Case Update
Keller Rohrback is pleased to share the news that on March 20, 2023, Judge David M. Lawson, overseeing the litigation against General Motors, issued an order on Class Certification agreeing with the Plaintiffs arguments. In that order, the Court certified 26 statewide classes for certain General Motors, Chevrolet, and Cadillac vehicles with defective 8-speed transmission. The newly Certified Classes include the vehicles named below:
General Motors Model Year (“MY”) 2015-2019 vehicles with 8L transmissions, specifically:
- 2015-2019 Chevrolet Silverado; 2017-2019 Chevrolet Colorado; 2015-2019 Chevrolet
- Corvette; 2016-2019 Chevrolet Camaro; 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV;
- 2016-2019 Cadillac CTS; 2016-2018 Cadillac CT6; 2015-2019 GMC Sierra; 2015-2017
- Yukon and Yukon XL; and 2017-2019 GMC Canyon) from authorized GM dealers before March 1, 2019.
Judge Lawson, in his order, analyzed each of the claims from Named Plaintiffs and sided with Plaintiff’s arguments, expert reports, and testimony in most respects, even stating that“There is ample evidence already in the record from which a jury reasonably could find that (1) the alleged defects are inherent in universal aspects of the design of the 8L transmissions, (2) the defendant identified the “root causes” of the defects early in the lifespan of the class models — and according to some accounts even before the earliest models were sold — along with known solutions to cure the problematic shifting behavior, and (3) the defect poses a significant safety risk to drivers of the class vehicles” and that “there is substantial evidence in the record that GM had knowledge of the defect from even before the class models were launched.”
Case Status
Keller Rohrback, along with their co-counsel, filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint against General Motors, alleging vehicles equipped with certain 8-speed transmissions are defective and pose serious safety concerns. Class vehicles include several popular models of Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC trucks and SUVs with the defective 8L90 and 8L45 transmissions. The case is currently being litigated before Judge David M. Lawson.
Case Overview
Keller Rohrback filed suit against General Motors, LLC regarding Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC models from 2015-2019 with faulty eight-speed transmissions. Drivers have stated that defective eight-speed transmissions can cause their cars and trucks to jolt or hesitate, sometimes to the degree that the drivers feel like they’ve been hit by another car. These defective transmissions—GM’s Hydra-Matic 8L90 or 8L45—create safety hazards that are unacceptable and unreasonably dangerous to Plaintiffs, Class members, their passengers, and the other drivers and passengers with whom they share the roads.
Despite numerous service bulletins and attempts, GM has not repaired the defective transmissions or remedied the danger they pose. Owners and lessees of the affected vehicles should not be forced to continue to drive their defective vehicles or spend their own money to fix GM’s mistakes.
Keller Rohrback has a track record of success in holding car manufacturers accountable for selling vehicles that don’t live up to the promises made at the time of sale. If you or someone you know owns or leases any of the affected vehicles, please contact attorneys Gretchen Freeman Cappio or Ryan McDevitt at 866.560.4043 or via email at Cars@kellerrohrback.com to discuss our investigation and your potential claims against General Motors.
Vehicles:
2015-2019 Chevrolet Silverado
2017-2019 Chevrolet Colorado
2015-2019 Chevrolet Corvette
2016-2019 Chevrolet Camaro
2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade
2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade ESV
2016-2019 Cadillac ATS, ATS-V
2016-2019 Cadillac CTS, CTS-V
2015-2019 GMC Sierra
2015-2019 GMC Yukon, Yukon XL
2017-2019 GMC Canyon
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