Ford class action claims vehicles have defective batteries

Ford class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Edward Benson filed a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and Camel Group (USA) Battery Inc.
• Why: Benson claims certain Ford Bronco Sport and Ford Maverick vehicles are equipped with defective batteries, which can cause the vehicles to suddenly lose power and stall, and that a recent recall over the issue is a “waste of time.”
• Where: The Ford battery defect class action lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

A new class action lawsuit claims Ford Motor Co. and Camel Group (USA) Battery Inc. designed, manufactured, marketed, advertised, sold, warranted and serviced vehicles equipped with defective batteries.

In a Feb. 5 complaint, plaintiff Edward Benson says the allegedly defective batteries are fitted in certain Ford Bronco Sport and Ford Maverick vehicles and are susceptible to failure, which could cause sudden power loss and stalling.

Benson cites a January 2025 Ford recall of nearly 273,000 vehicles, which he calls “an ineffective waste of time as there is no true fix for the defect.”

“Unless Defendants are to issue a more comprehensive recall to truly fix the root cause of the Defect, it is foreseeable, and should be expected, that the Class Vehicles’ battery systems will fail once again,” the Ford battery defect class action says. 

Ford failed to disclose battery defect, class action lawsuit alleges

Benson wants to represent a nationwide class of consumers who purchased a 2021-2023 Ford Bronco Sport or a 2022-2023 Ford Maverick equipped with a 12-volt battery having an internal weld and cast-on-strap that was manufactured by Camel Group.

Benson claims Ford and Camel Group are guilty of unjust enrichment, negligence, breach of express and implied warranty, and violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, among other allegations.

The plaintiff demands a jury trial, requests declaratory and injunctive relief, and requests an award of compensatory, general, special, incidental, statutory and consequential damages for himself and all class members.

“Defendants had a duty to disclose the battery defect based upon their exclusive knowledge; and defendants never disclosed the battery defect to plaintiff or the public at any time or place in any manner other than a halfhearted, inadequate recall,” the Ford battery defect class action says.

Have you purchased a Ford Bronco Sport or Ford Maverick vehicle? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Stuart A. Carpey of Carpey Law P.C. and Paul J. Doolittle of Poulin Willey Anastopoulo LLC.

The Ford battery defect class action lawsuit is Edward Benson v. Ford Motor Company, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-00627, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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