— Hyundai IVT issues sparked a class-action lawsuit that said the “intelligent transmission” caused acceleration and power issues and was described as a safety hazard.
According to the Hyundai class action lawsuit, an IVT is “a continuously variable transmission that replaces the gears typically used in automatic transmissions with belts, chains, and pulleys.”
Modern IVT reliability litigation includes:
“Anyone in the United States and its territories who purchased a 2020 or newer gasoline-powered Hyundai vehicle equipped with an IVT transmission from Hyundai or one of its authorized dealers.”
New York plaintiff Patricia Donadio filed the class-action lawsuit and owns a 2022 Hyundai Kona, but the lawsuit reportedly also includes other vehicles equipped with intelligent continuously variable transmissions, including the Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Accent, and Hyundai Venue.
Hyundai is said to be aware of the IVT issue, which can cause the vehicle to suddenly fail despite the driver pressing the accelerator pedal.
The Hyundai IVT issue can also cause the vehicle to suddenly lose power while driving, with owners claiming it feels like the transmission is “disengaging,” and in some cases even failing completely.
Hyundai owners have questioned the reliability of the IVT and claimed that these problems pose a safety hazard, but Hyundai has not yet issued a recall for the Intelligent Continuously Variable Transmission.
In addition to failing to recall the IVT, Hyundai has failed to compensate customers with the problem, and dealers allegedly failed to properly repair the transmissions, according to the plaintiffs.
IVT issues have reportedly already caused vehicle values to drop, and vehicle values will drop further after the recall.
As repeated in every auto class action lawsuit, it is alleged that Hyundai consumers “would not have purchased those vehicles, or would have paid less for them, had defendants disclosed that the vehicles’ transmissions were defective.”
Judge John W. Holcomb dismissed the breach of implied warranty claim without allowing amendment, but the class action will continue in federal court in California.
The Hyundai IVT class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: Patricia Donadio v. Hyundai Motor America.
The plaintiff is represented by McGuire Law, P.C.
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