The owner Waseem Abbas AKA "Shawn" sold me a Lexus 400h which had a preexisting faulty braking system. Before I took delivery, there were warning lights on the dashboard that Shawn assured me were no problem and he would fix. Shawn had the safety inspection on the vehicle inspected using Maryland guidelines. Unbeknownst to me the ABS dashboard warning lights were cleared seemingly without any repairs. Within 15 minutes after I took delivery and driving home, all of the same ABS dashboard warning lights reappeared. I quickly contacted Shawn and he assured me "he stands behind his products sold". In the next few days the brakes stopped working completely. I had an unrelated auto facility inspect the vehicle and diagnostic error codes relevant to the ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND related mechanical problems were detected deeming this car unsafe to drive. I had the car towed by AAA back to Shawn for repair. Shawn refused to assist me with a loaner car and kept my car for 2 weeks waiting for parts. Shawn said he was doing me a favor spending $1,100 to replace the ABS pump because the car was sold as is. Never mind that he seemingly sold me an unsafe vehicle to begin with. I finally drive 3 hours again to pickup these vehicle under the impression the car is safe. Unfortunately within 15 minutes of driving the car home, the dashboard warning lights reappeared. I immediately contacted Shawn and he insisted the car is fine. I decided I needed a new unbiased Maryland safety inspection performed immediately since the car had been driven less than 500 miles from the original inspection. The safety inspection I obtained failed based on the hydraulic brakes. In addition I was informed by the inspector that the $1,100 Shawn said he spent had in fact been a used part that wasn't the proper ABS pump so the car now has further problems.
Since that time I have returned the car to Shawn. I disputed the purchase as being fraudulent. I looked up Maryland business licenses for High Rated Auto online and found that High Rated Auto closed their business license on 1/23/19 and the business is not in good standing.
I also learned that Shawn previously operated under another entity name of Next Cars Sales & Rentals. This business was also dissolved in March 2019 and is not in good standing with the State of Maryland.
I plan to continue filing complaints with the Attorney General for the State of Maryland, Better Business Bureau, and take legal action if necessary to minimize the chances of this happening to another consumer. read more