http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/16/f...boost-defects/

Three Ford owners from Ohio have filed a lawsuit against the automaker over defects that they allege exist within the company's twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine. Automotive News reports that the lawsuit claims the engine "contained serious latent design, manufacturing, or assembly defects." Those defects, the suit claims, cause the vehicle to shake, misfire and lose power quickly.

Two of the plaintiffs, a married couple, own a 2010 Ford Taurus SHO, and allege they experienced a loss of power and stalling, while the third, an F-150 owner, claims he lost power while accelerating. In addition to the Taurus SHO and F-150, the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine is also available in the Ford Flex, Explorer Sport and Lincoln MKT and MKS. Other three- and four-cylinder EcoBoost engines are not included in the suit. There have been no recalls associated with 3.5-liter V6 engine, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently not investigating the matter.

The plaintiffs, however, claim Ford has known about the problem, citing several technical service bulletins issued to dealers of the F-150 that suggest possible fixes. Ford had no comment for Automotive News, saying that it's yet to review the lawsuit, which was filed last Friday in Columbus, OH.

 

Is it news when only 3 owners file suit?!

 

Maybe someone stuck a banana in the tail pipe.

 

don't ohians like it like that?? ^

 

I don't understand how law suits like this even get started. Just bring the car in and get it repaired. Probably the same people that sue when they spill a hot coffee on themselves.

 

No, no it is not.

They say three owners, but it is actually only TWO cars involved in this? I see it going nowhere fast and can't even believe it made a blog.


Auto Companies get dozens of these a day I would expect. Why is this one news worthy?

 

They probably contacted the site.

 

Might be out of warranty. I have read of these problems on the F150 boards and its a known issue for some although I dont recall the fix. Ford needs to fix them even if they are out of warranty imo. A little common sense and courtesy go a long way when a customer has a problem like this.

 

I guess it would depend on what the problem is and when it happened.

If it is WELL out of warranty and a uncommon problem, I would disagree with you that Ford should fix it for free. They provide a warranty for a finite amount of time and mileage and simply cannot be held over the fire forever.