After coming back from her deployment in Iraq, Laticia Wallace thought the war was over. Much to her surprise the used car dealership in Willmington, NC would be the one who takes her down.
2003 Saturn Vue
Laticia bought this 2003 Saturn Vue for $8000.
Here is an excerpt from the news story from WWAY NewsChannel 3 of Willmington, NC.
“There was nothing he said wrong with it,” Wallace said. “It was a fairly good car, 2003, and it only had 80,000 miles on it”
Just to be safe, Wallace bought a $1,500 extended warranty on the car. But two days later, when the Saturn’s battery died, she found out the battery wasn’t covered under warranty. Over the next few weeks, she found out the rotors and the brakes also needed replacing, and when she got caught in a rain storm, she says she realized one of her headlights was out and her windshield wipers weren’t working correctly either.
Not a single one of those problems were covered by her extended warranty, and out of frustration, Wallace canceled it. One week later, her transmission died.
“It’s really not a good feeling,” Wallace said. “I’m really upset that people can’t be honest. If a transmission is that bad and goes out two months after I bought the car, somebody had to know something was wrong with it.”
What is even more shocking is the following statement taken from the same story:
“We called Blue Water Motor Sports for an explanation. They showed us a receipt saying they paid $70 to have the Saturn Vue inspected less than a month before Wallace bought it.”
So here is the question Used Cars Exposed would like to ask.
How does a car pass certification or inspection when it has the following faults?
- rotors and brakes that need to be replaced – a few weeks later
- a battery which fails- 2 days later
- headlights and wipers which were not working properly
- a transmission that completely dies in 2 months
