November 2008 I bought a car.

wftgr5

November 2008 I bought a car.

I needed it to work and didn’t have really any extra money. I found a 1991 Ford Explorer on Craigslist. The owner was really nice, and sold it to me for only $300 on payments. I thought she was a saint. Now, I’m wondering if she maybe just saw me coming, and sold it so cheaply because it was actually unsellable. I really hope I’m wrong about her, I liked her.
I finally got it paid off about a month ago. I’ve been using tags from another car. I had insurance but couldn’t get the title to get new tags b/c I was making payments. The tags I was using expired, but I was able to get temp tags that are good for 30 days.
The problem: Now that it is paid off, the previous owner refuses to send the title. I found the dealer she bought it from (she wouldn’t tell me who they were, I had to research). I contacted the dealer and they said they have the title, but she never signed the back and they won’t send it to her until she does. I’ve asked her if she will do that, then send it to me, but she just tells me she’s tried, but when she goes to the car lot, noone is there to help her. She doesn’t seem willing to do anything about the situation at all. She doesn’t answer my phone calls or emails.
I need this car for work. When the tag expires, I can’t drive it. Also, things are starting to break down and I will need to sell it soon so I can get another car, but without a title, what can I do?
What legal recourse do I have, so I can obtain the title? Thanks in advance for any help.

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 months, 3 weeks ago (59 minutes after post)

Any car that’s older than 10 years old, you don’t need a title. Talk to the DMV.

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An Unknown Location | 4 months, 3 weeks ago (2 hours, 20 minutes after post)

To get temps we took proof of insurance and inspection to the dmv and they issued them. They also told us the car has never been registered in her name. Thanks. I’m going to look up the thing about it being over 10 years old. They told us we couldn’t even file for a lost title without previous owner signing off on it. Ho do you file with Secretary of State?

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