Lawsuits
2004-2006 Toyota Sienna AWD Class Action Settlement
A nationwide settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit regarding premature or uneven wear on certain model year 2004 to early 2006 Toyota Siennas that came factory-equipped with run-flat tires. The Siennas that came factory-equipped with run-flat tires are the AWD or mobility models. Click here to view the Settlement Documents.
Court stands firm on Ford design-defect ruling
Eric Freedman
Automotive News | October 16, 2006
Class action can be engine of change
Before settlement, Audi customers were kept out of loop on belt problems
By Bruce Mohl
Boston Globe
July 17, 2005
Karen Schwartzman took her 1998 Audi A4 into a body shop in January and received an unexpected warning.
The body shop worker, who was selling her a part, casually mentioned that Audis like hers were known for having timing belt problems and suggested she might want to have it replaced.
Toyota Sienna Class Action Settlement Notice
Click here to view the Settlement Notice
1983-1995 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Ignition Module Stalling
On December 9, 2002, after five years of litigation, a settlement was reached in a national class action in California, Howard v. Ford Motor Co., that reimbursed owners for ignition module failures that occurred within the first 100,000 miles, and extended the warranty to 100,000 miles for any vehicle still under this mileage.
Court upholds verdict in roof crush case
But GM won’t concede defeat in $18.6 million jury award to woman paralyzed in 1997 crash.
Bill Vlasic / The Detroit News
It’s been nearly nine years since Penny Shipler’s spine was crushed when the roof of a 1996-model Chevrolet S-10 Blazer collapsed around her in a rollover accident.
But it wasn’t until last week that the paralyzed Nebraska woman apparently won her long legal battle against General Motors Corp.
Calif. court opens Honda trial record
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By Harry Stoffer
Automotive News / November 14, 2005
TLPJ and Public Citizen Challenge Court Order Sealing Smoking Gun Documents That Show Ford Weakened Explorer Roof
December 1, 2005
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hutson, TLPJ, 202-797-8600 x 246
Leslie Brueckner, TLPJ, 202-797-8600, x 222
Angela Bradbery, Public Citizen, 202-588-7741
TLPJ and Public Citizen Challenge Court Order Sealing "Smoking Gun" Documents That Show Ford Weakened Explorer Roof
Justices Reject Bid to Halt Air Bag Suit [1997-99 Chevy Malibu, Olds Cutlass]
The Supreme Court lets stand a lower court ruling that allows a nationwide class-action case against GM to move forward in Oklahoma.
From Bloomberg News
October 12, 2005
General Motors Corp., the world’s largest automaker, lost a U.S. Supreme Court bid to stop a lawsuit contending that 420,000 cars were equipped with air bags that might deploy unnecessarily.