Sarah Mirando  |  January 24, 2013

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Honda class action lawsuitThree Honda CR-V owners have filed a class action lawsuit against Honda alleging it concealed a defective door lock mechanism in certain models to avoid having to pay for repairs under warranty.

Plaintiffs Kevin Davitt, Scott Carter and Mark Tudyk allege in the Honda CR-V class action lawsuit that the company knew about the long-standing design defect in the door locking actuators of its 2007-2011 CR-V sport vehicles, but hid it to avoid covering repair costs under its three-year or 36,000 mile warranty.

The alleged defect manifests itself during or shortly after the limited warranty period has expired, and causes the door lock latch to fail to properly lock or unlock when the interior electronic door lock switches or key fob is pressed, according to the class action lawsuit.

Honda has long been well aware of the CR-V door lock defect, yet routinely refuses to repair the vehicles free or charge or to reimburse customers who have incurred out-of-pocket expense to repair the defect, the class action lawsuit states. Furthermore, Honda refuses to issue a recall despite receiving numerous consumer complaints from dealers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and its own internal records.

“Not only did Honda actively conceal the fact that particular components within the door locking system are defective and require costly repairs to fix, they did not reveal that the existence of this defect would diminish the intrinsic and resale value of the class vehicles and lead to the safety concerns described within,” the CR-V door lock class action lawsuit charges.

The CR-V lock class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of current and former owners and/or lessees of a 2007-2011 Honda CR-V in New Jersey, California and Florida.

The Honda CR-V Door Lock Class Action Lawsuit case is Kevin Davitt, et al. v. Honda North America Inc., et al., Case No. 13-cv-00381, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

UPDATE: Honda reached a settlement agreement in this Honda CR-V class action lawsuit on Sept. 19, 2014.

UPDATE 2: Claim Forms for the Honda CR-V defective door lock class action settlement are now available! Click here for detailed instructions on how to file a claim.

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26 thoughts onHonda CR-V Door Lock Class Action Lawsuit

  1. Carole says:

    2011 Honda CRV – just lost two actuators literally overnight. One day they were working fine. Next day I could not open my rear passenger door at all. Manually or electronically. My hatch locked and would not unlock at the same time. Even though the class action lawsuit was against 2007-2011 I get nothing.

  2. Top Class Actions says:

    UPDATE: Claim Forms for the Honda CR-V defective door lock class action settlement are now available! Click here for detailed instructions on how to file a claim.

    1. DARLENE CEPEDA says:

      I had the lock actuator fixed on the drivers side just before this lawsuit and yesterday I received my money back from Honda for the repair. Tonight while I was out my passenger side door keeps unlocking all by itself while I am driving! Tomorrow I will call the dealership. If they try to charge me for this repair can I start another class action lawsuit? I have 2008 Honda CRV.

  3. kenny says:

    Just bought a 2008 Honda CRV Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at a car dealer in long island, and my back door left side keep unlocking itself, this is very stressing for me because it’s my first car. And i took it back to the dealer who said nothing is wrong with it and then he lock it but when i reached home and lock it, it unlock itself. What am i supposed to do. I really love my car. I need help because i can’t afford to fixed it.

  4. Gabriela says:

    What happens if the car was sold and I never had to fix the door lock and never had any issues. Also my mother leased a Honda CR-V and she passed away 5 years ago. I have no way of knowing if she had any issues or not

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