Category Archives: Volkswagen
VW Turbocharger Defect Lawsuit Partially Survives Dismissal
A court partially granted Volkswagen’s motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit claiming certain VW and Audi vehicles have a defective turbocharger. Alleged Defect As summarized in the order, this proposed class action claims a defect exists in the turbocharger of certain VW models that is “substantially certain” to cause premature turbocharger failure…. Read More »
VW/Audi Water Pump Lawsuit Settling
A federal district court has granted preliminary approval of a class action settlement of a lawsuit alleging defective water pumps in certain Audi and VW vehicle models. A final approval hearing is scheduled for August 30, 2022. The class notice is to be mailed by June 10, 2022, with objections/exclusions due by July 25,… Read More »
VW “Front Assist” Lawsuit Survives Dismissal
A September 30, 2021, order from a Missouri federal district court dismissed some, but not all, of a lawsuit alleging a defect in certain Volkswagen vehicles that may affect the brakes. The lawsuit alleges a problem in the “Front Assist” feature in certain 2015-2019 Volkswagen vehicles. The Front Assist feature includes an emergency braking… Read More »
Volkswagen Will Settle Drain Valve Lawsuit
Volkswagen will settle a class action that claims its Touareg SUVs have a water drainage problem. According to the lawsuit, the vehicles have drain valves that do not allow proper water drainage from the engine compartment. This allows water to collect in the bottom of the air boxes where it can damage air filters…. Read More »
Lawsuit Alleging Defective Volkswagen Transmissions Survives Motion to Dismiss
A putative class action regarding allegedly defective transmissions has survived Volkswagen’s motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs allege that Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles are equipped with a defective transmission. In particular, they allege “the transmission grates, scuffs, scrapes, grinds, suffers hard and sudden shifts, delayed acceleration, hesitation, banging into gear, and ultimately suffers… Read More »
VW Wins Partial Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Defective Transmissions
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“VW”) has successfully opposed certain claims in a putative class action alleging that defective direct-shift gearbox transmissions are installed in certain Audi models. The complaint alleges the following cars have the defective transmission: 2010-2015 Audi S4 2010-2015 Audi S5 2010-2015 Audi S6 2010-2015 Audi S7 2010-2015 Audi RS5 The… Read More »
Court Denies Volkswagen’s Motion to Dismiss Claims from Exploding Sunroofs Lawsuit
Plaintiffs’ second amended complaint in a putative class action alleging “spontaneously shatter[ing]” sunroofs in certain Volkswagen (VW) models has survived VW’s motion to dismiss certain claims. The second amended complaint alleges “[t]he shattering events are so powerful that startled drivers compare it to the sound of a gunshot, after which glass fragments rain down… Read More »