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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 owed an 2006 6.0 f350 and had nothing but problems with that truck. In and out of the shop . I bought the truck in 2007 used with 36009 miles. I had engine probleme by 82k miles. Took to dealer AL Packer ford, they charged me over 9k to fix it. Since I have traded it in with the refinance of 9k plus I still owed 16k on it. Now that’s it 2020 I have 1 more year on the veicle from this trade
so bought 6.0 in 2007
fixed 6.0 many times in 2011 Lots of pics…..many of shop bills
traded in …so upside down on loan.
I’m sure I have all receipts from this truck…also had an warranty coverage but they want not cover the bills.
So paid 43k for the truck
paid over 6k in shop fees
than had engine rebuild for 9k
upside down of 13k when I traded in. At the time of this happening no lawyer wanted to help me.
I have 16 months as of today to finally to be out from under this f350. That ford knew was a bad deal for the consumer
i have a ford f250 6.0 super duty im having troubles with is it to late to claim
Have a 2007 6.0 and have had numerous issues, HPOP, EGR, Oil Cooler, injectors, head gaskets, IPR & ICP and the turbo (variable blades issues) just to name the major problems have incurred.
Is it to late to file a claim f150 2004 super duty 6.0
i have a 2005 F250 4×4 with a 6.0 and have nothing but Problems of 1500 mile on!
What A Mess! can any one tell me a Good Attorney that HAS WON on these Trucks?
Thanks
Has anyone received a response on amy of these? We are in the same boat in live in Washington State as well!
Jim Tweet
I was sold a 2003 F350 6.0L truck in 2009 with approx 59,000 miles from Korum Ford in Puyallup Wa. They knowing knew there were problems with the engine I did not. I’ve had problems with the engine since I bought the truck and now I’m being told their is little trade in valve because of the 6.0L engine.
We are in the same boat as Mrs Orr and her husband. Are there any updates to this that can be shared?
why weren’t the owner’s notified?
has it settled?
Has this been settled already? My husband has put more than $5000 in repairs into his 6.0 diesel engine on his 2003 F350, AND it is currently not running. He is self employed and it has costed him several jobs. So I am curious on how to be added to the list.
I have 2005 ford f350 4×4 with a 6.0 and I bought new.I still own it but still having lots of problems with it. I need a attorneys name on this truck.
They seem to have opened the claim again but maybe 2 weeks to claim?? Find the word claim on this page. CLICK on it. Good luck. Ps I’m a nobody just reading stuff.