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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
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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.
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127 thoughts onDefective Ford Spark Plug Class Action Lawsuit
Went to do a standard tune up 6 plugs came out ok with long soaking, I had to extract one and one will not come out I have been on it for 20 hours for one plug.
Now I cannot drive my 30,000 Lincoln mark LT .I have to spend $1500-2000 to have a ford dealer take apart my whole engine to get the garbage 3 piece plug tip out of my cylinder…..I will never but a ford again cant wait to change all my van fleet around
Went to do a standard tune up 6 plugs came out ok with long soaking, I had to extract one and one will not come out I have been on it for 20 hours for one plug.
Now I cannot drive my 30,000 Lincoln mark LT .I have to spend $1500-2000 to have a ford dealer take apart my whole engine to get the garbage 3 piece plug tip out of my cylinder…..I will never but a ford again cant wait to change all my van fleet around
Well – I’m on my third trip for spark plug replacement – disaster. This time 5 of the 8 are misfiring (likely cracked), the first time it was 3 of 8, the 2nd time it was 3 of 8 – all in 24 months – I have a 2007 Expedition EL.
Guess what – that means I’m replacing some of the newer replacements!!!! Thanks FORD
2500.00 Dollars Spent for Spark Plug replacement.Jeez.
Wow! Some of the same. I have an 05 Expeditition with 121,000 miles. Spent almost 10,000 in repairs: spark plug issues, replaced catalytic converters, air suspension went out and replaced with shocks, new transmission. Latest is car was shaking when slowing in idle position, then would go dead and engine light on. Ford tells me low on oil. What a joke! Just had oil changed at NTB recently. Get car back, only to happen again. Now they tell me both cams are bad and need a new engine. Cost 8,000. I am at my wits end. Filed two complaints with Ford. Does not want to take responsibility. Any advice would be helpful. Aren’t their lemon laws to protect car buyers???
Bought my 2004 F-150 Lariat Crewcab 4×4 about 2 months ago. Engine problems ever since ! Rough idle & die at red light ,,, also rough on acceleration. Replaced VCT on drivers side and fixed idle issues but still missing & jerking on acceleration. Need to change spark plugs I guess but on Social Security (only income) and sure can’t afford to have it done !!! If it gets much worse I guess the bank will own it.
I have a 2006 Mecury Mountineer and I’m having all the same problems. I can’t afford it anymore. Can someone please email if this class action lawsuit is still going on. I really want to be apart of this lawsuit!!
I own a 2005 f-150 lariat bought new the original owner. have the same problem. Im afraid to take plugs out myself after starting to and had problems. I don’t have income like I did so cant afford dealer to do it. it misses really bad when you push on the gas starts to shutter really bad, it just runs rough sounds like a diesel. plus injector issues and still have the same problem with it even after dealership fixed 4 of the injectors .first time it happened the piston went thru the block they said injector stuck open. its horrible you spend 45k on a truck and have nothing but engine problems with it. if anyone has any info on this lawsuit please include me.
I have a 2005 ford f250 fx4 5.4l triton v8 about a month ago i took it to the dealer for plugs at 105329 miles. a wek later it started to make a knocking noise like a diesel and quit running.again back to the dealer i go.after two days of trouble shooting i was told i need a new engine for the coast of $7000.i was never informed of plugs breaking but.when they dropped the oil pan i was told parts of pistons were in the oil pan.SIGN ME UP!!
Is this still an on going suit ? Took my 2006 ford expedition in for new plugs with 91,800 miles on them, I leave with a bill of $ 617.73 and one plug installed and one broken and the other 7 new plugs sitting on my front seat ??????????? The truck run worse than it did before going into the garage. Plus we were without the truck for 10 days.
I own 2007 f150 and I known about these issues I would not have brought this 40+ thousand dollar truck. I sit waiting on the outcome of this suit for going to a dealer to change plugs scares me since being on a limited income being retired. I want to be included on this lawsuit. Please advise what I need to do!