It is not a secret that daily rental drivers don’t treat rental cars and trucks like their own. Over a short period of time a lot of small defects add up to rental vehicles. Some of the common problems of Prior Daily Rentals are rust and corrosion. Also many rental cars and trucks have been in serious accidents involving body and frame damage.
The worst thing about these rental cars is that after between 15,000 and 30,000 miles on the odometer they are shipped throughout the 50 states and end-up in dealership lots. Pursuant to California consumer protection laws car dealers are required to disclose any Prior Daily Rental history to the car buyer. It constitutes a violation of law if the dealer knowingly fails to disclose a vehicle’s history as a prior rental. However not all car dealers honestly disclose prior rental history to car buyers. The reason for this is that car dealers know that this fact is important for car buyers and it may influence the buyer’s decision and the price someone would pay. According to some inquiries made most of the consumers would not buy a Prior Daily Rental (PDR) at any price.
You can protect yourself against this dealer fraud if before purchasing a used car you order a vehicle history report. Also have the vehicle inspected by a trusted mechanic. If you believe that the car you purchased is a prior rental and the car dealer failed to disclose this contact a dealer fraud attorney in your state.
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I just found out my vehicle has prior lease for 11k miles, 2nd owner bought until 54k.Now as 3rd owner engine seize @ 62k this is after dealer made oil change at 58K. Not sure if dealer failure disclose the prior lease will warrant litigation. Or even go after lack of oil.
Thank you for your comment. I am not sure if I understood your question clearly. It will be easier of you call our office at 818.990.0418.
Prior rental history must be disclosed at the time of sale by a dealer in California. However prior lease history generally does not have to be disclosed.
Very truly yours,
Hovanes Margarian
Attorney At Law