The former NFL running champion has run into some troubles off the field. Unlike other NFL stars who get involved in crime or shootings as of late he has a problem with his Ferrari. Corey is claiming he was taken for over $500,000 by a shop not even authorized to work on Ferrari vehicles.

According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles county court, Corey Dillon states he dropped his Ferrari F430 off at a shop in LA to get a twin turbo kit installed on his Ferrari during May 2007. The project was set to cost around $55,000 but during this process of installment the owners tricked him into investing almost $500,000 into their business. Of course as you can imagine the deal went south from here. He was scheduled to get his car in November 2007 but finally in July of 2008 he said no work was ever done. With a tow company and LA’s finest he had them bring the car to another shop.

Somehow while the shop did not install the turbo kit they managed to do $34,400 in damages that came out of Corey Dillon’s pocket to even get the Ferrari back on the road. Corey is taking this shop to court for the money he spent to fix the Ferrari, and his full investment into the business which is roughly around $470,000. He claims the shop poorly spent the money on things such as fast food, liquor, and gasoline. Oh dear is all we have to say, check out a shop before dropping your car off, reference checks are KEY.

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