GM to pay in coolant repair cases

GM to pay in coolant repair cases
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WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. has agreed to pay as much as $800
each to millions of customers to settle lawsuits that it sold about 35
million vehicles with faulty coolant and engine parts.

The move announced by lawyers Wednesday would close one of the largest
product-liability lawsuits faced by a U.S. automaker. GM declined to say
how much it expected the settlement to cost, but the agreement gives
payments to customers even if they bought the vehicles used.

The suits stem from GM's use of Dex-Cool, a coolant it first introduced
in its vehicles in 1995 and sold in more than 35 million cars and trucks
between 1995 and 2004. About 14 federal and state lawsuits seeking
class-action status have been filed against GM over a variety of
problems in V6 engines linked to Dex-Cool.

Thousands of customers have complained of problems ranging from small
coolant leaks to complete radiator and engine failure. Court documents
show that GM has received tens of thousands of repair requests linked to
Dex-Cool and engine gaskets in the affected engines, and considered
recalls for some models.

Under the settlement approved by a California judge last week, people
who paid for Dex-Cool-related repairs on 3.1-, 3.4-, 3.8- or 4.3-liter
V6 engines within seven years or 150,000 miles are eligible for some
payment from GM. Repairs made within the first five years are eligible
for up to $400, while sixth-year repairs could receive $100 and
seventh-year repairs $50.

If the damage went beyond the engine's cooling systems -- as many
customers claimed -- GM is to reimburse them up to $800. The company
will also allow owners who made multiple repairs to apply for multiple
repayments.

GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the company settled the case because the
lawsuits were "time consuming and expensive." He said GM was unable to
estimate how many consumers might apply for payments.

As part of the settlement, GM is to pay $18 million in lawyers' fees and
expenses. The settlement covers 49 states, excluding Missouri, which has
an identical settlement authorized by a different court.

Owners and customers who have paid for Dex-Cool-related repairs have
until Oct. 27 to submit a claim. Further details of the settlement and
instructions for applying for payments are available at
www.dexcoolsettlement.com.


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Civis Romanus Sum

On Mar 27, 11:55 am, Jim Higgins <gordian... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> GM to pay in coolant repair caseshttp://tinyurl.com/yoxklt
>
> WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. has agreed to pay as much as $800
> each to millions of customers to settle lawsuits that it sold about 35
> million vehicles with faulty coolant and engine parts.
>
> The move announced by lawyers Wednesday would close one of the largest
> product-liability lawsuits faced by a U.S. automaker. GM declined to say
> how much it expected the settlement to cost, but the agreement gives
> payments to customers even if they bought the vehicles used.
>
> The suits stem from GM's use of Dex-Cool, a coolant it first introduced
> in its vehicles in 1995 and sold in more than 35 million cars and trucks
> between 1995 and 2004. About 14 federal and state lawsuits seeking
> class-action status have been filed against GM over a variety of
> problems in V6 engines linked to Dex-Cool.
>
> Thousands of customers have complained of problems ranging from small
> coolant leaks to complete radiator and engine failure. Court documents
> show that GM has received tens of thousands of repair requests linked to
> Dex-Cool and engine gaskets in the affected engines, and considered
> recalls for some models.
>
> Under the settlement approved by a California judge last week, people
> who paid for Dex-Cool-related repairs on 3.1-, 3.4-, 3.8- or 4.3-liter
> V6 engines within seven years or 150,000 miles are eligible for some
> payment from GM. Repairs made within the first five years are eligible
> for up to $400, while sixth-year repairs could receive $100 and
> seventh-year repairs $50.
>
> If the damage went beyond the engine's cooling systems -- as many
> customers claimed -- GM is to reimburse them up to $800. The company
> will also allow owners who made multiple repairs to apply for multiple
> repayments.
>
> GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the company settled the case because the
> lawsuits were "time consuming and expensive." He said GM was unable to
> estimate how many consumers might apply for payments.
>
> As part of the settlement, GM is to pay $18 million in lawyers' fees and
> expenses. The settlement covers 49 states, excluding Missouri, which has
> an identical settlement authorized by a different court.
>
> Owners and customers who have paid for Dex-Cool-related repairs have
> until Oct. 27 to submit a claim. Further details of the settlement and
> instructions for applying for payments are available atwww.dexcoolsettlement.com.
>
> --
> Civis Romanus Sum

This is very interesting.

Looks like GM sent out a time bomb with every car for 10 years !

Amazing !

I am sure a lot of experts knew this practice was wrong for a long
time.

Either GM has no experts or they knew what they were doing and
intentionally made the cars to be with less lifetime so they would
need to be replaced sooner.

It is similar to what Ford did when he sent people to investigate what
parts in the cars being retired were still good so they could use
cheaper parts.

This was the final straw as I am concerned.

I thought that GM was trying to make good cars but were just sloppy in
management but it is obvious they do not care about their customers at
all and are just like the medicine men in the past trying to sell
anything as long as they can find anyone with money and sell them
false hope.