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Ford Faces Defective Engine Class Action Lawsuit


Los Angeles, CA: A defective automotive class action lawsuit has been filed against Ford Motor Co, alleging the truck manufacturer knowingly sold vehicles with defective 6.0-liter diesel engines in 2002.

According to the lawsuit:

Ford knew about issues regarding the 6.0L Engine prior to the engine' launch.
The concerns remained throughout Ford' production and sale of the 6.0L Engine.
Ford did not have a "definitive repair action"for the issues.
Most, if not all of these concerns had a "common cause."
Ford ultimately adopted a band-aid approach to reduce its "warranty spend,"without addressing the "common causes"of the problems.

The Ford engine class action lawsuit states that the Ford 6.0L Engines had unprecedented repair rates, accounted for approximately 80% of all of Ford' warranty spending on engines, and as a result, caused Ford to assemble a team of some 70 engineers to help Ford' supplier in identifying and resolving problems.

"Ultimately, Ford sued its engine supplier, Navistar, for $493 million for what it termed 'exceptionally high repair rates and warranty costs due to quality problems attributable to Navistar,' including 'design flaws,'"the class action lawsuit states.

The lawsuit seeks to represent all Californiaresidents and entities who currently own or lease (or previously owned or leased) a vehicle with a Ford 6.0L diesel engine. The lawsuit seeks the following:

Out-of-pocket damages for engine repair/service
Deductibles paid when repairs were covered by warranty
Towing charges incurred from having incapacitated vehicles towed in for repair
Lost profits from the inability to use vehicles when the engine failed, the vehicle being stored at a Ford dealership awaiting repair, or the vehicle being insufficiently reliable to be put into service
Cost to overhaul or replace the defective 6.0L Engines
Diminution in value of the vehicles due to the defect
Decreased trade-in or selling value

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I bought the most expensive vehicle that I have ever had, a Ford F-150 Limited Fully Loaded with the 901 Kit.

1. First the computer module gave me trouble several times and they replaced the module with what appears to be a substandard one which displays different colors than the original defective one ... and it still does not respond to the seat massage button and the last mechanic just said it's too much trouble to fix so it just ain't working
2. The location at Russell & Smith refused to do all of the warranty work until the VICE PRESIDENT ordered them to do so and afterwards after changing the oil and doing engine work the vehicle was brought back to me making a very loud engine knocking noise
and now I have to deal with the life of my engine being altered because some mechanic was angry and it seems wanted to pay the customer back - the top mechanic told me bring it back if it "blows up" and then he would replace the engine and later I was told that the transmission would go out at the other dealer if they changed the trainee oil and I had been paying extra for all of that to be checked out and only Ford has worked on the F-150 Limited and the vehicle was all marked up after the VP told them to finish warranty work and they refused to do an engine diagnostice and compression test after they turned the truck over to me with the extremely loud knocking noise ...

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I to have problems with ford 6.0 2006 less than 68 K over 25K in repairs and need it again its a giant paperweight can anyone offer help

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After National Auto Care refused to fix my 6.0 engine, the ford mechanics took my truck to their home from the dealership and allegedly rebuilt the engine (this happened in their back yard on a dirt driveway). I paid them a total of $9000 to get this done and later found out I could of got a short block for $3000 at the time. After 40,000 miles of light driving, the engine began to have problems. After all I had been through, the mechanic ignored me until I called the general manager; at that point, the ford mechanics began to work with me to get the problem resolved.
December of 2018, I pulled the engine out and found bad rods, ruined cam and pistons were not correct pistons. I had the machine work done by an expert machinist on the ford 6.0 and then assembled short block. The Ford mechanics came to my home and finished the long block and then installed my new engine. When the engine was started, the engine had low oil pressure problems and was hard to start. After mechanics came to my home several times to resolve the problems, they took my truck back to dealer and kept it for 5 weeks. They stated they tested everything and failed to resolve the low pressure problem. My truck was picked up and by the ford mechanics 5 different times and returned with same problems. I have spent approximately $6000 this time and still no resolve. The ford mechanics state they bought lots of new parts and then had me also buy additional parts on top of everything else. Now the mechanics are suppose to remove my engine and have me take it to an expert in Phoenix for additional testing. This has been going on now for over 4 years.
This time, the engine was pulled out last December of 2018 which then revealed lots of damage after only 40,000 miles and the engine had lots of damage due to being assembled dirty.
I have spent a huge amount of time working around their schedules and have also spent alot of money replacing everything they recommended. Today, they are pulling engine out which I will then take the engine to a 6.0 specialist in Phoenix for testing. The expert will go through everything including dissembling the engine with hopes to find out why their is a low oil pressure problem which is also the cause for hard starting.

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2011 f250 6.7 diesel glow plugs ford truck built before 4/11 have glow plugs that break off and damage the engine they redesign the heads and glow plugs 4/11 to correct the issue but didnt tell customers about the issue.. we are stuck replacing the engine at a cost of 15000 dollars when the defective glow plugs break. The dealers have a TSB 0127

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I am having similar issues with the EGR cooling system that overheats and damages the engine. My Ford F450 is currently at Simi Valley Ford for service, with an estimate of $19,000.00. First estimate was 5200.00 which did not fix the issue. Second estimate was $7500.00. Simi Valley Ford has diagnosed that the engine needs replacing for the $19K. Please call me asap, I would like to know what is possible. I am a dealer and purchased over 40 vehicles for businesses. cell: 805-479-xxxx,

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I had a Ford Fiesta 2012 with transmission defects in the clutches that were repaired on 3 separate occasions & then a module replaced, about a month after that, I was in a store, the car was in park & the keys were in my hand, & the car rolled on its own out of the parking lot & broadsides a plumbing truck, which totaled my car.

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I purchased a 2004 F250 super duty Lariat. The first thing it blew turbo 1st day on the hwy. It has had numerous egr's,head gaskets injectors and many more items. The company refused to take truck back. I ordered this truck with all bells and whistles leather, back seat etc.it had been a problem ever since i got it. It now sits in drive way needing work again. Injectors. I really thought this would be my last truck so i got everything i could. I will never buy another Ford anything.

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I purchase a new 2010 Ford F250 and at 142,000 miles I had a catastrophic engine failure. The engine is a V8 Non Diesel. Since purchasing my vehicle from Ford I've taken meticulous care of my vehicle and have the records to prove it. This engine failure left me only one alternative and that was purchase a new engine. Is there anyone out there that has had the same problem ?

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why can't you go after international they are the ones that built the 6.0L then they can go after ford if they have grounds to but i don't think they will because they are the ones that built it ???????

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Spent $8500 to "bullet proof" after engine died due to erg, etc.
Is there any recourse still?
I only have 73,000 miles on it!
Thx
Ken

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need legal help my 2011 ford f250 6.7 broke glow plug and damaged engine at 56k miles

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my 2006 ford 6.0 diesel I leased, in 2009 I bought out the lease because I was over to many miles .I thought this is ok because I want to own my truck when I retire . I am still paying on it . in 2014 I put out 1300.00 because of the egr system, this year 2016 some pin gave way in the oil system ground up by the pump gears and metal shaving was sent thru the entire engine . I had to purchase a new engine at the cost of 17000.00 I am 65 years old that money was going to help me when I could no longer work , I have no pension . I need help to get some of this money back.

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I have had the same problems .. Two or three times with the injectors. Then the egr cooler and other problems. In the last 4 years I have put around 9 thousand dollars in my 2006 F-250 6.0 diesel truck. I'm serious.. I will not buy another Ford.. I can't believe they get away with this.. I am very disappointed..

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Bought a 2006 f250 6.0 turbo diesel in may of 2014 from a used dealership, I have truck in shop now for the third time for the same problem as the first and have more problems with engine as well than first time. I am now hitting 10,000 in repair bills and haven't owned truck for little over a year, the truck is only worth 18,000 and is not yet paid off..... any help would be forever appreciated this has greatly crippled me financially and i don't know what to do.

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We bought our Ford F250 6.0L new in 2003 from dealer. It has only 115,000 miles. Just after the 100,000 warrenty we had two different large repairs. Just in the last month we had to have it towed and had more work, $1000, then in again, turbo, $1100, and now, at the garage again, not running, repair would need to be a new engine installed 14,000 or more just for the engine. A rebuild on this engine only a little less and Mechanic, who has done many of these, does not trust it.
This truck was to last us and be our last truck. It is used daily for work and we have horses that we need to be able to haul as well (California wildfires). we are not in a position to write this off and purchase another truck. Any recourse at this point?

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I bought a 2006 ford f250 in 2006 and had nothing but problems with it injectors went out that cost me 800.00 the turbo went out that cost me 1500.00 the EGR went out that was 1400.00 I want to know what to do about this

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