CARFAX Error?

[FastRam]

I know CARFAX can be wrong or inaccurate, as they rely on data received from many sources, outside or not affiliated with CARFAX. But this one has me confused and dumbfounded. This morning I ran a CARFAX report on my truck. Nine records popped up. The highlights:

Dec 4, 2006, Dealer inventory (source), vehicle offered for sale, reported mileage 15. I surmise this record is correct.

Jan 21, 2008: VA DMV (source) vehicle purchase reported, registered as personal vehicle. 1st owner reported. This record is incorrect with the exception of the date and the fact I purchased the vehicle on Jan 21. On Jan 21, I purchased it in Indiana and held a 30 day temporary registration for the state of IN, not VA. No mention of that :dontknow:

Jan 18, 2008 and Jan 21, 2008, records reported that the vehicle was in dealer inventory (source) and offered for sale. Jan 18th aside, how can the vehicle be offered for sale on Jan 21 if I purchased the vehicle on Jan 21 and the vehicle was in MY possession, not the dealers, on Jan 21?:dontknow:

Feb 18, 2008 vehicle emissions testing was completed. This record is correct -- this is when I had my truck tested so that it could be registered in VA. Thanks CARFAX. You got one right. :congrats:

Feb 19, 2008 VA DMV (source) -- record reports that dealer took title of the vehicle while it was in inventory. Title or registration issued. This record is somewhat correct. Feb 19 was the day I visited VA DMV to have the IN registration transferred to VA. My question is how can a dealer take title of the vehicle while it was in THEIR inventory, after I purchased it and it was in MY possession as of Jan 21? :dontknow:

Feb 18, 2008, Feb 25, 2008 and Mar 17, 2008, records reported that the vehicle was in dealer inventory (source) and offered for sale. Now, how can that be if I purchased the vehicle on Jan 21, 2008 and the vehicle was in my possession, not the dealers, as of Jan 21?:dontknow:

Summarized: so far my truck has been purchased, registered twice in VA and offered for sale FOUR, count 'em, FOUR times since I purchased it on Jan 21, 2008. I guess I'm lucky it didn't sell. I would've been a little pi$$ed off if it did. Friggin CARFAX is utterly worthless.

 

[5_0_BAIT]

Wow. I find it hard to believe. I always thought carfax was a good resource. I would be calling them up and getting them to change that pront. I f you ever do sell it, it might look like there was something wrong.

 

[FATJACK]

Doesn't take much to piss you off, huh John??

 

[FastRam]

Wow. I find it hard to believe. I always thought carfax was a good resource. I would be calling them up and getting them to change that pront. I f you ever do sell it, it might look like there was something wrong.

Thanks. I thought CARFAX was a decent resource as well. I couldn't believe all that giberish I saw. Unbelievable. And yes, I've already started the process of getting the records cleaned up. But I am not sure how successful I will be. What I don't know, yet, is how CARFAX goes about revalidating data they receive. And to put icing on the proverbial cake, I get the pleasure of enduring more pain having to go back to VA DMV and make sure all their records are in order. This should be fun...

 

[FastRam]

Doesn't take much to piss you off, huh John??

Ha, ha, ha. Actually, I am, for the most part, a mild mannered kinda dude. Although, I am usually on the edge at work. But when I see something like this, I just shake my head in disbelief and ask myself the question what in the he!! were they thinking... And for God sakes somebody at CARFAX has to read what they place into their systems. And all those dealer resources they cited, stating my truck was for sale, I would love to know where the he!! they came from.

 

[dragon]

do you belive every thing you see on TV. same with the internet. carfax is not as accurate as everyone thinks.

 

[Tooloe]

yeah carfax is wortless maybe some one will find one of my old post about my motor carfax showed my truck had been kept in great condition...until i looked a little deeper.......it had 4 places where carfax show my truck had been serviced.........an it said " vehical serviced" when the motor had really been rebuilt all 4 times

 

[FastRam]

do you belive every thing you see on TV. same with the internet. carfax is not as accurate as everyone thinks.

I learned that when I was searching for a 10. My local dealer told me a story about a Gen 2 Viper they serviced. Original owner totaled it, vehicle was "fixed", sold 3 times in 3 different states and the reconstructed title "got lost" in the shuffle. Vehicle had a clean title and CARFAX showed nothing. 5th owner was pi$$ed to say the least.

 

[FATJACK]

This is very common. It is the States responsibility to keep the titles updated and many States are very lax in that and believe me the car dealers know which States to go to to get a salvaged title cleaned up.