Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan -- Vehicle was repossessed or sold the vehicle -- Complaint #5382567
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 5382567
Company: Santander Consumer USA Holdings INC.
Product: Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan
Sub-Product: Title loan
Issue: Vehicle was repossessed or sold the vehicle
State: Indiana
ZIP Code: 46970
Date Received: 2022-03-29T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2022-03-29T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
In early 2020 I had fallen behind on my payments on my Chrysler Capital/Santandar Consumer USA loan . I contacted them but was advised by the company that I had, in fact, been covered in a settlement with the Indiana Attorney General amongst others in a Class-Action Lawsuit in Federal Court . As I had stopped getting bills in the mail and was advised I was covered under said lawsuit, I assumed everything was ok. Flash forward to XXXX of 2020 after XXXX, and a few days before XXXX XXXX, and an armed man dressed in what I can only classify as a police impersonator uniform shows up at my house touching an open-carried firearm in a threatening manner and takes my car. I contacted the police, but I was told this was apparently ok for them to do and not even inform local law enforcement as required by Indiana law. Chrysler then proceeded to sell my car without giving me written instructions on where to retrieve it or the amount. Sending me a letter with " call us at '' does not constitute a notice of where to retrieve the vehicle or what is due on it. The only thing with an amount I got was a notice of repossession from Chrysler and the armed tow-truck driver stating an account balance of " {$0.00} '' due on the loan. I tried to get this resolved by calling after this happened, but got tossed around to different people who apparently didn't know anything at Chrysler and could not give me anything in writing. I contacted the Indiana Attorney General, who said they could not take enforcement action on this sort of contract, and Chrysler Capital did " forgive '' the remainder of my loan. They also sent me a payment for the settlement of about {$200.00} per the terms of the settlement. However, the settlement required them to forgive the balance which they and the XXXX stated to me that they did before they turned up in the middle of the night threating me with a XXXX to take my property.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #5382567 about?
Complaint #5382567 was filed against Santander Consumer USA Holdings INC. regarding Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan specifically about Vehicle was repossessed or sold the vehicle. It was received by the CFPB on 2022-03-29T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Santander Consumer USA Holdings INC. respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.
What is the risk level of this complaint?
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How do I file a similar complaint?
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Can I see other complaints against Santander Consumer USA Holdings INC.?
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Disclaimer
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