Law360, New York (December 5, 2007, 12:00 AM EST) -- Four BMW owners have slammed the German car maker with a proposed class action, alleging that it sold cars that had a defect causing them to be inoperable when in reverse gear.
The four plaintiffs come from Indiana, California and Massachusetts. The suit is filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
According to the suit, filed on Monday, the plaintiffs' BMW vehicles were equipped with a Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen 5HP19 automatic transmission whose “D” clutch drum shattered. This resulted in an inability...
Suit Over BMW Transmissions Drives Into N.J. Court
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