What Are Your Rights If You Buy A “Haunted” Car In Idaho?

When you're in the market for a vehicle, it can be a stressful process if you're inexperienced.

Thanks to technology, dealerships can offer an unparalleled car buying experience that customers can feel good about. We even have friends who work in the auto industry, we have good news for you: they're all good people.

It's not like the old days or what we're used to seeing in movies.

But there might be things you never think to ask when you're buying a car. For example:

"Did someone die in the used car that I am buying?"

We understand that it's a dark question to come up with but it's a fair one and one that is usually asked when purchasing a home. We've all seen horror movies where an unsuspecting family moves into a house they didn't know was haunted... and it can make for an entertaining movie.

But... how comfortable would you be if you purchased a haunted vehicle?

Leave Accident-Related Deaths Out Of This For A Moment

If someone passes away from a collision in their car, there's a good chance that the vehicle is also totaled. Plus, wouldn't that be considered a lemon?

But what if there's an unfortunate circumstance where someone passes away in the vehicle and doesn't wreck it? This can be due to health issues or something that doesn't impact the vehicle at the time of passing.

Would the next owner of this vehicle be entitled to know?

"As-is"

The good news is several laws in Idaho protect consumers from being defrauded or "duped" into bad deals. These include protecting you from false advertisements and sellers messing with the odometer.

The bad news? You agree to what you agree to... at least in Idaho - that haunted vehicle is yours!!

States across the country have varying laws but point blank, if you buy a used vehicle in Idaho and accept it "as-is", you're agreeing to everything that the car comes with... including the dark history (if applicable).

Now, most dealerships will have a car detailed, so unless it smells, you might never know

What Can You Do About It?

A CarFax might be able to offer you the right information so you can ask the right questions, but as far as our research goes, there is no specific law that requires a seller to disclose whether or not a dead body was ever inside the vehicle.

If you've ever been in this situation or perhaps you know something we don't (happens all the time!), please feel free to reach out HERE. We'd be more than happy to share your story, information that might say otherwise, or anything else.

Believe us - there is nothing more we would love than to have access to all information when buying a used car... including knowing if someone died inside the vehicle.