GM must face big class action over faulty transmissions

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1. “General Motors (GM) was ordered by a federal appeals court to face a class action claiming it violated laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling several hundred thousand cars, trucks and SUVs with faulty transmissions.

   Drivers said the vehicles shudder and shake in higher gears, and hesitate and lurch in lower gears, even after repair attempts. They also accused GM of telling dealers to provide assurance that harsh shifts were “normal.”

   GM did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment.

   Vehicles include the Cadillac CTS, CT6 and Escalade; Chevrolet Camaro, Colorado, Corvette and Silverado; and GMC Canyon, Sierra and Yukon, among others.

   Circuit Judge Karen Nelson Moore, however, said overpaying for allegedly defective vehicles was enough to establish standing.

   She also said “exactly how, and to what extent, each of the individual plaintiffs experienced a shudder or shift quality issue is irrelevant” to whether GM concealed known defects, and whether drivers would have found that information material.”

2. Yup, my 2020 Colorado shuddered at 107k, took it in, paid $427 out of pocket for trans flush, filter and gasket replacement.

   17k miles later, shuddering again.