Honda turbo direct injection engine class action overview:
- Who: Two Honda drivers are suing the automaker.
- Why: The plaintiffs say some Honda Civics, CR-Vs and Accords suffer from a defective turbo direct engine.
- Where: The Honda turbo direct injection engine class action was filed in an Illinois federal court.
Honda equipped some of its Honda Civics, CR-Vs and Accords with a defective turbo direct engine that can cause catastrophic engine failure, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Eliyahu Wolf and Miranda Phelps filed the class action complaint against American Honda Motor Co. Inc Oct. 24 in an Illinois federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, some of Honda’s vehicles—including model years 2019-2023 Honda CR-V, 2019-2022 Honda Civic, and 2018-2022 Honda Accord vehicles—are equipped with Honda’s 1.5-liter turbo direct injection engine.
The lawsuit alleges that Honda markets its 1.5-liter turbo direct injection engines in a manner to convince customers that they are buying a revolutionary product of the highest quality specifically aimed at power, efficiency, and reliability.
“But with those promises came a series of problems for Class Vehicle owners that Honda actively concealed,” the plaintiffs say.
Honda’s 1.5-liter turbo direct injection engine suffers from a latent defect, lawsuit alleges
The engines suffer from a defect that caused fuel to contaminate and dilute the engine oil, resulting in “scores of issues,” including unlubricated engine components, reduced engine efficiency, excess engine wear, increased upkeep and repair costs, noxious gasoline fumes, and in the worst cases, catastrophic engine failure and stalling while driving, the lawsuit alleges.
Without a lubricated engine, the sliding parts of the engine that come together at high speeds to power a vehicle will produce a lot of friction and ultimately lead to premature wear, the plaintiffs say.
Compounding damage caused by the defect manifests itself over time, and is often only discovered by vehicle owners long after the warranty period expires, the Honda lawsuit states.
“As a result of the Defect, Class Vehicle owners are often being required to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for replacement engine parts, repairs, and frequent oil changes,” the plaintiffs say. They allege that Honda knew about the defect, but concealed it.
The plaintiffs are looking to represent anyone in the United States who purchased or leased a model year 2019-2023 Honda CR-V, 2019-2022 Honda Civic, and 2018-2022 Honda Accord vehicle equipped with a 1.5- liter turbo direct injection engine, as well as Illinois and Minnesota classes.
They are suing for breach of warranty, unjust enrichment, fraudulent concealment and violation of state consumer laws, and seeking certification of the class action, extensions of their warranties, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
Earlier this month, Honda was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging it sold 2016-2020 Honda Civic vehicles equipped with a faulty infotainment system.
Did you buy a Honda with a faulty turbo direct injection engine? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiffs are represented by Elizabeth A. Fegan, Jonathan D. Lindenfeld and Brooke A. Achua of Fegan Scott LLC, David Freydin of Law Offices of David Freydin and J. Barton Goplerud of Shindler, Anderson, Goplerud & Weese, PC.
The Honda class action lawsuit is Eliyahu Wolf et al., v. American Honda Motors Co Inc, Case No. 1:22-cv-05855 in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois.
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91 thoughts onHonda class action claims vehicles contain turbo direct injection engine defect
Same here . Dealership wanted to change out my turbo. I said no
I have a 2018 Honda accord with turbo and I was told my turbo went out. And I bought it used I also had issue with the fuel system two months into having it and they had to fix it. At first they were saying they were fixing it as a favor because I just started financing it and then they ended up fixing it saying the part was covered by warranty and then a month after that my car staled at a light and I had to tow it back to the dealer ship for them to fix the same problem again with my fuel pump. Because it was “faulty” they fixed it free of charge. But now my turbo is out. Please help I have 6 years with This car and I’ve only had it almost two years 😩
I have a 2018 Honda accord sport 1.5 and I was told my turbo went out. This is very inconvenient and I’ve seen several people talk about the same issue.
2020 CR-V with 1.5T…at 5 years and 1 months 48,120 miles the fuel injectors went out. They said fuel injectors are covered 3 years 36,000 miles. Bill is over $2100 to replace them. I bought this with the intent on giving my daughter a reliable vehicle and now it appears this engine is not what I thought Honda was known for, a good reliable vehicle.
My 2020 Accord ex is in the shop now. My first ever new vehicle i purchased , i worked so hard just to have that money down the drain. I am about to have to take out a loan to pay for almost $ 3000 for the turb seals and gaskets. This was my dream car and it has turned into the worst decision i ever made. i don’t understand how they are allowed to do this. I have owned 7 hondas , I am a faithful customer but unfortunately Honda is not as faithful to their customers as they once were. My car is financed through Honda. My payment is sent by my bank 7 days early and i pay more than my payment amount for the last 5 years. I have never been late, I have maintained my vehicle regularly, I take good care of my car. I purchased this car because Honda has always been so dependable. How dare Honda treat us like the money we spent doesn’t mean anything. They need to be held ac accountable
2019 Accord 1.5–started misfiring at startup. That eventually went away. Started driving and once I started to accelerate onto the highway, the car went into limp mode. Pulled over, shut it off, and turned it back on. Misfired for a bit then seemed fine. I drove it to my destination with little accelerating and not going over 60. Now every light in the dash is on. We’ll see what the dealer says. So much much for Honda reliability.
Bruce Here in Arizona.. Im having the same issues. i have a 2019 Honda 1.5T and First was the christmas lights on the dashboard//shop said it was the spark plugs, month later the light came on again. then is was thre fuel injector kit. month later my dash light came on again. it stall when pressing the gas! i dont know what to do at this point. it sucks because i finally paid my car off.
I have a 2018 Honda Accord & I’m currently having this issue now.
Currently have a 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 T with 128k miles and on Nov.2024 I disconnected battery to change spark plugs. Once I turn car back up again all warning lights on dash came on. Took it the Honda dealer and the service advisor said there is nothing wrong with your vehicle we just cleared codes and you can go. When I got into my car and start it all lights were on so I went back in and advise lights were on. Tech took it back in there to scan it again and then came back stated it was my turbo and it would cost me $2600 to replace. I told him how can disconnecting my battery cause my turbo to go bad, and they said that’s what happens all your warning lights will stay on until you replace it. Took it to another dealer and they stayed it was only my actuator but since honda sells the kit it must be replaced complete. We as customer have the right to purchase parts for a vehicle we are purchasing from where ever we want. Honda is not giving customers an option to buy parts from other vendors. If that is case then Honda should advise and make a huge effort to let Consumers know that only Honda parts from authorized dealers can be purchased for the vehicle. NO AFTERMARKET. I purchased an aftermarket wastegate actuator and vehicle is still the same. Honda knows exactly what the life expectancy of the electronic wastegate , and that’s why Honda sells it in a kit.
I just paid for this same issue