2023-06-03 11:48:00
Several dozen owners of Renault, Dacia and Nissan cars (the other alliance group) will file a criminal complaint once morest Renault Group and Nissan before the Nanterre Criminal Court (Hauts-de-Seine, France). ), this Monday, June 5.
The alleged offenses pointed out by the complainants are serious – “aggravated deception, deceptive commercial practices” – and even serious, “fraud, destruction, damage and deterioration dangerous to people, endangering the lives of others”, between others, according to the French newspaper The Parisian in its edition of this Friday, June 2, 2023.
This “massive” collective action by the plaintiffs results from fruitless negotiations between the plaintiffs and the Renault group regarding problems of overconsumption of oil, premature wear of their engines and even breakage of the 1.2 TCe engine, a petrol unit fitted to 400,000 vehicles. from 2012 to 2016. A total of 1,872 victims came forward, writes The Parisian. “The other victims will become civil parties as soon as an investigating judge has been appointed”, declared to the Parisian Christophe Lèguevaques, the lawyer for motorists who will file a complaint.
Overconsumption of oil
Contacted by Archyde.com, Renault was not immediately available to comment on this information. The French manufacturer had indicated a year ago that some 133,000 cars of the three brands of the group, but also Mercedes, were potentially affected in France. Renault has admitted that the engine, produced in Spain and the UK between 2012 and 2016, suffered from overconsumption of oil but the group considers that there is no safety problem. He wants proof that the regulatory authorities have never ordered a recall campaign.
A spokesperson for the diamond brand reaffirmed to Archyde.com on Friday June 2 that the Renault group had never stopped and continued “to examine the requests addressed to it”. “Requests to participate that might not be granted have all been carefully examined for their constituent elements and a response has been provided.”
“Also, Renault Group invites its customers to trust it to support them in the event of difficulties encountered in the use of their vehicle.”
Christophe Lèguevaques, lawyer at the origin of the Myleo platform which carries out the so-called “joint collective” action, declared to the Parisian that it was the lack of significant progress in this case that prompted his clients to decide to lodge a complaint.
Produced in Valladolid (Spain) and Sunderland (United Kingdom) in 400,000 copies, the engines concerned equipped the entire Renault range (Clio, Mégane, Kangoo, among others) but also Dacia (Duster, Dokker, Lodgy), the Mercedes Citan or Nissan (1.2 DIG-T engine for the Juke, Qashqai 2 and Pulsar). In all, 133,050 vehicles have been equipped in France, according to Renault.
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