Car title/odometer discrepancy

[JADetamore]

Car title/odometer discrepancy. Was I lied to?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana

I bought a car a year and a half ago and was told that the miles on the car were actual. I am trying to trade in the car right now, but the salesman I talked to pulled a Carfax and discovered that there was a discrepancy with the miles on the car. On 07/29/2008 the car was reported to have had 16093 miles, 12,001 miles on 08/11/2008, and then 18,712 miles on 08/14/2008. I bought the car a month later with 18501 miles.

I found the paperwork from when I bought the car, and it has two boxes to check if there are any issues with the odometer. Neither box is checked, implying actual miles.

Is there any action I can take to be compensated or walk away from the car? I haven't contacted the seller yet.

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana

I bought a car a year and a half ago and was told that the miles on the car were actual. I am trying to trade in the car right now, but the salesman I talked to pulled a Carfax and discovered that there was a discrepancy with the miles on the car. On 07/29/2008 the car was reported to have had 16093 miles, 12,001 miles on 08/11/2008, and then 18,712 miles on 08/14/2008. I bought the car a month later with 18501 miles.

I found the paperwork from when I bought the car, and it has two boxes to check if there are any issues with the odometer. Neither box is checked, implying actual miles.

Is there any action I can take to be compensated or walk away from the car? I haven't contacted the seller yet.

Seems to me that the reported mileages are incorrect, not the odometer.

 

[swalsh411]

I bet the 12,001 should have been 17,001. (some people's 2's and 7's look a lot a like) You realize that what's reported in carfax is just whatever the service person at the dealer typed in right? It's not a magical system that scans the car and automatically updates the carfax.

If they mistook a 7 for a 2 this is exactly what would happen. (they were probably typing it in off something handwritten by the guy who actually looked at the odometer)

 

[JETX]

Is there any action I can take to be compensated or walk away from the car? I haven't contacted the seller yet.

First, you cannot 'walk away'.
Second, as for 'action', you can file an odometer complaint with your state consumer agency and let them handle it.