Ford Faces Class Action Lawsuit - Hybrid Engine Fires

[hj630]

I hope mine will last till my cybertruck arrives. I like my hybrid. I’m a general contractor and this suits me fine and can do all the hauling I need. Most of large material and equipment are delivered on site anyway

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[Numbers234]

Sell it keep your family safe, I believe Hyundai has a similar vehicle. If my family wants in any unsafe vehicle, I wouldn't work tomorrow and trade into something I felt they were safe in.

Actually Hyundai isn't willing to admit their vehicles have an oil consumption problem that they can't identify. You don't want a Hyundai. Google it if you don't believe me.

 

[Dad]

There is always a risk in a moving vehicle and the going down the road and having a collision part is a lot riskier than catching on fire in a Maverick going down the road.

My point is merely I feel as safe in my Maverick as I do my Toyota Corolla Cross going down the road and there is really nothing I've seen that changes my mind on that. I therefore don't expect Ford to replace my engine to make me feel safer based on what I've seen on the subject and will drive it wherever I need to.

Your first paragraph made my argument.

Nothing you've seen? Seriously? How about the recall? How about the stop selling edict? Would having your truck's engine block fail and catch fire change your mind?

This is not about my "feelings". This is about a recognized and documented safety hazard that could result in injury and/or death, not to mention destroying your vehicle. Ford needs to be held responsible for fixing it.

 

[Dad]

I believe 1 or 2, out of hundreds of thousands of vehicles. Funny how people won't concern themselves with things that are statistically likely to happen to them in their lives, like getting cancer or having heart issues. But dwell on things that are very unlikely to happen, like getting as tracked by a shark, or your truck catching on fire. Not you obviously, saying the people making it out to be a bigger deal that it is.

Ford admitted that an estimated 1,250 recalled vehicles suffer from engine manufacturing issues that can lead to “under hood fire, localized melting of components, or smoke.

Kind of a big deal to those people who experienced their Maverick catching on fire.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

Ford admitted that an estimated 1,250 recalled vehicles suffer from engine manufacturing issues that can lead to “under hood fire, localized melting of components, or smoke.

Kind of a big deal to those people who experienced their Maverick catching on fire.

It can happen to you, just like if you like in the United States, someone can shoot up the school your kid goes to. Or break into your house. There are a lot of bad things that can happen to you and me. That's life. Again, at least Ford is trying to address it.

 

[Dad]

It can happen to you, just like if you like in the United States, someone can shoot up the school your kid goes to. Or break into your house. There are a lot of bad things that can happen to you and me. That's life. Again, at least Ford is trying to address it.

Yeah, I get that. Of course, life itself has its risks, but many things can be addressed and minimized. I applaud Ford for at least recognizing the problem, but give them one star for their "fixes". I think the lawsuit will create a new round of "what the hell are we going to do about this?" memos

 

[Dad]

The law suit makes it sound like the fix requires tearing down the engine to find out if it's a problem or not. I doubt Ford is going to want to do that for 125k+ vehicles (remember that number is just the ones sold in the US, not Canada and south America) unless they are forced to.

They might if the lawsuit costs them more.

 

[Dad]

another "go fund me" for lawyers.

I am just as disgusted as you over attorneys who are dishonest and are ONLY in it for the money. However, there are many who are committed to helping people solve problems that are beyond their reach.
If you fell and injured yourself at a store that had a slick floor and the store offered no compensation, would you just shrug it off and not sue because 'attorneys are only in it for the money'? I think not and I think it to be unfair of you to lump people who do choose to sue as victims of a scam to make lawyers wealthy.

 

[fossil]

I am just as disgusted as you over attorneys who are dishonest and are ONLY in it for the money. However, there are many who are committed to helping people solve problems that are beyond their reach.
If you fell and injured yourself at a store that had a slick floor and the store offered no compensation, would you just shrug it off and not sue because 'attorneys are only in it for the money'? I think not and I think it to be unfair of you to lump people who do choose to sue as victims of a scam to make lawyers wealthy.

reality bites

 

[Tailender]

I am just as disgusted as you over attorneys who are dishonest and are ONLY in it for the money. However, there are many who are committed to helping people solve problems that are beyond their reach.
If you fell and injured yourself at a store that had a slick floor and the store offered no compensation, would you just shrug it off and not sue because 'attorneys are only in it for the money'? I think not and I think it to be unfair of you to lump people who do choose to sue as victims of a scam to make lawyers wealthy.

I don't think it's because the lawyers get rich, it's because the actual victims get almost nothing. An individual injury case is 1 on 1 with lawyer and client. With a class action, it gets split between a lot of people so the question is- do you want to be part of the case that makes the lawyers rich while you get pittance?

 

[Dad]

I don't think it's because the lawyers get rich, it's because the actual victims get almost nothing. An individual injury case is 1 on 1 with lawyer and client. With a class action, it gets split between a lot of people so the question is- do you want to be part of the case that makes the lawyers rich while you get pittance?

I understand your reasoning, and you're probably right about the lack of compensation for those people who suffered losses due to the fire. Since I have not yet experienced a fire (at least in this vehicle), I'm more interested in forcing Ford to responsibly fix the problem.

 

[Tailender]

The people who had a fire should have a case by themselves, not in a class action. I agree Ford needs to do something to rectify the issue. Sooner than later. And what do you mean you didn't have a fire "at least in this vehicle"? You had another vehicle burn up? That's a bummer!

 

[Dad]

The people who had a fire should have a case by themselves, not in a class action. I agree Ford needs to do something to rectify the issue. Sooner than later. And what do you mean you didn't have a fire "at least in this vehicle"? You had another vehicle burn up? That's a bummer!

Unless I'm mistaken I believe the class action suit is just for those who had the fire.
I had a 2018 Chevy Colorado 100 Year Edition that I purchased May of 2020. While parked in my driveway it caught fire overnight, (inspectors said it was the battery), exploded, and subsequently caught my house on fire. All safe, but over $300.000 damage to home. Took 18 months to repair the house so we could move back in. Needless to say, I'm a bit skittish about trucks catching fire.

 

[MDR]

There is a fix . . . run a test and replace those engines that fail. An extended warranty will not give me peace of mind while driving with my kid in the back seat.

Agree with you we traded ours for a 24 because we really do love the maverick but we're not going to ride around with our grandson and even take a remote chance

 

[srfdude44]

I thought about a test, too. But what test would that be? Engine oil analysis? There are a lot of variables to confound such a test. What else can be tested? Could they open up the engine and look at the suspect parts?

There are NOT a lot of variables that would confound an oil analysis, at least as far as determining if there is an internal problem. Have you ever had an analysis done?

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