Genesis GV80 Gone Kill You, Yo!
Class action lawsuit from local Florida woman.
https://driving.ca/auto-news/industr...e-genesis-gv80
Almost turned Le Tigre into Blue Steel, too!
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A Florida law firm specializing in consumer advocacy has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Hyundai, claiming that the Genesis GV80 sport-utility is unsafe.
Corwin Law, based in Boca Raton, filed the lawsuit on behalf of owners and lessees of the GV80, which launched as an all-new model for 2021. The lawsuit claims the automaker is “promoting the GV80 luxury SUV, despite being aware of dangerous defects affecting the vehicle’s driveability that are documented in Korean news media and current customer message boards.”
The suit is represented by Dr. Barbara Feinstein, who took her vehicle on a 36-month lease at US$920 per month from a dealership in Maryland. Two days after she got it, she and her husband drove it to their home in Florida, a trip of approximately 1,770 km.
According to the lawsuit, after a few hours while driving at “moderate speeds,” the vehicle “began to dangerously shake, shudder, vibrate and pull to the left, causing a continuous struggle to keep the SUV from veering off the road.” Feinstein took it to a dealership in Delray Beach, Florida, where she was allegedly told “there was something seriously wrong with the SUV.”
Feinstein flew back to Maryland, and after the Florida dealer replaced an axle, Hyundai transported the vehicle back to Maryland. After she picked it up, Feinstein said the problem came back. Her dealer then replaced the driveshaft and performed an alignment, but according to the lawsuit, the GV80 continued to pull to the left, along with a “low but constant vibration in the steering wheel and head rest, along with shuddering while driving.”
According to the lawsuit, Feinstein was without her car for 45 out of 95 days. The law firm alleges that Hyundai knew its GV80 vehicles “shake, shudder and vibrate,” and in June 2020 it stopped distribution of its diesel-powered GV80s in global markets due to engine vibration, but “has never fixed the instability problems.”
Corwin Law said the class-action suit alleges violation of state consumer protection laws; breach of express warranty; breach of implied warranty; and unjust enrichment.
The firm also noted Tiger Woods was driving a GV80 in February 2021 in California when he veered off the road and crashed, although police have since determined the golfer was driving at approximately 130 km/h in a 72 km/h zone and failed to follow a curve in the road.
The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the 2021 GV80 with its highest Top Safety Pick Plus designation, for meeting crash-test standards.
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