Ford settles ignition lawsuit
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Ford settles ignition lawsuit
This popped up when I logged into my PC this morning 8/14/01 it was on MSN sight.
Ford settles ignition lawsuit
Judge’s delay of class action could cost automaker $1 billion
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 — A proposed legal settlement that could cost Ford Motor Co. as much as $1 billion prompted a judge Monday to postpone a class-action trial on allegations that faulty ignition switches caused millions of cars and trucks to stall.
Ford settles ignition lawsuit
Judge’s delay of class action could cost automaker $1 billion
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 — A proposed legal settlement that could cost Ford Motor Co. as much as $1 billion prompted a judge Monday to postpone a class-action trial on allegations that faulty ignition switches caused millions of cars and trucks to stall.
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From: Redmond, WA
I am not trying to bash Ford here; I just wanted to relay a story of what happened to me. I may sound bitter but believe me, I was a lot bitterer five years ago and I just bought a new Ford truck.
My wife and I owned a 1995 Ford Windstar mini-van. It was a first year model. I didn't see the Windstar in the list of afflicted vehicles but I swear that we were experiencing similar symptoms. The van was intermittently dying after taking off from a stop. After spending a whole year troubleshooting with Ford, we were finally forced out of the van.
During the year of hell, our van spent nearly 50% of its time in a shop. Ford darn near replaced everything in it. But it kept on dying. It was one of those problems that is hard to reproduce in the service department. They had to take our word on it.
We carefully documented the whole thing: when the vehicle died, time spent in shop, how much money was spent on loaners, etc. We used multiple service departments, talked to the regional service rep, we contacted Ford Corp, and we looked into declaring our van a lemon. Unfortunately, we just barely passed the Lemon Law time limit. Ford ended up throwing their hands in the air and saying there was little else they could do for the van. Of course, none of this was in writing.
For fear of my family getting hurt while the van died in front of oncoming traffic, I was forced to get out of the van. The last Ford dealership that we were using for service tried to “help” us with a trade-in. I had to pay nearly $10K just to get out of the van! I would have had to pay that regardless of whether I took another Ford or not. But after a year of pain dealing with Ford we decided to get a Volvo station wagon instead. We love it, it has never had anything major wrong with it.
I swore that I wouldn't buy another Ford, with the exception of a truck because where else would I buy a truck. Well, I just traded in my '99 BMW 328i for a F150 Supercrew. I love the truck, but I am still leery of Ford's quality service.
My wife and I owned a 1995 Ford Windstar mini-van. It was a first year model. I didn't see the Windstar in the list of afflicted vehicles but I swear that we were experiencing similar symptoms. The van was intermittently dying after taking off from a stop. After spending a whole year troubleshooting with Ford, we were finally forced out of the van.
During the year of hell, our van spent nearly 50% of its time in a shop. Ford darn near replaced everything in it. But it kept on dying. It was one of those problems that is hard to reproduce in the service department. They had to take our word on it.
We carefully documented the whole thing: when the vehicle died, time spent in shop, how much money was spent on loaners, etc. We used multiple service departments, talked to the regional service rep, we contacted Ford Corp, and we looked into declaring our van a lemon. Unfortunately, we just barely passed the Lemon Law time limit. Ford ended up throwing their hands in the air and saying there was little else they could do for the van. Of course, none of this was in writing.
For fear of my family getting hurt while the van died in front of oncoming traffic, I was forced to get out of the van. The last Ford dealership that we were using for service tried to “help” us with a trade-in. I had to pay nearly $10K just to get out of the van! I would have had to pay that regardless of whether I took another Ford or not. But after a year of pain dealing with Ford we decided to get a Volvo station wagon instead. We love it, it has never had anything major wrong with it.
I swore that I wouldn't buy another Ford, with the exception of a truck because where else would I buy a truck. Well, I just traded in my '99 BMW 328i for a F150 Supercrew. I love the truck, but I am still leery of Ford's quality service.
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From: Novi and Kalamazoo, Michigan
I sorta have a similar story, instead it involved a Dodge Caravan. It was a late 80s model and the thing chewed through 7 transmissions. Since then, I have not owned a single Dodge and never will.