General Motors has reached a preliminary $50 million settlement agreement with drivers who accuse it of selling vehicles with CP4 fuel pumps that are “ticking time bombs.”
The plaintiffs filed a motion indicating their support for the proposed settlement on June 7. The settlement would end class action claims that GM knowingly sold diesel trucks equipped with CP4 high-pressure fuel injection pumps supplied by Bosch. progressive cavity
Although these fuel injection pumps reportedly saved money for GM, the pumps allegedly resulted in “catastrophic” complications.
The plaintiffs alleges the CP4 fuel pumps are not compatible with American diesel fuel and reportedly “run the pump nearly dry so that it destroys itself, and — ultimately — destroys the fuel injection system and engine altogether.”
On July 11, a Michigan federal judge indicated he would give his initial approval to the settlement, Law360 reports.
U.S. District Judge Terrence G. Berg said the class settlement with GM seemed to give a fair amount of payment to drivers who say they either overpaid for their allegedly defective vehicles or had to pay out of pocket for repairs.
“The pump secretly deposits metal shavings and debris throughout the fuel injection system and the engine until it suddenly and catastrophically fails without warning,” the CP4 fuel pump lawsuit argues.
The settlement covers customers who purchased certain-year GMC and Chevrolet diesel trucks that were fitted with 6.6L V8 Duramax LML engines or LGH engines equipped with a CP4 fuel injection pump from GM-authorized dealerships in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Under the settlement, GM would pay $50 million to compensate truck owners who paid out of pocket for repairs to their engines due to the alleged defect and former owners who allegedly overpaid for their vehicles. Drivers who had to pay for repairs could see between $6,300 and $12,700, depending on the number of claimants, Law360 reports.
GM also agreed to provide a 12-month future limited warranty that covers 50% of the cost of repair or replacement if a fuel pump on a class member’s car fails during the warranty period, which begins after final approval of the settlement.
What do you think of this GM fuel pump class action settlement? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, The Miller Law Firm PC and Hilliard Law.
The CP4 fuel pump class action lawsuit is Chapman, et al. v. General Motors LLC, Case No. 2:19-cv-12333-TGB-DRG, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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I originally purchased my vehicle while living in CA from Dave Smith Motors Kellog ID. Then, I had the cp4 pump failure and the repair of the fuel system was almost $10k while I was visiting in the listed state of FL and the tow and repair took place a couple yrs ago in FL. Add me to this
Why only the 7 states? We’re in COLORADO! This happened with our Silverado 2500 – 16K in repairs! Why are other states not inlcuded????
I would like to know the same thing why only 7 states are listed, they act like that is the only place these trucks were sold , I am on my 3rd cp4 fuel injection pump and system, this has really been a very costly deal for everyone who purchased these trucks , I been a loyal GM buyer all my life , somebody Needs to explain why only 7 states are listed
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I originally purchased my vehicle while living in CA from Dave Smith Motors Kellog ID. Then, I had the cp4 pump failure and the repair of the fuel system was almost $10k while I was visiting in the listed state of FL and the tow and repair took place a couple yrs ago in FL. Add me to this
Why only the 7 states? We’re in COLORADO! This happened with our Silverado 2500 – 16K in repairs! Why are other states not inlcuded????
I would like to know the same thing why only 7 states are listed, they act like that is the only place these trucks were sold , I am on my 3rd cp4 fuel injection pump and system, this has really been a very costly deal for everyone who purchased these trucks , I been a loyal GM buyer all my life , somebody Needs to explain why only 7 states are listed
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