General Motors Accused Of Selling Vehicles With Faulty Transmissions

General Motors has been accused of selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with faulty transmissions.

The decision, made by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, allows drivers from 26 U.S. states to sue GM in groups over Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles equipped with the 8L45 or 8L90 eight-speed automatic transmissions, which were sold in the 2015 through 2019 model years.

The plaintiffs in the case claim that these vehicles exhibit significant transmission issues, such as shuddering and shaking in higher gears, as well as hesitation and lurching in lower gears, even after attempts at repair. They further accuse GM of instructing dealers to reassure customers that these harsh shifts were "normal" behavior.

The litigation involves approximately 800,000 vehicles, with 514,000 of those included in the certified classes. The vehicles in question include models such as the Cadillac CTS, CT6, Escalade, Chevrolet Camaro, Colorado, Corvette, and Silverado, as well as the GMC Canyon, Sierra, and Yukon.

GM had argued against class certification, stating that many class members never experienced transmission problems and therefore lacked standing to sue. The company also argued that the differences among class members were too significant to warrant group lawsuits.

The court also dismissed GM's argument that many of the claims should be settled through arbitration. The case has now been sent back to U.S. District Judge David Lawson in Detroit, who had previously certified the classes in March 2023.

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