Auto Lawsuit Round-Up

This is a long week for automakers who are being sued for their vehicles or their business practices.

Heather Peters vs Honda Motor Corporation (California): Peters, who recently won just under $10,000 in a California small claims court over the argument that her Civic Hybrid did not meet the as advertised mpg rating of the vehicle, is not trying to get the California Supreme Court to cancel the class action suit against Honda because each person in the suit would only receive $100-200 instead of the $9600 she won because of perceived unfairness (lawyers stand to make $8.5 million from the case).

Cobra Landscaping and Construction Inc vs Ford Motor Company (New Jersey): Ford is being sued for allegedly selling F-Series trucks and E-Series vans with defective fuel tank linings over a 10 year period. The complaint states that these vehicles built between 1999 and 2008 can have the fuel tank linings separate or flake off causing the truck to stall. Supposedly Ford issues a "secret" technical service bulletin to dealers about the issue but has not issued a recall. No Comment by Ford at this point.