Ford transmission class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Erin Barlup and Justin Barlup filed a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company.
- Why: Erin and Justin Barlup claim Ford manufactured and sold certain vehicles equipped with defective automatic transmission systems.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania federal court.
Ford Motor Company manufactured and sold certain vehicles containing defective automatic transmission systems, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Erin Barlup and Justin Barlup claim Ford vehicles equipped with a 10R80 10-speed transmission since 2017 can shift harshly and erratically and cause the vehicle to jerk, lunge, clunk, hesitate, surge or slip between gears.
The plaintiffs argue the allegedly defective 10-speed transmissions are equipped in Ford Expeditions, Mustangs, Rangers and F-150s and Lincoln Navigators with model years from 2017 to the present.
“Drivers need a properly functioning automatic transmission in order to safely and reliably accelerate and decelerate their Vehicles,” the Ford class action states.
The plaintiffs want to represent a nationwide class and Pennsylvania subclass of all persons who formerly or currently own or leased one or more vehicles equipped with a 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission.
Ford refuses to replace or repair allegedly defective automatic transmissions, says class action
The plaintiffs argue the allegedly defective automatic transmissions equipped in the Ford vehicles present a “potentially life-threatening safety issue,” that the automaker allegedly refuses to address.
“Upon information and belief, based on interactions between Plaintiffs and Ford authorized dealers, Ford refuses to replace or repair the Transmissions and merely states that the abrupt and harsh shifting is ‘normal,’” the Ford class action states.
The plaintiffs claim Ford is guilty of unjust enrichment, negligence, breach of implied warranty and breach of express warranty, and of violating the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
The plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of actual, statutory and punitive damages for themselves and all class members.
The class action lawsuit expands on a previous complaint filed against Ford involving its 10R80 10-speed automatic transmissions that has been limited by a New York federal judge to Ford F-150 pickup trucks.
Have you purchased or leased a Ford vehicle equipped with a 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Arthur Stock of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC.
The Ford transmission class action lawsuit is Barlup, et al. v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 1:23-cv-01664, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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I have a 2020 Ford F150 with a 10 or 80 transmission that went out last week second gear is gone seventh and ninth erratically shift from seventh and ninth the first banging your head against the steering wheel and then against the window very dangerous truck has 100,000 miles on it and this just cost me $6600 out of my pocket