— A Volkswagen automatic emergency braking class action lawsuit has been granted final approval for customers of several Audi and VW models.
The lawsuit alleges the automatic emergency braking systems activate even though there are no objects in the paths of the vehicles.
Vehicle owners assert these vehicles have diminished values due to the braking system problems.
Audi Vehicles
- 2015-2020 and 2022-2023 Audi A3
- 2019-2023 Audi Q3
- 2013-2023 Audi A4
- 2013-2023 Audi A5
- 2013-2023 Audi Q5
- 2012-2023 Audi A6
- 2012-2023 Audi A7
- 2011-2023 Audi A8
- 2017-2023 Audi Q7
- 2019-2023 Audi Q8
- 2019-2023 Audi e-tron
- 2022-2023 Audi e-tron GT
- 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-tron 2019-2023 Volkswagen Arteon
Volkswagen Vehicles
- 2018-2023 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020-2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2016-2017 Volkswagen CC
- 2016-2021 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016-2019 and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016-2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2016-2023 Volkswagen GTI
- 2016-2019 Volkswagen e-Golf
- 2021-2023 Volkswagen ID.4
- 2016-2023 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016-2022 Volkswagen Passat
- 2022-2023 Volkswagen Taos
- 2018-2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2015-2017 Volkswagen Touareg
Four VW class actions were consolidated into one that has now been settled between the plaintiffs and the automaker. Although VW denies the allegations in the lawsuit, it agreed to settle to end the expensive litigation.
VW Automatic Emergency Braking Settlement
The settlement provides an extended warranty for the automatic emergency braking systems, but only by extending the new vehicle warranty by 12 months or 12,000 miles from the expiration of the original warranty.
Owners should keep in mind many affected vehicle warranties expired long ago due to the age of the vehicles. If the original warranty has already expired as of the date of the class action notice mailing, the warranty extension will be only six months after the notice date.
In addition, the extended warranty covers only 75% of repair costs, forcing customers to still partially pay for repairs.
According to the settlement, an affected customer may be able to receive reimbursements for expenses related to the automatic emergency braking systems. But a customer will be reimbursed only 75% of their expenses.
The class action settlement says partial reimbursement may be possible if the customer incurred expenses for past covered repairs which occurred before the class action settlement notice date and within 12 months or 12,000 miles after the expiration of the new vehicle limited warranty.
Attorneys representing the eight plaintiffs will receive $2,250,000, and each of the eight plaintiffs who sued will receive $5,000.
The VW automatic emergency braking class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri: Dack, et al., v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al.
The plaintiffs are represented by Bursor & Fisher, Walsh PLLC, Sauder Schelkopf LLC, Law Office of Adam R. Gonnelli, L.L.C., Berger Montague, PC, and Capstone Law APC.
