A class-action lawsuit that was filed against General Motors over issues related to the side Blind Spot Monitoring system in certain examples of the Chevy Bolt EV has been dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge.
This lawsuit was first filed in the summer by a plaintiff in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In the filing, the plaintiff said the 2018 Chevy Bolt EV that he purchased new had a faulty Blind Spot Monitoring system that would chime and illuminate the warning lights on the vehicle’s side mirrors even if an object was not located in the vehicle’s blind spot. The person said in the filing that this condition caused them “annoyance and confusion” when driving their vehicle and could have posed a safety hazard to vehicle occupants and other motorists. They also paid $62.46 out of pocket to have the problem repaired at a dealership.
Now, according to Car Complaints, the judge overseeing this class-action lawsuit has dismissed the case after the plaintiff reached a confidential settlement agreement with General Motors. No other plaintiffs were involved in the lawsuit.
GM previously issued a technical service bulletin for the side blind zone alert issue in October of 2020. The TSB acknowledged some Chevy Bolt EV models may have aluminum radio wave shields that can detach from the sensor or come loose, causing the sensor to read the vehicle’s wheels as a moving object – thereby falsely alerting the driver of an object in their blind zone. A similar TSB was issued back in 2017 for the 2017 model year Chevy Bolt EV, as well. GM has not issued an official recall for affected Chevy Bolt EV units over this condition.
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They won’t get the lawsuit thrown out for the fires though.
He should be awarded $62.46. Oh. what the hell. Give him $62.50 for his trouble.
This “cry baby” consumer filed a lawsuit over a $62.46 out of pocket service repair. Are you kidding me? If the vehicle is beyond warranty time and/or miles…YOU pay! What a waste of court time by yet another class action “asshole!”
Just shows you how customer service works at Chevy. They knew there was a TSB and still hosed him. Shame on gm.
Technical Service Bulletins do “NOT” extend warranty coverage, unless so stated within specific guidelines or parameters. If the vehicle is beyond the basic “bumper to bumper” warranty time and/or mileage limitations…YOU pay! Some consumers expect “unlimited lifetime” warranty coverage, regardless of what is stated by the manufacturer. Or, they intend to hold GM liable for everything forever. That’s just utterly ludicrous!