Six plaintiffs have filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Ford over an alleged life-threatening defect that puts thousands of vehicles at risk of spontaneously catching fire. The lawsuit, brought to the courts by Hagens Berman, relates to a June 2023 recall issued by Ford, stating that 120,000 of its hybrid vehicles were shipped with a defective block or oil pan. This could lead to oil and/or fuel vapor reaching an ignition source, resulting in a fire.
Ford recalled 86,656 units of the 2020-2022 Escape, 35,501 units of the 2022-2023 Maverick, and 3,165 Corsairs made between 2021-2023. All these vehicles are equipped with the 2.5-liter Duratec Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine.
The main allegation in the lawsuit is that Ford’s recall solution was inadequate and that it failed to “address the issue and caused additional performance issues in affected vehicles.”
