California law requires emission control system warranties on new passenger vehicles. In particular, automakers are required to identify high-priced parts that pertain to emissions control and to provide a 7-year, 70,000-mile warranty for them. The complaint for this class action alleges that Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has improperly limited the parts it includes in its emissions warranties.
The class for this action is all persons in California who have been owners or lessees of Porsche vehicles and who have paid for repairs and parts that should have been covered under Porsche’s “high-priced warranted parts” 7-year, 70,000-mile California emissions warranty.
The complaint reviews the requirements of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) that governs how Porsche is to identify which parts must be covered under the emissions warranty and which parts are considered “high-priced” and must be covered under the 7-year, 70,000-mile provision of the warranty.
The complaint claims that “any part that either [affects] a vehicle’s emissions, or causes a vehicle’s on-board diagnostic malfunction indicator light to illuminate is, for the purpose of determining coverage under CCR, considered a ‘warranted part.’ If a part is a ‘warranted part,’ the part shall have a 3-year, 50,000-mile warranty.”
“However, if the part is a ‘high-priced’ warranted part … the part, the labor cost of diagnosing the part failure, and the labor cost of replacing the part shall have a 7-year 70,000-mile emissions warranty…”
Porsche is supposed to notify the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as to which parts are covered by the two warranties and to provide accurate documentation of them. But the complaint alleges that Porsche “engaged in a systematic business practice of omitting from the Porsche warranty booklet provided to owners and lessees … and in resources provided by Porsche to its dealerships … all of the parts that should be identified as emissions related warranty parts covered” under the warranties.
Thus, the complaint claims, when owners or lessees bring their vehicles to dealerships for repair, Porsche does not provide the coverage it should under its emissions warranties. This means that the owners or lessees have to pay for repairs that should be covered and paid for by Porsche.
The complaint alleges, “On information and belief, Porsche’s failure to provide proper coverage was an intentional omission by Porsche designed to limit Porsche’s warranty exposure and part of Porsche’s scheme to fail to properly and comprehensively identify all of the parts that should be identified as high-priced warranted parts and covered” for seven years or 70,000 miles.
The complaint claims that Porsche has violated California’s Unfair Competition Law and its Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
Article Type: LawsuitTopic: Automobile
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Porsche Emissions Warranty “High-Priced” Parts California Complaint
July 14, 2021
California law requires emission control system warranties on new passenger vehicles. In particular, automakers are required to identify high-priced parts that pertain to emissions control and to provide a 7-year, 70,000-mile warranty for them. The complaint for this class action alleges that Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has improperly limited the parts it includes in its emissions warranties.
Porsche Emissions Warranty “High-Priced” Parts California ComplaintCase Event History
Porsche Emissions Warranty “High-Priced” Parts California Complaint
July 14, 2021
California law requires emission control system warranties on new passenger vehicles. In particular, automakers are required to identify high-priced parts that pertain to emissions control and to provide a 7-year, 70,000-mile warranty for them. The complaint for this class action alleges that Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has improperly limited the parts it includes in its emissions warranties.
Porsche Emissions Warranty “High-Priced” Parts California Complaint