The applicant requests damages for himself and class members through a jury trial
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by Brad Anderson
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- Ford recalled the Bronco Sport and Maverick models in January due to defective 12 volt batteries.
- The applicant claims to have replaced his 12V battery after 34,000 miles and repeated failures.
- The defective battery could result in the dropout of vehicles or completely lose energy during driving.
Ford faces a collective appeal in the United States about the claims that certain Bronco Sport and Maverick models have defective 12 volts batteries that could cause electricity or the unit of vehicles. The trial, deposited in Pennsylvania, also appoints the battery of the Camel group, the manufacturer of the batteries in question.
According to the costume, the Maverick 2021-2023 Bronco and 2022-2023 models are equipped with a 12-volt battery with an internal welding and a flowing strap subject to failure. Ford was aware of the problem and, at the end of January, issued a recall for more than 272,000 vehicles affected due to these potentially embarrassing camel batteries.
Read: Ford recalling 273,000 Bronco and Mavericks sports on the units of the battery
The Ford solution is to replace camel batteries with a new AGM 12V battery. However, the collective appeal says that it is “an ineffective waste of time” and that there is no real correction for the defect “. The trial adds that “unless the defenders are to deliver a more complete recall to really correct the deep cause of the defect, it is predictable and should expect, that the battery systems of class vehicles will fail again.”
Edward Benson has filed the trial on behalf of himself and other owners of Bronco Sport and Maverick. Benson bought his Bronco Sport last year from a dealer in Janesville, Wisconsin, and said that the SUV battery failed several times and had to be replaced after 34,000 miles. He says he had to carry a battery booster with him and disabled the start / stop function, fearing that he could not restart the engine if he stops.
In collective recourse, Benson lawyers note that he was “overwhelmed by a vehicle that has been devalued”, by recall, and that, like all other members of the class, “must spend time and Money ”to transport their vehicles to a Ford Mechanic certification to be repaired. He claims that Ford is guilty of unfair enrichment and that negligence is in violation of the Magnuson-Moss guarantee law and violated express and implicit guarantees.
Benson requests a trial before jury and wants damage and other affected owners.
