Ford Mileage Cheat Device Canadian Class Action

Ford Mileage Cheat Device Canadian Class Action

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QC May 15, 2019 [en]

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CONSUMER LAW GROUP has instituted a class action lawsuit against Ford for installing a mileage/kilometrage cheat device and for misrepresenting the fuel economy rating in the 2019 Ford Ranger vehicles.

The emissions-cheating device is also likely installed in F-150 series vehicles and possibly all other Ford vehicles.

Ford marketed its Ranger vehicles as follows: “All-New Ford Ranger Rated Most Fuel Efficient Gas-Powered Midsize Pickup in America.”

Ford knew that consumers pay a premium for fuel efficiency and that less fuel burned means less emissions, and therefore more sales and profits for Ford. Its own employees questioned its fuel efficiency calculations; Ford chose to blatantly ignore the clear warning signs it was given.

Ford deliberately miscalculated and misrepresented factors used in vehicle certification testing in order to report that its vehicles used less fuel and emitted less pollution than they actually did. The certification test-related cheating device centres on the “Coast Down” testing and “Road Load” calculations.

Coast Down testing measures the forces working against the vehicle by driving it up to speed, and then