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Senate Transportation hears testimony on S.235 after driver says vehicle‑history reports omitted prior catastrophic repairs
Summary
A Morristown attorney told the Senate Transportation committee that a CARFAX report did not disclose a prior catastrophic power‑steering failure; she urged S.235 to require diagnostic information in vehicle‑history reporting. The committee said it will consult the DMV.
Julie, an attorney from Morristown and the constituent who prompted S.235, told the Senate Transportation committee she nearly died when a vehicle she bought experienced a catastrophic power‑steering failure on Interstate 89 and later required about $12,000 in repairs.
“ I could have died,” Julie said, describing a failure while driving in construction traffic at roughly 70 miles an hour. She told the committee a dealership technician later disclosed an earlier power‑steering failure at about 31,000 miles that did not appear in the vehicle‑history report she purchased from CARFAX.
Julie framed the matter as a consumer‑protection and public‑safety issue, saying repair shops, dealers and vehicle‑history services can omit diagnostic details and…
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