Warranty against hidden auto, motorcycle and motorhome defects

4 janvier 2023 Equipe rédactionnelle

Warranty against hidden auto, motorcycle and motorhome defects

Garantie des vices cachés et la prescription de cinq ans

SIRET AVOCAT BORDEAUX

Contact téléphone 02 51 05 38 23 et Mail : jsiret@siret-associes.com

 

You have just sold your vehicle.

Your buyer complains of disorder after possibly incurring significant costs on the vehicle and wishes to engage your liability for hidden defects.

The situation is complex and the cause of the damage, which must be prior to the sale, and not result from normal wear and tear, is difficult to determine.

Or the claimed disorder has already been repaired while you were the owner. It is advisable to call on the cause of Garage which has an obligation of result towards you.

A judicial expertise is ordered.

The vehicle is immobilized, storage costs are incurred, and the buyer suffers disturbances of enjoyment or, pending the outcome of the dispute, is obliged to rent a vehicle or take out a lease for another vehicle.

 

Time passes… And costs accumulate.

 

So much so that, in some cases, repair costs, storage costs and disturbance of use or rental costs exceed the purchase price of the vehicle.

 

Attention.

 

If you were unaware of the existence of this defect, if it was really hidden from you, you are not required to bear these costs.

It is only when you are aware of them (example: hidden perforating corrosion, an obvious lack of maintenance, tinkering with the car, etc.) that article 1645 of the Civil Code will make you bear these costs or damages (The professional seller is always presumed to know the defects and ordered to bear them).

And, if you have called a professional (mechanic, inspector, technical or other), whose fault is recognized, this professional will bear these costs.

In any case, a legal procedure being always uncertain, it is always advisable to avoid them and to try to find a quick solution, sometimes even if it means accepting concessions.

In any case, be assisted by an expert lawyer in this litigation who, through his experience and competence, will be able to enlighten you and advise you effectively.

The firm Siret et associés, established for more than 40 years in the Great West, in particular in Bordeaux, La Roche sur Yon, is at your disposal.

 

Nos implantations : CHALLANS – LA ROCHE SUR YON – POUZAUGES – BORDEAUX – AURILLAC 

 

Warranty against hidden auto, motorcycle and motorhome defects

Contact téléphone 02 51 05 38 23 et Mail : jsiret@siret-associes.com

 

SELARL SIRET & Associés – RCS  390 567 519

Numéro d’Identification Intracommunautaire FR 90390567519

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AVOCAT VICES CACHES TOUT VÉHICULE à BORDEAUX

Nos domaines d'intervention en vice caché automobile

Notre cabinet traite l’ensemble des pathologies pouvant constituer un vice caché sur un véhicule : défauts moteur (fuite d’injecteurs, rupture de bielle, défectuosité générale, consommation excessive d’huile ou d’eau), défauts de transmission (boîte de vitesses, courroie de distribution, volant moteur), défauts de carrosserie et de structure (oxydation, corrosion perforante, déformation de longeron, défaut d’étanchéité de toit), ainsi que les défauts de fabrication ou de conception plus difficilement perceptibles sans démontage.

Nous intervenons également sur les litiges liés à la vente elle-même : falsification du compteur kilométrique, clause de non-garantie abusive, kilométrage anormalement élevé non signalé, ou manquement à l’obligation d’information de l’acheteur par le vendeur professionnel.

Procédure et indemnisation

Selon votre situation, nous vous accompagnons dans la désignation d’un expert (amiable ou judiciaire), la mise en œuvre de votre assurance de protection juridique, et l’obtention du remboursement du prix de vente, des frais annexes (immobilisation, gardiennage, véhicule de remplacement) et de vos honoraires d’avocat. La prescription pour agir en vice caché est de 2 ans à compter de la découverte du défaut ; la prescription quinquennale peut s’appliquer dans certains cas de tromperie ou de défaut de conformité.

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