These guys need to be shut down immediately and I will do whatever it takes to make sure they are!
I purchased a car from them in 2020. At the time, I did my research and this was a really good deal, so I made a long trip to car world to purchase this vehicle. Looking back, it was the worst mistake. In early 2021 I gave the car to my daughter who is in college and a couple of months later she was involved in a bad read-end collision. Despite the severity of the accident, the airbag in the car did not deploy and my daughter sustained life-threatening injuries (she is still recovering from that and will need life-time of care).
During the course of the investigation, I was told by the bodyshop that the airbag light on the car had been tampered with. Turns out, the airbag, abs, and ck engine lights were covered with electrical tape so they would be not visible.
After my initial rage, I wanted to go to the dealership and confront those guys but I was hesitant to do so because they would just deny it and it would be my word against theirs. I needed evidence to nail these guys! So began a 2 month long fact finding mission. I had copies of the title they gave me, so I found the contact info on the previous owner and contact him. He informed me that he had problems with the airbag, abs, check engine for many years and had eventually traded the car since the repair costs were too high. He even had all the previous repair and diagnostic paper work (which I got from him later). Within a week of trading the car at a dealership in MD, with all these problems, Car world purchased the vehicle from the other dealership and sold it to me 2 weeks later. During that time, all the lights were covered to hide the problems. The paperwork I have shows the vehicle needed almost 2K in repairs before the owner traded the car. This was a definitive proof that Car World was responsible for putting my daughter's life at risk by tampering with the airbag, which is not just unethical, but illegal!
Since then I have retained an attorney and presented all the evidence, including an affidavit from the previous owner stating he traded the vehicle with all the problems and the warning lights were on at the time he did so. My attorney was able to get in touch with the state attorney in VA and he was told that if we can show a pattern of similar behavior, they can open a criminal investigation. My attorney agrees that we need more corroborating evidence to shut this business and put the responsible individuals behind bars! If these guys are blatantly tampering with vehicle safety warning systems, with no regard to their customer's lives, I am certain this is not the first time they have done this. If we show just one or two other instances of such illegal act, we can sue these crooks, depose all their employees and make them give testimony under penalty of perjury!
So, this is where I need your help! If you have purchased a vehicle from this place, please check your vehicle for any sign of tampering. If you turn your ignition on without starting the car, all the warning lights should come on. If any of them do not come on, it is most likely tampered with. If you find that, please contact me. I am even willing to pay for a certified mechanic to check your car for signs of tampering. After what my daughter went through and will go through for the rest of her life, I will not rest until these guys face justice that they deserve. I am a businessman myself, but I would NEVER do anything to put someone else's life at risk to make a dollar! It makes me sick thinking how many lives these guys have ruined because of their unethical and illegal actions. If you are an employee there and have a conscience and want to provide any info, please contact me anonymously and your cooperation will be very much appreciated when I take legal action against this business, and criminally charge whoever is responsible.
If you are looking to buy a car from here- DON'T! there is a reason why their prices are low. Be careful! Don't make the same mistake I made. Thank you! read more