Ford transmission mass action lawsuit overview:
- Who: More than 100 plaintiffs have joined a Ford mass action lawsuit.
- Why: The lawsuit alleges the automaker knowingly sold certain Ford Fusion and Ford Escape vehicles with a transmission defect that can cause premature wear of the internal components and potentially lead to catastrophic failures.
- Where: The Ford lawsuit was filed in Michigan federal court.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story mistakenly referred to the lawsuit as a class action. It is a mass action.
Ford Motor Co. knowingly sold Ford Fusions and Ford Escapes with defective transmissions, according to claims made in a 533-page Ford mass action lawsuit filed March 20 in Michigan federal court.
The Ford transmission defect allegedly affects model year 2010-2020 Ford Fusion and 2009-2021 Ford Escape vehicles.
“Ford repeatedly lied to consumers as to the reasons for the problems consumers experienced,” says the lawsuit, which has already been joined by more than 100 plaintiffs. “As a result, consumers were and are stuck in unsafe Fusion and Escape autos that have costly repairs and minimum resale value” allegedly due to the Ford transmissions defect.
The automaker allegedly knew the Ford transmissions in its Fusions and Escapes had a defective condition that could manifest in violent jerking, delayed acceleration, difficulty stopping, hard decelerations, premature wear of the internal components and potential catastrophic failures.
Ford transmission defect due to ‘fundamental design failure,’ plaintiffs claim
The Ford transmission defect is the result of a “fundamental design failure” in the interconnected array of software and hardware systems that allow the transmission to operate, the Ford lawsuit alleges.
Had the plaintiffs known about the Ford transmission defect and the potential for premature failure, they would not have purchased or leased the affected vehicles, according to the mass action lawsuit.
As a result of the undisclosed Ford transmission defect, the plaintiffs claim they experienced financial losses, including but not limited to out-of-pocket costs related to repairs, costs of obtaining alternative transportation and decreased value of their vehicles.
The plaintiffs also claim they suffered harm because their vehicles’ transmissions and related components “are substantially certain to fail before their expected useful life has run,” the Ford lawsuit alleges.
Ford recently reached a $365 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations it put a sham row of back seats in cargo vans to avoid a 25% duty rate.
Did you purchase or lease one of the allegedly defective Ford Fusions or Ford Escapes? Tell us about your experience in the comments.
Jones is represented by Kenneth A. Stern of Stern Law PLLC, Amy L. Wells of Wells Law Office Inc., Amy L. Marino of Marino Law PLLC and William C. Ourand Jr. of Newsome Melton PA.
The Ford transmissions lawsuit is Gerkarrah Jones v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 2:24-cv-10721-MAG-CI, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division.
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Having trouble with our 2016 Ford Fusion ecoboost 1.5. It is stalling at times, also will not start after we had it running, it will crank but will just keep turning over, and today it was makeing a rhythmic moaning noise I pulled into a gas station and it stalled, tried to start it and it kept stalling out on me, after about 5 times of restarting it finally kept running, but smelled like it had flooded in the process. One time it we stopped to get gas in the car and the car would turn over cranking, but would not start, a man came over and told us to put it in neutral, push my foot all the way down on the gas pedal, and then start it, and it did start then. This problem seems to be getting worse and worse. If the mass action Law suit is still going yes put us on it.
I was driving with my family and out of nowhere my car just stops accelerating. We were almost hit from behind, luckily I was able to pull off the road. We had the car towed home & later towed to ford. They said I had a slow leak that’s been for awhile or something like that and need a new transmission. If that were the case why didn’t the mechanic they sent out 2 months before that to fix a recall issue pertaining to the trans and visiting cable say something?
I own a 2010 Ford Escape XLT Sport Flex Fuel and not only is the engine having issues, but the steering column loses the electric power steering assist, which locks up while in driving motion and it’s a dead pull to either side. This has happened while driving on the freeway and I have almost crashed about 3 times now. The dealership refuses to fix it under warranty unless they can charge me to run diagnostics, however, I have done this a few times and they still tell me it’s not on the recall list and it was already performed. This is not possible since I’m the 2nd owner and the original owner not only is a close friend of mine, but they provided me with all services or repairs on the vehicle and stated they were unaware of any repairs for any of the recalls performed. This includes the airbag replacement (which deploys metal fragments) and the fuel & oil leakage which is a risk of fire.
I had to put a new transmission in my 2014 escape and I’m having problems with anti freeze leaking. I don’t what is causing that . This car has been nothing but a disaster