Jury Awards 2013 Ford Fiesta Owner $58K For Faulty Transmission | Carscoops carscoops
report a jury awarded Rodolfo Mejia $58,015.36 for his experience with a trouble prone Fiesta.
The story starts in 2013, when Mejia bought the car new. Within months, problems started to arise and reportedly continued despite having six transmission repairs and three new clutches. Mejia eventually got rid of the vehicle and sought reimbursement from Ford nearly a year after doing so. Ford said no and a lawsuit was born.Ford Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Transmissions, Could Cost More Than $100 Million
In the end, the jury took less than two hours to reach a unanimous verdict. They reportedly found that “Ford willfully violated the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act that’s designed to protect consumers by requiring repair be completed within the warranty period.” As a result, they awarded Mejia the maximum amount possible.lost, the company contended that the shuddering wasn’t bad and Mejia didn’t have to pay out of pocket for repairs.
Mejia’s lawyers contended that didn’t matter as the car was a lemon and the company failed to fix the transmission after a “reasonable number of attempts.” They also pointed to internal communications that showed Ford was aware of issues with the transmission and didn’t have a fix for it, even before Mejia bought hisIn the end, Mejia was awarded $19,782.75 in restitution and $38,232.61 as part of a civil penalty.
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