Ford Mustang, Expedition, Explorer Corrosion Peeling Paint Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: Drivers of Ford Mustangs, Expeditions and Explorers have been denied class action certification in their lawsuit against Ford.
- Why: A judge ruled that the plaintiffs do not have standing to represent all the drivers they sought to represent.
- Where: The decision was made in a Florida federal court.
A lawsuit claiming that drivers’ Ford Mustang, Ford Expedition and Ford Explorer vehicles have aluminum panels that corrode and rust has been denied class action certification.
Florida federal Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II recently denied the plaintiffs’ request for class action certification for four different Classes of consumers, Car Complaints reports.
This is just one of a number of Ford corrosion and peeling paint class action lawsuits going through the courts right now.
The plaintiffs in this case had alleged that all 2013-2018 Ford Mustang, Ford Expedition and Ford Explorer vehicles are made with hoods and other panels that corrode.
This causes the paint on the hoods to bubble, flake, peel and blister, and the lawsuit states that the paint warranty is a “sham” because rust and corrosion aren’t covered.
Plaintiffs Don’t Have Standing, Judge Rules
However, Judge Ruiz II reportedly ruled that the plaintiffs could only assert claims under the state law that their own, personal, claim arose from.
He said the plaintiffs looking to represent a nationwide Class of Ford drivers did not have standing to bring claims on behalf of others who owned makes and models of cars that none of the plaintiffs themselves had owned or leased.
Ruiz II ruled that the seven named plaintiffs cannot, therefore, represent Expedition owners, purchasers of Ford vehicles later than model year 2016, or plaintiffs outside the states of California, Florida, New York, Indiana and Illinois.
Ruiz II also took issue with the Class definitions, saying, if certified, the Ford paint peeling class action lawsuit would include about 800,000 owners, but the vast majority never had any corrosion or paint problems with their Ford vehicles.
He added that while the plaintiffs tried to prove all the vehicles share a common design defect, there are huge differences not only in models and model years, but also in manufacturing techniques within various production runs of the same model and model years.
He reportedly said it is “nonsensical” for the plaintiffs to ask the court to ignore these differences.
Ford Faces Multiple Peeling Paint Lawsuits
Meanwhile, in 2019, Ford was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging Ford F-150 vehicles possess defects in their paint and/or paint primer and in the aluminum body panels that can cause the vehicles to corrode prematurely.
In that case, the plaintiff alleged that Ford knew or should have known about the defect but did not try to provide a remedy, citing numerous consumer complaints about the issue.
Also in 2019, another Ford Explorer owner filed a class action lawsuit against the vehicle maker over claims that its hoods are defective in a way that causes them to corrode prematurely.
The lawsuit says that Ford has made Explorers since 1991, and in 2000, began making the hoods with aluminum as opposed to steel.
Allegedly, by 2011, Ford advertised that the vehicles were sturdy but lighter than before, because of these frames. However, this material switch allegedly resulted in the vehicles being much less durable, because the aluminum hoods quickly corrode.
Do you have a Ford with corrosion or peeling paint issues? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiffs are represented by Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, Gordon & Doner, and Robbins Geller.
The Ford Paint Peeling Class Action Lawsuit is Simmons, et al., v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. N/A, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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30 thoughts onFord Paint Peeling Lawsuit Denied Class Action Certification
I have a 2014 F-150 XLT & the paint on the passengers back door is peeling along with the bed. $1,000 to repaint and I’m having to pay it myself. I’ve owned nothing but Fords and this is the first for me. My ’06 Explorer did have some paint issues but not this bad. The clearcoat is completely gone. I think I’ll look into suing Ford some assistance on this paint job. Sad. Just sad!
I have a blue 2017 Ford Escape Titanium, that the paint has pealed all around the windshield and rear quarter panels, I’m very frustrated at the Ford company for not offering a solution to so many customers that are having the same issues.
Our 2017 Ford F-150 has paint peeling off the roof in sheets
I bought a new Ford F150 in 2014. It was silver. Within 2 years, we had bubbling and rust in the back quarter panel. I got Ford to cover 1/2 of the cost to fix. Within the next year, the other side was bubbling and rusted. Again, they paid for 1/2. At the 4 year mark I started getting ruse between the doors. Ford then refused to talk to me and once the 5 year warranty was expired, they told me they would no longer help. I would like to recoup the money we paid out and get the rest of the truck taken care of. Its now a rusted mess.
I have a blue 2017 F-150 with 57k miles that the paint is peeling in spots all over the veh. The roof did this prior to 3yr/36k miles and ford painted the roof. Since then several areas of the truck paint has started peeling
I have a ’15 Ford Expedition Limited & the paint on the front of the hood & tailgate is bubbling/peeling/corroded. This started happening at 30k miles. Ford wanted me to pay $1500 & then they would replace the hood & tailgate. No way! It’s their manufacturing defect & their body warranty is crap. I live in S. GA. The vehicle is still in corrosion status & I now have 95,000 miles on it. This is Ford’s problem & this is an expensive vehicle. Not good!!
I have a 2014 ford escape. Over the last 3 years my paint has almost completely lifted and peeled off the entire top. Also there are spots beginning on the hood and doors. My car has 64000. miles on it and has never been wrecked.
I have a 2019 Ford Raptor. Oxford White. On the tracks of the roof you can see the primer in spots where paint is missing.