January 12, 2023
Ford violated California's lemon law by failing to buy back a 2013 Ford Fiesta from a customer whose vehicle needed six transmission repairs and three new clutches in roughly two years, a Los Angeles federal jury decided Thursday in the third verdict to come from hundreds of consolidated federal cases.
January 11, 2023
A man suing Ford Motor Co. over an allegedly defective transmission system in his Fiesta told a California federal jury Wednesday he was initially excited about the automobile because it was his first-ever new car purchase, but he soon became "scared" to drive it after experiencing persistent shaking and vibrating.
January 10, 2023
A former Ford Fiesta owner who replaced his clutch three times due to a "shudder" problem told a California federal jury on Tuesday during opening statements that Ford knew of significant problems with the model's transmission while Ford contended the owner got consistent use from the vehicle.
September 15, 2021
Ford Motor Co. and a group of 12 vehicle owners have reached a deal to resolve their suits alleging that the transmission systems in their vehicles were defective.
March 12, 2021
A consumer who says the Ford Motor Co. sold him a Fiesta with a faulty DPS6 "PowerShift" transmission might have a "tough row to hoe" in his argument that the claims were filed in a timely manner, a California federal judge said during a hearing Friday.
July 27, 2020
Ford Motor Co. is asking a California federal judge to throw out fraud claims from a buyer alleging the company misled him about how its DPS6 "PowerShift" works, saying the buyer's expectations about an "automatic" transmission don't match up with the common understanding of the word.
December 11, 2019
A former Ford engineer told a California federal jury Wednesday that the carmaker knew its PowerShift transmission had safety issues long before a Los Angeles couple leased a 2014 Ford Focus with shuddering and stalling problems.
December 10, 2019
Ford violated California's lemon law by refusing to buy back a Focus with transmission problems, a California jury heard during openings Tuesday, kicking off the latest trial in multidistrict litigation over its PowerShift transmission following the carmaker's $64,000 trial loss last month.
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.