Ford drivers sue over troubled spark plugs - WSB Atlanta
A mechanical problem in millions of Ford engines is sparking frustration, hefty repair bills and four lawsuits. The problem affects spark plugs in several Ford models, including the best-selling Ford F-150. Spark plugs in affected vehicles coming up on their 100,000-mile tune up tend to break in half when unscrewed. Bill Rimmer, of Cooperlake Automotive in Smyrna, showed a broken spark plug to Channel 2’s Jim Strickland. "I thought it would be a simple hour's worth of changing the spark plugs," said Miller. "I started to change the plugs in it, and I got three of them out with no problem, and the fourth one, I started to take out and it broke off," said Miller. PDF: Ford Spark Plug Liability Litigation. But if a plug breaks, it's going to be more for each plug that breaks. The former Ford fanatic joined a class action lawsuit -- one of four lawsuits filed in Atlanta and three other federal courts. He believes the spark plugs were a design flaw. Source: www.wsbtv.com
