I got tge denial letter today for reimbursement. Absolutely not, I am still making my monthly payments on time every month. And this is just the latest example of EcoBoost engines going up in smoke. So Im stuck. It never went away completely I have a 2011 Ford Fusion , purchased from Car Max in 2012. I purchased a 2014 Ford Focus Titanium brand new and want to be added to the arbitration. We were too afraid to drive the car. Had extended warranty and when I picked it they refuse to give me papers and claimed they will email me. I have had Hard shifts and Multiple denials that a problem exists from dealerships. March 2017 I found out about carbon monoxide poisoning in those suvs. Why would someone punish themselves knowing the Taurus has issues with the transmission you ask? I have a 2014 focus and have had it at the dealer for warranty work on the transmission and it still has the problem how do I get info to see if Im in this group also thanks, I have a 2014 Ford Focus with a jerky trans. 2012 Fusion SEL V6. I sent Ford a letter. The 1st transmission was supposed to be under a full warranty I purchased when I bought the car but they claimed I didnt tell them in time and the transmission was put it. I have 2013 Ford Focus.and the car keeps slipping. Attorneys suspect that similar claims can be made on behalf of drivers of other Ford models, including those mentioned above. Three weeks ago, the car would not move when I put in reverse! Ive been having problems since the last replacement and now my engine light is on. I have a 2012 Ford Focus. The Fusion is paid off, but now Im trying to decide whether its worth repairing my Fusion or simply trading it in as is & purchasing/leasing another car. I lost $12,000 on the trade in and ended up with a payment in the long run. Ford extended the warranty to 100,000 miles due to the issue. They looked into the issue and found that the engine coolant level was low, they removed the spark plugs, and found the coolant leaking into the engine cylinders 1 & 3 (very damaged), and needs a short block replacement. Fingers crossed! I actually signed up with an independent attorney. Was told my car was fine. $77M Ford Class Action Settlement Approval Requested, A settlement in the case was made in October 2017, Abbott baby formula recall lawsuit investigation, American Tuna false advertising class action lawsuit investigation, Essential: Remember your cookie permission setting, Essential: Gather information you input into a contact forms, newsletter and other forms across all pages, Essential: Keep track of what you input in a shopping cart, Essential: Authenticate that you are logged into your user account, Essential: Remember language version you selected, Functionality: Remember social media settings, Functionality: Remember selected region and country, Analytics: Keep track of your visited pages and interaction taken, Analytics: Keep track about your location and region based on your IP number, Analytics: Keep track of the time spent on each page, Analytics: Increase the data quality of the statistics functions, Advertising: Tailor information and advertising to your interests based on e.g. Same issue here 2014 Escape with 56,000 miles. The car is unsafe to drive and I basically leave it sitting in my driveway. Spoke with the Ford Corp several times and was told theyd call the dealership and have they gotten no where. expected to be mailed out. I had a 2014 ford fusion. Car has always been serviced years ford and they never advised anything was wrong with my transmission. So I missed that(cuz they told me there wasnt anything they could do). I couldnt take it the instability and decided to trade it in. My vehicle has 164k miles on it. I bought it new in 2017. Im curious if this lawsuit includes 2014 ford fusion as I have felt the transmission slip jerk car while on highway speeds . Reading about this class action I cant believe they want us to have a problem 3 or more times to get some type of relief. I have a 2016 Ford Escape ecoboost. The local Ford dealer put in new hoses and never checked the transmission. A week after bringing it home the transmission started slipping again. Had been taken in before the clutch kit recall and they did nothing. Have all the case been settled. Idk when Ill ever be able to get another new car. 2017 Ford escape transmission failure at 90 k miles Ford refused to fix, 2012 ford f150. Sounds like it will be another $1500.00 to $2500.00. 80,000 miles . Im glad this suit is over and from what I was told at the beginning of this suit I should at least get the full amount. Go figure as soon as the last payment is made it blows the motor a month or so later. I had a flat on the interstate that i changed and then the power steering went out and i had to have it towed. I waited a bit and tried to start the escape. I have a 2012 Ford Fiesta SE for about 9 months now. A proposed class action currently proceeding on behalf of certain Ford F-150 drivers alleges the transmission issue creates "an unreasonable risk of serious bodily harm and death" and has decreased the value of the vehicles. Ford EcoBoost Problems Lead To Class Action Lawsuit. According to the complaint, forceful application of the vehicle's brakes may not be effective should an open throttle event occur. That the are aware its a problem the see in the ford escapes. I have a 2012 Ford Focus that I purchased brand new in 2012. I paid for the replacement and all charges to replace the I had a Ford before ad it lasted over 300,000 miles. Then it started having issues on the highway, trying to speed up it would go sometimes as high as 4.5 or 5 before shifting. I sent it to the shop and my warranty company put in a new transmission. It has been to the dealership 7 times for hardware replacement and software programming. How do I determine if I can be part of the lawsuit and what are the current monetary remedies?? I took it 3 separate times to the dealer and was told that there was nothing wrong with it. This time it was under their warranty and they repaired it and only spent $2k. And the service desk employee even went as far as to tell me that Im just another teenager that doesnt know how to drive properly When I drive home at night I can tell when my car feels like it is loosing power because of the lights they go off an on. If the judge approves this round of settlement motions, it would put to rest all claims that the Class Members have had for the defective Powershift transmissions in the 2011 to 2016 Ford Fiesta and 2012 to 2016 Ford Focus models. I have a 2016 Ford Fiesta and my car jerks and skids by itself. Thank you!!! I have a 2014 Ford Focus I bought used. Fortunately I did manage to get the car traded. My 2012 Ford Focus has been in minimum of 3 times for transmission problems. 2013 Ford Focus, brand new first brand new car ever purchased.. The Ford Kuga is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Ford since 2008 mainly for the European market, and now in its third generation. I have the exact same issue with my 2014 Ford escape. I dont have $6,144 for a transmission and now I dont have a car either. Ford wants 6000 to replace the transmission but I definitely dont have it. !How long will it take to get a share.. Still have a lien holder, I have a ford fusion 2008. this car model/make was prototype they tell me for its transmission. You can literally look about the value of your life by determining the Kelly Blue Book value minus the repair cost. The court dismissed some claims from the proposed Ford class action lawsuit before granting certification, including claims of negligent manufacturing and failure to warn. My engine light came on while driving with a loss in excelling power (25 MPH max). I almost got rear ended it shifted into low gear in mid drive slowing down even more. Then transmission failed. 2 problems. Low miles from Ford dealership. Now we are stuck with a car we cant drive and have monthly payments of 377 dollars. Transmission started acting funny. A class action, also known as a class proceeding, is a lawsuit which provides a method for a large group of people with common claims to join together to advance one larger claim. I feel it should last a lot longer than 48,000 miles. I am not taking the debt of this major repair with it. The lawsuit was filed in 1978 by attorneys for the plaintiff involving the Ford Pinto automobile's safety design. But there are zero error codes. Then a jerk. My car is paid for thank goodness, but it was a gift and the newest car Id ever had. It is clear from other posts, this problem is all to common. Lately, when I brake, it revs up like I am giving it gas unless I slam on the pedal or it fails to engage and I have to slam the pedal down. Im told them I cant afford to rent a car and certainly shouldnt have too. I have been turned away 2017 Ford Truck have been turned away from obtaining a transmission repair, among other stipulations. It has all the issue described in these emails. Not only did the transmission issue occurred, but I lost the stero completely in 6 months the cruise control failed,I had to take it in for the fuel tank and the door latches.. After reading the horror stories and the need to have the transmission repaired again I decided it was time to get rid of it. I bought my son a 2012 ford festiva for $4700. At first, it was a great car. I didnt bother into getting fixed since they will probably replace the transmission with another faulty one. I bought a newer Expedition so that I would have to deal with this and now I am sitting with a $45,000 car that I cant drive because its un safe. I have a 2012 Ford Fusion whose transmission was replaced under warranty at just under 36k miles it basically exploded internally. 2013 Ford Escape, transmission is JUNK! A few months later and I was going down the road at 45 mph and the transmission went out again and jolted the car to stop so hard I almost hit my head on the steering wheel, again had it taken into ford to be fixed.I told them I wanted a new transmission and they said it wasnt needed.well my warranty just ran out this year so I cant afford to have it taken in again.the car shutters when accelerating, misses gears (feels like) and is delayed when taking off from a stop. She thought in that moment the car was going to break down. It just went in again to get clutch replaced. I am a single mom with a daughter with medical needs and my son that works to help out. I have a 2012 Ford Focus, had the TCM replaced once. I have no idea washy to do or where to turn. On 5/22/2021 I experienced an incident where the car suddenly accelerated on its own, fortunately it stopped when I applied the break and I did not incur any damages to myself, mine or other vehicles. I have a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium I replaced the transmission 3 months ago and now the engine blew 2 days ago. I did not receive notice of this. 1-888-327-4236. Just dead one morning. Motor mount cracked & collapsed, & bottom torch restrictor weak & cracking. My current Taurus has transmissions issues, especially after and sometimes during the use of the Air Conditioner. But if the clutch isnt any good(probably from the transmission control module being bad) its going to keep doing the same thing & cost $2,500 or more. to tell me that the antifreeze had leaked into the engine and I need a new engine at a cost of $9,000. drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. I have a 2015 Ford Fiesta that I have brought into the dealership many times with transmission problems and they always turned me away after making some adjustment and telling me it meets Ford specs so they wont fix the problem. on the dash either. The mechanic said no grease was put into the rear end. I have a 2015 Ford focus and live in north carolina. I need to get out of this car it is breaking the bank. I too have had a 2016 ford fiesta & white ford fiestai remember my car would overheating & I had to take it to get fix also there was a time when it would just cut off like whyplease dont hesitate to reach out to mereally luv my cars. I received a class action notice. They said it was fixed and a week later it was back in the shop with the same problem. I bought the car used, from a ford dealer. Had to have it towed. All Rights Reserved. 120000 when transmission was put in. So I talked to Ford. Im so fustraited.help! We had a 2010 ford escape that had faulty throttle body chiffon b problem threat we paid 398. I have a 2011 Ford Fiesta and a 2015 Ford Focus. Thankfully it was a night and not to busy I had it towed to the Ford dealership and the quote to fix it was 7K !!! on how to properly . Loss of power Would we be able to get some information on this suit as we were pretty much told we were on our own. Weve used the best/most expensive gas. I had to put 2 transmissions in it. Its been sitting parked in my driveway for almost a year now. . Had to replace the transmission, which was an costly fix. My vehicle is still at the dealership as they wont help amd said its $6400 before taxes to replace the transmission. I had it towed to a mechanics, and they confirmed. They never found anything wrong, always said they couldnt replicate. We have been told by our ford dealer that this normal, well I believe this not normal. The defendant denies the allegations Settlement Pool N/A Settlement Website Other work had to ve done to fix things like the hill assist also shot. Transmission sometimes acted erratic and had a clunk if you stop park then engage the gas pedal. Your email address will not be published. they extended my warranty for upto 100,00 or until June whichever comes first. & they want to charge me like $240 just to look at it. The timing chain broke after we paid it off. My Dad took really good care of it. The stuff I face now is the car is miss firing so i am replacing the spark plugs but first talked to Mike at Ford about it an he told me to just change it out sense it is easy to do. I feel Ford Motor Company should compensate me for this known engineering problem. I purchased a 2014 Ford Focus in 2016. Have a 2013 ford focus always been serviced by the dealer and we are the second owner, bought the car last year from my aunts estate who passed, now the transmission feels like its slipping and it jerks under 5mph going up thr driveway. I had a fully paid off 2014 Ford Escape titanium and was told transmission was going out. It will not go into drive, and when it finally does, it lurches forward. There is also a noise that comes from somewhere under the steering wheel that the dealership could not fix. any class action suits for this vehicles? This vehicle should have been included in the recalls and the law suit.I have filed a complaint with BBB and a safety complaint as well. The shuddering continued with every single pull out from a stop of any sort. We are already having internal problems. If your car is one of the affected models, consider filing a lawsuit. This is the most unprofessional bunch I have ever encountered. The original Ford class action lawsuit was filed by Omar Vargas in September 2012, who claimed that the transmission in the Ford vehicles caused them to slip, buck, jerk, and suddenly accelerate. I was told by my Huntington Beach Service Dept that due to the to the large amount of recall customers that I should wait for another letter as to when the parts would be available. Id be looking at getting my car back in 3-6 months whereas my garage says they can get it done 3-4 weeks. Its sad that so many others are experiencing this too. The car stopped on the freeway and almost caused a huge accident. I am outdone that this car has been well taken of but fails to work. Is there any redress? The Ford mechanic diagnosed a transmission problem @93,000mi. It would say low coolant or that its overheating. they had 4 transmissions sent and each one was a lemon cost me 5k to replace. This has caused great inconvienence for me and those I have had to rely on for transportation. I have had nothing but issues. In 2018, my car kept stalling and just just stopping out of no where but it wouldnt do it all of the time. The dealership called me and told me that the car was sending out codes for misfires in engine cylinders 1 & 3. Thankfully no one was behind me, or my daughter would have had the blunt of it all. is there a class action lawsuit for this matter at hand? I was out of over $600 in February paying for rental car and now $350 so far for a rental car. The garage called a Ford dealer and its apparently a known problem. Can I get some help from this class action suit. Im so frustrated. Can she join this class action? Do I need a lawyer? I owned a 2012 Ford Fiesta. Apparently the 2014 model is known for transmission problems, with a magazine article I read saying that the issues tend to kick in between 70,000 and 80,000 miles. It leav.es a single woman in a dire situation with no transportation. I hope that this lawsuit is just not in California, but country wide. Scariest day of my life. didnt work. The repair cost (I have not heard the final number) can be more than $7000 It accuses Ford of selling cars with cracked heads, seals not sealing, and catastrophic engine failures. As I recall, it was taken to the dealer at least two or three times for various transmission related problems. My car broke down last summer (left us in a very dangerous situation as I could not back up could only drive forward but only about 4 miles an hour). The light came on service transmission soon. Has Ford contacted or responded to you? administrator or law firm. This time it would start or go anywhere. For years (starting from first year I owned the car) I have been bringing my Ford Fusion Titanium to Ford dealerships for shaking, vibrating and a strange behavior of the car jumping and stalling in certain instances. Ford knew these cars where damaged malfunctioning with a mechanical problem that cant be fixed . Im from Canada, we have a Class action for the above as well. I purchased a Ford Focus 2012 from a Ford Dealership in 2012 after 3 months I noticed that this car would kick, sputter,buck, would not accelerate when giving it gas.Since I worked on cars I knew something was wrong with this car.My car had 5 cluthes put in this car with less then 60,000 miles. Ive only had it for 7 months. I have a 2017 Ford explorer. i cant afford it, 2013 Ford Fusion trans went I got the run around at the in Ca until the mileage reach 100,00 told me they had to replace it 5000 I couldnt afford that I was offered a new car but still had to pay for the old 2013 along with the new 2016 by the way whos transmission went out also but replaced now to date the replacement has gone out 2021. I would like to be involved in any lawsuit. We have the 1.6 2013 ford escape EcoBoost. 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