How Do You Fix A Salvage Title Vehicle?
A salvage title vehicle has been in an accident or a flood, or it has been stolen but recovered, and the company insuring the vehicle has determined that the cost to repair the damages done to the vehicle exceeds a certain percentage of the vehicle’s cost. This does not mean a salvage vehicle is not worth repairing. If a thief took the car on a joy ride (versus stripping it of its parts or wrecking it) before the vehicle was recovered; if the floodwaters remained below the level of the vehicle’s electrical components; and if the accident didn’t damage the vehicle’s most vital parts, the vehicle may run for years to come. Fixing a salvage title vehicle is a risk because the extent of the damage is not always evident. Bring the vehicle to a mechanic to determine its problems if your knowledge of automobiles is minimal. Use auto diagnostics software, which interfaces with a vehicle’s engine control computer (ECU), to garner trouble codes stored in the ECU and pinpoint potential causes for
