


The plaintiffs say repair notes indicate, “ GM is aware of concern and a release date of late January/February to correct issue.” Another repair order allegedly said, “no repair available until quarter 1 in 2019.”Īccording to the lawsuit, General Motors is doing nothing but stalling, buying time until vehicle warranties expire. The lawsuit alleges no fix works and GM is fully aware of it, something allegedly reflected on repair orders. GM dealers have been told to perform certain repairs to fix the transmission issues, including performing the “ clutch drive learn procedure, replace the valve body, replace the entire transmission, flush the cooler lines and cooler, remove debris from and clean the transmission pan, replace the transmission filter, replace the transmission fluid, and flush the transmission." Additionally, the plaintiffs claim the 8-speed transmissions cause consumers to face expensive repairs to flush the systems, and to replace the valve bodies, torque converters and finally the transmissions.Īccording to the proposed class-action lawsuit, General Motors has allegedly known about the 8-speed transmission problems because the automaker has issued multiple versions of technical service bulletins (TSBs) about the transmissions. One owner claims the GM transmission shifted from REVERSE to DRIVE so harshly the vehicle almost went through the garage door.Įvery " fix" offered by the automaker has allegedly failed to repair the shaking, shuddering and jerking, and the plaintiffs claim both the torque converters and transmissions cause problems with the hydraulic systems and gears.Ĭourt documents claim metal shavings allegedly circulate throughout the transmissions and damage the components.
CHEVROLET TRANSMISSION FLUSH DRIVERS
Drivers claim the transmissions can shift so hard it feels like being hit by another vehicle. The GM vehicles are equipped with GM 8L45 or 8L90 automatic transmissions that allegedly hesitate when drivers accelerate or decelerate. The proposed class-action lawsuit includes all consumers who purchased or leased the following vehicles in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Texas: GM 8L45 and 8L90 automatic transmissions allegedly shudder, jerk, hesitate and shift hard.Ī General Motors 8-speed transmission lawsuit alleges fixes offered by the automaker haven't solved problems with hard shifting, shaking, jerking, hesitating and shuddering.
