General Motors has been forced, after accepting a class action settlement, to pay a million-dollar compensation of $35 million due to a mechanical failure in thousands of Chevrolet and GMC vehicles sold in the country. If you have one of these models, you could receive up to $12,700 in refunds. The class action lawsuit centres on the defective CP4 fuel pump installed in Duramax engines between 2011 and 2016. And yes, you can still claim your share, stay to read what this class action lawsuit is about and how you can claim if it affects you!
Which vehicles are affected and why
The central issue of the lawsuit seems to be the CP4 high-pressure injection pump, which GM installed in its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks with Duramax 6.6L V8 LML engines (some of the best-selling trucks in the country, by the way). These pumps, apparently, can fail without warning, causing serious engine damage and of course, costly repairs that users have had to face on their own… Until now.
The affected vehicles must have been purchased between March 1, 2010, and September 13, 2024, at very specific dealerships: California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, or Iowa.
GM’s response
Although General Motors has not admitted guilt (as always happens in class action lawsuits), it has accepted a settlement to close the case and keep things quiet, agreeing to pay a total sum of $35 million. This amount will be divided into three types of compensation, depending on the type of repair and whether the owner still has the vehicle. Everything will depend, of course, on the number of people who join the class action.
How the reimbursement works and how much you can receive
The agreement offers three paths of compensation for those affected:
- For those who no longer have the vehicle and did not pay for any repairs: these users can receive between $400 and $800. The fund allocated for this group is $5 million.
- For current owners who need to repair the pump, GM will reimburse 50% of the repair cost, as long as it is done at an authorized dealership and within the year following final approval of the settlement or before the vehicle reaches 200,000 miles.
- Finally, for those who paid for the repair out of warranty: this group will receive between $6,356 and $12,712, and the fund allocated for this group is $30 million.
What you need to claim
To verify if you are eligible, you must check the official settlement website. If you qualify, you can submit your claim online before July 21, 2025. You will need proof of having purchased the vehicle, having it repaired, and the VIN number of your vehicle, easy and simple. If you want to know more about this recall, we leave you this link that takes you directly to the information about the lawsuit.
If you can access this payment, don’t wait and submit your request as soon as you can. Remember that, in these cases, unity is strength, and when a class action lawsuit is filed, companies usually accept in order not to stir up the hornet’s nest (and most of the time, because they know the consumer is right). What we cannot allow is for companies not to accept their responsibility after manufacturing, in this case, defective vehicles. Shouldn’t consumer safety be the first thing these companies consider?