Owners and Lessors of Certain Hyundai Electric Vehicles Including Model Year 2019-2020 Hyundai Kona Electric Vehicles and Model Year 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Vehicles File Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Against General Motors Over Alleged Battery Defect.
On June 29, 2021, a class action lawsuit complaint was reportedly filed against Hyundai Motor America (“Hyundai”) in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles (styled Siamak Kermani v. Hyundai Motor America, Class Action Case No. 21-ST-CV-240017) alleging, among other things, that certain Hyundai electric vehicles, including the 2019-2020 Hyundai Kona Electric vehicles and 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric vehicles equipped with an Electrical Propulsion System, suffer from a defect in the battery system caused by an electrical short inside the battery cell.
According to the Hyundai Kona and Ioniq class action lawsuit complaint, the alleged battery defect can potentially lead to a risk of fire while the Hyundai vehicle is charging, parked, and/or driving.
Who Is Included In The Proposed Hyundai Kona and Ioniq Electric Vehicle Class Action Lawsuit?
The Hyundai Kona and Ioniq electric vehicle battery system lawsuit is reportedly brought on behalf of the following putative class members:
All persons or entities in California who are current or former owners and/or lessees of HMA vehicles equipped with its Electrical Propulsion System, including 2019 through 2020 Hyundai Kona vehicles and 2020 Hyundai Ioniq vehicles, and which were bought or used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes or bought or used primarily for business purposes by a person, including a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or any other legal entity, to which not more than five motor vehicles are registered in California (“Class Members”).
What Claims Are Alleged In The Hyundai Kona and Ioniq Electric Vehicle Battery System Class Action Lawsuit?
The Hyundai class action lawsuit complaint reportedly brings four Counts, including a claim for alleged (1) Violation of the Song Beverly Act – Breach of Express Warranty, California Civil Code § 1790 et seq, (2) Violation of the Song Beverly Act – Breach of Implied Warranty, California Civil Code § 1790 et seq.; (3) Violation of the Unfair Competition Law, California Civil Code § 17200 et seq.; and (4) Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing.
What Remedy Is The Proposed Class Seeking In The Hyundai Battery System Class Action Lawsuit?
The plaintiff and the proposed class members in the Hyundai Kona and Ioniq battery class action lawsuit reportedly seek the following relief: (1) an award of actual, general, special, incidental, statutory, compensatory and consequential damages; (2) certification of the lawsuit as a class action; (3) an order appointing Plaintiff as Class Representativce and his counsel as Class Counsel; (4) attorney’s fees; (5) prejudgment interest; (6) costs of the lawsuit; and (7) an order requiring Hyundai to disgorg, restore and return all monies allegedly wrongfully obtained with interest.
I had a hyundai electric car and battery didn;t work properly.