Ford Sued in Class Action Claiming Sudden Acceleration
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Ford Motor Co. was sued on behalf of customers in 14 states over claims that its vehicles are subject to unintentionally accelerating and lack fail-safe measures to prevent crashes.
The complaint, filed yesterday in federal court in Huntington, West Virginia, claims that Ford’s electronic throttle system can take control of the accelerator and leave drivers unable to stop the vehicle. The company added a brake override system in its North American cars in 2010 that it failed to include in older-model cars, according to the complaint.