Legal Question in Product Liability in California

Auto Product Liability

The service manual from the auto mfr recommends service at 100,000 miles for a timing belt. If the belt fails at an earlier odometer reading and the engine is damaged as a consequence of the failure, is this a latent defect that the mfr is liable for, or just bad luck?

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Asked on 6/11/06, 9:39 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Williamson Charles J. Williamson, Attorney At Law

Re: Auto Product Liability

If the auto maker has given you a guarantee that the timing belt would last for the first 100,000 miles, then you have a basis for seeking damages. If not, as I suspect, then a recommendation for a timing belt change at the 100,000 mile mark is just that, a recommendation.

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Answered on 6/13/06, 11:06 pm


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