I-Audi ibhekene nezinyathelo zomthetho mayelana nokonakala kwephampu epholile eyingozi ezimotweni zayo

Amamodeli ayisithupha e-Audi athintwe amaphampu kagesi okupholisa amanzi angasebenzi. Le nkinga ingaholela ekushiseni kwemoto, ibeke impilo yabashayeli engcupheni nesizathu sokuthi i-Audi isivele ibhekene necala.

Uma sithenga imoto entsha, sonke sifuna ukucabangela ukuthi ukuthenga kwethu okusha kuphephe kakhulu. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi yaklanywa ngendlela yokuthi ingakwazi ukuwa ngokuzumayo noma yehluleke. Ngeshwa, lokhu akwenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi, bese kukhishwa ukubuyekezwa ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga. Muva nje, abanye abanikazi be-Audi bathole izinkinga ezinkulu ngepompo epholile kwanele ukuqala icala lesenzo sekilasi.

Ukonakala kwephampu epholile ye-Audi yezinye izimoto

NgoJuni 2021, kwafinyelelwa kusixazululo sekilasi ngokumelene ne-Audi (Sager et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Civil Action No. 2: 18-cv-13556). Inkantolo ithi "ama-turbocharger ahlaselwe amaphampu kagesi okupholisa kahle angalungile.“. Uma iphampu epholile ishisa kakhulu, ingase ibangele umlilo emotweni, okuyingozi kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwehluleka kwe-turbocharger nakho kungaholela ekuhlulekeni kwenjini.

Imaphi amamodeli athintekayo?

Amaphampu apholile angalungile atholakala kwamanye, kodwa hhayi wonke, alawa mamodeli:

– 2013-2016 Audi A4 sedan kanye A4 allroad

– 2013-2017 Audi A5 Sedan kanye A5 Convertible

- 2013-2017 Audi K5

– 2012-2015 Audi A6

Abanikazi bangabheka inombolo yabo ye-Vehicle Identification (VIN) kuwebhusayithi ye-Class Action Settlement ukuze babone ukuthi ifakiwe yini esivumelwaneni sokunxeshezelwa.

Abakwa-Audi bese beyazi ngale nkinga.

Njengoba kuceliwe, Abakwa-Audi bafunde ngenkinga yamaphampu apholile ngaphambi kuka-2016. I-Audi yamemezela ukuhoxiswa ngoJanuwari 2017. Njengengxenye yalokhu kukhumbula, oomakhenikha bahlole iphampu epholile futhi basika amandla kuyo uma iphampu ibivinjwe udoti. Yize le mizamo bekuhloswe ngayo ukuvimbela iphampu epholisayo ukuthi ingashisi ngokweqile futhi iqale umlilo, icala lithi abazange bayilungise inkinga.

I-Audi yamemezela ukubuyiswa kwesibili ngo-Ephreli, kodwa amaphampu apholile athuthukisiwe abengatholakali kuze kube nguNovemba 2018. Abathengisi bafake amaphampu okupholisa ashintshayo njengoba kudingeka kuze kube yilapho sekutholakala amaphampu apholile athuthukisiwe.

Nakuba umnikazi we-Audi ofake isenzo sekilasi engenazo izinkinga ngepompo epholile, bafaka icala ngenxa yokubambezeleka isikhathi eside kwamaphampu aklanywe kabusha. Icala lisola ukuthi kwa-Audi kudingeke ukuthi banikeze abanikazi nabaqashi izimoto abazozisebenzisa mahhala kuze kube amaphampu okupholisa athuthukisiwe aselungele ukufakwa.

AbakwaVolkswagen bayaziphika lezi zinsolo.

AbakwaVolkswagen, okuyinkampani engabazali bakwa-Audi, bayaziphika zonke izinsolo zokungahloniphi futhi basamile kwelokuthi izimoto zilungile futhi namawaranti awaphulwanga. Nokho udaba selulungisiwe ngakho asikho isidingo sokuya enkantolo.

Imibandela yokulungisa isenzo sekilasi

Ngaphansi kwemigomo yesenzo sekilasi, abanikazi abathile be-Audi bayafaneleka ukunweba iwaranti ku-turbocharger yemoto yabo (kodwa hhayi iphampu yamanzi). Bangakwazi ukukala izigaba ezine ezahlukene. Izigaba ezine zibhekisela ekukhunjweni kwemoto yakwa-Audi kusukela ngo-Ephreli 12, 2021 nokuthi iwaranti ye-turbocharger izonwetshwa isikhathi esingakanani.

Ukulalelwa kokugcina kokungakhethi kwaba ngo-June 16, 2021, futhi usuku lokugcina lokufaka isicelo kwakungu-June 26, 2021. Uma inkantolo ikugunyaza ukukhokhelwa, abanikazi bezindlu akudingeki benze noma yini ukuze belule iwaranti, kodwa kuzodingeka faka noma yiziphi izimangalo ngaphambi kokuphela komkhawulo wesikhathi sanoma iyiphi imbuyiselo.

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