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Updated 2/24/09
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Companies: GM – General Motors – Chevrolet – Buick – Oldsmobile – Pontiac
Website Link to access the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement and get YOUR Stake: Dexcool Settlement Administrator Site
Direct link to the settlement sign-up page here
Missouri Residents Go Here
Address to submit paper claim:
Dex Cool Litigation
P.O.Box 9239
Dublin, OH 43017-4639
Phone Number for Assistance: 866-245-4291
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Details: The amount of reimbursement for which you are eligible depends on (i) when the Covered Repair was performed and (ii) the amount you actually paid, as described below:
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- For a Covered Repair made within five years after initial vehicle delivery:
You are eligible to be reimbursed the documented amount you paid out-of-pocket up to $400, if you were not previously fully reimbursed.
- For a Covered Repair made within five years after initial vehicle delivery:
However, if you can document that the Covered Repair required you to pay over $1,500 to address an internal coolant leak, your reimbursement level may be different. If so, you can elect to request reimbursement of 40% of the amount you paid out-of-pocket up to $800, if you were not previously fully reimbursed.
(An internal coolant leak means that coolant leaked from one vehicle component into another component. Whereas an external coolant leak means that coolant leaked from inside a vehicle component to the exterior of the vehicle.)
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- For a Covered Repair made in the sixth year after initial vehicle delivery:
You are eligible to be reimbursed the documented amount you paid out-of-pocket up to $100, if you were not previously fully reimbursed.
- For a Covered Repair made in the sixth year after initial vehicle delivery:
- For a Covered Repair made in the seventh year after initial vehicle delivery:
You are eligible to be reimbursed the documented amount you paid out-of-pocket up to $50, if you were not previously fully reimbursed.
If you paid for more than one Covered Repair (whether on the same vehicle or on different vehicles included in the proposed settlement), you may make a separate claim for each repair.
GM vehicles listed below are covered. Please note, below is for everyone BUT those in Missouri. If you’re in Missouri, please Go Here for more details.
There are three groups of vehicles that are covered by the settlement: Group A Vehicles, Group B Vehicles, and Group C Vehicles. Each group of vehicles is listed below, followed by the Covered Repairs for which cash reimbursement is available under the proposed settlement.
| GROUP A VEHICLES
Model years 1995-2003 Equipped with 3.1-liter or 3.4-liter V6 engine, manufactured before April 10, 2003 with a nylon/silicone lower intake manifold gasket. |
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| Buick | Century, Rendezvous, Regal, Skylark |
| Chevrolet | Impala, Lumina, Malibu, Monte Carlo, Venture, Corsica, Beretta, Lumina APV |
| Oldsmobile | Alero, Cutlass (Supreme and Ciera), Silhouette |
| Pontiac | Aztek, Grand Am, Grand Prix, Montana, Trans Sport |
Note: Some of these vehicles may have been offered for sale with an engine other than a 3.1-liter or 3.4 -liter V6 engine. Any of the above models sold with an engine other than a 3.1-liter or 3.4 -liter V6 engine are not included and are not eligible to make a claim.
Group A Covered Repairs: Replacement of failed nylon/silicone lower intake manifold gasket.
| GROUP B VEHICLES
Model years 1995-2004 Equipped with 3.8-liter V6 engine (internal GM engine designation RPO L36). |
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| Buick | LeSabre, Park Avenue, Regal, Riviera |
| Chevrolet | Camaro, Impala, Lumina, Monte Carlo |
| Oldsmobile | Eighty-Eight, Intrigue, LSS, Ninety-Eight |
| Pontiac | Bonneville, Firebird, Grand Prix |
Note: Some of these vehicles may have been offered for sale with an engine other than a 3.8-liter V6 engine RPO L36. Any of the above models sold with an engine other than a 3.8-liter V6 engine RPO L36 are not included and are not eligible to make a claim.
Group B Covered Repairs: Repairs necessitated by engine coolant sealing issues, including replacement of throttle body gasket, upper intake manifold gasket, lower intake manifold gasket, or intake manifold.
| GROUP C VEHICLES
Model years 1995-2000 Equipped with 4.3-liter V6 engine |
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| Chevrolet | Blazer, Chevrolet S-10 |
| GMC | Envoy, Jimmy, S-15 |
| Oldsmobile | Bravada |
Group C Covered Repairs: Repairs necessitated by cooling-system sludge, including cooling-system flush, heater core repairs, water pump repairs, or radiator cap replacement. “Sludge” refers to a rust-like material that can form in the cooling system and whose formation is related to use of Dex-Cool.
If you own one of the models listed above, but (i) with a different engine size than what is listed, or (ii) the vehicle was manufactured using a lower intake manifold gasket other than a nylon/silicone gasket, or (iii) the vehicle is a Group A vehicle manufactured after April 9, 2003, then you are not covered by the settlement and are not eligible to file a claim.
Purchased From: Various GM vehicles model years 1995 – 2004
Claims Accepted Until (YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM BY THIS DATE!): Postmarked by October, 27th, 2008
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Amount(s): $24,200,000 which includes $16,500,000 in attorney fees + $1,550,000 in “expenses”.
TCA Staff Tidbit: So, straight to the point. . . Did you encounter ANY problems related to your radiator or cooling system in one of the GM cars covered in this lawsuit? If so, make sure to submit your claim. You probably won’t get all of the money you put into the car to repair it, but you should get at least SOME of it back. At least enough for a nice dinner out for two! If you lost the receipts, you’re out of luck, but hopefully your garage or dealer will reprint them for you. That’s it! A long post, sorry about that, but there’s a lot of material to cover.
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36 thoughts onGM Dexcool Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Hello all…..I understand and did not know about this lawsuit at all. Bought a 1999 Chevy Venture last year and I am a single mom of four kids. Now we have no vehicle to get anywhere. I spent $3200 on this stupid van last year and I have had so many problems. I has been in the shop seven times since I have purchased it. I don’t have the means to pay for this car anymore. I have a friend who is a lawyer and I am going to check into this further. This is neglect on GM’s part for anyone and also if it was such a problem with these vehicle and the money they are obligated to pay to the people who supply this company with business than why don’t they get smart and take all of these vehicles that are causing the issues off the market and allow the ones who have these POS cars to come in and trade for the amount that was paid on the current POS vehicle or give them their money back period. I will be sure to let everyone know that GM is not worth getting a car from or even to waste your time dealing with. GM is robbing people of their money and in my case they are robbing my children from having what they deserve. So thanks GM for the POS you made.
2000 buick lesabre with 53,000 miles (from deceased parent).
$4,500 repair bill estimate.
5 repairs listed ~ stemming from coolant leak…. to intake manifold leak, thermostat, radiator hoses, etc
guess 10/2012 is too late.
since lawyers fixed it so deadline for registration instead of open ended (if possible) AND since they received over $18,000,000 of the $24,200,000 settlement (what judge/court got paid off to okay that kind of % lawyer share?)….
LETS GO AFTER THE LAWYERS who, along with GM should have researched, via vehicle registration, ownership for notification.
We are all nervous to post personal contact info.
Does anyone know how to set up a facebook page relating to this? im not computer savvy. i will try my best to research options. i will check back here to see further comments & will post what i come up with.
I just received a check for $98.96 for my chevy malibu 2001 mind you I waited for this check for 4- 5yrs. I had two bills $1600.00 each for two head gaskets I had to sell the car it was a lemon. They said we would get $800.00 for each claim I submitted two . I feel like I got took once again by GM. Still waiting for my other check for 98.96. SMH
we were not notified of this litigation. we have a 2006 gxp pontiac we purchased new.
can’t people “”not involved”” with this particular class action lawsuit just petition and file for another instead of just complaining they lost out?
so I was a part of this lawsuit got the issue fixed guess what now GONE again … I will never Purchase a Chevy AGAIN guaranteed
I will never buy an American car again nothing but Crap!
Cadillac’s are the worst of them all!
Glad to see the lawsuit was resolved, too bad I didn’t hear about it though to get my ~$200 or back when I had the repair done back in 2005 (on an 02 Grand Prix).
For those still running this coolant I believe I have tracked down the reason for dexcool’s failure. When you open a new bottle of dexcool the pH is roughly 8.5. I just measured the pH of my dexcool about 5 years since the repair replacement, the pH is about ~7.0. An intermediate pH measurement last year was ~8.0. It appears to me that the pH of the dexcool decreases with usage. I believe this increase to acidity is the reason for the damage to the intake manifold gaskets.
I was just told my head gasket is shot and it will be around $2,000 to replace. The garage said they have replaced coutless head gaskets on 3.4L GM vehicles. I knew I had an minor external leak but was never informed that it would get worse and could potentially wreck my motor. 5 minutes of on-line research points to problems with Dex Cool coolant and erosion of cheap head gaskets. GM should own up to their use of crappy parts and reimburse everyone that has had or will have problems down the ‘road’. I doubt that will happen as there has been a class action law suit negotiated and closed in both Canada and the US. This does not help those of us experiencing problems now. We as consumers need to think about our future car purchases (all purchases really). I am of the ‘buy-local’ camp but will stick to local veggies and cheese, and look for a reputable foreign manufacturer for my next vehicle.
I love this stuff (outside of having a dead Monte in the driveway).
If I understand this correctly…
The lawyers get approximately 75% of the “settlement” money, which amounts to (approx) $18 MILLION.
The “class” gets approximately 25% of the settlement money, which amounts to (approx) $6 MILLION, which is spread among thousands of people.
No one was “properly” notified about this class action suit, myself included. You know, they could have easily gotten this information via registered vehicles, which is the way that I’m guessing “recalls” are handled.
And NOW noone can take legal action against GM individually because these folks have chosen to do so for us (without telling us and without giving us OUR day in court).
Yep…sounds pretty corrupt to me.