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CHEVROLET SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE CAUSES LAWSUIT

DECEMBER 9, 2021 – CALIFORNIA

LINK #1: https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2021/chevrolet-shift-to-park-issue-lawsuit.shtml

Chevrolet Shift to Park issues have caused a class action lawsuit that alleges gear shifter issues prevent California drivers from shutting off their General Motors vehicles.

The plaintiffs allegedly “have repeatedly found themselves stuck inside their vehicles at home, running errands, and at various other places away from home, unable to shut off their vehicle.”

The Chevrolet lawsuit includes:

“All persons or entities in the state of California who bought or leased a 2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu, 2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt, 2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, or 2019 Chevrolet Blazer.”

The alleged Chevrolet Shift to Park issues caused two California owners to file the lawsuit.

Plaintiff D… S……. purchased a used 2017 Chevrolet Volt in February 2020, and plaintiff M… S……. purchased a new 2019 Chevrolet Traverse in August 2018.

The plaintiffs claim there are hundreds of thousands of Chevrolet vehicles that contain the alleged defects that cause the Shift to Park messages to appear. The vehicles allegedly fail to detect when drivers shift the vehicles into PARK which prevents the vehicles from being shut down and prevents drivers from locking the vehicles.

According to the GM class action lawsuit, a Chevrolet driver cannot shift the vehicle into gear once the Shift to Park message appears, leaving the driver stranded and forced to call a tow truck.

GM allegedly knows about the Shift to Park issue because technical service bulletins (TSBs) have been issued to dealerships for when owners complain, beginning in January 2017.

The GM class action lawsuit asserts dealers refuse to admit the shifter problems exist which forces customers to pay their own money for repairs.

And even when customers decide to pay for repairs, GM allegedly “replaces the faulty drive unit (transmission) and/or the park switch in the transmission control assembly with another faulty drive unit (transmission) and/or park switch.”

The class action further alleges the Chevrolet Shift to Park issue impacts the safety and values of the vehicles because drivers must try to wiggle the shifters, shift through the gears and start and shut off the engines.

CHEVY SHIFT TO PARK LAWSUIT: VEHICLES WON’T SHUT OFF

NOVEMBER 12, 2021 – ILLINOIS

LINK #2: https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2021/chevy-shift-to-park-lawsuit.shtml

A Chevy “Shift to Park” lawsuit alleges General Motors vehicles cannot be shut off even when drivers shift the vehicles into PARK.

The Chevrolet class action lawsuit includes Illinois entities and consumers who purchased or leased these GM vehicles.

2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu
2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt
2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse
2019 Chevrolet Blazer

According to the Chevy Shift to Park lawsuit, the error message appears on the instrument cluster when the vehicle is already in PARK, leaving a driver trying to find ways to shut down and lock the vehicle.

The plaintiff who filed the lawsuit alleges he has repeatedly been stuck in his vehicle at various locations as he tried to find a way to make the Shift to Park message disappear.

“To get his vehicle to detect that the shifter is in fact in “Park,” Plaintiff was forced to repeatedly wiggle the shifter, shift it through its gears, and start and shut off the engine.” — Chevrolet Shift to Park lawsuit

GM allegedly knew about the problem as it issued the first technical service bulletin (TSB) in January 2017.

Chevy dealers allegedly force customers to pay for repairs even when the vehicles are covered by their warranties.

Chevy owners claim they they must pay to replace the transmissions and park switches in the transmission control assemblies, but the replacement parts are also allegedly defective.

The Chevy Shift to Park lawsuit also alleges the vehicles lose their values and affect the safety of occupants.

GM SHIFT TO PARK LAWSUIT SAYS VEHICLES CAN’T BE SHUT OFF

AUGUST 22, 2021 – MICHIGAN

LINK #3: https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2021/gm-shift-to-park-lawsuit-vehicles-cant-be-shut-off.shtml

A GM Shift to Park lawsuit alleges drivers are unable to shut off these vehicles even though the gear shifters are in PARK.

2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu
2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt
2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse
2019 Chevrolet Blazer

According to the GM class action lawsuit, the vehicles fail to detect they are shifted into PARK which blocks the ability to shut off and lock the vehicles. A Shift to Park message will appear on the instrument panel until a driver jiggles and wiggles the gear shifter or shifts through the gears.

“So when you spend this kind of money on a vehicle you expect it to hold up for several years. This car is barely a year old and for the last month I have been dealing with my SUV not recognizing when it is in park. What that means is, the vehicle will not shut off and I can not lock it and walk away. I have to sit and jiggle the gear shifter like a mad woman until it decides to recognize that it is indeed in park.” — 2018 Chevrolet Traverse owner

“Vehicle does not turn off after shifting to park. The car does not detect park mode and driver has to ‘jiggle’ shift knob.” — 2018 Chevrolet Volt owner

The Shift to Park class action lawsuit was filed by Wisconsin plaintiff J…… B…….. (2017 Chevrolet Malibu), Minnesota plaintiff G…… F……. (2018 Chevrolet Malibu) and Maryland plaintiff J….. C……. (2017 Chevrolet Malibu).

The GM Shift to Park lawsuit alleges when owners pay to have the problems fixed, GM typically replaces the transmission drive units or the transmission control assembly park switches.

However, the lawsuit alleges GM does nothing but replace defective components with equally defective parts.

GM Shift to Park Technical Service Bulletins

#1 – CALIFORNIA — DECEMBER 9, 2021

GM allegedly knows about the Shift to Park issue because technical service bulletins (TSBs) have been issued to dealerships for when owners complain, beginning in January 2017.

TSB PIC6244 was entitled, “Diagnostic Aid For Vehicles With Shift To Park Message And All DTCs P1AEE P1AEF P1AF0 P1AF2 P1E22,” on 2016-2017 Chevrolet Malibu and Chevrolet Volt vehicles.

Bulletin PIC6244 was updated in October 2017 to add 2018 model year vehicles and updated in September 2018 to add 2019 model year vehicles.

On December 5, 2017, GM issued TSB PIE0441 titled, “Engineering Information – Shift to Park Message Displayed,” for 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.

Then in December 2018, TSB 18-NA-297 titled, “Message Displaying Shift to Park when in Park,” was issued to dealers regarding 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2018 Traverse and 2017-2019 Acadia vehicles.

And in September 2019, GM issued TSB 19NA206 titled, “Intermittent Shift to Park Message Displayed While Vehicle in Park,” warning dealerships of the shifter problems on 2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu, 2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt, 2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse and 2019 Chevrolet Blazer vehicles.

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#2 – ILLINOIS — NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Bulletin PIC6244, “Diagnostic Aid For Vehicles With Shift To Park Message And All DTCs P1AEE P1AEF P1AF0 P1AF2 P1E22,” warned GM’s dealerships of the Shift to Park issue on 2016-2017 Chevrolet Malibu and Chevrolet Volt vehicles.

The TSB was later updated to include 2018-2019 Chevy vehicles.

In December 2017, GM issued TSB PIE0441 titled “Engineering Information – Shift to Park Message Displayed,” for 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.

Then in December 2018, TSB 18-NA-297 titled “Message Displaying Shift to Park when in Park” concerned Shift to Park messages on 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2018 Traverse and 2017-2019 Acadia vehicles.

In September 2019, TSB 19NA206, titled “Intermittent Shift to Park Message Displayed While Vehicle in Park,” was sent to dealers about Shift to Park messages on 2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu, 2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt, 2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse and 2019 Chevrolet Blazer vehicles.

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#3 – MICHIGAN — AUGUST 22, 2021

The Shift to Park lawsuit alleges General Motors knows about the problem because the automaker has issued several technical service bulletins to dealerships regarding vehicles with Shift to Park messages.

- January 9, 2017 (TSB PIC6244) — “Diagnostic Aid For Vehicles With Shift To Park Message And All DTCs P1AEE P1AEF P1AF0 P1AF2 P1E22.”

The GM lawsuit says this bulletin concerned Shift to Park messages on 2016-2017 Chevrolet Malibu and Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The TSB was updated on October 17, 2017, to add 2018 model year vehicles and updated again September 17, 2018, to add 2019 model year vehicles.

- December 5, 2017 (TSB PIE0441) — “Engineering Information – Shift to Park Message Displayed.”

This TSB provided GM dealerships of Shift to Park warnings on 2018 Chevrolet Malibus.

- December 1, 2018 (TSB 18-NA-297) — “Message Displaying Shift to Park when in Park.”

Dealers were given information about Shift to Park problems on 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2018 Traverse and 2017-2019 Acadia vehicles.

- September 2019 (TSB 19NA206) — “Intermittent Shift to Park Message Displayed While Vehicle in Park.”

GM addressed gear shifter problems on 2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu, 2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt, 2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse and 2019 Chevrolet Blazer vehicles.

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

TSB# 19-NA-206
DATE: November 2020
SUBJECT: “Intermittent Shift to Park Message Displayed While Vehicle in Park”
TSB LINK: https://www.tsbsearch.com/Chevrolet/19-NA-206

SUMMARY: Some customers may comment on seeing an intermittent Shift to Park message when the vehicle has been shifted into Park, and the ignition has been turned to the Off position.

VEHICLES
2016-2019 Chevrolet Malibu
2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt
2018-2019 Chevrolet Traverse
2019 Chevrolet Blazer

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