By now, quite a few Ford EcoBoost owners are painfully aware of the defects present in certain vehicles powered by select examples of that particular engine family, which have been detailed in a variety of ways. One of the more common problems impacting the 1.5L EcoBoost, 1.6L EcoBoost, and 2.0L EcoBoost powerplants pertains to coolant intrusion, which is caused by an open deck cooling design that causes premature gasket failure and sometimes cracks between the cylinders. There is an updated block design available that rectifies this problem, but meanwhile, Ford continues to face a seemingly endless array of lawsuits over the matter.
The latest Ford EcoBoost class action lawsuit comes to us from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, where Miller, et al., v. Ford Motor Company has been filed, though it was consolidated from three prior lawsuits, according to Car Complaints. It pertains to 2013-2019 Ford Escape, 2013-2019 Ford Fusion, 2015-2018 Ford Edge, 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, and 2016-2019 Lincoln MKZ models equipped with the 1.5L, 1.6L, and 2.0L EcoBoost engines, specifically, citing coolant intrusion as its chief focus.
The lawsuit alleges that these engines overheat due to a lack of coolant, which can lead to cracks in the heads, engine failures, and fires, even with few miles on the clock. It claims that Ford knew about these issues before the vehicles were even sold, and that it hasn’t taken proper action to rectify them to date. “Ford has not satisfactorily or effectively addressed the source of the defect for those consumers, including for those whose vehicles remain in warranty,” the lawsuit reads. “Instead of replacing the engine block, Ford merely applies superficial stopgap, ‘Band-Aid’ remedies such as installing coolant level sensors.”
This is just one of several lawsuits that have been filed over coolant intrusion issues in the aforementioned Ford EcoBoost engines in recent months. That list also includes one filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, as well as another in the Ontario Court of Justice in Canada.
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So what became of all the lawsuits that were filed as far back as 2018? And why has nothing significant been done?
I guess I got lucky? Had a 2019 Fusion SE with the 1.5L…never once overheated, and got 165K out of it. Traded it in for a 2023 Escape with a 1.5L 3 cyl…doing just fine.
EcoBoost keeps me from buying any Ford product. I’ve seen way too many people have problems with them.
Hmmm. My 2020 Explorer has a 2.3l EcoBoost. No issues.
I had to replace the 2.0 litre eco boost in my 2017 Lincoln MKZ at a cost of $8200.00. Didn’t make 92,000 km or 55,000 miles. Fluid leak in 3rd cylinder..Do not buy a used 2017 Lincoln MKZ ..buyer beware of any Ford Eco boost engine
Never had a 2.0-liter fail, model years 2014, 2015, 2018. My one 1.6-liter model year 2017 never had an issue either. They are not bad engines when you look at the millions of them have been sold with no issues. Keep up on your service, oil changes at 5K, coolant change, every 30K, and check under the hood to check your oil and look at the coolant reservoir level. Basic stuff.
Joe It would appear to me that you may not have ever owned one long enough to experience the painful “upkeep” that is truly required to get any longevity out of these vehicles. Such as replacing the cheap plastic lines they call The Cooling System. I think we were running about $7500 after replacing them one by one. Had to replace a turbo at just over 100k miles. At about 110k the transmission failed and had to be rebuilt. The only blessing about this vehicle is that the engine did not suffer a catastophic failure, and the fact that my kids arent walking. Signed…Dissatisfied 2013 Escape Owner
My 2016 Ford Edge had to have engine replaced after 53,000 miles at a cost of $6,500 I am in the class action lawsuit filed in 2020 but have heard nothing
My 2017 Ford Edge has to have engine replaced at 72,000 miles this year and it cost my $7,000. How do I get information on the class action lawsuit?
From reading the comments above, it appears that some of you aren’t aware that Ford extended the warranty on these engines to 84 months/some mileage that I forget.
Why isn’t 2013-2019 Focus ST’s with the 2.0 ecoboost included with the warranty extension or the class action? Had a cracked head that cost me $3k and I did all the work. And this was right after my extended warranty, where I brought the car in for a coolant leak and even it was leaking by the heater core at the firewall and they told me at a Ford dealership they couldn’t find the leak and because of that head cracked or at least helped it go along…..
Owned a Focus Estate 1 ltr eco boost for 10 years covered 110000 miles . Serviced annually great fuel economy never missed a beat. Only replaced because of cost of wet belt replacement and cat.
Ford Coolant Intrusion warranty extension was only for the 1.5 liter for 2017 to 2019 Ford Escapes and Fusions, it is a 7 year 84,000 miles so most of the Ecoboost Family of engines is not covered.
Have a 2018 Escape and had the short block replaced at 45000 miles. The dealership caused an oil leak while replacing the short block and won’t take responsibility and Ford says there was no warranty. I would like to get in on the class action law suit. Can you please send me information as to how??
So how can I become part of the class action suite? My 2018 Escape- 2.0 had this exact problem. I had to put a new engine in the car.
2016 Ford Escape with 1.6 l eco boost . Transmission failed around 120k miles. $5k to replace it. Then around 130K miles, we started having cylinder 1 misfire and then it overheated. Estimate was another $5k to replace a head gasket and hope nothing else is wrong. I inquired about the lawsuit and was told to keep my receipts and check back in 6 months. Basically we’re done with this vehicle and with Ford. Absolute garbage.
I owen a 2014 Ford escape with a titanium Eco boost, I would like to know how you join the lawsuit . If someone could let me know would be great.
2017 Ford Edge 92K miles and spent $7032 to have the 2.0 engine replaced Knowing Ford knows about the crappy engines. Please let me know where to sign up for the class action lawsuit
My 2018 Escape engine went out at 52,000 miles . I want to see some sort of compensation.