![]() ![]() 2015-19 GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Yukon Denali XL.2016-19 Cadillac ATS, ATS-V, CTS, CT6, and CTS-V.2015-19 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. ![]() ![]() 2015 through 2019 model year Chevrolet Silverado.The court order listed the following vehicles with the alleged faulty transmissions: The vehicles also have a second transmission defect that causes them to “shudder” at highway speeds, the lawsuit said. The attorney for the plaintiffs also said internal company documents show that GM had determined the “startling effect” of the harsh shifts can create a safety issue. Some drivers reported the gear shifting so violently that it felt as if they were hit by another car, Leopold said in a statement. The plaintiffs said the transmission "causes the vehicle to perform erratically, such as with sudden or delayed acceleration the vehicles may be unsafe to drive." The plaintiffs said the automatic transmissions in their vehicles occasionally will “slip, buck, kick, jerk and harshly engage," according to Monday's court order from the judge. GM spokeswoman Maria Raynal said, "We respectfully decline comment, as is generally our practice with ongoing litigation." "Dealers were directed to tell the customers that harsh shifts were ‘normal' or ‘characteristic.’ Such decision making is both highly irresponsible and emblematic of what GM believes it can get away with." “General Motors knowingly sold over 800,000 eight-speed transmission vehicles, which they knew to be defective for years, and yet made the business decision not to tell its customers before purchase," said Ted Leopold, partner at Cohen Milstein and court-appointed lead counsel for the class action case. ![]()
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