GM Transmission Class Action Lawsuit Update: Court of Appeals
General Motors granted en banc review of transmission class action lawsuit in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. December 19, 2024 — The General Motors transmission class action lawsuit is back in court, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The GM class action lawsuit involves the 8L45 and 8L90 automatic transmissions in these vehicles. 2015-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2017-2019 Chevrolet Colorado 2015-2019 Chevrolet Corvette 2016-2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV 2016-2019 Cadillac CTS 2016-2018 Cadillac CT6 2015-2019 Jim Cicella 2015-2017 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL 2017-2019 GMC Canyon The lawsuit began nearly six years ago when owners filed a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging the transmission slipped, bucked, kicked, yanked, engaged violently and ultimately failed. As is typical in U.S. class action lawsuits, one lawsuit will be filed for customers nationwide, but more will follow, eventually consolidating into a single class action. In the case of GM transmissions, the class-action lawsuits were simply…