In a class-action lawsuit involving 423,000 disgruntled 2007-2008 Chevrolet Impala owners with rear alignment issues, General Motors has claimed in court documents that it cannot be held liable for such faults. The company’s lawyers base this on the grounds that the afflicted vehicles in question were built during the time of “old GM” and that the case should therefore be thrown out.
GM lawyer Benjamin Jeffers claims that “New GM did not assume liability for old GM’s design choices, conduct or alleged breaches of liability under the warranty, and its terms expressly preclude money damages,” and that the suit is “trying to saddle new GM with the alleged liability and conduct of old GM.”
Now, we can understand that it’s the lawyers’ job to defend their clients… but really? Really? In any case, stay tuned for a verdict.
Source: The Detroit News
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This is a PR train weck.
Well if the “New GM” is truly new and better than they should be at least honorable enough to solve a relatively simple matter of a couple of defective impalas and not try to use legal loopholes to get out of their obligations.
sounds like the leaking V-6 intake gasket all over again. i know of a lot of people who will never buy GM again because GM never corrected this problem in over 7 years and had to be dragged in to court to get it settled.
I fear that all that Bob Lutz worked for will once again be eroded. He should never have retired when he did. GM was not an old enough child to make it on its own without him.
But he’s 79 going on 80 in February! How much longer can one continue preaching the same thing until saying “screw this, I’m going to enjoy my life now. If you feel like fu&%$ing all this up, go right ahead while I fly over you in my jet.”
I HAVE A 2007 IMPALA THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES ON 3 TIMES AND IT HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT I THINK GM SHOULD BE HELD RELIBLE FOR THERE CARS WHETHER OLD GM OR NEW GM IT IS THE SAME COMPANY . THE US BAILED THEM OUT SO WHY CANT THEY HELP THE COMSUMER LIKE THE GOVERMENT HELPED THEM . SOME PEOPLE SPEND THERE LIFE SAVINGS ON A NEW CAR TO END UP WITH A PIECE OF JUNK.
I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN. I have a 2011 Chevy impala & it has been a true nightmare at a little over 100,000 miles I was forced to put in the 3rd THIRD TRANSMISSION . IF I HAD A HONDA I WOULD BE ON MY FIRST TRANNY UNTIL 200,000 or at least 150k. NO ONE SHOULD EVER BE ON THE 3rd TRANNY WITH THOSE MILES. OBVIOUSLY GM FUXKED UP BIG TIME AND REFUSES TO ADMIT ANY OF IT. IVE SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON THIS CAR DO NOT GET A CHEVY EVER !!