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Chrysler, Dodge Ram & Jeep have reported that their vehicles have had oil consumption problems which resulted in automatic notification or warnings and in some cases shutdowns without warning. There are other common reports of excessive emissions due to large amount of release of oil into the exhaust.
This resulted in a Class action being filed in US district court. About potential class vehicles 3.7 were sold. with the Tigershark 2.4L Engines.
- 2016-2018 Fiat 500x
- 2015-2017 Chrysler 200
- 2015-2018 Ram Pro Master City
- 2013-2016 Dodge Dart
- 2017-2018 Jeep Compass
- 2014-2019 Jeep Cherokee
- 2015-2018 Jeep Renegade
In their lawsuit, they stated various problems they encountered with the Tigershark 2.4L engine. They also included the failure of piston rings to connect with the cylinders that caused the Tigershark engine to consume a lot of oil.
Drivers were not informed by the system about the low rate levels of oil. And, also the system could not notify them if there were a need to change the oil. However, the system could inform about all oil information after the engine had been shut down or completely damaged.
Chrysler company did not accept all statements against Tigershark engine in this lawsuit which they described as Normal conditions.
Lawsuit settlement
Though this case had paused for a while, both parties were through mediation and agreement terms and conditions. They have been able to come up with a decided settlement. However, it still needs a final certification from the judge which will take place on December 1st, 2022. You may be able to recover more than the Class action will yield if you opt out, and we can help.
Warranty
The client is to get an expanded warranty period of seven years. Where by is also equivalent to 100,000 miles. This warranty extension is granted upon starting with the time a client took their vehicle to service. Some Chrysler clients may not benefit from this relief of 7 years warranty since some models might have already covered their warranty periods. More Exclusively in the old models like 2013.
Customer satisfaction notification (CSN)
However, this program had already been established by Chrysler to clients before the lawsuit settlement. They implemented free CSN for all clients who had a problem with oil consumption. And this implies particular modules like CSN W84, CSN W80, and CSN W20.
An owner of any above models, with any complaint about oil consumption issues. Will be required to provide the vehicle to be tested. And if the car fails the test? These are the available reap benefits that had put in place provided in the lawsuit settlement by Chrysler.
A customer will be, specified the amount of $340 cash with the replacement of the engine block concerning the oil consumption problem in their vehicles.
Customers will have to claim through submitting reimbursement claims for the charges they incurred in servicing their cars in issues regarding oil usage.
The lawsuit settlement requires Chrysler to pay all the charges that customers incurred during servicing or repairing their cars, due to Tigershark engine, such as transportation, towing, repairing, renting cars, and many others. However, a client should submit a document which shows incurred costs aiming at validity and timing.
The amount of $3000 to $1000 is supposed to be paid to 42 people who sued the company. And $7.5 million will be given to the lawyers who represent them, in courts of law. According to the lawsuit settlement, if officially decreed by the judge.
At the Lemon Firm, our experienced Attorneys have been able to successfully recover compensation for our clients who were sold a vehicle with manufacturer defects, and we can do the same for you. You may be able to recover more than the Class action will yield if you opt out of the class action, and we can help. Call (833) Lemon-Firm to speak with a Lemon law expert today.