#Expedition class actio free#

#Expedition class actio free#

More: Postcards sent to Ford Focus, Fiesta owners could be worth thousands of dollarsįord whistleblowers described to the Free Press in 2019 a fearful atmosphere within the company that led to silence during development of the dual-clutch 'Powershift' (DPS6) transmission and, in one case, downgrading the risk assessment of the clutch and control unit 'due to political reasons.' More: Ford Fiesta, Focus owners could get thousands of dollars apiece, lawyers predict More: Ford to pay millions to Focus, Fiesta owners in transmission settlement If car owners or lessees hadn't formally opted out of the court case, they were automatically included in the settlement even if they may not realize it.Įmma Banze, 31, a business consultant from Atlanta, sold her 2012 Focus back to Ford in April and received a check for $17,655.99. More than 2 million consumers who may qualify for compensation ranging from a $20 inconvenience payment to a total buyback that may exceed $20,000 received postcards in April alerting them that it was time to claim their cash as part of a class action lawsuit filed in 2012 and resolved in 2020.įord customers claimed in legal filings their 2012-16 Focus and 2011-16 Fiesta compact cars were built with defective transmissions prone to “ shuddering, slipping, bucking, jerking, hesitation while changing gears, premature internal wear, delays in downshifting and, in some cases, sudden or delayed acceleration.” Ford Focus and Fiesta owners say the money is flowing.Īnd for others who have struggled with defective transmissions, deadlines are fast approaching to apply for financial relief.