KIA SEPHIA BRAKE PROBLEMS AND CLASS ACTION
THE PROBLEM
Kia Sephia brakes have shown numerous problems, leading to frequent repair, inconvenience, safety concerns and other problems. There have been over 250 Kia Sephia brake complaints submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Admninistration.
CAUSES
At least two causes or defects have been identified. First, the brake pads have shown excessive wear and there is a service bulletin dealing with the material used in the pad. Secondly, the brake height appears to be incorrect, leading to excessive wear.
REPORTED OPINIONS
Our office won a reported lemon law case involving Kia Sephia brakes.
However, care must be taken, in a case with similar allegations (involving
another law firm) the New Jersey Administrative Law Judge determined the
proofs were insufficient.
Kia brake decisions
KIA SEPHIA CLASS ACTION
A class action has been filed in New Jersey alleging defects in 1999 and 2000 Kia Sephia brakes. The class has not yet been certified (approved as a class action by the court). Most consumers will do better outside of the class action for these reasons:
1) class actions frequently take as much as 3-4 years to settle or come to trial, with appeals frequent.
2) the aggregate amounts on class actions are usually large, ranging from 100 million to figures in the billions. However those amounts are divided among 10,000-50,000 plaintiffs, with many class action settlements involving less than $1,000 per plaintiff. Sometimes, the settlements involve vouchers towards new cars instead of a cash settlement or repurchase. See In Re General Motors Pick-UP Truck Litigation, 55 F.3d (3d. Cir. 1995) ("the settlement agreement provides for members of the settlement class to receive $1,000 coupons redeemable toward the purchase of any new GMC Truck or Chevrolet light duty truck.").
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF
THIS LAW OFFICE
Howard A. Gutman has successfully handled over 200 lemon law and automobile breach of warranty cases. He is the author of the leading article on the lemon law published in the New Jersey Law Journal. He also wrote the Year 2000 Legal Handbook, a book dealing with computer warranties, and is considered a leading authority on all types of warranties.
Prior to establishing his practice, Mr. Gutman was employed by one of the leading law firms in New Jersey and a prominent international law firm located in the Wall Street area. He has appeared on Good Day New Jersey been interviewed by NBC Nightly News and Newsday, and his cases have been profiled in the Star Ledger, Bureau of National Affairs Magazine, and New York Times.
HOW DO I CONTACT YOU
Law Offices of Howard A. Gutman,
230 Route 206, Mount Olive, New Jersey 07054
(973) 598-1982, E-mail Howian@aol.com
Fax (973) 598-1982
New York Office
110 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005
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