The Song-Beverly Warranty Act, California Civil Code 1793.2(d)(1), is a California state law that requires manufacturers to repair defects after a reasonable number of repair attempts. Poland. According to Judge Josephine L. Staton, at this stage she can decertify classes if the claims require class-wide evidence that a manifestation of a defect is more than a remote chance (Texas) or substantially certain to occur (California Song-Beverly). (March 16, 2022) A group of 20 Mazda drivers filed a hefty class action lawsuit against the carmaker for a water pump defect that they say can lead to "catastrophic engine failure at any time without prior warning." The defect has caused one fatal accident already. The judge declined to certify classes of North Carolina and Louisiana drivers, saying plaintiffs from those states had not put forward arguments with standing under the states laws. , Case No. According to the complaint, Mazda has failed to fix the alleged defect or issue a water pump recall and continues to uniformly breach the warranty. Sign me up for class action lawsuit. For a free lemon law consultation, fill out the form below or call us at 1-855-678-6881. The car wasnt finished by the end of a Thursday, we made arrangements to get the car the next day. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Mazda knowingly exposed hundreds of thousands of its customers to a dangerous fuel pump defect that could cause their vehicles to stall, shut down or fail to start, a new class action lawsuit alleges. This site and its content are for general information purposes, not legal advice. Sonneveldt et al v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. et al, 8:19-cv-01298-JLS-KES. I called Mazda and they said they would not do anything. My extended warranty wants proof of 5 oil changes when I have only had the car for a year. Seems like this list is never ending and I am getting added to the list as well. Ford engines they put in. The class action complaint was filed on behalf of all persons in the United States who purchased, owned, or leased a Mazda CX-9 (2007-2016) and Mazda 6 (2009-2013). State Farm and Progressive Halt New Policies on Certain Kia and Hyundai Models Due to TikTok Challenge, Understanding the 30 Day Notice to Vacate Process, Class Action Lawsuit Over GM Transmissions in 20152019 Corvette, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and, Class Action Lawsuit Claims Mercedes C-Class Has Fuel Leak Defect, Mercedes-Benz Class Action Lawsuit Over Piston Failure Defect, The Song-Beverly Class: All persons who purchased a new Class Vehicle from an authorized Mazda dealership in the State of. However, the defect in question allows coolant to leak from the water pump into the oil pan and/or other engine components, mixing it with the engines oil and leading to destruction of the engine. The next day the water pump went out and killed the engine based on this horrible design. Right mine went up at 76,000 just last my extended warranty! Mercedes GLE 450 Class Action Lawsuit Over Stalling, GM Oil Consumption Class Action and Settlement Update, VW Jetta and Tiguan Transmission Class Action Settlement Update. The second amended complaint raised claims including fraudulent concealment or omission, breach of warranty, and violations of consumer protections laws. Mazda filed an Answer to the Second Amended Complaint on August 27, 2021. Mazda Water - A.B. Data, Ltd - Class Action Administration - Facebook Quote of $10,000 to replace motor. However, Mazdas internal data indicates that the company began receiving reports of water pump failures in class vehicles by at least June 2007, according to court documents. Just out that the same thing happened to me we owe 8,000 on my cx9 and now were trying to firgure out how we can afford a new motor.