Ram ProMaster class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiffs Victor Gonzalez and Stuart Glick filed a class action lawsuit against FCA US LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America.
- Why: Gonzalez and Glick allege Stellantis falsely advertises its 2022 and 2023 Ram ProMaster vans as having nine-speed automatic transmissions.
- Where: The Stellantis class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
A new class action lawsuit alleges Stellantis falsely advertises its 2022 and 2023 Ram ProMaster vans as having nine-speed automatic transmissions when they only have seven usable gears.
Plaintiffs Victor Gonzalez and Stuart Glick filed the class action complaint against FCA US on April 24 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, Stellantis advertised its 2022 and 2023 Ram ProMaster vans as having a “9-Speed Automatic Transmission,” but the vans are too slow to ever activate the eighth and ninth gears, making them only seven-speed vehicles in practice.
The plaintiffs allege Stellantis designed the extra gears to make more money, as more gears usually mean better fuel efficiency and reliability, which would justify a higher price for the vans.
Stellantis knew about Ram ProMaster transmission issue, class action claims
Stellantis sold approximately 60,937 Ram ProMaster vans in the United States in 2022, the plaintiffs say. The company marketed the vans as having an upgraded transmission from a six-speed to a nine-speed, promising that the higher gears would help lower engine rpm speeds, the lawsuit claims.
However, the Ram ProMaster class action lawsuit alleges the vans’ automatic software does not allow them to engage the eighth or ninth gears because the vans’ design is too big and boxy, and the software “will never detect a situation in which engaging those gears is beneficial to performance.”
As a result, the plaintiffs claim the vans’ transmission performance is functionally identical to that of the previous six-gear models despite the higher price tag.
The plaintiffs allege Stellantis knew or should have known about the issue but chose to market and sell the vans as having nine-speed transmissions anyway.
They claim Stellantis omitted and concealed the truth about the vans from consumers, who could not have discovered it until after they had already purchased them.
The plaintiffs are looking to represent anyone in the United States who purchased or leased a 2022 or 2023 Ram ProMaster van. They are suing for violations of state and federal consumer laws and are seeking certification of the Ram ProMaster class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
In another FCA US–related lawsuit, Chrysler is accused of failing to maintain reasonable data security, allowing hackers to access Stellantis-related systems and customer information.
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The plaintiffs are represented by Thiago M. Coelho, Chumahan B. Bowen and Jesenia A. Martinez of Wilshire Law Firm PLC and Stefan Bogdanovich of Bursor & Fisher P.A.
The Ram ProMaster class action lawsuit is Gonzalez, et al. v. FCA US LLC, Case No. 2:26-cv-04407, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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