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Mercedes-Benz Transmission Control Defect Class Action Overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Keisha Corona filed a class action lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz USA LLC.
- Why: Mercedes-Benz allegedly concealed a dangerous transmission control unit defect in some of its vehicles.
- Where: The Mercedes-Benz class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is facing a class action lawsuit in the wake of a recall of certain vehicles allegedly affected by a transmission control unit defect. The recall includes 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 vehicles.
Plaintiff Keisha Corona alleges Mercedes-Benz was made aware of a potential transmission control unit defect in July 2018 but failed to warn consumers about the issue. An investigation allegedly found that a specific electrical component inside the control unit may not have been glued into place.
Corona believes that Mercedes-Benz knew about the defect based on prerelease testing, repair data, replacement part sales data, consumer complaints and other information but failed to issue a timely recall of the affected vehicles, according to the Mercedes-Benz class action lawsuit.
When Mercedes-Benz finally commenced the recall in February 2021, it was very limited in nature, the lawsuit states. Corona alleges that Mercedes-Benz knew that the transmission control unit defect affected more vehicles than those included in the recall.
“Despite such knowledge, MBUSA failed to disclose and actively concealed the Class Defect from Class Members and the public and, in fact, marketed Class Vehicles as being safe, reliable and of excellent quality,” the Mercedes-Benz class action lawsuit alleges.
Mercedes-Benz Class Action Says Transmission Control Defect Extremely Dangerous
The transmission control defect can allegedly cause a vehicle to unexpectedly stall or shift into neutral while in motion, increasing the risk of a collision. A driver who experiences an unexpected shift into neutral may be unable to safely pull over to the side of the road. The sudden decrease in acceleration can startle other drivers and increase the likelihood of an accident.
Corona says that owners and lessees of Mercedes-Benz vehicles affected by the transmission control defect are unknowingly driving “potentially ticking time bombs.”
The Mercedes transmission control defect has also decreased the value of class members’ vehicles, the lawsuit says.
Corona filed the Mercedes-Benz class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and a class of all current and former owners or lessees of any 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 vehicle purchased in California.
A Mercedes-Benz class action lawsuit filed earlier this year alleges certain Metris and Sprinter vehicles have defects that may increase the risk of a crash.
Do you own a vehicle that may be affected by the transmission control defect? Tell us what you think of the Mercedes-Benz class action lawsuit in the comments below!
Corona is represented by Manny Starr of Frontier Law Center and Robert L. Starr, Adam M. Rose and Theodore R. Tang of The Law Office of Robert L. Starr APC.
The Mercedes-Benz Class Action Lawsuit is Keisha Corona v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, et al., Case No. 2:22-cv-02962, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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21 thoughts onMercedes-Benz Class Action Alleges Transmission Control Unit Defect
Hello,
I got three times these messages when I drove into Autobahn, and I had to stop the car on the right sideline.
1. Stop Switch off the vehicle.
2. Transmission Malfunction Stop.
3. Drive malfunction Stop Consult workshop
Then I have to turn off/on car.
After it engine yellow lap turned on.
Glc 400e 2023, made Jan 2023, I am in Germany