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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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22 thoughts onFord Paint Peeling Lawsuit Denied Class Action Certification
I have a 2013 Ford Expedition. Paint bubbling and peeling front of hood and bottom of tailgate. Not rusted, it just looks like the paint did not “stick” to the metal in these particular areas.
I have a 2017 Ford Escape in Titanium Blue. Paint peeling on Pillar A. Ford will not cover it. I was quoted $710 to repaint. This is SO wrong.
Have a 2017 Ford F150 with chipped and peeling paint on hood, top of truck and tailgate. Had to pay $750 out of my pocket to have the top portion of hood painted. Paid for extended 100K mile warranty but somehow paint isn’t covered. Every year I find a new spot chipping and loosing paint
I have issues with paint peeling on my 2018 Ford Focus. I’ll check for corrosion too.
Have a 2017 Ford Escape with blistering and peeling paint around sides of front windshield.,
Have 2017 blue Ford Escape that’s had paint peeling over the last year around the windshield. Most of paint is gone. Not even paid for yet. Sinful that Ford takes no responsibility!!
Have a 20107 Ford Escape with blistering and peeling paint around sides of front windshield.
2016 ford mustang and have paint blisters on my hood
2013 ford explorer. Have had the issue since 2017. It’s ridiculous that they stand by their product.
I have a 2017 with paint peeling in sheets around the pillars of my windshield.
I have a 2017 Ford Explorer that has corrosion in the front! This vehicle is too new to have that!