Dirty Howie

THIS IS THE LAW SUIT STARTED BY MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM !!!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...it-against-gm/

Here is an article by Law360:

GM Slapped With Corvette Engine Defect Claims
Share us on: By Emily Field

Law360, New York (October 14, 2015, 10:40 PM ET) -- A group of Corvette drivers hit General Motors on Wednesday with a proposed class action in California federal court claiming that model years 2006 to 2014 have excessive valve guide wear that leads to engine failure and repairs, and alleging that the company is well aware of the problems.


The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette is among the model years alleged to have excessive valve guide wear that leads to engine failure. (Credit: AP)
In a nearly 200-page complaint, 19 owners and lessees of the allegedly affected models slapped General Motors Co. LLC with more than 70 claims, including violations of the RICO Act, unjust enrichment, negligence and fraud. The Corvette drivers claim that GM broadly advertised the 7.0 liter V8 engine — used in the Chevrolet Corvette 427 and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 cars from 2006 through 2014 — as high quality and durable, but defects in the design and manufacture of the engine make it prone to mechanical failure.

Even though GM knows about the alleged defect, it has failed to issue a recall, according to the drivers.

“... GM has taken no steps to correct the deficiencies in the subject engine,” the drivers claim. “Despite GM's repeated assurances that the subject engines were performing as designed, the engines fail at a high rate.”

The drivers say they have incurred significant expenses for inspection and repairs of the cars, according to the complaint. Even cars with extremely low mileage have shown a high degree of wear, according to the complaint.

When faced with a number of complaints about the alleged defects, GM insisted that "valve train noise" was an inherent feature of the engine and that they weren’t defective, according to the complaint.

The company tried to minimize the extent of any problems by falsely asserting that the problems came from a single supplier and were limited to a short period of time from July 2008 to March 2009, according to the complaint.

And as a result of the customer complaints, GM developed and implemented an investigation technique known as the "wiggle method," as a way to determine whether the valve guides were out of specification, the drivers said.

Using this test, a high proportion of owners or lessees of the affected cars had out of specification valve guides, according to the complaint.

“When GM determined that its adopted test would lead to more repair and investigations than it wished to perform, the test was summarily rejected,” the drivers said. “In dealing with multiple complaints concerning the subject engine in the class vehicles, GM acted, at all times, to deflect criticisms, defer investigations and repairs, and minimized the extent of the problems.”

GM still hasn’t come up with a solution to the alleged problem, the drivers said.

Representatives for the parties didn't immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.

Counsel information for GM wasn’t immediately available on Wednesday.

The plaintiffs are represented by Andre E Jardini of Knapp Petersen and Clarke

The case is Pilgrim et al. v. General Motors Company LLC, case number 2:15-cv-08047 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California


DH

Boba Fett

RamAir972003

This should have every member type on there in the comments Judge on there says if you read comments only 19 people seems not like a bug problem guess again buddy its all years....Who is filing this I'm curious..

dvandentop

would like to know as i am sure all of us that have had the issue would like to join in. Is there still a list somewhere on here with all the documented cases?

shane p

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/201...1801444953826/

psp6158

There is another thread on this, we tried the suit and the judge ruled they are not responsible due to the bankruptsy. Get them fixed and enjoy the car...

Dirty Howie

I haven't had any time to look into this. But it appears an actual suite was filed. In OUR previous attempt the attorney took the case but did not file it in court.

I assume non of us our are part of this our someone would have mentioned it or chimed in on this post.

Does anyone know one of the 19 main claimants ????????????


DH

Whis9

In for updates

Fabio-Z06

iceman22

Subscribed

rprice

Dirty Howie

This is our case. I just wasn't notified by the law firm that they went ahead and filed it !!!!

From another member:
From a legal publication in case anyone wants to find out more:

The plaintiffs are represented by Andre E Jardini of Knapp Petersen and Clarke

The case is Pilgrim et al. v. General Motors Company LLC, case number 2:15-cv-08047 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.


DH

Dre01SS

AZDANZ06

That would be our case as my last name is listed on it, I was under the impression the case was dead in the water because of the ignition switch case ruling from the bankruptcy judge. We we will see how this turns out

Dirty Howie

I sent an email to Dan. Will see if he checks in here since he sold his Vette .............

I will check my mail and if don't have anything will contact the attorney on Monday


DH

AZDANZ06

I replied just above you LOL. I just emailed the law firm

AZDANZ06

Here is an article by Law360:

GM Slapped With Corvette Engine Defect Claims
Share us on: By Emily Field

Law360, New York (October 14, 2015, 10:40 PM ET) -- A group of Corvette drivers hit General Motors on Wednesday with a proposed class action in California federal court claiming that model years 2006 to 2014 have excessive valve guide wear that leads to engine failure and repairs, and alleging that the company is well aware of the problems.


The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette is among the model years alleged to have excessive valve guide wear that leads to engine failure. (Credit: AP)
In a nearly 200-page complaint, 19 owners and lessees of the allegedly affected models slapped General Motors Co. LLC with more than 70 claims, including violations of the RICO Act, unjust enrichment, negligence and fraud. The Corvette drivers claim that GM broadly advertised the 7.0 liter V8 engine — used in the Chevrolet Corvette 427 and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 cars from 2006 through 2014 — as high quality and durable, but defects in the design and manufacture of the engine make it prone to mechanical failure.

Even though GM knows about the alleged defect, it has failed to issue a recall, according to the drivers.

“... GM has taken no steps to correct the deficiencies in the subject engine,” the drivers claim. “Despite GM's repeated assurances that the subject engines were performing as designed, the engines fail at a high rate.”

The drivers say they have incurred significant expenses for inspection and repairs of the cars, according to the complaint. Even cars with extremely low mileage have shown a high degree of wear, according to the complaint.

When faced with a number of complaints about the alleged defects, GM insisted that "valve train noise" was an inherent feature of the engine and that they weren’t defective, according to the complaint.

The company tried to minimize the extent of any problems by falsely asserting that the problems came from a single supplier and were limited to a short period of time from July 2008 to March 2009, according to the complaint.

And as a result of the customer complaints, GM developed and implemented an investigation technique known as the "wiggle method," as a way to determine whether the valve guides were out of specification, the drivers said.

Using this test, a high proportion of owners or lessees of the affected cars had out of specification valve guides, according to the complaint.

“When GM determined that its adopted test would lead to more repair and investigations than it wished to perform, the test was summarily rejected,” the drivers said. “In dealing with multiple complaints concerning the subject engine in the class vehicles, GM acted, at all times, to deflect criticisms, defer investigations and repairs, and minimized the extent of the problems.”

GM still hasn’t come up with a solution to the alleged problem, the drivers said.

Representatives for the parties didn't immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.

Counsel information for GM wasn’t immediately available on Wednesday.

The plaintiffs are represented by Andre E Jardini of Knapp Petersen and Clarke

The case is Pilgrim et al. v. General Motors Company LLC, case number 2:15-cv-08047 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

witmerdog

Contact Andy (Andre E Jardini) for info and/or the application to join whether you have had a problem with your LS7 already or not. No cost to you to be a participant. If you own a an LS7 06-13 you are in the class.

aej@kpclegal.com

wjnjr

Very interesting

AZDANZ06

The Plaintiffs are already on the suit, the "Class" of a Class Action Law Suit is everyone who has owned or owns a C6 Z06, so if there is a settlement, everyone should see some benefit. Please do not blow up Andy Jardini's email, just sit tight to see if this gets settled in or out of court.