i need advice

Read what you wrote, it makes no sense, and if you traded the truck why would you go get it? Since the truck was never titled to another owner it would still show it as being your truck. The state that I live in requires that you turn the tags/registration in when you get rid of the truck. It sounds to me like maybe they just trace it back to you with the VIN# because it is what Chrysler has as the last owner. Why would you want to do something to the dealership?

My opinion only

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

I have read and re-read your post and I still cannot figure out any of it. You might want to try posting it differently.

When you traded it to the orginal dealership, they should have transferred the title from your name. In some states, the owner has a card that can be mailed to the motor vehicle dept. to alert them of the new owner. This offers some protection for the seller in the event that the buyer does not get around to changing the title.

One would think that the person or entity that has financial interest in the truck would wish to recover it. If there was a lienholder, such as a bank, they will usually try to recover the vehicle when the loan has been defaulted, and then sell it at auction.

Perhaps the most recent buyer decided he/she could not afford the payments and then abandoned it?

Just guessing.

-Kirk Matheson

One other thought. Since you can prove that the title was never taken out of your name, I would suggest contacting the agency in your state that issues titles for motor vehicles. Explain the situation to them, and how to proceed.

Usually, new car dealerships play by the rules as far as following the laws. The same can't always be said for the corner used car lots.

-Kirk Matheson

OK, then it became their truck.

No, they didn't have your truck. That truck stopped being your poperty when you traded it in.

That makes absolutely no difference. Legally you are not the owner once you traded it in. The fact the paperwork was never corrected merely means the subsequent owners broke the law, but it does not mean you still owned the truck.

Why? It was not yours. You are basically saying you went to go steal the truck.

Serves you right. The wrecker guessed that you hadn't abandonded the truck, they guessed you sold it to someone else who didn't file for a new title. They guessed that legally you were no longer the owner, and they knew that if so, what you were doing - coming to get it - was illegal. So they decided to get some extra money since they guessed you couldn't complain to anyone about them.

No, nothing. Frankly if you told this story to a policeman they would tell you that you were lucky that you didn't get the truck - because at any time, the subsequent owners of that truck could have reported it stolen. Sure they would be liable for a fine for not filing the title paperwork, but that would be minor for your liability - grand theft auto I think. Fraud, as well.

Go home and consider it a lesson well learned. Once you sell a vehicle it is no longer yours, even if the person you sell it to does not file for a new title.

Ted

I called the DMV and they told me that the title and registration had not been taken out of my name.When I called to see if everything was still in my name i also checked to see if the dealership called in to report that the truck was traded in as they said, and there is no record of them calling in.The only reason i went to get the truck was one i loved that truck,but my kids were out growing it,and i was very mad that it was still in my name.I called everyone i could think of including the police station in south texas before we went.So the police station down there knew what was going on.There was no lien against the truck.So the person who has it paid in full for it.

Huh? Fax the wrecker a copy of your sales reciept. Then forget about it. Why would you drive 1200 miles to get a vehicle that does not belong to you?

--------------- Alex