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Mercedes-Benz AMG V8 Engine Class Action Lawsuit

By Sarah Pierce

 

Mercedes-Benz AMG. Photo courtesy Mercedes-amg.comMercedes-Benz is the target of a class action lawsuit that alleges the V8 engines in its AMG vehicle line have underlying problems that make them prone to premature wear, causing major engine damage and sometimes total engine failure.

Los Angeles Resident Cedric Chan alleges in the Mercedes-Benz AMG class action lawsuit that after obtaining his AMG he experienced problems with loud ticking noises under the hood and a drop in oil pressure. The ticking and drop in oil pressure, he says, was the beginning of the AMG engine’s destruction.

“Although the destruction of the defective parts took place during the warranty period, Defendants still did not replace the defective parts under warranty,” the Mercedes-Benz V8 engine class action lawsuit states.

The problem, the lawsuit continues, is that the defective AMG engines are manufactured using soft camshaft metal that is improperly heat treated and/or improperly offset, making the camshaft prone to premature wear. Mercedes-Benz has known about the defect since at least 2007, when a service bulletin was released, but failed to issue a proper recall.

“Due to the premature wear, the camshafts, valve lifters, camshaft adjusters, valve tappets, gaskets and bushings all have to be replaced. The cost of replacement is thousands of dollars, which was passed on to Plaintiff, because Defendants did not issue a recall for the defect, even though they knew it to exist,” the Mercedes-Benz AMG V8 engine class action lawsuit states. “The premature wear can cause eventual catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a necessary replacement of the entire engine block costing tens of thousands of dollars.”

The Mercedes-Benz V8 engine class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all current and former owners and lessees of 2006-2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, E63 AMG, S63 AMG, CL63 AMG, CLS63 AMG, ML63 AMG, CLK63 AMG, R63 AMG, and SL63 AMG models equipped with AMG M156 6.2 liter V8 engines that were sold or leased in California.

It is seeking class certification, compensatory damages, restitution, punitive damages and more for violations of the Magnuson-Moss Act, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

A copy of the Mercedes-Benz AMG M156 V8 Engine Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

The case is Cedric Chan v. Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz, Case No. 2:33-av-0001, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.

 

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Updated September 27th, 2011

 

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25 thoughts onMercedes-Benz AMG V8 Engine Class Action Lawsuit

  1. Kenneth L. Mason says:

    I have a S63 AMG and now having problems with the ticking sound, This car I have was driven by a CEO of a dealership in N.C. When I got the car it had very low mile on it , Here I have taken good care of car with the proper maintenance by the book and I have to deal with this problem, I don’t think this is fair on my part, I think MBZ should fix the problem, I think since they knew about it they deceived me as a customer, If any have some feedback where I can get some directions on how to get MBZ to get problem solved

  2. Lonnie Walkee says:

    I have a 2008 S63 AMG and I’m having the same issues as some of you guys are having with the ticking I took it to the dealership only to be told that it’s a 23k repair,so I call MBZUSA and they gave me the run around saying that the car had 4 previous owners etc but bottom line is that they declined to repair it only if I pay for it,this is ridiculous that a car company like MBZ is aware of this issue and doesn’t want to fix there issues.

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