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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 F450 with a 6 liter with 48,000 miles. i use it 7 month out of the year for my seasonal concrete business! EGR cooler let go and my motor oil and coolant mixed and cracked my over flow jug! 1 month out of warranty the dealer just laughed. I have had tires last longer than this junk engine
I have a 2003 F350 Diesel. Had the fuel injectors replaced multiple time the truck has been nothing but a money pit!
Almost 10000 in repairs and degas bottle is spitting. Changed degas bottle and caps. Installed arp studs and black onyx gaskets, had heads checked and shaved. Still spewing antifreeze. I have drove ford diesel since I was 12 on the farm this is the first ford I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.
I unfortunately have two 6.0 service trucks, i need two because one is always in for service! I am in Florida and cant get any law firm to contact me back, its as if the case does not exist.
I too will join the class, ford sold me trucks that were supposed to be Ford Tough, turns out I bought Ford, Tough.
Please inform me when something gets done about this I’ve got 900 hundred in it now and just got a quote for 7500 for hg
I have an ’05 F250 with 123k on it that is currently in the shop for repair of many of the listed items at a cost of around $5000. In addition I had a high pressure oil line go out at about 2k past warranty. The problem was due to a defective part that Ford actually had a bulletin on but Ford refused to cover repairs. I would definitely like to be part of this lawsuit.
Please include me in your lawsuit. I have a 2003 F-350 with a lot of the same problems of those listed on this site, I have about 12k in repairs for egr valve, egr cooler, head studs, head gaskets, turbocharger, etc. the list goes on. I’ll start getting my receipts together and hope I don’t throw up. Please contact me with any questions or information you might have. Thank you
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I have the same engine and have had many repairs. 2004 F250 how can I join the lawsuit?
I own a 2005 F-350. Thus far I’ve had to replace the turbo, heads, injectors, oil cooler, high pressure oil seal, etc… and it still runs like a dog. Truck is plagued with recurrent issues that seem to have no remedy. I’ve been stranded on the highway until a tow truck showed up. Had to make an emergency stop at highways speeds when turbo hose blew off engine. The truck has also developed “California hop” (for which the dealer say Ford has no remedy for) )and an extreme shudder in the steering wheel which led to my replacing the front steering shocks. Truck is unsellable, virtually unusable for anything resembling heavy duty work… and yet Ford advertise their super duty trucks as “best in class performance, tough, reliable” At best such claims are laughable, at worse they are criminal!
I have a 2005 F250 superduty with the same problems. EGR valve and coolers and rings replace $2500. I bought a warranty when I bought the truck, they went bankrupt about 6 months before repairs another $2000 lost. I would like to be added to this lawsuit. Any info appreciated.