Automobile
Hyundai Ioniq No Collision-Avoidance Systems Florida Class Action
When you buy a car or other vehicle, you expect it to be as stated on the Monroney (window) label. But this class action alleges that some vehicles from Hyundai Motor America Corporation do not contain the safety features promised by their Monroney stickers—namely, certain crash-avoidance systems. The class for this action is all persons Read moreAutomobile
Hyundai Ioniq Models No BS or RCT Safety Systems Class Action
What might happen if you believed your vehicle had certain safety features that it actually did not have? Hyundai Motor America, alleges the complaint for this class action, advertises its 2020 Ioniq SE, SEL, or Limited “as having Blind Spot and Rear Cross Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist Systems … when, in fact, it does not.” Read moreAutomobile
BMW 2020-2021 Vehicles Battery Systems Defect Class Action
The complaint alleges that BMW of North America, LLC has breached warranties with customers in selling model year 2020-2021 vehicles with a known defect in their batteries. The complaint alleges that BMW has known about the defect, but keeps selling the autos, and that it has made no recall and has no fix for the Read moreAutomobile
Porsche 911 and Panamera Cheating on Emissions Testing Class Action
There’s more bad news about Volkswagen Group vehicles. In 2015, we learned that Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche diesel vehicles contained defeat devices that helped conceal the true level of pollutants they emitted. After that, a similar device was found in Audi vehicles that ran on gasoline. Now comes this class action, bringing suit against Dr. Read moreAutomobile
Subaru Too-Small Recall of Denso Fuel Pump Vehicles Class Action
This class action concerns a defective low-pressure Denso fuel pump installed in various Subaru vehicles. Subaru has recalled a number of these vehicles, but the complaint alleges that the defective fuel pump was installed in many more than are covered in the recall. Subaru of America, Inc. and Denso International America, Inc. are the defendants. Read moreAutomobile
FCA Anti-Whiplash Headrest Deployment Massachusetts Class Action
As plaintiff Maria Costa was driving her husband Mario Soare’s 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the headrest suddenly deployed, smacking her in the back of the head. The feature is designed to deploy during rear-end collisions, except that no such collision had occurred. The complaint for this class action alleges that FCA US, LLC and the Read moreAutomobile
Toyota and Lexus Fuel Pump Stalling Danger Class Action
Fuel injection systems are meant to manage the flow of fuel from the vehicle’s fuel tank to its engine. The complaint for this class action alleges that Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation have equipped certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles with defective fuel pumps that sometimes stop the flow of fuel, thereby Read moreAutomobile
Honda and Acura Defective Fuel Pumps NJ, NY, PA Class Action
In April 2020, Denso announced a recall of its low-pressure fuel pumps, used in certain Honda and Acura vehicles. According to the complaint for this class action, Honda did not take action to recall the vehicles that use the defective fuel pumps until a month later, May 28, 2020—and the vehicles have still not been Read moreAutomobile
Toyota and Lexus Defective Low-Pressure Fuel Pumps Class Action
If a fuel injection system cannot keep feeding fuel to a vehicle’s engine in a consistent way, the vehicle may stall or shut down. It’s precisely such stalling and shutdown that this class action complains of, in Toyota and Lexus vehicles from Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation. The complaint alleges that Read moreAutomobile
Dodge Demon Flaking Paint at Hood Scoop California Class Action
Plaintiff Brian Garlough had less than 100 miles on his car when he noticed flaking paint. The complaint for this class action says this is due to what it calls the “Hood Scoop Defect,” a problem it claims is endemic to the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demons. The vehicle has an extra-large air scoop at Read moreAutomobile