Does All The Honda Have Paint Peeling Problems?

A class activeness lawsuit filed on March 30 alleges that the "self-healing" paint used by automobile manufacturer Hyundai on some of its nearly pop vehicles is defective. The complaint claims that the "defect in the pigment, which was present upon commitment, manifests itself over time, causes the pigment to bubble, peel and flake off of the vehicle, and tin can pb to rusting and corrosion."

The defective paint class action asserts that Hyundai vehicle models Santa Fe, Sonata, and Elantra from the years 2006 through 2016 all were sold with the prematurely peeling paint. The complaint states that Hyundai advertises its vehicles equally having a "country-of-the-art paint" that includes "an elastic chemical compound called Scratch Recovery Articulate to assist scratches heal" and is "one of the highest quality paint jobs in the industry."

However, the grade action alleges that the self-healing "Scratch Recovery Clear" actually causes premature cracks and peeling in the paint. "Upon information and belief, since their inception, these self-healing paints and coatings accept created concern that long-term exposure to ultraviolet lite, through dominicus exposure for instance, would cause the polymers to pause down, creating a constant 'molten' state that would cause the pigment to peel away from the vehicle," according to the complaint.

In addition, the defective paint class action lawsuit asserts that Hyundai has known of this defect for years, but continues not to tell consumers about information technology and not provide any assistance to consumers if their vehicles are outside of the three-twelvemonth warranty. According to the complaint, Nissan get-go used "cocky-healing" paint in 2005, just discontinued it considering of peeling issues. The complaint besides cites numerous consumer complaints from a handful of different websites that all experienced the aforementioned issues. Despite these complaints, the class action claims that "Hyundai continues to claim that the Class Vehicles have the highest quality paint job in the manufacture."

All seven plaintiffs in the Hyundai defective pigment course action claim that they've been affected by this defect, and pictures of the peeling paint on their Hyundai vehicles are included in the complaint. For example, plaintiff Michelle Resnick claims that "large sections" of pigment came off the roof of her half-dozen-yr-sometime Hyundai Santa Fe while driving on the highway, and the driver behind her "hit the brakes in order to put altitude between the two cars."

The Hyundai lacking pigment lawsuit seeks to represent a Form of "All consumers in the United states who are current owners of model year 2006 – 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe, Sonata and Elantra vehicles manufactured in the United States." In the alternative, the complaint asks to certify dissever state deportment where the seven plaintiffs live: Maryland, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, Due north Carolina, and Florida. The class activity requests restitution and damages for the defective paint, as well as a court society stopping Hyundai from violating consumer protection laws.

The plaintiffs are represented by Richard D. McCune, David C. Wright, and Jae (Eddie) K. Kim of WcCuneWright LLP; John A. Yanchunis, Marcio Westward. Valladres, and Patrick A. Bathle, 2, of Morgan & Morgan Complaex Litigation Group; Gregory F. Coleman and Lisa A. White of Greg Coleman Law PC; and Jean Sutton Martin of the Law Office of Jean Sutton Martin PLLC.

The Hyundai Defective Paint Class Action Lawsuit is Michelle Resnick, et al. v. Hyundai Motor America Inc., Case No. 8:16-cv-00593, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

UPDATE: The Hyundai Lacking Paint Course Action Lawsuit was dismissed on April 13, 2017. The court did give the plaintiffs the option of filing an amended complaint. Please keep checking Tiptop Class Actions for updates!

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