fcrowderjr

I just bought a 2014 CPO from a dealer where the owner traded it in with about a year and 12k miles left on the warranty. The dealer told me that if I take it in for repairs don't tell Lexus that I'm the new owner which will void the CPO warranty and they will perform any needed repairs. He says to tell them that the owner is away and I'm just bringing the car in for repairs. Has something like this worked for anyone?

tex2670

Good luck with that--you don't think the dealer will ask for the current registration to verify? You bought from a pretty shady lot.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

welcome. unfortunately that’s called fraud and the dealer and you could probably be sued.
remember, dealers will say anything to make a sale.

fcrowderjr

I was going to buy the car regardless if I could use the warranty or not. I'm just wondering if there was an issue If I could use it.

tex2670

Step 1: Get copy of CPO Warranty
Step 2: Read it
Step 3: Follow the CPO Warranty terms and conditions on transferability

LS430FL

Not saying you should do what the dealer said as I agree it's fraud but I have a CPO LS and they have never once asked me for any registration nor any CPO card. They scan the VIN # it comes up as CPO and they do the work that is needed. I even have prepaid maintenance and they do not even verify that, it is all under my vin #. One other thing about the scenario that makes it more fraudulent is that you must sign off on anything they do when they write you up for service. This is typical procedure at any dealer I have been to when they write you up an estimate to take the car back even if it will be no cost to you. You would be signing that prior owners name which is fraud.

tex2670

Do you take the car back to the dealer you bought it at? OP is going to need to set up a customer profile his first dealer visit. They don't just scan your VIN, and then charge the work to the Underhills.

mcomer

Not stated but I am guessing that the most recent selling dealer is Not a Lexus dealer.
A Lexus dealer would likely just re-certify the car to extend the legitimate benefits.

FrankReynoldsCPA

They can almost certainly determine the owner off the VIN number.

The original owner of my Fusion had purchased an extended warranty for it. I was unable to use it because when they ran my VIN, they discovered it had been sold and the warranty was non-transferable.

COOLIS

I see private party sales of CPO Lexus' all the time where the owner is saying the warranty is transferable. I always like to email them and ask if they've verified if the warranty is transferable. Most the time I don't get a response, but here is one I got recently:

"My wife's Mercedes-Benz certified pre-owned warranty was not transferable from the previous owner. I just never told the service writer I was a different owner. That warranty really came in handy with a Mercedes. I have had zero problems though with my Lexus."

This person is wrong, as MB CPO is transferable, but beyond that I thought it was funny that he was basically telling me to lie to the Lexus dealer.

LS430FL

I split my time between 2 states. I take it to both dealers no profile. They scan and do the work. I never formally give my name other than setting up the appointment.