I’ve also had to miss work, spend countless hours (& $ for gas) to get to these Drs. The car was a complete loss I went to the hospital in an ambulance wearing a neck collar, & while there were miraculously no broken bones or other visible severe injuries, I’ve had to see 5 Drs., have 3 sets of x rays & an MRI to see what could be causing server pain in my left ankle & knee (Which had slammed into the dash during the second & third impact while I was trying to move the car to avoid being hit). The air bags did not deploy during any of the 3 impacts. A couple minutes later, I was rear ended by the car behind me, & when the next car slammed into her, she hit me again- only much harder. My door would not open & I could not start the car to move it. I was driving a 2005 Kia Rio at 65 mph on the interstate at the end of January when I crested a hill & collided with a car parked right there in front of me. The Kia, Hyundai class action lawsuit seeks compensatory damages, exemplary damages, punitive damages, statutory penalties, injunctive relief, equitable relief, restitution, disgorgement, court costs, and attorneys’ fees. She also seeks to represent a Class of the same consumers from Tennessee. In her Kia class action, Johnson seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased or leased an affected vehicle. “ZF-TRW apparently conspired with HMA and KMA to conceal a dangerous and potentially deadly defect that already existed in millions of vehicles in order to continue selling defective parts for installation in new vehicles,” the Hyundai class action lawsuit claims. This alleged deception caused consumers to pay for defective vehicles and endanger themselves, according to the Kia, Hyundai class action lawsuit. Johnson also argues that the failure to warn consumers was an intentional move designed to help Kia and Hyundai sell more vehicles.
“Meanwhile, each Defendant profited from the continued installation of defective parts in new vehicles and the delay in recalling their dangerously defective products.” “Each purchaser or lessee of an affected vehicle paid more than they would have if the truth about the ACU defect had been disclosed to them,” the Kia, Hyundai class action lawsuit argues. As a result, Johnson says Kia and Hyundai car owners have sustained financial injury. Johnson argues that she and other consumers would not have purchased their vehicles if they had known about the defective airbag control unit. Johnson claims that she received no information about the “defective and potentially dangerous airbag control unit” and has not had the defective component replaced. Plaintiff Jennifer Johnson says she purchased a 2014 Hyundai Sonata for $18,000 in 2015. The class action points to an Associated Press article that states that there have been at least four deaths resulting from the airbag defect. While the automakers have been hesitant in announcing the defect, there have reportedly been several injuries and deaths. Consumers were allegedlynot informed of the issue until 2018 when Kia and Hyundai recalled some of their vehicles. Kia, Hyundai, and ZF TRW reportedly investigated the defective airbag control units between 20, but failed to inform the NHTSA of the issue until late 2015. Kia, Hyundai vehicles allegedly equipped with the defective airbags include the 2013 Kia Forte, 2013 Kia Forte Koup, 2013-2019 Kia Optima, 2012-2016 Kia Optima Hybrid, 2014 Kia Sedona, 2013-2019 Hyundai Sonata, and 2013-2019 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vehicles.