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Siqueiros v. General Motors LLC

  1. October 04, 2022

    GM Hit With Over $100M Verdict In Engine Defect Class Action

    A California federal jury found Tuesday that General Motors breached certain warranties and violated a state consumer protection law by selling cars with a hidden engine defect that caused excessive oil consumption, awarding about 38,000 owners in the class action damages totaling just over $100 million.

  2. September 28, 2022

    'I Would Have Kept My Prius': GM Class Rep Slams Oil Defect

    Two class representatives delivered colorful testimony Wednesday in a California trial over claims GM hid a dangerous engine defect, with one testifying that he stopped driving his truck long distances due to its excessive oil consumption, saying, "If I wanted an in-town commuter car, I would have kept my Prius."

  3. September 27, 2022

    GM Slams Testimony From 'Data-Free Economist' As 'A Joke'

    General Motors Co. made a mid-trial bid on Tuesday to exclude the testimony of an economics expert for the plaintiffs in a class action over claims GM knowingly sold vehicles with an engine defect, calling the expert's assessment that $2,700 in damages is due per vehicle a "joke" from a "data-free economist."

  4. September 20, 2022

    GM's Less Costly Engine Fix Didn't Solve Oil Issues, Jury Told

    A General Motors engineer conceded Tuesday in a California class action trial over claims GM hid a dangerous engine defect that a cleaning process the automaker chose over a costlier solution to oil consumption issues didn't prove effective.

  5. September 19, 2022

    GM Hid Engine Defect, Jury Told As Class Action Trial Revs Up

    Counsel for certified classes of General Motors vehicle owners claimed in his opening trial statement Monday in California federal court that the auto giant concealed an engine defect that results in excessive oil consumption, but the company's lawyer countered that GM never hid the fact that a problem was discovered and fixed.

  6. August 04, 2022

    GM Wants Calif. Class Rep. Axed In Faulty Engine Suit

    General Motors LLC is asking a California federal judge to throw out claims from the California class representative in a suit alleging it sold vehicles with defective engines that consumed too much oil, saying the representative can't show his vehicle ever had a problem.

  7. January 07, 2022

    Aerospace Engineering Expert Can Testify In GM Engine Suit

    General Motors LLC can't stop classes of drivers alleging engine defects in their vehicles from using expert testimony from a professor with experience in aerospace engineering, a California federal judge ruled Friday, noting that the expert has lots of experience relating to the issue at hand.

  8. August 19, 2021

    GM May Get Texas Class Cut From Engine Defect Litigation

    A California federal judge said Thursday he's leaning toward decertifying a class of Texas drivers suing General Motors Co. over an engine defect that allegedly sparks fire, saying he doesn't think Texas' manifest defect rule would permit it, but added he's not likely to decertify a class of North Carolina drivers.

  9. September 03, 2020

    GM Can't Decertify Class Claiming Engine Defect Sparks Fires

    A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected General Motors LLC's bid to decertify a class of car owners who allege a GM engine defect causes vehicles to shut down and potentially catch fire unexpectedly, saying the class is allowed to replace its lead representative even after certification.

  10. April 24, 2020

    3 Classes Certified In GM Engine Defect Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday certified three classes of California, North Carolina and Texas drivers in a suit accusing General Motors LLC of manufacturing a vehicle engine that consumes excessive oil, but trimmed New Jersey drivers' claims from the suit.