Ford and Class Action Lawsuit regarding downgrading Lightning

[FloridaMan85]

I don't know what good it will do, but the article does have a link to "Report an Issue," which includes the option to report that it's AI-generated and has incorrect information.

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[Literider150]

I definitely noticed the difference in acceleration. I used to promote the Lightning to my friends as a very fast accelerating vehicle.... not any more. As a matter of fact, I started telling my friends weeks ago that Ford did a bait and switch on me. I told them that Ford must have done an update that reduced the acceleration. Ford just lost one more selling point for the Lightning and that's the last thing they need.

I'm ready to stop Ford from stealing prominent features we bought in good faith only to have them steal the features back in the middle of the night.

I'm ready to join the class action lawsuit. I encourage you to do the same in order to teach Ford a lesson. I want my Lightning back. I purposely didn't by a Prius.
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I'm sure you are aware of this but you didn't mention it, so I'll ask. Were you driving in Normal or Sport when you noticed the difference?

 

[RickLightning]

If you search for the lawsuit it points you directly back to this discussion! We are providing for the AI fodder.

Exactly why I complained about the video posted the other day with a clickbait title.

 

[Literider150]

I haven't figured out what Sport does other than make the pedal more touchy at the start and makes the steering heavier.

Putting my 2024 Flash in Sport is a noticeable upgrade in acceleration. Sometimes I will put it in Sport when needing to pass on a 2-lane road. When my wife is along, I usually put it back in Normal Sort of tricky though. I have to take my eyes briefly off the road to make that change.

 

[Tony Burgh]

Ford, for its part, has framed the change as a safety and durability measure tied to the truck’s high-voltage battery system, not a stealth downgrade. Company statements cited in the lawsuit coverageemphasize that the update was designed to protect components under heavy load and extreme conditions, and that the truck still meets its advertised capabilities in most everyday driving.

If Ford degraded the performance of MY truck to protect THEIR warranty, I deserve compensation for that. I bought the truck with the “electrical components” being warranted for 8 years/100,000 miles. If I don’t drive the truck it should definitely last through the warranty period. If the downgrade is correct then Ford understands that using the truck to haul or tow will cause the truck to fail prematurely.

 

[Maquis]

Ford, for its part, has framed the change as a safety and durability measure tied to the truck’s high-voltage battery system, not a stealth downgrade. Company statements cited in the lawsuit coverageemphasize that the update was designed to protect components under heavy load and extreme conditions, and that the truck still meets its advertised capabilities in most everyday driving.

If Ford degraded the performance of MY truck to protect THEIR warranty, I deserve compensation for that. I bought the truck with the “electrical components” being warranted for 8 years/100,000 miles. If I don’t drive the truck it should definitely last through the warranty period. If the downgrade is correct then Ford understands that using the truck to haul or tow will cause the truck to fail prematurely.

Don’t try to apply logic to AI-generated nonsense.

 

[astrand1]

Putting my 2024 Flash in Sport is a noticeable upgrade in acceleration. Sometimes I will put it in Sport when needing to pass on a 2-lane road. When my wife is along, I usually put it back in Normal Sort of tricky though. I have to take my eyes briefly off the road to make that change.

I love fucking with my wife. Putting it into sport mode and she does not even notice because face buried in phone. then put it to the rug! She gets so pissed. Ahh it’s the little things about marriage.

 

[EvilUser007]

Ford slowed an electric truck and now lawsuits are piling up

Has anyone heard about this? I didn't see a mention of which update caused this change.

Thanks for the link. Well-written article. The TL;DR is the final paragraph:

"For drivers, the most immediate step is more basic: reading update notes carefully, asking pointed questions at the dealership or service center, and recognizing that in the EV era, a truck’s performance is no longer frozen at the moment of purchase but can be reshaped, for better or worse, with a single download."

Of course, who has actually read the "terms and conditions" before clicking away?

 

[Maquis]

Thanks for the link. Well-written article. The TL;DR is the final paragraph:

"For drivers, the most immediate step is more basic: reading update notes carefully, asking pointed questions at the dealership or service center, and recognizing that in the EV era, a truck’s performance is no longer frozen at the moment of purchase but can be reshaped, for better or worse, with a single download."

Of course, who has actually read the "terms and conditions" before clicking away?

We’ll add you to the list of those duped by AI.

 

[RickLightning]

I love fucking with my wife. Putting it into sport mode and she does not even notice because face buried in phone. then put it to the rug! She gets so pissed. Ahh it’s the little things about marriage.

Coming up in 2026, letter from wife's lawyer....

 

[mr.Magoo]

Thanks for the link. Well-written article. The TL;DR is the final paragraph:

I'm so glad someone finally summarized the article two days and five pages of forum posts, debunking it as AI slop, later.

Won't be long before AI posts their own posts about their own articles and then bumps their own threads two days later...

 

[Cvh8601]

I think you just described the ‘dead internet’ theory. Just ai talking to ai about stuff ai made up.

 

[Rayden]

Thanks for the link. Well-written article. The TL;DR is the final paragraph:

"For drivers, the most immediate step is more basic: reading update notes carefully, asking pointed questions at the dealership or service center, and recognizing that in the EV era, a truck’s performance is no longer frozen at the moment of purchase but can be reshaped, for better or worse, with a single download."

Of course, who has actually read the "terms and conditions" before clicking away?

Sort of ironic that you posted TL;DR on the article, when you seemed to have also performed a TL;DR on the entire rest of the thread. Like the parts where we discussed that the article is complete and utter AI generated BS.

 

[rockfish]

I love fucking with my wife. Putting it into sport mode and she does not even notice because face buried in phone. then put it to the rug! She gets so pissed. Ahh it’s the little things about marriage.

I do the same ! its sooooo worth it !!!

 

[chl]

Can i join? My truck only had 90% power this morning. Shouldn't matter that it was 35F and under 30% SOC

Joking aside, apparently there is a suit for Ford goofing on xlt window stickers on newer models saying it had the Forward Sensing System. Only ones that benefit from these are the lieawyers

Yes, the law firms get a chunk of change, no doubt...but...

So do the victims often, but it depends on the details of settlement or jury/court decision.

Hopefully that requires the company to fix the problem, replace the part, etc. at no cost to the class members, and even provide compensation for the hassle.

Example: the other day I got a $35 gift card just for being a user of FaceBook during a particular time period (May 2007-December 2022 - the company improperly shared user data with third parties).

PS: everybody hates and insults lawyers behind their backs...until they need one to save their butt or get compensation for an injury or otherwise protect their rights.

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