Defective Products

A proposed class action filed on Wednesday claims certain Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans were built with a defective door latch system.

Packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) systems sold by LG Electronics in Hawaii are defective in that the condenser, evaporator and connective tubing all have a propensity to fail in the state’s tropical climate, a proposed class action alleges.

Polaris faces a proposed class action over claims that the rollover protection system on each of its 2015-2019 utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) complies with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.

The dashboard in 2015-2020 model year Ford F-150 XL and XLT trucks has the tendency to warp and separate from the vehicle, in particular around the defroster vents, as the result of a “manufacturing defect,” a proposed class action alleges.

A proposed class action alleges the systems that make up Subaru’s EyeSight Driver Assist Technology suite of safety features in 2013-2021 vehicle models are hampered by software calibration and integration issues.

The glass encasing the back camera module of Samsung’s top-of-the-line Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 FE and S20 Ultra smartphones can shatter suddenly under normal use.

Peloton Interactive, Inc. faces a proposed class action in the wake of a safety alert urging consumers to stop using the company’s Tread+ treadmill over concerns that the product is “capable of killing or maiming.”

A proposed class action filed this week claims defendants Carrier Global Corporation and Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. have sold millions of fire extinguishers plagued by a defect that prevents them from activating during a fire emergency.

The DualSense wireless controllers for the Sony PlayStation 5 are plagued by a defect that causes characters or on-screen action to move—or drift—without user input or operation of the joystick, a proposed class action says.