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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316 thoughts onHonda class action alleges some vehicles have engine defect
Every light has come on and all safety features don’t work. They go off if I fill my tank up but as soon as it goes down two bars they all come back on.
This is a 2019 Honda accord
My 2018 1.5 l turbo has 73,000 miles and the head gasket blew. $5,600 to fix it? The dealer must have thought I was an idiot. He tried to give me reasons why it happened. I’m still in shock. He said it’s old? Then I asked him if they remedied the problem, he said yes, they use different head bolts and gasket! They better pay!
My Son David saved all his money to buy this great car aHonda Accord Sport then 5 months later the head gasket went out. I had to put it on my card .Did you get any refund? How do we sign up? Thanks Geno
2018 honda civic 1.5 L turbo
Christmas tree lights – dash is displaying faults and problems with every system in the car. It drove fine though. After several months I took it to the dealership they said timing chain. They replaced it then told me it was running rough on the test drive. They said my coolant was low and my oil was mixing with gas or colant. Then said I need a new engine. The Cylinder # 3 had a crack.. They have had my car over a month
I have a 2019 and the dealership told it would $9000 to repair and upon further investigation i see their are thousands and thousands of people having the same issues of all lights on the dash coolant leaking, head gaskets leaking and turbo. Spark plugs changed several in two months.
Same issues here too! Premature head gasket deterioration. All lights on dash board and coolant leak.
Mi honda accord sport 2018 1.5 L también a las 65 mil millas lo lleve al dealer de honda y me dijeron que era el empaque de la caveza del motor y que repararlo me costaría $8000
I’m having issues with my 2018 Honda accord sport it’s been the worst car I’ve boughten they had to replace the head gaskets because my car started to shake and pull at 67,000 miles which I thought was ridiculous because Hondas are supposed to be reliable and good cars “boy I was I wrong this car has been in the shop many times for the same problem, now my car is paid off and its doing the same thing,