Ford Settles Navistar Diesel Class Action Lawsuit

TTAC Staff
by TTAC Staff

Ford Motor Co. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims that the Navistar made Power Stroke diesels in its 2003-07 Super Duty pickups and E-series vans were defective. The 6 liter V8 diesel engines, now discontinued, had a variety of problems involving the fuel system, turbochargers and other components.

The settlement covers anyone who bought or leased a ’03-’07 Ford truck equipped with the 6 liter Power Stroke.

According to the settlement, any U.S. purchaser or lessee of a 2003-07 Ford vehicle equipped with the 6-liter Power Stroke diesel engine is covered if the vehicle’s exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler and EGR valve, oil cooler, fuel injectors, or turbocharger was repaired, replaced or adjusted prior to 135,000 miles or six years. Ford will reimburse deductibles paid under the trucks’ original five year / 100,000 mile drivetrain warranty, up to $200.

The settlement ends dozens of class-action lawsuits against the company. In some cases the defects were so bad that Ford had to replace entire engines as well as buying back hundreds of trucks.

Defects, high warranty costs, dissatisfied customers and litigation over the matter led to Ford ending their relationship with Navistar, opting to go with a new Ford designed 6.7-liter diesel V-8 built in a Mexican factory.

Because the legal matter is ongoing, Ford declined to comment. Navistar, which had earlier been dismissed from the litigation, also had no comment.

Ford said customers can visit www.dieselsettlement.com for more information. Those eligible have until Dec. 31 to download and submit claims.

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  • Mr Imperial Mr Imperial on Oct 25, 2013

    I never owned/drove a 6.0 Powerstoke, but if you do, Diesel Power magazine has given a lot of coverage to the guys at Bulletproof Diesel (http://www.bulletproofdiesel.com/) Just about all of the known issues (Oil cooler, FICM, EGR cooler, etc etc..) have been re-done by Bulletproof Diesel, and it looks like they make damn good stuff. I would go there if I owned a 6.0, go buy some stuff with the settlement money!

    • DenverMike DenverMike on Oct 25, 2013

      The settlement does not cover the FIC Module, but does cover the turbo and injectors. Nothing else. What Ford will reimburse covers the parts, but no mention of the labor. Some of these parts aren't covered for the one year past the original warranty. Bulletproofing corrects 6.0 problems, but it's crazy expensive. Over $10,000 and not legal in all states. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9K-JkvIMHw

  • Reino Reino on Oct 25, 2013

    Good news for my brothers out there with the 6.0. I have the 7.3, but I feel for them. So many unfortunate problems in an otherwise amazing vehicle.

  • Mandalorian Mandalorian on Oct 25, 2013

    Hopefully all of the suburban idiots who drive these giant trucks jacked up, tailgate, don't signal and blow black smoke everywhere will be stuck with defective engines, because they modified them.

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    • Golden2husky Golden2husky on Oct 26, 2013

      I recall a guy at Home Depot with stacks in the bed and he had his truck tuned to blow black diesel smoke. His truck looked pretty damn nice, but the black smoke made me think "what an uneducated selfish ahole redneck". About a month later I saw him again, blocked in by two cop cars. One had the tint reader on the glass, the other with a stack of tickets. Looked like they were nailing him for everything they could. I was happy to see it happen.

  • IronEagle IronEagle on Oct 26, 2013

    Yep hence a whole industry developed to swap in Cummins Turbo Diesels into Ford Super Duty pickups. Good going Ford. Just like the Contour SE I leased which blew two of the "Duratec" engines. Legendary Cummins FTW.

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