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Ford Defective 6.0L Engine Class Action Lawsuit
By Mike Holter
UPDATE: This case was consolidated with multiple other class action lawsuits into multidistrict litigation (In re: Navistar Diesel Engine Products Liability Litigation). The Court approved the Ford diesel engine class action settlement on July 2, but two appeals have been filed. The settlement cannot become effective until these appeals are resolved. Class Members are advised to check the status of these appeals on September 20, 2013. The Ford engine class action lawsuit states that despite being launched with “great fanfare” in 2002, by the end of its short production life, Ford’s 6.0L Engines had unprecedented repair rates, accounted for approximately 80% of all of Ford’s warranty spending on engines, and forced Ford to assemble a team of approximately 70 engineers to assist Ford’s supplier in identifying and resolving problems.
“Ultimately, Ford sued its engine supplier, Navistar, for $493 million for what it termed ‘exceptionally high repair rates and warranty costs due to quality problems attributable to Navistar,’ including ‘design flaws,’” the class action lawsuit continues.
The defective Ford engine class action lawsuit says Ford documents show that (1) Ford knew about issues regarding the 6.0L Engine even before the engine’s launch; (2) the same core concerns persisted throughout Ford’s production and sale of the 6.0L Engine; (3) Ford never had a “definitive repair action” for these issues; (4) most, if not all of these concerns had a “common cause;” and (5) Ford ultimately adopted a band-aid approach to reduce its “warranty spend,” without addressing the “common causes” of these problems.
The Ford defective 6.0L diesel engine class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all California entities and residents who currently own or lease (or previously owned or leased) a vehicle with a Ford 6.0L diesel engine. It is seeking numerous damages, including:
– Out-of-pocket damages for engine repair/service;
– Deductibles paid when repairs were covered by warranty;
– Towing charges incurred from having incapacitated vehicles towed in for repair;
– Lost profits from the inability to use vehicles when the engine failed, the vehicle being stored at a Ford dealership awaiting repair, or the vehicle being insufficiently reliable to be put into service;
– Cost to overhaul or replace the defective 6.0L Engines;
– Diminution in value of the vehicles due to the defect;
– Decreased trade-in or selling value; and more.
A copy of the Defective Ford 6.0L Diesel Engine Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is David L. Adams v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 37-2012-00091290-CU-BC-CTL, Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego.
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336 thoughts onFord Defective 6.0L Engine Class Action Lawsuit
I have a 2003 F-250 Super duty XLT 6.0L that I bought from autonation ford dealership in Corpus Christi Texas back in 11/1/2014, it had 102,000 miles on it I probably put 10,000 miles on it but the motor blew up on me costing me to put a used 6.0L back in it on 1/3/16. That motor had 132,000 miles on it when it blew up on me on 3/15/16 in Cortez, Co. What can I do? Can I sue? I still own over $9000.00 on it, the last repairs costed me almost $11,000.00, I really pissed off about all of this. I have always been a ford fan but I really think ford stuck this one to me. Can i get ford to replace my motor without costing me anymore money?
2006 f350 6.0 please include me in lawsuit!! worst engine made..problems after problems 12k I’m done!!!! i need ford to fix truck….winter i have to plug truck in and pray it starts after 15 trys 2 ficms 6 batts glow plugs glow cm! my friends chevy starts in the cold?? my brother-n-laws ram starts in the cold..they help me and make fun of my.. f ound o n r oad d ead 60k truck..yes ford why? 856 723 9315
I guess I feel into the circle, and now I’m the proud owner of the same problems. I would love to get in on the this, and have this fixed properly. I don’t think everyone should be selling these trucks, unfortunately I found out the hard way. But I will not sell this to someone else, and bring this hardship to their family, I know it did mine. My wife and I just started a new company and now taking a major loss because of ford irresponsible behavior. This shouldn’t be aloud!!!
I have a 2006 f250 with the 6.0 powerstroke and have had it for 2 years now and have had to do 3 head gasket changes on this with only one new set of heads due to the problems from the manufacturer caused by a clogged oil cooler and egr cooler. I have only been able to drive the truck 10000 miles in 21/2 years I would like to be part of this lawsuit. I have put over 6k into engine and it still has problems. Please let me know more info on this you can email me at chris.wenger34@gmail@gmail.com
i just bought a 2006 ford 6.0L it has not even been a month and last week i replace 4 of the glow plugs, costing me $600 dollars. after a couple days it started smoking so i took it back to be checked and they tell me is the EGR cooler, another $4000 dollars. i wish i would never had bought this ford truck, PIECE OF JUNK. FORD CO. NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THERE JUNK OF ENGINE. please let me know where this lawsuit stands.
I as well have spent thousands in new parts for my 05 F350 and is back setting in my garage needing at least a new oil cooler, EGR cooler and possibly the head gaskets. How do I get in on this lawsuit?
I would like to be involved. Where does this lawsuit stand?
Tengo problemas e gastado mucho dinero en arreglar mi troca ford f350 alguien me puede dar informaccion sobre la demanda que hay mi Tel 9137423358 gracias
Tengo una ford f350 2005 que e tenido muchos problemas con reparaciones e pagado mucho dinero quisiera que alguien me informará sobre la demanda colectiva que hay mi Tel 9137423358
Bought this truck new and fixing to have to put a new engine in it. Ford got over on all of us and I am still wondering how the Feds are not making them own up to this. I guess money talks. You have my number call me if this goes anywhere 864.261.2011