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Pacheco v. Ford Motor Company

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Case Number:

2:22-cv-11927

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Stephen J. Murphy, III

Firms

Companies

Ford Motor Co.

Sectors & Industries:

Consumer Goods
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August 08, 2025
Ford Can Arbitrate Some Claims In Hybrid Engine Fire Suit

A Michigan federal judge has sent to arbitration six plaintiffs in a proposed class action alleging Ford Motor Co. sold hybrid vehicles with engine defects that could lead to fires, finding the automaker did not waive its right to arbitration by participating in earlier stages of the litigation.
June 18, 2025
Ford Waived Arbitration In Fire Defect Suit, Drivers Say

Drivers who accused Ford of selling hybrids with defective engines prone to stalling or spontaneously catching fire have urged a Michigan federal judge to reject the automaker's bid to force some plaintiffs to take their claims to arbitration, contending that the company missed out on its chance to do so by challenging the merits of the case years ago.
April 07, 2025
Drivers Defend Class Action Over Ford Engine Fire Defect

Ford shouldn't be allowed to evade claims that it sold hybrid electric vehicles with defective engines that could spontaneously stall and catch fire, drivers told a Michigan federal judge, saying the automaker's solutions require them to continue driving "dangerous vehicles" that could undergo "a spontaneous catastrophic engine failure"
February 28, 2025
Ford Insists Recalls Thwart Engine Fire Defect Class Action

Ford Motor Co. asked a Michigan federal judge on Friday to snuff an amended proposed class action alleging it sold hybrid electric vehicles with defective engines that could spontaneously stall and catch fire, reiterating that two voluntary recalls of affected vehicles voids the drivers' claims.
March 23, 2023
Recall Moots Ford Fire Defect Class Action, Mich. Judge Says

A Michigan federal judge has tossed a class action alleging that Ford Motor Co. sold defective car models prone to catching on fire, saying the class claims are moot because Ford issued a voluntary recall on the affected vehicles.