Faulty intake valves quickly became a thorn in the sides of select 2021 Ford Bronco owners following the launch of the sixth-generation SUV – at least, those equipped with the twin-turbocharged 2.7L V6 EcoBoost powerplant. With some owners experiencing engine failures as a result of this defective part, a number of them filed petitions with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeking action on the automaker’s part, which eventually led to a recall of those Bronco models, plus other Ford vehicles equipped with EcoBoost Nano engines. Now, a class action lawsuit has been filed over this same matter as well.
According to Car Complaints, the lawsuit – Barkus, et al., v. Ford Motor Company – was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by plaintiffs covering a wide array of 2.7L V6 EcoBoost and 3.0L V6 EcoBoost powered models – the 2021-2022 Ford Bronco, Ford F-150, Ford Edge, Ford Explorer, Lincoln Nautilus, and Lincoln Aviator. The plaintiffs own these vehicles and argue that Ford didn’t warn them about the valve issues before they purchased them, though neither has experienced any engine problems thus far.
The plaintiffs do note that they wouldn’t have purchased these vehicles, or perhaps wouldn’t have paid as much money for them if they knew about the potential engine problems beforehand, however. “Ford has yet to provide an adequate remedy, such as a replacement of their defective valves, or compensate consumers for the amount they overpaid for these defective vehicles,” the filing claims.
Ford issued a recall for this particular problem back in September 2024, instructing dealers to perform an engine cycle test and replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. That recall was sufficient enough to prompt the NHTSA to close its investigation into the matter this past November, which it opened in July 2022 after receiving 26 complaints from customers.
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Faulty supplier parts. Hemi engines went through this and Toyota 3.6 engine has had issues with certain supplier parts. Auto companies buy unfinished engine parts and machine them in their power train plants. The supplier have been using inferior metals and this needs to be addressed from the car companies. They need a inspector to verify they are using a high quality material and not cheap materials. I actually have worked with Toyota and Ford engineers.
I retired from ford with over 30 years. They have protocols in place to prevent defects. But if the issue will stop the line they won’t follow the protocol. That is how defects get out to the customer.
Ford already addressed this issue and I don’t see this lawsuit going anywhere. New engines don’t have this issue. The problem was a supplier and it only affected engines destined for the bronco’s, no other vehicles as far as I know. So those with anything other than a bronco most likely have nothing to worry about. And the ones with 2021 year broncos, they’ll probably be covered if something happens, this lawsuit doesn’t seem to have a leg to stand on in this case since not only was the supplier issue addressed, Ford has been covering the repairs/engine replacements.
Sue happy attorneys again. The plaintiffs have not even been harmed.
I had a 2020 Ford Explorer with a major engine failure. Ford replaced the motor and then the turbo went out 150 miles from home. Not happy!
Put the Coyote in it. Problem solved.