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Ford Diesel Engine Class Action Settlement
By Mike Holter
UPDATE 9/25/13: All appeals have been resolved and the settlement is now final and effective. See how to file a claim for the Ford Diesel Engine Class Action Lawsuit Settlement.
UPDATE 8/19/13: 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. Sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter below to receive settlement updates.
UPDATE 6/6/13: The Court did not make a decision to approve the Ford Diesel Engine Class Action Lawsuit Settlement at the May 22, 2013 Fairness Hearing. A decision is expected in mid-July.
Class Notices have been mailed to U.S. consumers who purchased or leased a model year 2003-2007 Ford vehicle equipped with a 6.0-liter PowerStroke diesel engine notifying them of a proposed class action lawsuit settlement. The settlement will resolve allegations the engines are defective and plagued with problems.
If approved, the Ford diesel settlement will resolve dozens of class action lawsuits, consolidated as In re: Navistar 6.0L Diesel Engine Products Liability Litigation, that claim the PowerStroke diesel engines installed primarily in heavy-duty Ford trucks and vans contains defects that result in poor performance and expensive repair bills.
A federal judge has conditionally certified a class of all U.S. citizens who currently own or lease (or who in the past owned or leased) a 2003-2007 non-ambulance Ford vehicle sold or leased in the U.S. and equipped with a 6.0-liter PowerStroke diesel engine that received one or more of the following repairs covered by Ford’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty during the vehicle’s last five years in service or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first:
- Fuel injector
- Exhaust gas recirculation valve (“EGR”)
- EGR cooler
- Oil cooler
- Turbocharger
Class Members that submit a valid Claim Form will receive one of the following benefits if the class action lawsuit settlement is approved:
Reimbursement for Post-Warranty Repairs to Certain Engine Components. If the Class Vehicle required repair to the EGR cooler, oil cooler, EGR valve, turbocharger, or a fuel injector after the original five-year/100,000-mile warranty expired — but before six years or 135,000 miles (whichever comes first) — Ford will reimburse the Settlement Class Member repair expenses up to the limits specified below, provided the Class Vehicle previously received a repair to that same component that was covered by Ford’s original warranty.
Reimbursement of Deductibles. If a Settlement Class Member paid a $100 deductible more than once for repairs under the five-year/100,000-mile engine warranty, Ford will reimburse $50 each for the second through fifth deductible paid, up to a limit of $200 for four deductible payments.
Claim Forms will not be available until after the settlement is approved and becomes effective.
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241 thoughts onFord Diesel Engine Class Action Settlement
i had all the above problems before warranty then puchased the add’tl extended for 2200. and still had problems with fuel injectors, turbo ect. then warranty exp. now trk sits needing egr and head gaskets and no warranty no money and ford thinks this trivial amount is making up for everything i am also out in car rental costs this is a joke and i hope the judge looks at all the troubles our trucks and what all of us have been through and determines something else to reimburse us and pay to have the truck fix right where we want to have it done at
Ford told me that my truck was vandalized. Some dropped a ball bearin in my intake after my turbo. But the vandal put it back together for me. ( nice guy). Ball bearin got in my # 8 cylinder and junked my engine. After ford had gone through my head gasketand egr valves. My insurance had to pick up the bill ($31000). Tell me ford motors aren’t crooks!!
This class-action lawsuit is a joke. I bought a 2004 F350 used and it has the notorious 6.0L with over 152K miles. It has had well over $10k in repair costs (failed injectors, bad FICM, clogged oil and EGR cooler resulting in blown head gaskets). Because I had so much invested, I decided to spend more money to bullet-proof the engine and it’s finally running right, which Ford should have done a long time ago. The Ford Gold coolant clogging up the coolers and a bad EGR design are the roots of the problem. Check out this write up… http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/general-6-0l-discussion/204386-write-up-bullet-proofing-6-0l-psd.html#post2502659 After all this, I don’t even qualify for this class-action lawsuit. I’ll never buy another Ford.
My truck’s oil cooler and EGR cooler went out right at 100K miles. Other components went out too one by one as well. Had over $10K in repairs in less than a year. Glad to see something is being done about this. It just did not seem right aftr all the trouble we had with this truck.
@ David …..say a prayer you will need it .
We have a 2006 F350 6.0 super duty diesel. We have had several of these same problems and it’s in the shop now. How do we get a letter to be inluded in this class action?
If ford don’t stand behind there junk they sold us, hopefully they go bankrupt. What they done so fare is bill……!!!!
From reading the terms Ford is not even beginning to touch the the dollar amount of costs, downtime, loss of income, and HELL these owners went through. The deception was well known. Ford mechanics were suing for wages and time. Ford would tell them they would “get it back after warrenty”. A dealer FIX was very temporary. These trucks would set backed up at dealerships over and over again for months. Ford sued International over these motors. What about us?
I believe that motor has killed some people out there and it may not be known as it did things without warning that could put you in dangerous situations. Between the on-board brain and the high-pressure pump this motor could do the unbelievable.
I nearly got killed in my 03 F-550. Doing 70 mph in rush hour A.M. the truck locked up like it was the brakes and the rear-end at the same time. Tire smoke filled the highway. Out of control I found myself on the side of the highway and it was still running. Down all the time and thousands later I sold it for near nothing. Bought with 17k miles and dumped it with 110k. Lost my ass and ford played dumb always. Nightmare from hell.