Volkswagen fuel leak class action settlement Overview:
- Who: A proposed class of Volkswagen and Audi drivers, led by plaintiff Jagger Hardy, is asking a federal court to approve a settlement with Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA).
- Why: The Volkswagen fuel leaks lawsuit alleged VWGoA sold vehicles equipped with a defective suction jet pump.
- Where: The Volkswagen class action settlement motion was filed in New Jersey federal court.
A proposed class of Volkswagen and Audi drivers is asking a New Jersey federal court to grant preliminary approval to a settlement resolving claims that Volkswagen Group of America sold vehicles with a dangerous suction jet pump defect.
Plaintiff Jagger Hardy and three others filed the Volkswagen class action lawsuit on Aug. 2, 2024, alleging VWGoA sold certain vehicles equipped with defective Fuel Tank Suction Jet Pumps, or SJPs.
“Plaintiffs claim that the SJPs are defective in that they are designed, manufactured and/or installed in a manner that causes fuel leaks, premature fuel nozzle shutoffs, fuel spillbacks and/or gas odor inside the vehicle, increasing the risk of fire,” the Volkswagen class action lawsuit states.
Volkswagen moved to dismiss the complaint, and the court granted the motion in part and denied it in part in May 2025. The parties began settlement negotiations that June and reached an agreement after roughly six months of talks.
VWGoA denies the allegations, including claims that it improperly designed, manufactured, marketed, distributed or sold the vehicles, breached any warranties or violated consumer protection laws. The company also denies there have been any reported fires or injuries associated with the SJP.
Volkswagen settlement offers warranty extension, repair reimbursement
Under the proposed settlement, Volkswagen and Audi will issue a warranty extension of two years or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first, on SJP 2.0 parts installed as part of the company’s 2024 recall repair. The extension is transferable to subsequent owners.
Settlement class members may also seek reimbursement of up to $200 per owner or lessee for past paid out-of-pocket expenses, including towing a class vehicle to an authorized Volkswagen or Audi dealer or costs for alternate transportation, so long as those expenses were tied to the alleged SJP defect.
The proposed settlement class covers owners and lessees of 2015-2020 Audi A3, 2015-2019 Audi A3 Cabrio, 2015-2020 Volkswagen Golf, 2015-2020 Volkswagen GTI, 2015-2020 Golf SportWagen and 2019-2020 Jetta A7 GLI vehicles. VWGoA will separately pay all notice and settlement administration costs, so those expenses will not reduce class members’ benefits.
Meanwhile, a class action lawsuit filed recently accuses Volkswagen of selling certain ID.4 electric vehicles with a defective high-voltage battery that can catch on fire.
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The plaintiffs are represented by Russell D. Paul, Natalie Lesser and Amey J. Park of Berger Montague P.C. and Cody R. Padgett, Majdi Hijazin and Abigail J. Gertner of Capstone Law APC.
The Volkswagen class action lawsuit is Hardy, et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-08251, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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