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Dozens of Ford customers in 14 states have filed a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. alleging its vehicles accelerate unintentionally and suddenly without any way to stop them.
The Ford acceleration class action lawsuit, filed Thursday in West Virginia federal court, takes aim at approximately 30 Ford models from 2002 to 2010 — including the Ford Mustang, Ford F-Series pickup trucks, Mercury Cougar, Lincoln Town Car and Ford Explorer — that contain an alleged design defect that allows the electronic throttle system in the cars to take control of the accelerator from the driver. Plaintiffs note that Ford installed a brake override system in cars manufactured after 2010, but did not install this safety measure in older Ford models.
Plaintiffs say Ford deliberately hid the issue from buyers and “could have and should have prevented dangers presented by these foreseeable incidents by including a [brake-override safety feature].” As a result, customers were not only put in danger but also bought and leased vehicles that aren’t worth as much as they paid, the class action lawsuit says.
The Ford class action lawsuit is reminiscent of those filed against Toyota after the Japanese automaker recalled millions of vehicles over reports of sudden, unintended acceleration. The cases were consolidated in 2010 and have slowly made their way through the court. In February, a federal judge preliminarily approved a $1 billion class action lawsuit settlement to compensate certain Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners and lessees affected by the vehicles’ defective electronic throttle control systems.
The Ford unintended acceleration claims are the latest blow for the company, which has battled several class action lawsuits over alleged engine defects. In January, six consumers filed a class action lawsuit claiming Ford knowingly sold certain 2005-2012 vehicles, including the Ford 150 and Lincoln Navigator, with engine defects that caused performance and safety issues. One month later, U.S. consumers who purchased or leased a model year 2003-2007 Ford vehicle equipped with a diesel engine received notices of a class action settlement resolving claims the engines are defective and plagued with problems.
Plaintiffs in the Ford Unintended Acceleration Class Action Lawsuit are seeking compensation from Ford for the loss of their vehicle value. The case is Belville v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 12-cv-06529, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (Huntington.)
The Ford brand vehicles listed in the class action lawsuit are:
2005-2007 Five Hundred
2005-2009 Crown Victoria
2005-2010 Econoline
2007-2010 Edge
2009-2010 Escape and 2005-2010 Escape hybrid
2005-2010 Expedition
2004-2010 Explorer and 2007-2010 Explorer Sport Trac
2004-2010 F-Series
2009-2010 Flex
2008-2010 Focus
2005-2007 Freestyle
2006-2010 Fusion
2005-2010 Mustang
2008-2010 Taurus
2008-2009 Taurus X
2002-2005 Thunderbird
2010 Transit Connect
Ford Lincoln vehicles:
2003-2006 LS
2006-2008 Mark LT
2009-2010 MKS
2010 MKT
2007-2010 MKX
2006-2010 MKZ
2005-2009 Town Car
2006-2010 Zephyr
Ford Mercury vehicles:
2002-2005 Cougar (XR7)
2005-2009 Grand Marquis
2009-2010 Mariner and 2005-2010 Mariner hybrid
2006-2010 Milan
2005-2007 Montego
2004-2010 Mountaineer
2008-2010 Sable
UPDATE 1: A new Ford unintended acceleration class action lawsuit has been filed. Plaintiffs from both cases want the class actions combined.
Update 2: A federal judge refused to dismiss the Ford class action lawsuit on March 31, 2014, but did trim several claims.
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102 thoughts onFord Unintended Acceleration Class Action Lawsuit
I have a 2005 Montego that lunges all the time. Please tell me how to add my name to the class action lawsuit.
I own a 2009 Ford F-150 and this truck has accelerated on its own on two different occasions while behind the vehicle. Has happened while in park also. Ford claims the trucks fail safe mode would have not allowed this to take place. It has been to the dealer at least 3 different times for the same problem and the latest news from the Office of General Counsel of Ford Motor Co. is that they are waiting for a evaluation from the field engineer. Last month the dealership called and requested that I drop off my truck for the field engineer to evaluate which I did. I just received a letter stating that Ford Field Service Engineer found no evidence of a manufacturing or design defect. Ford proposed no further action.
Please Help!!!!
Please notify me on how to get included in the lawsuit regarding the unintended acceleration problem. I have had three incidents, the last resulted in an accident. The Lincoln dealership here in Baton Rouge LA say there is nothing wrong with the car and refuse to fix it.
since 2009 I have had surging issues… it is usually when the weather is hot and one tries to put the a/c on. The dearler replaced the throttle body assembly and now the vehicle has NO A/C and here it is 2014 and what happens this past week… the car is surging again. I too want to join the class action. I’ve taken the car to Ford OVER 15 times just for this issue
I own a 1997 Ford Taurus station wagon. This unintended acceleration has happened quite a few times when using cruise control. I see in the lawsuit details that the model year starts at 2002. Can the lawsuit be modified to accept older model year Fords? I would hope the Federal judge who did not dismiss the lawsuit, would also not limit participation in the lawsuit just because of age of the vehicle. If the older model year Fords were included in the class action, there would be a lot less dangerous vehicles on the road now.
Add the 2006 Ford Focus to this list, please. Mine has unintended acceleration in reverse and I am poor and have no way to get another car. So scared of it. I am having it checked in a few days, and now put my car in neutral for a few minutes before I switch to reverse. I wish I could get rid of this car. I don’t ever want to put it in reverse again.
How do you sign up for this? My car, a 2005 Lincoln LS, has accelerated unexpectedly several times with my kids in the car!
Have 2005 Town Car…experienced the acceleration problem several times. Vehicle at the dealership (repaired body from collision). Awaiting response from mechanic on correcting the acceleration issue. Please notify me of how to join the lawsuit or get involved to get Ford to take responsibility. Been without a vehicle for three weeks, paid deductible for body work, claim against insurance, paid for towing the vehicle to dealership, ticket for rear ending another vehicle, and as of now the dealership says they have no idea and there is nothing wrong with the car.
2006 ford freestyle….contact me ASAP
Cual es el problema k hace amigo su freestyle yo tengo una 2007 salu2
we have an f150 2006 ford super cab and had a wreck a few weeks ago. when my wife went to stop at the stop sign by our home the truck accelerated with her foot on the brake and she could not stop completely and hit a car coming south. We would like to know how we can file for a class action lawsuit. Could you please get back with us soon.