Lawsuit Filed Over 1.5 Engine Fire Recall

[Winds of Change]

Depending on the severity of the crack, there are other symptoms besides the smell. It may not be a cracked injector at all. If I were you I would INSIST on an in-person inspection by a qualified technician rather than a phone consult. If you decide to keep driving it without knowing for sure the source of the gas smell you might consider investing in a fire extinguisher.

If I had to keep driving the car I would not be concerned with the fire extinguisher. If any fire started I would not want that repaired vehicle back. First and foremost Park smart. Then just watch it burn while calling the insurance company.

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[Sensei]

If I had to keep driving the car I would not be concerned with the fire extinguisher. If any fire started I would not want that repaired vehicle back. First and foremost Park smart. Then just watch it burn while calling the insurance company.

Would having Marshmellows ond hand be overkill?

 

[Mark S.]

Would having Marshmellows ond hand be overkill?

Only if it's not your car.

 

[Winds of Change]

Would having Marshmellows ond hand be overkill?

Grasshopper thinks not.

 

[Mark S.]

A similar lawsuit involving possible fires with Ford's hybrid engine in the Maverick has just been dismissed. The lawsuit claimed that Ford's fix—which was to install drains to keep flammable fluids away from hot engine components—was "inadequate."

In his opinion, the judge who dismissed the case wrote that the "[p]laintiffs have not shown a cognizable danger that the recall remedy supervised by NHTSA will fail, but only that they disagree with the approach taken by Ford to fix the problem. This argument does not counsel against a finding of prudential mootness."

In other words, if you can't show that Ford's NHTSA-approved fix doesn't mitigate the danger of an under-hood fire then you have no case. I suspect the case involving the Bronco Sport will fail for the same reason.

 

[Bucko]

A similar lawsuit involving possible fires with Ford's hybrid engine in the Maverick has just been dismissed. The lawsuit claimed that Ford's fix—which was to install drains to keep flammable fluids away from hot engine components—was "inadequate."

In his opinion, the judge who dismissed the case wrote that the "[p]laintiffs have not shown a cognizable danger that the recall remedy supervised by NHTSA will fail, but only that they disagree with the approach taken by Ford to fix the problem. This argument does not counsel against a finding of prudential mootness."

In other words, if you can't show that Ford's NHTSA-approved fix doesn't mitigate the danger of an under-hood fire then you have no case. I suspect the case involving the Bronco Sport will fail for the same reason.

So, some law firm/lawyers won't make any money today....oh darn.

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