Car has Water Damage

[troyslisa2005]

What is the name of your state? Louisiana
I recently bought a car from a used car dealer and today i went to DMV to get the tags an dpay the taxes on the car and was told i needed to have a disclosure signed by myself and the dealer stating the extent of the water damage! I had NO IDEA this car had water damage.the day after i bought it i started having electrical problems with it....starting it,buttons shorting out,stuff like that and still am having these problems.when i went to the dealer to get the title and bill of sale i told him of the problems i was having with the car and he chuckled and put the title down backside up and said sign here miss.A friend was with me when i got the car and he said they didn't tell him anything about the water damage either (he wrote the check for the car). My question is what do i do ?i do not want a car with water damage and i feel like all the electrical problems could be a direct result of this water damage. ahd i known this car had been under water ,in a swamp, a hurricaine or God only knows what else I would have never bought it. I just ran the vin # on carfax and it says there are 9 reports on the car! i didn't pay the fee to get them though. can i make themn take the car back ?what do i do?? How can i go about finding out for myself what type of water damage it sustained? please any advice will be appreciated. I want to educate my self before i call this dealer and know what my rights are .I feel like i was decieved and mislead in order to get me to purchase this car from a man who claims he built his business on HONESTY!

[teflon_jones]

Did you sign the title? What does your purchase agreement say?

Louisiana law states:
§ 774.2. Sale of used water-damaged vehicles
A. No used motor vehicle dealer, nor any person or entity, shall sell, transfer, or convey any used motor vehicle to any person without notifying the buyer or receiver of the vehicle in writing of the extent of any water damage from flooding which occurred to the vehicle prior to the transaction.
B. If a sale, transfer, or conveyance of a used motor vehicle occurs in violation of Subsection A, the person receiving ownership and title to the vehicle who is not otherwise aware of the damage at the time of the transaction may bring an action to set aside the transaction within one year from the date of the transaction and receive all monies or other property given as consideration for the vehicle less a reasonable assessment for miles driven.