
Washington -About 28 consumers in the United States requires 10 major world car manufacturers to court. They claim the cars equipped with keyless ignition risk emit harmful carbon monoxide.
As reported by Reuters, at least there are more than 5 million cars using features keyless ignition. This feature is meant to make consumers comfortable due to open the car does not have to turn the key, simply save the key in his pocket, opened the door just push the button on the door or start the car just push a button on the dashboard.
According to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the carbon monoxide gas exit when the driver left the car with confidence the car will shut off automatically as soon as they get out of the vehicle. In fact it was not, the engine remains on hold.
According to 28 the name of the plaintiff, it can injure or cause death to people who inhaled the gas without color and without odor. In addition, cars with keyless ignition can reduce the resale value of a car owned by them.
The tenth pabrikkan who sued is its BMW and MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Honda-Acura.
Hyundai and Kia, Nissan and Infiniti, Toyota and Lexus, and Volkswagen and Bentley, are also included in the list of defendants.
The lawsuit said the 10 manufacturers that already know the risks keyless ignition, but they are accused of spreading false marketing by naming the car safely.
"Actually, the car manufacturers already know the harmful consequences of carbon monoxide poisoning, with vehicle keyless ignition that can not turn off automatically," according to the lawsuit.
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