Automotive News: Shelby Mustang GT350 Owners Sue Ford For Fraud And Breach Of Warranty Due To Overheating Issues
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Shelby Mustang GT350 Owners Sue Ford For Fraud And Breach Of Warranty Due To Overheating Issues
Owners of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 have filed a class-action lawsuit against Ford for fraud and breach of warranty as the muscle car allegedly cannot be safely used on a racetrack.
The complaint, filed by Hagens Berman and Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, says that Ford’s track-focused Mustang can lose speed and power when being driven hard on a racetrack due to the absence of transmission and differential coolers.
The suit alleges that many purchased the Shelby GT350 as a track-capable street car and that because the transmission and rear differential can overheat, the car can go into ‘Limp Mode’ where it suddenly loses power and “rapidly decelerates.” This is despite the car being marketed and sold as “track-ready”. read more »
