GM Duramax Diesel Fuel Pump Lawsuit Nears Settlement
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Back in May 2023, GM Authority reported that a lawsuit regarding Duramax fuel pumps had been filed against General Motors. With that in mind, it appears as though the Detroit-based automaker has reached a preliminary settlement.
According to a report from CarComplaints, the Duramax fuel pump lawsuit alleges that 2011 to 2016 Chevy Silverado HD and 2011 to 2016 GMC Sierra HD trucks equipped with the 6.6L V8 LML turbodiesel Duramax engine are dangerous to operate because the Bosch CP4 pumps can shut down the engine while driving.
It’s worth noting that General Motors denies all the allegations and denies the trucks are defective.
“Plaintiffs allege GM then charges consumers $10,000 to fix it, when it allegedly knows that ‘any such repair is futile because it will not actually fix the issue so long as the vehicle is being filled with U.S. diesel,'” the lawsuit reads.
Per the lawsuit, the Bosch CP4 fuel pumps fail from the use of American diesel fuel because the pumps are too fragile to manage U.S. diesel. As such, the plaintiffs claim that the pumps generate metal shavings which then destroy the fuel injection systems and eventually the Duramax engine as a whole.
In order to qualify for the settlement, owners must have purchased an affected pickup from a GM dealership after March 1st, 2010 in one of seven states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania or Texas.
Finally, reimbursements are available for owners who paid their own money for diesel fuel pump repairs. However, said repairs must’ve been for problems caused by fuel pump metal parts rubbing together, creating metal shavings, contaminating the Duramax fuel system, and causing catastrophic engine failure.
In addition, all current customers who own still affected pickups will receive prospective future warranty coverage for repairs performed at GM dealerships on the Bosch CP4 fuel pumps and related components. That being said, the future warranty will be limited, meaning that owners will still pay for 50 percent of the repair.
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Does this mean some of us who are still running them will get some help or do we have to wait for them to fail?
I do run an additive with every tank of fuel for a preventative
I was a victim of this issues. My trucks fuel system stopped working and had metal in the fuel. When I asked why that happened, and the technical advisory said she couldn’t tell me ….. hmmm. They wanted $17K
I had to junk the truck. Where is my pay out from GM ?!?
I have a 2015 Duramax I bought brand new. I was never notified of this lawsuit and I live in Illinois. How do I get added to the list of plaintiffs?
Rather than wait for a CP4 pump to grenade, the settlement should be handed out now for any GM customer that wants to switch over to a CP3 pump. The preemptive cost will be much less than having to do the repair once the pump implodes -leaving you stranded, and at the mercy of the nearest diesel mechanic should you be traveling away from home.
So how do I find out if I can file a claim in Oklahoma