Business ProfileforDealer's Choice Auto Sales

I bought a ******* ******* (2008) from Dealer's Choice Auto Sales where we picked it up on Monday January 9th and parked it in our driveway. The next day on January 10th my son went to drive it and while driving the car on a thruway the latch on the hood malfunctioned and the hood flew up and smashed into the windshield. It damaged the whole windshield, dented the hood and roof, and on impact broke the interior rear view mirror and storage compartment inside the car. It obstructed his view and could have been deadly. Thank god no one was hurt. I contacted the man from the dealership, Tuesday right after it happened and explained how the latch didn't function properly and explained to him what happened. When viewing the car when it got home the latch is clearly corroded and rusted and the secondary latch was not springing over to shut properly. His comment was "he can't fix every little thing on cars" I said, "little thing? This is a serious safety concern and could have led to serious injury or death." He had his mechanic working on the car (something with brake line) prior to us picking it up. He wouldn't tell me the mechanic's name. He was unwilling to take the car back to pay for and repair the latch or damage. He said, "he would only give me the parts at his cost, which is me still taking responsibility for the damage on a latch that wasn't functioning correctly. That shouldn't be on me, that is a dealership problem. The secondary latch was not working properly and he refused to remedy the issue. So now I am stuck with a car I paid $6,000 that isn't drivable until it is repaired and I have to repair it myself when it clearly is rusted and not in proper working order. I am unsure how the lemon law works but if the car wasn't damage I would return it and ask for my refund. There have been many recalls on the Elantras that had hood latch problems as well. I would want the dealership to pay for replacement parts, labor and the cost to repair.