Lubbock Auto Fraud Attorney

Have you been sold a new vehicle lemon that the manufacturer refuses to repair or replace? After purchasing a vehicle, did the auto dealership ask you to come back to sign a new contract and/or wrongfully repossess the vehicle before the first payment was due?

If so, the car dealer may have violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. For new cars, the Texas Lemon Law may also be applicable.

The Deese Law Firm is committed to holding car dealers and financial institutions accountable for auto dealer sales fraud. State and federal laws protect consumers from auto dealer sales fraud. Even when complying with the law, car dealers may stack the deck in their favor.

Before purchasing a new or used vehicle, consumers should be aware of some of the common tricks and traps. Our Lubbock auto fraud attorney is here to help when unscrupulous car dealers violate the law.

Yo-yo Financing

Have you purchased a car and driven it away from the dealership only to be told days later that you needed to sign a new contract? If so, you may be the victim of yo-yo financing. In a typical yo-yo transaction, you are asked to sign a new contract with a higher interest rate or asked to make a larger down payment.

After buying your vehicle, the car dealer essentially decides that the terms need to be re-written. When this happens, the new terms generally never favor the consumer. To make matters worse, the auto dealer may also tell you that your trade-in vehicle has already been sold. These sales tactics almost always violate Texas law. To protect yourself, make sure that any contracts you sign are final and seek independent legal advice before signing any contract.

You should contact our Lubbock auto fraud lawyer if you believe you have been the victim of a yo-yo transaction.

Odometer Fraud

The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act prohibits car dealers from tampering with odometers. Federal law also requires dealers to disclose the odometer reading and indicate whether the odometer reading is accurate. Car dealers may also try to hide a vehicle’s true mileage history to maximize their profits.

Violations of this federal law may allow you to recover three times your actual damages or $10,000, whichever is greater, plus the reimbursement of your costs and your attorney’s fees. Rolling back the odometer is also a violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA).

Consumers should be aware that CARFAX reports are not always accurate. To help prevent odometer or title fraud, our Lubbock auto sales fraud attorney recommends that consumers visit www.vehiclehistory.gov for vehicle history information prior to buying their next vehicle.

How Much Will It Cost To Hire Our Lubbock Auto Fraud Attorney?

For auto fraud or lemon law matters, our Lubbock auto fraud attorney accepts a limited number of cases each year. Accepted cases may be handled under a hybrid fee arrangement. An initial retainer will likely be required to get started on your auto fraud or lemon law case.

Under the hybrid fee arrangement, clients are billed on a monthly basis at one-half the attorney’s ordinary hourly rate up to a capped dollar amount. The capped dollar amount represents the maximum amount clients are responsible for paying out-of-pocket during the course of the representation. Clients are only required to reimburse The Deese Law Firm for litigation costs if there is a recovery in the client’s favor. A reasonable contingent fee (e.g., 20-25%) is also paid to Kyle S. Deese on any net recovery in the case.

The Deese Law Firm cannot accept all matters and does not take cases outside the Firm’s service areas. The Firm’s service areas include the areas in or near Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, Midland-Odessa, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, and Dallas-Ft.Worth-Arlington.

If you believe you’ve been a victim of auto dealer sales fraud, contact The Deese Law Firm today at 806.475.0150 to schedule a free telephone consultation. If hired, our Lubbock auto sales fraud lawyer will do his best to protect your rights and work hard to hold the fraudsters accountable!