November 14, 2019
Ford violated California's lemon law by declining to buy back a Ford Focus after numerous clutch repairs and transmission issues, a California federal jury ruled Thursday in the first verdict to come from nearly 1,000 consolidated federal cases over alleged defects in Focus and Fiesta PowerShift transmissions.
November 12, 2019
A Ford Motor Co. engineer testified in California federal court Tuesday that he hadn't seen evidence of "shudder" problems in Focus and Fiesta transmissions at high speeds, countering claims that a California man's Focus shuddered violently at high speeds even after numerous clutch repairs.
November 06, 2019
A Ford buyer testified Tuesday in the first of nearly 1,000 consolidated federal cases over alleged defects in Focus and Fiesta transmissions to go to trial, saying that after eight clutch repairs, his 2013 Focus still jerks, stalls and shudders so much he won't let his son ride in it.
November 05, 2019
A California jury heard openings Monday in the first of nearly 1,000 consolidated federal cases to go to trial over alleged defects in Focus and Fiesta transmission systems, with the owner saying Ford should have bought the car back after numerous clutch replacements while Ford asserted the car is safe.