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On June 5, Ford Motor Co. agreed to a $2.2 million spark plug defect class action settlement, resolving claims that their vehicles feature defective spark plugs that were difficult and expensive for consumers to replace. This Ford class action settlement will reimburse qualifying consumers a portion of what they paid to replace the defective car part.
This Ford spark plug defect class action settlement covers six separately filed Ford class action lawsuits that were consolidated into one Ford spark plug multidistrict litigation (MDL), which represents plaintiffs and Class Members in two dozen states across the nation. According to court records from the Ohio federal court where these spark plug defect class action lawsuits were consolidated, Ford will reimburse consumers who paid at least $37.50 to replace the allegedly defective spark plug a percentage of the replacement cost.
Additionally, Ford has agreed to reimburse a higher percentage for consumers who paid even higher out-of-pocket costs to replace the defective spark plug parts and will also spend $5.2 million to pay the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, according to the spark plug defect class action settlement.
Ford denies all liability in these spark plug defect class action lawsuits. However, they have decided to settle the spark plug defect claims against the automaker in order to avoid further court costs and the uncertainty of continued litigation. Ford’s decision to settle is advantageous to both plaintiffs and defendants, according to the Ford spark plug defect class action settlement documents, because “Settlement on a class basis also provides Class Members with prompt compensation for their damages. Continued litigation on the other hand, whether on an individual or class-wide basis, is fraught with uncertainty.”
The proposed Ford spark plug defect class action settlement will provide compensation to consumers who bought or leased 2004-2008 Ford mode cars within the United States that feature 5.4 liter three valve engines.
Despite Ford’s objections, the various Ford spark plug defect class action lawsuits were consolidated into the Ford spark plug MDL back in 2012 in Ohio federal court.
According to the plaintiffs of the Ford spark plug defect class action lawsuit and MDL, the spark plugs allegedly accumulated hydrocarbon residue that glues these parts to the car’s engine and break during a removal process. This spark plug defect leaves part of the spark plug attached to the engine’s cylinder head, adding time and extra costs to what should have been routine maintenance for a Ford vehicle.
Back in July 2014, U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson found that Ford knew about the alleged spark plug defect as far back as 1997, the same year these cars were first developed. Despite this knowledge, the spark plug defect was still presented when the vehicles were launched in 2004, according to the Ford spark plug defect class action lawsuits.
The plaintiffs are represented by co-lead class counsel Jeffrey S. Goldenberg of Goldenberg Schneider LPA and James C. Shah of Shepherd Finke lman Miller & Shah LLP.
The Ford Spark Plug Defect Class Action Lawsuits were consolidated in the Ford Spark Plug MDL known as In re: Ford Motor Co. Spark Plug and 3-Valve Engine Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:12-md-02316, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
UPDATE: Claim filing instructions for the Ford spark plug class action settlement are now available! Click here or visit www.FordSparkPlugSettlement.com for details.
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187 thoughts onFord Settles Spark Plug Defect Class Action Lawsuits for $2.2M
I had to replace all spark plugs twice in my Ford Taurus SES 2001. I spent well over $2,000 because of this problem. It caused many other issues. What shall we do to resolve this problem Ford??? File a new claim? Or talk to my attorney?
you are crazy. I have filled this out 3 x about our F 150 truck then you remove our comment.
The tool to replace the plugs cost $95.00 and the plugs cost $150.00. Plus 3 days labor on our 2005 Ford F 150 truck.
our 2005 F150 truck had the same problem with the spark plugs. The tool to remove the plugs cost $95.00 and the plugs cost $150.00. Three days of labor.
I have a 2005 Ford F150 truck that had to have the spark plugs replaced. Luckily , our son is a mechanic. We could not afford to take it to a shop. We are on a fixed income. The tool we had to buy to get the spark plugs out cost $ 95.00 and the plugs were $ 150.00. And he labored on it for 3 days.
Recently tried to get the spark plugs replaced in my 2002 Ford Taurus SEL. I was able to easily do the front 3 but the back 3 are behind the motor so it must be done in a shop ! The cost estimate I got was up to $160!! Ford Class Action needs to include ALL YEARS they are all hard to replace ,sadly I wont buy another Ford!!
Pretty much all fwd v engine cars are this way you remove the upper intake manifold to get them out it sounds like you shouldnt be working on a car to begin with.
They also need class action on 2005-2007 Ford Escapes. Just type Ford Escape misfire in your browser and see all the problems. I spent over $2,500.000 on wife’s 2005 Escape before got it running right, just hope it last. Again Ford had wrong type plug in 3.0 V-6 which causes the PCM to try and counteract all noise. This burn out the coils. So now to fix you have to change out ALL plugs (with new design) ALL COILS at same time or youll have to start process all over again. Ford needs to pay up for this another blunder.
I had to do this as well! Luckily I found replace that repaired my PCM for about $300, but then I had to replace all my spark plugs all over again when it went out.
Hi;
I am a 70% Disabled American Veteran, 91 years old in live near Tampa, fl. I recently had a problem with my 2001 Escape V6, 3.0 liter & 114000 miles on it. Never a problem, until last week about 2 miles from home it stalled out.
I got it home alright, but just left it, as I have another vehicle. I was told about PCM. What can you tell me. I have had no problems with the engine and serviced every 4000 miles. I checked with Ford and my VIN # was not on the recall.
I have a 1998 Ford F-150. The spark plug removal took much effort and time for me to deal with. it had to be sent to the repair shop.
So those of us who had to pay to get the damage repaired for earlier models are out of luck? I had to pay a crazy sum to get the stupid spark plugs out since I couldn’t do it myself and the automobile repair shop had to break the plug to get it out of my 2001 Ford F-150 truck with a 5.4 liter V8 engine.
How do we know we are in this class action suit? I filed a claim but have not heard from anyone.
I filed a claim back in 11/24/2015 have not heard anything yet from Ford . how soon are we going to hear something or get our money back.
same here…Im still waiting. Doesn anyone know the email address to ask ford?
Same here. I filed one year ago, 10/2015… Haven’t heard a peep from anybody.
I filed a claim as well, I have not heard one word from Ford.