Ford Motor Co. has lost summary judgment against many of the claims alleging defects in sparkplugs in more than 2 million vehicles.

U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson ruled that claims that Ford committed consumer fraud by omitting material facts about its sparkplugs can proceed in six bellwether proceedings. The plaintiffs argue that Ford’s multipiece spark plug produce carbon deposits that lock the plugs in place and that they often get stuck.

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