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2.3L Ford EcoBoost Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Leaks

As Ford Authority reported yesterday, a new class action lawsuit – consolidated from three similar suits – was just filed in California that covers a variety of Ford EcoBoost powerplants that allegedly experience coolant intrusion issues, which can lead to engine failure – the the 1.5L EcoBoost, 1.6L EcoBoost, and 2.0L EcoBoost powerplants. Now, it’s been joined by another class action lawsuit that pertains to another engine from that same family – the 2.3L I-4 EcoBoost – with the same allegations and the same team of lawyers behind it.

This lawsuit – Nelson, et al., v. Ford Motor Company – was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by plaintiffs represented by Capstone Law APC, Kershaw Talley Barlow, PC, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Berger Montague PC, Newsom Law PLC, and Thrash Law Firm, according to Car Complaints. It covers a variety of models powered by the 2.3L EcoBoost, including the 2015-2024 Ford Mustang, 2019-2024 Ford Ranger, 2016-2024 Ford Explorer, 2021-2024 Ford Bronco, 2015-2020 Lincoln MKC, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair.

In those vehicles, the lawsuit alleges that owners are experiencing coolant leaks in the cylinder head grooves that builds up on the seal and eventually leads to that fluid leaking into the cylinders. With enough coolant loss, the engines can overheat, leading to a potential fire or complete failure. The lawsuit claims that this issue stems from defective block, head, and seal designs, pointing specifically at grooves present in the head as a major source of the problem.

On top of that, some of the plaintiffs have reportedly experienced this problem even after having repairs completed by their dealer, and they’re calling for a more permanent fix as a result. “Ford’s insufficient Band-Aid repair measures, such as installing a low coolant sensor, calibration changes and/or the replacement of faulty EcoBoost engines in Class Vehicles with equally defective replacement engines leave Class Vehicles susceptible to repeated failure,” the lawsuit reads.

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.

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  1. Under Failure Farley, Ford Motor Company is now known for endless recalls and endless lawsuits.

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    1. i agree

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  2. Can’t they build any engines right? That’s what they get for contracting engine builds out to nowheresville Europe.

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  3. I had to replace my 2.0 litre eco boost in my 2017 Lincoln MKZ due to fluid leakage into 3rd cylinder. Cost me $8200.00. Beware of Ford Eco boost engines and do not buy a used 2017 Lincoln MkZ with a 2.0 litre engine.

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  4. Should’ve kept the V8’s in the mustangs n the explorers n the expedition n the rangers n the edges the V6

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  5. Fords German engineering helpers failing more and more often.

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  6. How to we join this Class Action Lawsuit!?

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  7. I just traded in my 2017 ford escape because they couldn’t remove rhe spark plug and they warned me it could break off into the cylinder. This prevented them from running a coolant intrusion test that they recommended because of a check engine light indicator. The error codes reported could be the result of the intrusion.

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  8. Been a loyal ford owner for over 20 years. The old fords were indestructible. Bought a 2007 f-150 4.6liter. At 110,000 miles blowed the spark plugs out. The aluminum heads only had 3or 4 threads holding the spark plugs in. Soft aluminum certainly was going to fail. People that changed their spark plugs had the same problem immediately after changing them because carbon buildup on the plugs destroyed the fragile threads when they took them out. Ford never had to do anything about it. Inexcusable. New heads 5000 dollars and they still have the same problem. I’m looking the truck over deciding if I should fix it and the frame is pitting with rust and is paper thin. Not safe. I live in a hot dry climate. Very poor quality engineered obviously to save money. It’s like they are engineered to only last 100,000 miles and then you’ll have to buy a new vehicle. I don’t understand how you can stay in business with such poor quality vehicles. I’ll probably going to be looking at a Toyota or maybe a Tesla for my next new car.

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