| Issue ID | 994811 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10524618 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | YARIS |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 17/06/10 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I'm writing this letter to your office, because of the unfair and deceit practice of auto loan finders, inc; located at 1800 sandy plains industrial parkway, suite 320, in marietta, georgia 30066. I pray you can assist me with this matter. In november of 2010, i had purchased a used 2009 toyota yaris sedan with 47,398 miles on it. It is a basic model vehicle with manual roll down windows. I was informed by the sales representative at the time, that after a year i can go to a traditional auto dealer and trade the vehicle mentioned above; for a lower interest rate. I waited 2 years and 7 months to trade this vehicle in; keeping my $420. 00 monthly payment on time. I went to a toyota dealership in metro atlanta on sunday june 30, 2013 to trade in the toyota yaris and was informed by the sales representative that my vehicle had structural damage and they only could give me $2,500. 00 vice the $6,000. 00; if the vehicle wasn't structurally damage. He showed me the carfax on the vehicle mentioned above; had been in an accident in january of 2010 and that same vehicle was sold to me in november of 2010 and the structural damage to it wasn't disclosed to me. No matter what my situation was i wouldn't have bought a structural damage vehicle putting myself, passengers and other motorists in danger. The sales representative went on to say, the only thing they can do with that particular vehicle, is sell it at an auction; because they will not sell an unsafe vehicle to anyone. I have the entirety of this letter upon your request. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | JACKSON, MS |
| VIN pattern | JTD8T903491XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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