GM class action overview:
- Who: Samantha Cook and Donna Cook filed a class action lawsuit against General Motors LLC.
- Why: The plaintiffs claim GM sold vehicles with defective engines that can suddenly fail and catch fire.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Delaware federal court.
A new class action lawsuit alleges General Motors sold Buick and Chevrolet vehicles with defective engines that can suddenly and catastrophically fail and catch fire while driving.
Plaintiffs Samantha Cook and Donna Cook claim the engines, found in certain 2024 and newer Buick Encore, Envista, Chevrolet Trailblazer and Trax models, contain a defect that can cause them to suddenly lose power, leak fluids and catch fire.
Samantha Cook and Donna Cook argue the alleged defect poses a “serious safety risk” to both drivers and passengers.
“The abrupt loss of motive power and the potential for engine-compartment fires place drivers, passengers, and surrounding motorists at imminent risk of collision and serious injury,” the GM class action says.
Samantha Cook and Donna Cook are looking to represent a nationwide class of individuals who purchased or leased one of the affected vehicles.
GM engine defect leaves drivers stranded, class action claims
Samantha Cook and Donna Cook argue the alleged engine defect leaves drivers stranded on the road, often in dangerous situations.
Further, Samantha Cook and Donna Cook claim GM knew about the engine defect but failed to disclose it to consumers, and has issued multiple technical service bulletins to authorized repair facilities acknowledging the problem, but has not offered a permanent fix.
“Defendant not only refused to disclose the problem to consumers, but also actively concealed, and continues to conceal, its knowledge concerning the Engine System Defect,” the GM class action says.
Samantha Cook and Donna Cook claim GM is guilty of breach of warranty, fraud and unjust enrichment, and of violating consumer protection laws.
The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, exemplary and statutory damages for themselves and all class members.
Another GM class action claims the automaker knew for several years about a dangerous engine defect that causes sudden power loss, but failed to disclose it to consumers before they purchased or leased the affected vehicles.
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The plaintiffs are represented by Russell D. Paul of Berger Montague PC; Adam A. Edwards and William A. Ladnier of Milberg, PLLC; and Tarek H. Zohdy, Laura E. Goolsby and Ahmed H. Yousef of Drake Law Firm.
The GM engine class action lawsuit is Cook, et al. v. General Motors LLC, Case No. 1:26-cv-00229 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
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