Sarah Mirando  |  January 1, 2013

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Second Ford C-Max, Fusion Hybrid Class Action Lawsuit Filed

By Matt O’Donnell

 

2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid

UPDATE: On June 7, 2013, the JPML consolidated all Ford Hybrid Fuel Economy Class Action Lawsuits into a New York MDL.


Looks like Honda, Hyundai and Kia aren’t the only automakers in hot water for exaggerating the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. A new class action lawsuit claims Ford made false and misleading marketing claims about how many miles per gallon the 2013 Ford C-Max and Fusion hybrid vehicles obtain.

Lead plaintiff Richard Pitkin alleges in the Ford fuel economy class action lawsuit that the purchased a C-Max Hybrid in October and only averaged 37 mpg – significantly lower than the EPA rating of 47 mpg.


“In its advertising and marketing campaign for the vehicles, Ford claimed that the C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid achieved a class leading 47 Miles Per Gallon,” the class action lawsuit says. “These materials helped Ford achieve record sales for the first two months of C-MAX Hybrid sales, outselling its rival, hybrid sales leader Toyota, but there was a problem. These ads were false.”

The Environmental Protection Agency announced in December it would review Ford’s fuel efficiency claims after Consumer Reports found the C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid fell significantly short of the EPA window sticker rating.

According to Consumer Reports, the Ford C-MAX obtained 37 mpg overall with 35 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway. Similar findings with the Fusion Hybrid found that the vehicle achieve 39 mpg in testing overall.

“These two vehicles have the largest discrepancy between our overall-mpg results and the estimates published by the EPA that we’ve seen among any current models,” Consumer Reports said in a statement.

Discrepancies between EPA window stickers and the actual fuel efficiency that drivers achieve have fueled a number of class action lawsuits in recent months. The Honda Civic Hybrid, Hyundai Elantra and a numerous Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been targeted by consumers who say the vehicles fell short of advertised mpg ratings.

A recent EPA investigation into Hyundai and Kia EPA ratings revealed 35% of their 2011-2013 vehicles had inflated fuel efficiency ratings.

The Ford Hybrid Fuel Efficiency Class Action Lawsuit is seeking punitive damages, including reimbursement for the purchase price of the Ford C-Max hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid.

The case is Richard Pitkin v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 12-cv-2973, U.S. District Court, California Eastern District Court, Sacramento.

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Updated June 14th, 2013

 

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51 thoughts onFord C-Max, Fusion Hybrid MPG Class Action Lawsuit

  1. Shelton R Inabinet says:

    I have a 2013 Ford C-Max Energi and I think you’d be very interested to hear about the issues I’ve had/am having with this car. It’s been at the Ford dealership since January 5th and these issues are safety issues that they can’t seem to figure out. I believe what’s happening would be of definite interest to you. Please contact me at 510-491-5236. Thank you.

  2. Peter Cardinale says:

    I have been recording the information every time I fill up the tank and found a discrepancy on what the car says and its not right

  3. Ro Verdeja says:

    I see this is from 2013. I bought a 2018 Fusion Hybrid and I have been recording the information every time I fill up the tank and found a discrepancy on what the car says 41mpg to what I am calculating manually 37mpg.

  4. Jerry Kennedy says:

    Mileage not near what the window sticker stated.

  5. Guy Stevens says:

    I bought a 2014 hybrid fusion and only getting 36 mpg and was sold on 47 mpg city and 47 highway. I bought in October 2013. Do I quailify to join in the class action suite? You can contact me at: Guyfstevens@gmail.com

  6. Anthony Avila says:

    I bought my 2013 ford c-max in February of this year. I had problems from the start. First the sync system would not connect with my phone I had to took take it back to the dealer 3 times to reset the connection devise, now most of the time I have to reboot my phone to get connected to the sync system. As far as mileage I am averaging between 34 and 38 miles per gallon. I really have to work hard with the breaking system to squeeze out the mileage advertised on the window sticker. The dealer told me that after 1500 miles I would see a big change in mileage I am now at 2014 miles and there has been no change . I was very excited about the purchase of my hybrid money and environmentally wise, but I feel we have been mislead believing we would save money on gas. The reason I bought the c-max was to save money on gas. I am in the process of buying a home in Riverside ca. I would be commuting 105 miles round trip from Riverside to Los Angeles for work. I could have bought a cheaper non hybrid car and got approximately the same mileage as a c-max hybrid. If anyone is aware of how I can join in this class action law suit please advise. Thank you. avilaanthony66@yahoo

  7. Tom Rachinsky says:

    Should have brought the Chevy Volt
    That I wanted. But the wife talked me into the
    Fusion hybrid. What a mistake getting only
    35 mpg on a good day
    Will never buy a ford again

  8. BRG says:

    We bought the Cmax Energi and very disappointed. Live in GA what do we need to do to get resolution or join the class action suit?

  9. JOHN NEWEY says:

    please add me to this class action law suit

  10. william robinson says:

    I bought the 2013 ford fusion hybrid in June 2013. I get over an over all average odeaf 33.4 mpg. I now have about 3200 miles on the car and the dealer says I have to wait til I reach 5000 miles for the rings to seat & then I will get the 47 mpg advertised. I am so sick of driving like the lttle old senior guy so this last tank of gas, I did the 80 mile round trip at he speed limit of 75 mph and guess what. I got 28 mpg. Just give me back my 2009 Sonata which got 26 mpg all the time and cost about $11,000.00 less. Like this Christmas time of the year. HEY Ford, are you listening? The snow ain’t glistning.

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