Ford has asked a California federal court to dismiss class action claims that it hid a defect in some of its vehicles that causes vehicles to shake and wobble.
Ford argued that that customer who had filed the claim should not be allowed to proceed with his Ford class action lawsuit because he did not bring his allegedly affected vehicle in for repairs until five years after his warranty expired. Ford also claimed that his breach of warranty claims were invalid based on a statute of limitations set by California law, which requires such claims to be brought forward within four years of the item’s purchase.
Ford went on to say that Lessin should not be allowed to represent a nationwide class of consumers because of a difference in state laws.
The Ford suspension class action lawsuit was filed by William Lessin, who claims that Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks have defective suspensions and string linkage systems — allegedly, some affected vehicles have just one defect, while others have more.
Lessin says that he purchased a 2011 Ford F-250 truck in 2010. He says that when he purchased it, he thought it was in good working order and did not have defects.
However, he says that he experienced his truck violently shaking, and brought his truck to a Ford dealership. Allegedly, the dealership tried to fix the problem, and claimed that the vehicle was not defective. Lessin says that he experienced the defect a second time in a single three-month period. Allegedly, he brought the truck back to the dealership, but they similarly did not repair the vehicle and claimed it was not defective.
The Ford suspension class action says that because Ford refused to cover the repairs under warranty, Lessin had to spend over $1,600 on repairs and replacement parts. Allegedly, the value of his vehicle has decreased because of the repairs and alleged defect.
The Ford suspension defect class action lawsuit says that the defect present in the Ford vehicles include abnormal loosening in addition to wear and tear on various components in the suspension and string linkage systems, including the ball joints, control arms, track bar bushing, shock absorbers, damper bracket, and struts.
Allegedly, Ford was aware of these defects but continued to sell the vehicles and did not advertise the defects to customers.
Backing up his claim that Ford knew or should have known of the defects, Lessin notes that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received around 1,265 consumer complaints about the alleged defects between March 2005 and February 2019.
The Ford truck suspension problems class action lawsuit says that Ford has not offered a sufficient repair for alleged vehicles, has not offered to remedy the problem for free, and has not offered to reimburse customers who spent money to repair the alleged defect.
Lessin is represented by Richard D. McCune, David C. Wright, and Mark I. Richards of McCune Wright Arevalo LLP, and Douglas C. Sohn of Sohn & Associates.
The Ford Suspension Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Lessin v. Ford Motor Company, et al., Case No. 3:19-cv-01082, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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7 thoughts onFord Class Action Should Be Dismissed, Co. Argues
My 2011 F250 has a death wobble whenever I hit a bump on the highway. The steering wheel and the front of the truck shake violently and I have to dangerously pull over and stop to make the shaking stop.
I would like more info on this class action please.
My 2015 F-350 has the death wobble. My mechanic has been over every part of the front steering and suspension. He can find no part that loose, worn, or defective in any way. I agree with him when he says “there is not reason to replace perfectly good parts, just because it might be the problem”
Would like to get info my husbandF- 250 has same woBble
I need info on the Ford F-250 death wobble lawsuit. I have a 2013 and have spent 2500 trying to fix this issue. And still not fixed
death wobble is real and Ford knew about it.
Keep me in the loop please…headed to dealership for 2nd repair of death wobble issue now.
My truck is a 2012 f250 with 132,000 miles and started doing this nearly causing me to wreck. I had a mechanic look at it and he replaced the steering stabilizer. Thinking the problem was fixed, the next night I got in the interstate running 70mph and hit a repaired dip in the road the shaking was now more violent than before nearly causing me to wreck. And it happened 3 more times even after slowing my speed to 60. I have read now it’s the track bar and that there’s no adjustments to the caster which should be a problem ford addresses. Now I have nonisea what all to get replaced and where to start. From track bar to bushings to shocks to some add on weld on part that you should not have to do to a 2012 or any other truck as expensive as these with the few miles that it has. I already have bill stein shocks and they are 200,000 mile shocks ! So I’d like some Input as to this class action suit as well.
I would like to know about the class action lawsuit against ford on the F250. Death wobble