BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge woman says her used car purchase turned into a nightmare when problems began before she could even leave the dealership.

Celissa Sharp said she was trying to get out of town for a family member’s funeral when she purchased a used 2016 Ford Explorer. She said she was told the vehicle would get her where she needed to go.

“I didn’t even make it off the lot. I was trying to wait for traffic to clear for me to take a left, and the check engine light came on,” Sharp said.

Sharp traded in her old car and paid nearly $12,000 in cash for the used Explorer. She said she realized she would not make it to the funeral after all.

“Heartbroken, very heartbroken,” Sharp said.

State agency stepped in to help

Sharp filed a complaint with the Louisiana Used Moto

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