Q: I bought a car 26 days ago, with impression wasa safe & reliable vehicle, just needing breaks,but been wrecked?
It has no air bags due to being wrecked & taking it to dealership is only option to fix, & it also has a bad transmission! & Frame is damaged But was told it was a safe reliable vehicle! What can I do legally? My 13 year old ride's in this car with no air bags & he was injured in a wreck last year due to his airbag being missing? What can I do please help?
A: Assuming the vehicle is used from the nature of your question, you may have a remedy under any warranty you received or bought at the time of the transaction. If you did not receive a warranty, most used vehicles are sold as-is. So you would not have a remedy against the seller. Many people who purchase a used vehicle have a mechanic perform a pre-purchase inspection on a used vehicle. Unless you agreed to limit the mechanic's liability for missing something, you may have a remedy against any such mechanic for negligence if a reasonably prudent inspection would have disclosed the issues.
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