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Hagens Berman: Court Certifies Nine Classes of Consumers in Ford MyFord Touch Lawsuit

A U.S. District Court judge today certified classes of consumers from nine states in a lawsuit filed against Ford (NYSE: F) stating that its MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch touchscreen systems are defective, often crashing and freezing while the vehicle is in motion, failing to respond to repeated voice and touch commands, providing inaccurate GPS information and unable to connect to mobile phones and iPods, according to Hagens Berman.

“While we are appreciative of the court’s careful consideration of the class in this case against Ford, we will continue to fight for the rights of all consumers who paid a heavy premium for dangerous, defective in-car touchscreen systems,” said Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman and the attorney representing vehicle owners. “We will continue to fight for the rights of everyone affected by Ford’s misconduct and hope to include more states of certified classes.” read more »

Focus hatchbacks recalled for latch software fix

“In affected vehicles, the rear hatchback can be unlocked and unlatched with a single press of the interior latch release when the vehicle is traveling under 4 mph,” Ford said. “The latch release button is located on the left side of the steering column.” read more »

Volvo recalls 127K vehicles; leak can cause air bag problem

Volvo is recalling about 127,000 cars and SUVs worldwide because the air conditioning can leak water into the vehicles and cause air bags to malfunction.

The recall covers 2016 and 2017 XC90 SUVs, S90 sedans and V90 wagons. Volvo says in documents filed with U.S. safety regulators that a drain hose may have been installed incorrectly at the factory. 

The moisture may stop the air bags from deploying in a crash and may affect the engine management system. Volvo discovered the problem after getting reports from the field. read more »