Can I sue ford motor company for this?

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I have a 2001 ford focus with the 2.0 SOHC engine. The engine quit working one day so I had it towed to the ford dealership. They called and said that I needed a new engine becuase when they started it the engine made a really loud noise and it would only run for a minute or two and then shut off. They quoted me $4,000 for a new engine and to put it in. Needless to say I told them no and had it towed to my house for further inspection. I removed the cylinder head and behold the number four piston had been very badly damaged. One of the valve seats had dropped down in to the engine and caused very bad damage to the head and the top of the piston. I called a junk yard about getting a new engine and they said they didn't have one. And before I could tell him what happened he told me. I asked if there was a lot of people calling in for an engine like this due to this problem and he said all the time. Could I sue ford for the damage to the engine or for the cost of a new engine since it seams like they know that this is happening and are not doing anything about it?
I have checked and NO recalls are open for this vehicle.
The car has been taken to the ford dealership for all routine maintenance as well as all non routine maintenance items.
Timing belt and tensioner in perfect condition!
 
You can possibly pull together a class action but you would have to get several other car owners who have had the same problem to go along with it. Be careful with this, though, as lots of things can attribute to an engine malfunction; mileage, wear and tear, driving habits, etc. FMC will surely dissect all of this before paying you a cent.
 
I'll bet that you have a timing belt...not timing chain but timing belt that broke. When those break they frequently allow the valve to plunge down and penetrate the top of the piston....I'll also bet that your owners manual tells you to get the belt changed at about 60,000 miles just so something like you described does not happen.......

A junk dealer might not have too much credibility in court AND you could not lay a penny on every hundred dollar bill Ford could spend to defend this.
 
I'll bet that you have a timing belt...not timing chain but timing belt that broke. When those break they frequently allow the valve to plunge down and penetrate the top of the piston....I'll also bet that your owners manual tells you to get the belt changed at about 60,000 miles just so something like you described does not happen.......

A junk dealer might not have too much credibility in court AND you could not lay a penny on every hundred dollar bill Ford could spend to defend this.
 
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