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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 $200 for four deductible payments.
Claim Forms will not be available until after the settlement is approved and becomes effective.
Keep checking Top Class Actions for claims filing updates by signing up for our free weekly e-newsletter below. You can also monitor the progress of the Ford PowerStroke Diesel Engine Class Action Settlement at www.DieselSettlement.com.
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241 thoughts onFord Diesel Engine Class Action Settlement
2003 f350 4 door nice truck but ! engine is a joke ** 9000$ repairs and no trade vall the dealers dont want it
ford should be a shame of making a mickey mouse engine . do they have tests on those engines before selling them to the public
henry ford must turning in his grave right now wanting to kill ford s engineers
some dignity at lease admit that the6.0 is bad engine
I should never bought the f550 2003 I was so happy with my GMC S 28k lesson
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I own a f550 super dully. so far I spent over 20k in repairs and still the truck runs like a sh….t
twice pulling a trailer full if 8 horses, the truck just died in the middle of lane of I 95 , felt like someone took the keys out of the ignition, ford repaired, the truck 12 days later, parts were coming from Canada . if those parts were coming on a mule they would take less than 12 days in the mean time I paid board on 8 horses for 12
i own a 08ford 550 bought new have had problems with it since 5000 miles . 4 radiators and a motor before 22000 miles after that it has been in a shop somewhere constantly all sensors rocker arms 2 sets of turbos and now it is down .shut down in roadway and wont crank .always something wrong ford will not do anything with it ..it has 88000 miles biggest piece of junk i ever bought ..i have always been a ford person .not anymore dont recommend for anybody else to buy one .stick a fork in me i am done .
I had 3 turbo’s and im the 4th one now.and had nothing but probelms with the dealership who is now closed,now what do u do.
I have an 03 excursion 112k head gasket egr cooler and 2 injectors failed. just sitting now. lawsuit should include older vehicles with relatively low mileage. ford said this was a 300k engine. $60k truck that NEVER made a vacation trip without something failing. I would think the lawfirm and gov could come up with a more reasonable solution for the OWNERS! I don’t even qualify for this lawsuit, quality job one?
This so called settlement is nothing but BS…
WHAT ABOUT RESALE VALUE…
Look up your truch on KBB and compare yours with other brands with same specks. My 2006 with the 6L engine is 6 to 8 thousand less in value than the others. I will get $750 for one turbo that I just replaced..
BIG DEAL…. Check out the value of your truck and then tell me if this is a good settlement..
who its passing for the labor ??? this seems vague at best !! I purchased my F350 New and have to date only 78k miles on it and during my “warranty” ?? LOL I complained about hard starting when cold the service department said this was normal ?? the problem got worse and worse so I complained AGAIN and now they said I was over the 5 yeats by approx 5 months so tough luck ?? I called the factory and got no love either at this time the truck had only approx 50k
miles?? great quality LOL under warranty I lost one turbo and two intercoolers and many other problems , the truvk has been used very little since the failures since due to medical problems I have no money to repair estimated at 6.5 thousand to 11thousand assuming no other problems arise during year down ?? I cannot even sell or trade it without severe loss . FORD HAS NO CONSCIOUS OR INTERGRITY/HONOR this law suit will not even come close to reimbursing me for loss of use and actual repair costs.
I own two 2006 F350 I own a moving service and purchased my trucks to upgrade and dependability but instead I’ve been left stranded a number times costing me to arrive late to my appointments costing thousands of dollars not counting I’ve had my trucks in the shop over and over it’s always EGR,EGR COOLER,TURBOCHARGER ,AND REPLACE INJECTORS twice one truck three times the other got receipts for over 20,000.00. REMEMBER I BOUGHT THESE TRUCKS FOR DEPENDABILITY
2004 F250 was in shop off and on for power surges on drop in power cost after warrenty ran out was 700 dollars plus all the 100 dollar deductables still didn’t fix the problem
Since I bought 2006 Ford f-250 Harley Davidson 4WD back in 2007, I have gone through 4 sets of batteries,3 sets of tires and over $300 in tow fees. my truck was in the Ford shop 6/6/12, 7/31/12, 9/20/12( on this time I got my truck back 6 days later only got 1/4 mile down the road and it blew white smoke out and wouldn’t go over 10 mph, so I drove it back for another three days0 and 10/29/12. Almost $7000 in repairs and over $400 in car rental fees! It has ruined planned trips with my kids as well impact my ability to run my painting business.