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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
Well July Aug 2013 was an expensive month, Spark Plugs fuel injector bad total 2700 dollars.
I have a 2007 F-150 5.4 truck. it has 96000 miles on it. changed the spark plugs originally at about 75,000 miles and got lucky because I had a really good friend/mechanic change them. They all came out, but were extremely difficult to removed. Had to change the spark plugs again at 96,000 mi., after only 20,000. same issue with the car running rough and skipping at certain rpms while accelerating gently. Turns out the spark plugs had backed themselves out and the spark was going around the plug. I pretty sure spark plugs are supposed to last more than 20,000 mi. everything else about the truck is good. spark plug issue is a pain.
That’s usualy due to the plugs not being properly torques when installed.
I own a 2005 Expedition with a 5.4 engine. After a rough running issue I had to change the spark plugs. Not only did they cost me $13.50 each but the tool kits to remove the metal cup and the porcelain pieces were $150 and once I did get them changed I had to buy three coils at the tune of $130. I have many other vehicles and it makes me think twice about owning a Ford.
I have a 2005 F-150XLT with a 5.4 Triton engine with 71,000 miles on it and have nothing wrong at the moment, but I want to prepare for the worst case. Please keep me notified if anything is settled legally so I can join your class action.
Trying to get an engine coil replaced the spark plug broke into the engine and now the engine needs to be torn apart to get the broken piece out. What can be done? This is on a 2006 Lincoln mark LT
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
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
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