Get compensation for Stellantis’s Faulty Engines!

Intro

What was once a promising solution to a company’s dilemma has soon become a point of concern for both the company and its consumers. The Stellantis Puretech 1.2 engine offered a solution that would enable companies to significantly reduce pollution while increasing petrol consumption and performance. In fact, the engine even won the “Best Engine of the Year” award four times from 2015 to 2018. However, as people began to use the engine more, they began to expose the faults within the design that were putting drivers at risk. 

The primary issue was the rubber belts that the engine uses. The Stellantis Puretech 1.2 engine has rubber timing belts that are immersed in oil. The purpose of this was to reduce pollution while maintaining a similar, if not better, performance. However, over time the rubber would begin to wear down and contaminate the oil creating the primary issue. Contaminated oil affects the engine’s lubrication and can thus lead to excessive oil consumption or even complete engine failure. Furthermore, it can damage engine parts or even impair the car’s braking system, placing both the driver and the car at risk of severe harm. 

Seeing this issue, many consumers have taken to the courts to get compensated for the costly repairs caused by this design fault as the engine itself is pretty expensive and requires a decent chunk of money to be repaired or replaced. Stellantis has since issued two recalls: one in 2020 and one in 2022. They have also increased the warranty from 6 to 10 years but still, many drivers are facing significant out-of-pocket costs to repair their cars and engines. The group’s failure to properly test the engine has harmed multiple customers and if you drove with this engine between 2012 and 2021, you yourself could be eligible for compensation. 

Key takeaways

• Stellantis made an engine called the Puretech 1.2 that was supposed to reduce pollution while increasing performance.
• However, the engine had a design failure that ended up contaminating the oil leading to engine failure and damage to multiple parts of the car such as the braking system.
• The engine itself was pretty costly leading customers to face severe out-of-pocket costs just to repair the engine. 
• Whether you were affected or are just exploring options you can check your eligibility for compensation

It is estimated that over 500,000 citizens across Europe are affected by this engine and its design flaws. Consequently, citizens across Europe are engaging in class actions within countries like Spain, France, Luxembourg, and more to get compensated. The repairs for these engines are costly and a huge burden on the average citizen. It is only right that they get compensated for something that was never even their fault.

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Timeline

• Present: Consumers across Europe are engaging in class actions against Stellantis. Class actions are rising across Europe in multiple countries for the 500,000 cars and drivers who were affected by these faulty engines as a way for them to get compensated for their damages. 
• 2022: Stellantis issues the second recall. Stellantis now begins its second recall for all models produced after 2017. They also increase their warranty to 10 years or 175,000 km.
• 2020 (November): Stellantis begins the first recall. Recognizing the design flaw, Stellantis issued the first recall for all models of the engines produced between 2013 and 2017.
• 2017: Stellantis first recognizes the design flaw. 
• 2015-2021: Consumers begin to see issues within their engines. Drivers are now noticing that their engines are constantly breaking down while devouring motor oil like nobody’s business. As a result, they are paying severe out-of-pocket costs.
• 2012: The Stellantis Puretech 1.2 is first sold. Stellantis first begins to sell their engine of the future. It offers low pollution while increasing performance making it promising. 

Legal Proceedings

Legal proceedings against Stellantis are just beginning with multiple countries like France, Spain, Luxembourg, and more seeing class actions rise. Consumers are angry that they had to pay such significant expenses for an issue they did not even cause and are thus seeking compensation for these out-of-pocket costs.    

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Impact of the Faulty Engines on Passengers

As mentioned before, the Stellantis Puretech 1.2 engine is not a cheap engine and thus repairs are not cheap either. Repairing the belt itself costs a significant amount of money, much less replacing the entire engine itself. One victim needed to replace her timing belt just after 63,000 km but many garages kept turning her down. Even after getting the belt replaced, her car continued to guzzle motor oil increasing her repair costs. Her story is one of thousands who are losing thousands on repairs. Moreover, the damage to the braking systems and belt places the drivers’ lives at risk when they are on the road.

Stellantis’s Response

In response, Stellantis has issued 2 recalls: one in 2020 for engines produced between 2012 and 2017 and one in 2022 for engines produced after 2017. On top of that, they have increased the warranty from 6 years or 100,000 km to 10 years or 175,000 km. However, beyond that they have not taken much action beyond handling each issue on a case-by-case basis. They claim that mistakes are a part of innovation and happen to everyone.    

Future Implications and Industry Impact

This incident brings up concerns about how big companies test their engines and cut corners to produce their products. If the proper precautions were taken, this entire issue could have been avoided. However, due to Stellantis’s oversight, hundreds of thousands of drivers across Europe are facing increasingly heavy burdens on their wallets. 

Conclusion

Sometimes, the future isn’t all that it seems. With Stellantis’s engine of the future, that is exactly what happened. While appearing as the solution to all of our problems, an oversight by the company led to its customers facing heavy costs and damages. The rubber timing belt in the engine led to the contamination of oil leading to issues ranging from overconsumption of motor oil to the failure of the entire engine itself. Now, the average driver is facing the consequences of Stellantis’s actions. Taking legal action now is a way to be compensated for costs that customers had to face due to issues that were not their fault in any sense. Taking action now offers a way to be compensated for unjust costs and damages. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2208966.html

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/stellantis-engine-historic-failure/3269

https://ambrosioecommodo.it/en/approfondimenti/il-problema-dei-motori-puretech-stellantis

https://www.clubalfa.it/en/stellantis-in-trouble-legal-battle-over-1-2-puretech-engine-problems-6064

https://en.passionnement-citroen.com/post/stellantis-offers-new-extended-warranty-on-puretech-1-2-motors