Is there any recourse toward a seller (dealer) on a used vehicle when implied repairs made before sale are found to be faulty?

I am not licensed in OH, and can offer you only general advice. However, I would call a local personal injury lawyer and forget about suing the seller under the contract for purchase. I am not totally certain that the seller and the mechanic are different people, but when you say above that the seller owned a repair shop and had the transmission and brakes replaced it sounds like he hired someone to do that. If that is the case, I would ask a local lawyer about suing the certified mechanic. You probably purchased the car as is, but by suing the mechanic and his business you can make the seller a good witness for your claim.

If they are not two different entities I would inquire of a local lawyer about suing the seller in a fraud or nelgience claim for your son's personal injuries.

Betsey Herd
Tampa, Florida

Sounds like you have a case against the seller but with the personal injury complication to it, I agree with Elizabeth that you need to see Personal Injury lawyer, preferably one who has knowledge of car sales law too. In Akron you do have a couple of good choices that I know of, Laura McDowall and Dean Young come to mind, and there are probably others too. Call your local attorney bar association and ask for a referral to a Consumer Law attorney who also handles personal injury cases. Keep in mind that for every legal right you have, there is only a limited amount of time to actually file a lawsuit over it in court or your rights are gone and there is nothing that can be done to help you; so, don't wait too long. On the sales aspect of your case, that's 2 years but on the personal injury aspect it could be only one year.