OnStar Smart Driver and Smart Driver+
Allegations: Failing to disclose that data regarding consumers’ driving behavior collected by OnStar is shared with third parties
MPGs of Chevy Sonics
In November 2016, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against GM for allegedly falsely marketing 2014-2016 Chevrolet Sonics as being rated by the EPA as getting 40 miles per gallon (mpg) on the highway when, in reality, the EPA mpg rating for the vehicles with manual transmissions was overestimated by at least 1 mpg. (Puente et al v. General Motors, LLC, Case No. 16-cv-8688, D. NJ.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding mpg claims and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicles
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles
Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain Vehicles
Allegations: Falsely marketing vehicles as safe, durable, and reliable
Chevrolet Cruze
Allegations: Deceptively marketing vehicles as “Clean Diesel”
Chevy 2022 Bolt EV and EUV Vehicles
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing vehicles as safe and functional when there is a risk the batteries will catch on fire
Towing Capabilities of the GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado
Allegations: Overstating the weight that vehicles can safely pull
The “Side Blind Spot Alert System” in Cheverolet Cruze Vehicles
GM’s Chevrolet Cruze Vehicles
Towing Capacity of 2014 GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado 1500
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