in Newswire Published on June 28, 2018

Class Action: Safety Systems in 2016-, 2017-Model Volkswagens Do Not Work Above 25 MPH

D’Amore v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al.

Filed: June 27, 2018 ◆§ 2:18-cv-05682

The Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking systems on 2016 and 2017 Volkswagen models do not work when driving faster than 25 MPH, a lawsuit claims.

Defendant(s)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

Law(s)

State(s)

California

Categories

Automotive Defective Products False Advertising

A proposed class action lawsuit filed in California in April against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has been transferred to federal court.

The 24-page lawsuit centers on two technology systems found in 2016- and 2017-model Volkswagens: the Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking systems. According to the case, neither system works properly for the vehicles at speeds above 25 miles per hour. As a result of Volkswagen’s intentional misrepresentations, vehicles containing the safety systems are not only “less valuable than the price for which they were sold,” but place drivers, passengers and the general public in considerable danger, the suit claims.

The lawsuit lists the following VW vehicle models as suffering from the alleged safety systems defect:

2016 Golf, Golf GTI, Golf R, e-Golf and Golf SportWagen;

2016 CC;

2016 Jetta;

2016 Passat;

2017 Golf, Golf GTI, Golf R, e-Golf, Golf Alltrack and Golf SportWagen;

2017 CC;

2017 Jetta; and

2017 Passat.From the complaint:

“Because of Volkswagen's illegal conduct, Volkswagen deceitfully sold every proposed Class Vehicle to consumers based on knowingly false representations concerning the actual safety features available and standard on the Class Vehicles. Volkswagen's widespread advertising based on the existence of these safety features in the Class Vehicles was also false and misleading.”

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