Thread: Previous Damage, but still GM Certified Used?

Hi Guys,

I work construction, and this morning pulling into our parking garage, i tagged the corner of the entrance and the brick corner guard and it tore up a small piece of bumper around the turn signal.

When i went to the body shop and a manager of the body shop said that this has already been patched and painted (REPAIRED). He could tell by the layer of white (bondo) under the paint.

I asked why this wasn't reported on car fax, he said that if no one ever reported it, it wouldnt show up. No one was in the sales office, and i got tired of standing around waiting.

When i looked more at it, i noticed the stabilizer bar on the right side of the car all bent up. I've never noticed it before. Also, the headlight on the right is not a GM headlight.

Why didn't the dealer find this when they recieved the car? If they did, they held that information from me. If a car goes through something like that, can it still be a GM Certified Used vehicle?

Any suggestions on how i go about trying to resolve this? Thansk guys...

-the one POLECAT-

certified means it has no major mechanical defects they noticed (the prep work takes 10 minutes tops, and is a basic safety inspection, and if the car falls under a mileage limit it is then certified) car fax will miss many things, I had a civic that came back with a salvage title 2 years after I bought it, and the dealer and I both ran a car fax (title had changed hands 5 times prior to the dealer getting it, and at that time the title looked good, later got a letter from the state stating they messed up)

argh, well thanks for the information guys!

I still feel that the dealer should've noticed this before they sold the car. I'm new to the DC Metro area, and from what i've heard and seen, this car dealership is a well known and respected dealership around. To everyone except me!

I'm going to have a talk with them this morning, don't really know what will come of it, but i suppose we'll see.....

-POLECAT-

Well we looked at my car and a new grand prix, and the sabalizer bar is bent just like mine. Seems that i proved why i'm an engineer because i over analyize everything, but he did admit they missed the new headlight and the patch job on the front right bumper.

kind of a sorry 'bout your luck type deal. But i think i'll do the patch work and get it painted in lieu of a new bumper because if i'm going to sink money into it, i'd rather it be for rims, or an audio system, or tires like need (which brings my next question but i'll post it in the tires section).

THanks for the help as always guys, really appreciate it!

-the polecat-