Signed a bill of sale that the car would be fixed and the next day all lights came back on the dash

[J2048b]

Jurisdiction

California

I recently purchased a car from an "honest" person down the street, we agreed and both signed that on the bill of sale we would purchase the car IF the dash lights were all off and the car was fixed and he could pass smog… he did something to "fix" the car. showed it was smog ready and passed smog… the day after we bought it, driving all the warning lights came back on… i found 4-7 codes and now it wont pass smog according to the autozone reader…. I took it to the dealership to have them run thru it… its now $1600 later with broken coils and spark plugs and the plugs are wet… and they haven't even found the cause of all the dash lights… so the money isnt done being taken from us… the seller then sent us a message and blocked us that he will not assist in paying for the repairs when all his texts say otherwise… what recourse do we have?

 

[zddoodah]

Your recourse is small claims court. Your likelihood of success depends on the exact language of the bill of sale.

 

[adjusterjack]

what recourse do we have?

Post a redacted copy of the bill of sale.

 

[J2048b]

Here it is, i may be screwed because it says lights on dash cleared… not fixed… dang it… and all he did i found out was pull the battery terminals to clear the dash and codes…and thats in a text… had i known that (the text wasnt to me, it was to the wife) but we have pics of it… that doesnt fix anything…

Small claims doesnt do much because a judge doesnt make them pay we have to collect the money… how? If they wont pay, it means nothing