Ford Sued Over Emissions Warranty Coverage for Repair Work (1)

Ford Motor Co. hasn’t complied with its warranty obligations for emissions parts in certain vehicles sold as environmentally friendly as mandated under California law, a consumer says in a new proposed class suit.

Ford’s list of covered parts “is woefully inadequate and incomplete,” Curtis Ward says in the complaint, filed July 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Ford allegedly limits coverage to save money on warranty-related repairs for clean-tailpipe “partial zero emissions vehicles,” which have a long warranty period—15 years or 150,000 miles—under the state’s statutory “California Emissions Warranty” provisions, he says. Ford receives ...