What happens if the dealer can t fix my car?
If the dealership fails to successfully repair or replace the vehicle, it may be required to buy back the vehicle and pay you compensation through a lemon law buyback reimbursement. Additionally, it matters what the problem with the problem is.
What happens if the dealer cannot fix the problem?
I am not sure why you assume that the dealer cannot fix the problem. In general, it will depend on the terms of your warranty, and many other factors, but if the malfunction is covered by warranty, then the dealer (or manufacturer) should fix the car, or provide you with a fixed car if that one is beyond repair.
When does a car dealer make things worse?
If your car has lots of problems, the dealer’s mechanic might actually be making things worse when trying to find the cause of other problems. If a “new” problem occurs immediately after your car was serviced, there’s a good chance it was the mechanic’s fault.
What happens when you buy a car from a dealer?
So when the dealer sells the consumer a car, they tell the consumer that the car can be brought to the dealer for warranty repairs and service. But repeated warranty repairs? There is an inverse relationship between the number of repair attempts made by the dealer and how much the dealer actually cares any more if the car is fixed.
What to do if you have a dispute with a car dealer?
There are many resources for those who are having a dispute with a dealer or a car company, including, for people who have lots of problems with a new car, lemon law replacement; each state’s lemon law information is in your owner’s manual package.
I am not sure why you assume that the dealer cannot fix the problem. In general, it will depend on the terms of your warranty, and many other factors, but if the malfunction is covered by warranty, then the dealer (or manufacturer) should fix the car, or provide you with a fixed car if that one is beyond repair.
Why are car dealers indifferent if they can’t fix your new car?
The dealer has no skin in the game (except for goodwill, which they probably have lost anyway after selling you the defect-laden vehicle). Since the manufacturer has to buy the car back or replace it, the dealer has zero incentive to step up and do anything for you.
What happens when you take your car to the dealership?
When you take the car to the dealership and explain your problem, you are met with questions and doubt. The mechanic takes the car to diagnose the problem and tells you he cannot find anything wrong with it. The dealer may say that there is a “failure to duplicate” the problem and you are left hanging.
What happens if the dealership Can’t Fix my Car under warranty?
What happens if the dealership can’t fix my car under warranty is that the dealership may be required to either repair the car or replace the vehicle with another vehicle.