Honda class action overview:
- Who: A Honda Accord driver is suing American Honda Motor Co.
- Why: The plaintiff says the automaker sells vehicles that contain an engine defect.
- Where: The Honda class action was filed in a California federal court.
A new class action lawsuit accuses Honda of selling vehicles prone to engine overheating, misfires, and premature wear due to a coolant leakage defect.
Plaintiff Chris Bissell filed the class action complaint against American Honda Motor Co. Inc. and Honda Motor Co. Limited on Dec. 6 in a California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, Honda sells certain popular vehicles with serious design defects in some turbocharged engines, including the Honda Accord, Civic and CR-V.
The complaint centers on Honda’s 1.5-liter i-VTEC turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine, which reportedly suffers from “inadequate sealing and cooling.”
According to Bissell, coolant leaks into engine components, causing overheating, loss of power, and contamination of engine oil.
In some instances, drivers experienced sudden engine failure, he alleges. One driver reported that their “car effectively lost power and [was] stuck coasting on a road where traffic regularly travels between 45-50+ mph,” the lawsuit alleges
Honda defect poses safety and financial implications, lawsuit claims
Bissell claims the defect poses serious safety risks to vehicle occupants and other drivers on the road.
He also alleges that Honda has failed to adequately address the issue despite being aware of it. While the defect is covered under warranty, Bissell argues that Honda refuses to honor warranty claims or release an effective remedy.
Bissell’s own vehicle, a 2018 Honda Accord, suffered head gasket failure at 87,000 miles, leading to costly repairs, he claims. After initial repairs by an independent mechanic, a Honda dealership confirmed the defect was a recurring issue.
“The Defect has created a dangerous condition that gives rise to a clear, substantial, and unreasonable risk of death or personal injury,” the lawsuit says.
As a result, Bissell is looking to represent all U.S. owners or lessees of certain Honda models from 2016 to 2022 equipped with the affected engines.
He is suing for breach of warranty, violations of California consumer protection laws, and unjust enrichment, and is seeking certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
Meanwhile, Honda is facing a class action lawsuit alleging certain models of its vehicles from model year 2013 onward suffer from a white paint defect that leads to peeling, bubbling and flaking.
What do you think of the allegations in this Honda class action lawsuit? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Timothy G. Blood, Thomas J. O’Reardon II, Paula R. Brown and Adam M. Bucci of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon LLP; and W. Daniel “Dee” Miles III, H. Clay Barnett III, J. Mitch Williams, Dylan T. Martin and Trenton H. Mann of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles P.C.
The Honda class action is Chris Bissell v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc et al., Case No. 3:24-cv-02286-AJB-MMP in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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290 thoughts onHonda class action alleges some vehicles have engine defect
My 2014 does the same, i even took it to honda they charged me 1800.00 after less than a year, noise came back.
I have a problem with my oil. I have to change it once a month regardless if I’m at the milage or not. I m experiencing diluted oil. I brought to honda and was told they didn’t know why.
same problem overheating due to head gasket failure repair cost in excess of 4000 dollars
My 2018 CR-V is in the shop now for two weeks as it is running hot. Now I need a head gasket, thermostat and coolant etc….$4,640.86. My dash light went crazy which was another defect which I had to replace the timing chain cover which was leaking oil. I rec’d a letter back in 2019 stating this defect and they extended the warranty for 1 extra year. This cost me $4,486.95. I’ve had to replace the fuel injectors $1,096.05. I had to replace the valve cover gasket $575.01. I can go on. I have so many receipts of work done to my vehicle I want to jump on board with these lawsuits.
My name is Humberto Haro Jr. and own a 2018 Honda accord hybrid touring and about two weeks ago my car overheated and caused the damage to the engine. The head gasket failed, and the coolant went into the engine and messed up the engine and the catalytic converter. So I asked what caused the overheating and they stated that the gasket failing is what caused it so then I told them that it was a manufacture failure and they stated that the engine light is what warned you and I stated that it turned on once it failed there is no meter to let me know before it fails. I also told them this car was in your shop and there were no issues regarding overheating. They refused to help me out and then charged me 7400 dollars to fix it. Once I went today to pick up the car they told me that they had put a better gasket on the vehicle and that shouldn’t have any more problems by them telling me that they just admitted that they are having problems with gasket and don’t want to own up to their responsibilities. I was wondering if there are any manufacture lawsuits regarding this issue because it also happened to my neighbor same care same issue.
2018 Honda Accord Touring model