Do I have legal recourse against the dealer of a used vehicle that was misrepresented prior to the purchase

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I purchased a 03 Oldsmoble Alero from a dealer who at the time of sale informed me they were doing an inspection check prior to me leaving the lot. I explained to him I needed a safe vehicle due to my teenage son and minor daughter would be in the vehicle alot. Two weeks later after thinking I was putting the vehicle in the shop for a minor water pump replacement I was immediately called and informed whomever sold me this vehicle knew it had serious engine problems prior to selling to me and they covered it up (a new coolant bottle was just installed to cover up evidence there was a combustion leak in the cylinder head that blew the head gaskets) and some sort of seal block was placed to radiator to hide leaks . I have not transferred the title over to my name yet....any help you can offer

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Ronald Burdge ·
When the seller is in the business of selling cars, in most states they have a responsibility to disclose what they know, answer your questions honestly, and not hide anything that they know the buye would want to know about before making the purchase. Each state has its own definition of what is "fraud" but that sounds like what happened to you. You need to talk to a local Consumer Law attorney who deals with this kind of case. Call your local attorney's Bar Association and ask for a referral to an Auto Sales Fraud or Consumer Law attorney near you or you can go to this web site page for a Free Online 50 State National List of Consumer Law Lawyers (http://www.ohiolemonlaw.com/ocll-site/ocll-locate_local.shtml) and find one near you (lawyers don’t pay to get listed here and most of them are members of the only national association for Consumer Law lawyers, www.NACA.net). But act quickly because for every legal right you have, there is only a limited amount of time to actually file a lawsuit in court or your rights expire (it's called the statute of limitations), so don't waste your time getting to a Consumer Law attorney and finding out what your rights are. If this answer was helpful, please give me a “thumbs up” below. Ron Burdge, www.CarSalesFraud.com, www.OhioConsumerLaw.com
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