Yet another class-action lawsuit related to the GM Generation IV Vortec 5300 V8 gasoline engine has been dismissed by a judge by ruling that there was no evidence of fraudulent concealment.
According to CarComplaints, the plaintiff, who bought a new 2013 Chevy Silverado equipped with the 5.3L LC9 V8 engine, alleged that GM knew these engines were defective sometime around 2008 or 2009 when the Detroit-based automaker began collecting engines from dealers. The lawsuit alleged that the oil consumption issues are caused by the location of the active fuel management oil pressure relief valve.
According to the plaintiff, his Silverado went into limp mode in 2015 following the illumination of the oil pressure light. The plaintiff then added 2.5 quarts of oil to the engine, while the dealership later said the oil looked fine following an oil change. The lawsuit alleged that the oil light went off when the truck had roughly 100,000 miles, while the dealer said the truck needed an upgraded valve cover to help with oil consumption. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit following this assertion.
Judge Lisa Godbey Wood dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to provide evidence of fraudulent concealment by GM.
According to Judge Wood, the plaintiff must prove “that defendant deliberately and actively concealed the material facts for the purpose of inducing him to delay filing this action.” Additionally, “plaintiff has not presented evidence to show that GM’s technicians’ diagnoses were false or misleading or intended to conceal a defect. Nor has he submitted evidence as to how GM’s technicians prevented him from discovering his claims.”
This dismissal is the latest in long list of lawsuits filed against GM related to the 5.3L LC9 engine. Multiple judges have dismissed class-action lawsuits in Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Ohio, as well as partially dismissed a case in Washington. Only a lawsuit in Oklahoma has been allowed to proceed.
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Most of these lawsuits are entitled people who can’t accept sometimes something goes wrong and instead of accepting and fixing try and place blame with frivolous lawsuits that in the end raise the price of these vehicles for all the lawyer fees they have to cover. Thanks for making my vehicle purchase more expensive. Jeez, these are built by humans and robots with tens of thousands of parts, things can go wrong and not be some cover up to deceive. You can be sure GM or any company doesn’t want their vehicle to be known to have issues or fail early, that does them nothing in added repair costs and lost customers due to reputation…
They’re not frivolous lawsuits. GM knew there was a potentially major problem with oil consumption by the fact that they changed the design and issued TSBs. As an owner of this vehicle with this engine, I was shocked I needed to add three quarts of oil after owning it for a month. I was fortunate I didn’t ruin the engine. I believe the lawsuit’s focus should be helping owners recoup costs related to engine replacement/rebuild, the obscene amount of oil used, and force GM issue a recall.
You do not hear of people suing or even complaining about 06s and back.
A judge with a brain. How rare these days. Too many people want something for nothing or want to blame others for their own failings. A good decision.
now how many people will not buy a gm vehicle after reading this article