17 January 2017 1 Min Read

Kuga victim’s family to launch class action against Ford

in News / South Africa by Graeme Hosken
Renisha Jimmy and lawyer Rod Montona outside the National Consumer Commission in Pretoria, where they planned to hand over a file containing information related to people affected by the fault on Ford Kuga vehicles, on 16 January 2017.
Image: ALON SKUY/THE TIMES
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The family of Reshall Jimmy – who died in his burning SUV - are to launch a class action suit against Ford over the spontaneous combustion of 48 Ford Kuga vehicles.

Jimmy family lawyer Rod Montano said during an announcement in Pretoria on Tuesday that he would be acting on behalf of victims to bring the class action against Ford.

It comes after Ford's announcement on Monday that it was to conduct a safety recall on more than 4500 of its 2012-2014 1.6l Ecoboost Kugas.

  • WATCH: Harrowing footage emerges of Reshall Jimmy's final moments as his Ford Kuga burnsVideo footage of 33-year-old Reshall Jimmy's Ford Kuga burning has emerged for the first time.  

Montano said that they had handed over 46 complaints from Ford Kuga owners.

The action‚ he said‚ will be pursued with the National Consumer Commission.

  • 'No brand is above the law': How Ford dodged consumer commission's bulletCarmaker Ford had to be threatened with an ultimatum to make it take action - "Either you sort out your combusting Kuga SUVs or we will". 

Commission spokesman Trevor Hattingh said that people who had suffered with their Kugas burning could approach the Commission for assistance.

“We can depending on the complaint take this to the commission tribunal.”

– TMG Digital/The Times

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