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| Hyundai Elantra/Sonata MPG Class Action Lawsuit Tentatively Certified |
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- Friday, 30 November 2012 12:18
Hyundai Elantra/Sonata MPG Class Action Lawsuit Tentatively Certified
By Sarah Pierce
A federal judge yesterday said he plans to certify a class action lawsuit accusing Hyundai Motor America of falsely advertising the fuel economy of its Elantra and Sonata models.Hyundai and Sonata buyers sued the Korean automaker earlier this year after discovering their cars were not receiving 40 mpg as advertised. U.S. District Judge George H. Wu said the case “is probably going forward as a class in some way, shape or form” after tentatively ruling the class action lawsuit should be limited to California consumers because Elantra and Sonata buyers in other states aren’t covered by California’s consumer protection laws.
Judge Wu based his decision on evidence the plaintiffs presented showing Hyundai engaged in an extensive advertising campaign that touted the Elantra and Sonata as receiving 40 mpg on the highway. Judge Wu said the marketing efforts were extensive enough that consumers could have relied on the ads in making their decision to buy the vehicles.
“Plaintiffs have exhaustively detailed the extensive scope of the challenged advertising,” Judge Wu said in tentatively granting class certification of the Hyundai Elantra/Sonata class action lawsuit. “It appears almost impossible for Hyundai to dispute the extensive sweep of its marketing efforts as to the fuel efficiency of the Elantra and Sonata vehicles.”
The Hyundai fuel economy class action lawsuit focuses on the way the company advertised its fuel economy numbers, alleging the ads did not comply with regulations about how EPA mileage estimates are to be displayed.
Hyundai has been the target of multiple class action lawsuits and an investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its allegedly inflated fuel economy numbers for a variety of vehicles.
In November, the EPA announced that Hyundai and its sister company Kia has overstated the gas mileage on nearly 35% of their 2011-2013 model-year vehicles.
The tentatively certified Hyundai Elantra/Sonata Gas Mileage Class Action Lawsuit case is Kehlie R. Espinosa v. Hyundai Motor America, Case No. 12-cv-00800, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
The Plaintiffs are represented by Richard D. McCune, Elaine S. Kusel and Jae K. Kim of McCuneWright LLP.
Updated November 30th, 2012
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Comments
milage. City and highway is 19.90 and all highway is
27.75.
No where near what Hyundai advertized. This is our
third Hyundai Sonata and by far it gets the worst gas
mileage of them all.
Went for service with filled out mileage forms for over
1200 miles. Dealer said car is fine and told me to call
Hyundai. Result of call to Hyundai a waste of time.
Next step is my filling out the Consumer Report form I
received in the mail yesterday.
I am now researching class action lawsuits.
Herb Thau
I have always bought american made cars and I feel I was coned. Now Hyundai is offering a gas rebate program which I signed up for only to find that after driving 8,000 miles they will rebate me$34.00. I have not cashed that rebate in as of yet because I feel they should be doing something more. I have dropped down form a 6 cylinder to a four cylinder and loss power without gaining much increased mileage.. I have not gotten more then 27 combined mileage. What a rip off.
for the advertised 40/33/29 on my 2013 Elantra, I'm happy to get 33/27/22! $70 a year rebate is an insult. My math says $400-500 is more in line with reality.
So, How do I join the lawsuit? And should I go ahead and accept the pittance offered?
K.
What a let down!!!
I average 24/27 mpg., if I am lucky, I spoke with the dealership after I had the car for 2 months and was told I need to do around 7,000 miles then the higher mileage per gallon would kick in......it didn't.
I had the choice of so many new cars at the time I purchased my Elantra, but only because of the advertised mileage and the assurance of the dealership that I would be getting 40 mpg., I went ahead and made the purchase.
I still have my previous car a pontiac vibe that is now 10 years old and does the same mileage as my new Elantra!
I live in Florida and I am now going to investigate the laws here to see what can be done.
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