I have come across a vehicle that is labeled as a 'Buy Back'. The reason the vehicle was bought back was listed with this
- Auto Stop/Start - failing randomly
What does that mean? Auto Stop/Start is not something I understand? this vehicle is a 2023 and admittedly has a very nice asking price from the dealer. Before I do any more inquiries with them I am hoping some of y'all who know vehicles and understand what some of these type of terms/negatives mean can advise me.
thanks
The buy-back is a vehicle repurchased by the manufacturer due to it being a “lemon” under the state law. Some states require the title be branded.
This means a dealer was unable to repair the vehicle with certain parameters set by law (length of time, repeat visits, etc.).
SOME repurchased vehicles do not have a manufacturer’s warranty extended to the future purchaser.
Some repurchased vehicles are bought back by the manufacturer BEFORE the lemon law is enforced - avoiding branding the title.
If there is/was a problem with the stop-start system that could not be repaired, you may end up with a vehicle with electrical system issues which are very difficult to diagnose and repair.
Most repurchased vehicles are sent to auction by the manufacturer, where they are bought by dealers and resold (whether or not the title is branded). This dealer is disclosing the buy-back, so it MAY be a branded-title vehicle.
If the title was not branded under the state’s lemon law, the dealer is under no obligation to tell you it had been repurchased by the manufacturer.
You have to decide if you want to buy a vehicle that couldn’t be fixed and may have nothing but problems in the future?