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A class action lawsuit filed in Texas District Court accuses Ford Motor Co. of profiting off of defective spark plugs.
Plaintiff Joshua Brewer claims in the Ford spark plug class action lawsuit that he purchased a 2006 Ford F150 that had defective sparks that cannot be readily removed when they need to be replaced. The class action lawsuit claims that when the defective spark plugs are removed, it causes damage to the spark plug and to the engine because part of the plug remains in the cylinder head.
Brewer alleges in the Ford defective spark plug class action that the defect has resulted in class members spending excessive amounts of money to change out spark plugs. Brewer says he was charged $800 to change out five spark plugs in his F150, nearly three times the normal cost of replacement.
Ford is accused in the class action lawsuit of not conducting sufficient recalls, failing to disclose known defects in the engines, failing to effectively repair or replace the engines or parts, and failing to reimburse.
The affected Ford vehicles that contain the allegedly defective Ford spark plugs include:
- 2005-2008 Ford Mustang
- 2004-2008 Ford F-150
- 2005-2008 Ford F-Super Duty Expedition
- 2006-2008 Ford Explorer
- F-53 Ford Motorhome Chassis
- 2007-2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
- 2005-2008 Lincoln Navigator
- 2006-2008 Lincoln Mark LT
- 2006-2008 Mercury Mountaineer
The Ford spark plug class action lawsuit is seeking damages for out-of-pocket expenses related to the cost to replace the spark plugs, deductibles paid when repairs were covered by warranty, diminution in value of the subject vehicles, economic losses, attorney’s fees, interest and court costs. It is alleging negligence, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, breach of express warranty and unjust enrichment against Ford.
The case is Joshua Brewer v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 1:11-cv-00222, Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.
UPDATE: On June 5, 2015, Ford agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle the spark plug defect class action lawsuit.
UPDATE 2: Claim filing instructions for the Ford spark plug class action settlement are now available! Click here or visit www.FordSparkPlugSettlement.com for details.
127 thoughts onDefective Ford Spark Plug Class Action Lawsuit
I to have the same problem with my 2005 ford f150 5.4
We too would like to join this lawsuit. $3000 for spark plugs – ford affilated service shop and they broke 2 – now this truck is going to be garbage and the service center says sorry not our fault it is the way it was a built! Ford Dealer service center says Sorry – it was the way it was built we did nothing wrong!!! What is the status of this lawsuit???
Plug broke while having them installed..Expensive and time consuming to repair…
I now have a $20,000 lawn ornament, until I come up with $$$ to replace the plugs in my 2007 Lincoln Mark LT. Estimate: $510 and will go up from there @$350 per plug, if they break. Got this vehicle 5 weeks ago, unaware of this expensive repair issue. I shouldn’t even be dealing with this since the Ford salesman assured me the truck had been tuned up when they got it in. After only 2 and a half weeks the truck started “jerking” when accelerating, especially up hills. I brought it in, and it’s the plugs. I’ve now read horror stories about these plugs that break, strip, etc., in Ford vehicles starting back in 2004, and Ford knows but has done NOTHING!! And what’s really absurd is that they can charge me hundreds of dollars more if THEY break the plugs, thousands if THEY damage the engine!! I spoke to Ford Motor Co. and was basically told….”too bad”. I never would have bought this truck if I’d known this. Count me in to the lawsuit.
I have a 2007 ford 150 with 4.6 engine. I have taken the truck in 3 times and spent $2,200.00 plus the truck has spent 20 days in the Ford dealership for 1 blown plug. Count me in to the lawsuit.
Im in the same boat with my 2006 Mark LT. I just broke off a plug.
What is the deal with the class-action lawsuit???
I took my 2005 F150 in for 90,000 maintenance and decided to have the plugs done also, recommended at 100K. thought I could “beat” the odds. Well, I took it in 7am Friday, they had to get me a rental car for the weekend. I had 5 broken plugs. One they said would not come out and they had to get a machinist to come in on Monday to see IF they could get it out. It was removed and they wanted to charge me 350.00 for the machinist and 5 hours labor. I argued to just the 5 hours labor.
I picked my truck up Monday night. On wednesday, I took it back it. it was running rough. I then had to replace the coil pack #8 on my spark plug as it had gone bad. they said nothing related to their work. that cost me another 230.00.There has to be a stop to this open check book for the consumer because of their design flaw. Where is the recall and cost reimbursement?
I own a 2006 mark lt when I tried to get a tune up I was told 1if not all the spark plugs will break , I asked the problem , was told that yr truck was know for that problem . Now the repair cost I’m told will be substantial around 1700 and up .
My 07 F150 with 5.4 is in dire need of a tuneup, local Tuffy quoted me $1200 JUST to do the plugs if they break!
Has anyone found out how to join this law suit yet? We have a 2005 F150 and the dealer is going to charge us 1400.00 for a tune up and they charged us 300 just to figure out what was wrong.