Pickup Owners Launch Class Action Emissions Lawsuit Against General Motors

In the wake of dieselgate, all manufacturers are coming under increased scrutiny. One group of General Motors truck owners believes GM has been cheating, though, and wants to fight it in court
Pickup Owners Launch Class Action Emissions Lawsuit Against General Motors

General Motors is facing a consumer lawsuit from a group of its US customers who have launched a class action, claiming that as many as 705,000 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks fitted with Duramax diesel engines have cheated emissions tests.

The suit alleges that GM has installed three separate emissions defeat devices, but the text we’ve seen so far doesn’t define exactly what type these devices are. The complaint reads like this:

“Increased sales and thus increased profits drove GM to use at least these three defeat devices in its Duramax diesel engines. By reversing the traditional order of the exhaust treatment components and putting the Selective Catalytic Reduction in front of the diesel particulate filter, GM could obtain and market higher power and efficiency from its engines while still passing the cold-start emissions certification tests.”

Pickup Owners Launch Class Action Emissions Lawsuit Against General Motors

We’re not sure exactly what legal grounds are being used, here, and at this stage we have no idea whether any rules have actually been broken. The allegations don’t seem to go into specific detail about any supposed discrepancy between official and real-world emissions, for example.

But GM has hit back with a short two-sentence statement, released on its own with no further information.

“These claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend ourselves. The Duramax diesel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra comply fully with all US EPA and CARB emissions regulations.”

You get the feeling they’re not happy. We’ll keep you posted on any developments this throws up.

Comments

TheMindGarage

It’s not like truck buyers care about emissions…

05/26/2017 - 12:23 |
288 | 2
SAVAGE DOGG (Ping-Pong Gang) (Corvette Squad)

In reply to by TheMindGarage

Yeah, I really want to meet that minority of consumers that care about exhaust emissions

05/26/2017 - 12:32 |
74 | 2

They just want the money. There are some buisnesses and companies that rely on them though.

05/26/2017 - 13:47 |
14 | 0

Those are dodge rams with Cummins engines not duramaxs.

05/26/2017 - 16:37 |
2 | 18

Burned (diesel)

Sorry I couldn’t resist

05/27/2017 - 23:29 |
0 | 0
HDose

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05/26/2017 - 12:29 |
12 | 0
Ray Sloan

In reply to by HDose

Chrome bumper inflicted eyesight damage

05/26/2017 - 13:57 |
16 | 0
Anonymous

Well, rolling coal didn’t exactly help their emissions

05/26/2017 - 12:40 |
2 | 0
SuperJimbo

Any bets that the US media will bury this and wont even get close to reporting this the way they did with VW. Just because it’s american and not German.

05/26/2017 - 13:24 |
84 | 4

best comment by far!

05/26/2017 - 16:02 |
6 | 2

We have bigger problems to deal with over here…

05/26/2017 - 17:24 |
2 | 0

The cheat thing is stupid. Regardless as to what company does it. Its just greedy people suing for free money. I dont think it has anything to do with country of origin. When GM had the ignition thing the media blew it up.

05/27/2017 - 18:57 |
8 | 0

Was just abiut to comment the same thing. I bet the current government will bury it too

05/28/2017 - 23:23 |
0 | 2
Stubaru

puts tarrif on german cars to make US cars look good
GM gets class action lawsuit for emissions that VW did a few years ago

05/26/2017 - 13:44 |
18 | 2
Anonymous

Sounds like they are trying to get miney in a buyback scheme

05/26/2017 - 13:46 |
12 | 0
suchdoge

Coming from the 1% who care about emissions

05/26/2017 - 15:53 |
2 | 8
TheBagel

GM following VW’s footsteps.

05/26/2017 - 17:34 |
0 | 4
Anonymous

I assume none of the law suite participants love rolling coal.

05/26/2017 - 20:42 |
6 | 0
Zwick

Exhaust emissions can be measured by normal people whaaaaaaaaat?

05/26/2017 - 22:31 |
4 | 0

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