11 days apart and have nearly 1000 additional miles accumulated > in that time. and even ignoring THAT, that leaves the "816 miles" driven in 16 months! |
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I would consider hiring a lawyer or bringing suit in small claims
court. You got significantly burned. Maybe you're entitled under your state's law to triple damages etc. That could make it worthwhile, and you'll be doing a public service to boot. |
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> looks pretty clear to me - there was rollback. the two high mileages
> are only 11 days apart and have nearly 1000 additional miles accumulated > in that time. that's consistent with a car that was in heavy daily > usage that allowed it to rack up 30+k extra miles in just a year. if > the odometer had been replaced due to defect, it would roll back to > zero, not 40k. > > you can call dmv to see what your options are, but it's probably best to > sell it as a higher mileage vehicke rather than have it look like /you/ > are the one attempting to perpetrate the fraud. you'll take a hit on > the price, but at least you'll succeed in selling it if the buyer knows > what they're getting. thanks for your reply. I checked the the same VIN at Autocheck.com and here is what I get (i had to type the whole thing as somebody faxed it to me): 04/18/2002 Bristow, VA Motor vehicle dept. Registr. event renewal. 04/25/2002 Bristow, VA 11 Motor veh. dept. title 04/17/2003 Bristow, VA Motor. veh. dept. registration event/renewal 04/10/2004 Gainesville, va independent emission source inspection 04/22/2004 Bristow, VA motor veh.dept. registration event/renewal 08/19/2004 Haymarket, VA 40,750 motor. veh.dept. title 09/13/2004 chevy chase, md 41,050 mva title As you can see the mileage is consistent. The mileage is simply not recorded at all check points. Should I trust CARFAX or Autocheck? Thank you for you help, slava. |
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Just curious - is there any way the person who perpetrated this fraud
could be nailed by the law - this "lady" maybe a front for a band of crooks. Hope there is a way to nail this crook. |
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butch burton wrote:
> Just curious - is there any way the person who perpetrated this fraud > could be nailed by the law - this "lady" maybe a front for a band of > crooks. Hope there is a way to nail this crook. > gypsies often use women as the front for their scams. |
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SoCalMike wrote: > butch burton wrote: > > Just curious - is there any way the person who perpetrated this fraud > > could be nailed by the law - this "lady" maybe a front for a band of > > crooks. Hope there is a way to nail this crook. > > > gypsies often use women as the front for their scams. I spent some time investigating the matter yesterday. The lady I bought the car from had me make the check to some dealership, the same dealership was on the title. I guess I was so excited to get my first car, and being new to this country I didn't suspect much. I checked with my bank and they gave me the name of the guy who cached the check, some turkish name. I found the number for the dealership on the net in a directory listing, called them up, turnes out it is somebody's cell phone. The guy, not a native English speaker, sounded as if I just woke him up, I asked if he knew the turkish guy, he said yes. I explained the situation and he promised to get a hold of him, and that he would call me back. He never did of course. I called the lady up a few times, she pretends she doesn't remember what happend a year ago, then I ended up talking to her boyfriend who insulted and threatened me, and by the way he had a very turkish accent I don't know if I want to pursue this matter any further at this point. I reported the odometer rollback to NHTSA, Odometer Fraud dept. The person I spoke to didn't sound very promising, she said they will mail me some information about my rights. vr. |
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Wow what a scam operation - suggest you contact the police where this
"dealership" is located. If it is a big enough town, they have a "Bunko" or fraud squad. This sounds like a practiced squad of crooks - if the feds are not interested - try the local city, county or state police. When I lived in VA I remember the state cops being very active. You might share the name(s) of the dealer, any other people involved and it's location. These people have to be put in jail - hopefully the males involved get a room mate wearing a pink jump suit. |
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