Emily Sortor  |  August 20, 2019

Category: Auto News

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ford explorerA Ford Explorer owner has filed a class action lawsuit against the vehicle maker over claims that its hoods are defective in a way that causes them to corrode prematurely.

The Ford class action lawsuit was filed by Taylor Cavette who says she purchased a new 2015 Ford Explorer in January 2015.

Cavette reportedly purchased the PremiumCARE ESP extended warranty for six years, or 75,000 miles for $1,377.36 when she bought her vehicle. She says that her Extended Corrosion Warranty does not expire until January 2020.

The Ford Explorer class action lawsuit alleges that in early 2019, Cavette discovered the paint on her Explorer’s hood was bubbling. She says this indicated that the Explorer’s aluminum hood was corroding and she was experiencing the effects of a corrosion defect.

Cavette says that on Feb. 19, 2019, shortly after she discovered the defect, she brought her vehicle to the Ford dealership where she bought it, to have the damage repaired. She believed that the damage was covered under her Ford New Vehicle Warranty, and if not, her PremiumCare ESP.

The Ford hood defect class action lawsuit alleges that even though Cavette’s Ford Explorer was within the Extended Corrosion warranty and her PremiumCARE ESP was still active, the dealership refused to repair the damage.

The dealership reportedly justified this by saying that her warranty was expired and the damage was not covered by the PremiumCARE ESP.

Cavette goes on to state that the dealership refused to repair the corrosion damage because the hood had not perforated completely. Allegedly, this damage was considered outside of the scope of the PremiumCARE ESP.

The Ford Explorer class action lawsuit says that Ford has made Explorers since 1991, and in 2000, began making the hoods with aluminum as opposed to steel.

Allegedly, by 2011, Ford advertised that the vehicles were sturdy but lighter than before, because of these frames.

However, this material switch allegedly resulted in the vehicles being much less durable, because the aluminum hoods quickly corrode.

The corrosion defect, and resultant paint bubbling, among other defects, has significantly decreased its resale value, the plaintiff says. Allegedly, the deceased value and the money required to fix the problem, is significant.

Cavette says that the cost is more than just that of a new paint job, “because the underlying defect in the aluminum hood would cause any new paint to bubble as well.”

The Ford Explorer class action lawsuit claims that Cavette was financially injured by the corrosion defect and Ford’s failure to remedy it or cover it under warranty. She says that had she known the vehicle was defective and that the defect would not be covered, she would not have purchased it or would not have paid as much for it.

Cavette is represented by Robert A. Cox and Edwin E. Wallis III of Glassman Wyatt Tuttle & Cox PC; and by Myles McGuire, Evan M. Meyers, and Timothy P. Kingsbury of McGuire Law PC.

The Ford Explorer Aluminum Hood Class Action Lawsuit is Taylor Cavette v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 2:19-cv-02546, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division.

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92 thoughts onFord Explorer Class Action Alleges Corrosion Defect

  1. richard alan rapozo says:

    My F150 2015 has massive flaking on roof and rear gate. My complaint to dealer went on deaf ears and they immediately claimed that it was not covered in the warranty.

  2. Jill Hoffman says:

    Same thing here bubbling of my hood… And I bought the vehicle new in 2013. It is a 2014 explorer sport.

  3. Jill Hoffman says:

    Same thing here bubbling of my hood… And I bought the vehicle new in 2013. It is a 2014 explorer sport.

  4. Jill Hoffman says:

    I have a 2014 with a bubbling hood mainly around the edges where the hood meets the quarter panels.

  5. JB says:

    My 2017 Ford Explorer Sport has rust spots and areas on the front of the hood.

  6. James Thomas Watkins says:

    i have a 2017 ford explorer sport with 39000 miles on it bought it December 0f 2017 new never drove it in snow till 2020 took it to the dealer got the run around now dealing with ford hope fully they will fix it i have a 1987 f-150 with original paint and the hood looks like new compared to the 2017

  7. Angel says:

    I too just noticed after washing my 2016 ford explorer it literally has rust holes on the top driver body i have a 2012 honda accord that has been sitting in the sun for about year and a half the paint is 100 times better 28,000 spent on the ford XLT explorer and the motor mounts have been replace 3 times in past 6 months like what kind of design it’s literally a screw holding the transmission and a bolt on the engine

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