Ford Class Action Says MPG Isn’t Accurate

Ford Motor Company has been hit with a class action lawsuit filed by customers who claim that their 2017-2019 vehicle models were sold to them with overstated fuel economies.

Plaintiffs Rosalynda Garza and Jeffrey Quizhpi say that Ford announced in February 2019 that its fuel economy testing procedures were inaccurate, and thus, their vehicles’ fuel economy had been inflated.

Plaintiff Garza says she bought a 2018 Ford F-150 around June 2018 at a Ford dealership in San Antonio, Texas. Garza claims that the window sticker on the vehicle stated that the fuel economy miles per gallon (MPG) was 19 city, 24 highway and 21 combined city/highway.

However, Garza argues that her vehicle has not received fuel economy close to the advertised numbers.

Plaintiff Quizhipi claims that he had a similar experience. He states that he also purchased a 2018 Ford F-150 in January 2019 at a dealership in Tacoma, Wash. He alleges that the window sticker on his vehicle stated that the vehicle’s fuel economy was 19 city, 24 highway and 21 combined city/highway.

The plaintiff says that he has never received fuel economy close to those advertised by Ford.

“Had Plaintiff Quizhpi known the truth about his vehicle’s fuel economy, he would not have made the choice to purchase the vehicle,” the Ford class action lawsuit states.

The Ford class action lawsuit alleges that EPA fuel economy ratings are in existence to assist customers in comparing vehicles from different manufacturers.

“These metrics are one of the most important factors in a new-car buyers’ purchase decisions,” the plaintiffs claim.

The Ford class action lawsuit claims that both plaintiffs purchased their cars with EPA fuel economy ratings and fuel efficiency rating that were not accurate, thus making their cars seem more efficient than they actually were.

The plaintiffs state that Ford conducted EPA fuel economy testing on the vehicles that were not adequate or accurate.

“Had proper testing procedures been followed, compliant federal testing results would have revealed true and correct actual miles-per-gallon,” the plaintiffs claim.

The Ford class action argues that the defendant is aware that car purchasers are concerned with a vehicle’s fuel economy and markets the inflated MPG numbers to get consumers to buy or lease their vehicles instead of from their competitors.

“Ford’s failure to correct its false advertised MPG estimates, and concomitant failure to disclose the defects in its fuel economy testing, constitutes actionable misrepresentations, unfair, unlawful, fraudulent, and deceptive business practices in violation of the consumer protection laws of Texas and Washington, and a breach of Ford’s express and implied warranties,” the Ford class action lawsuit states.

The plaintiffs have filed suit under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act, Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, breach of express warranty, common law fraud, and unjust enrichment.

Potential Class Members include: “All persons in the United States who purchased or leased a Class Vehicle.”

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The plaintiffs are represented by Paul F. Novak, Diana Gjonaj, Gregory Stamatopoulos, and Tiffany Ellis of Weitz & Luxenberg, Melissa Emert and Howard T. Longman of Stull Stull & Brody, and Gary S. Graifman and Jay Brody of Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman PC.

The Ford MPG Class Action Lawsuit is Garza, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 2:19-cv-12895, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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