What are some common examples of auto fraud?
Frequent examples which my office handles include sales or leases of cars with undisclosed collision damage, sales or leases of cars with rolled-back odometers, sales or leases of cars with undisclosed “lemon law” histories (i.e. the car was repurchased from a prior owner as a “lemon”, and this was not disclosed to the subsequent buyer), fraudulently putting a consumer into a lease where he or she thought they were purchasing the vehicle, non-disclosure of warranty restrictions and limitations, charging consumers for accessories not actually sold with the vehicle (e.g. airbags), fraudulent car repair situations and others. Automotive fraud is a very broad area. There are lots of different types of fraud, and the defendants include insurance companies, car dealers, car manufacturers, extended warranty companies, service contract companies and car finance companies. My office has also handled fraud cases against boat manufacturers and boat dealers.
