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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49 thoughts onHonda class action claims vehicles contain turbo direct injection engine defect
2018 Honda Accord, transmission issue and blown headgasket. Now they are saying I need new fuel injectors. I am beyond pissed as this car has cost me more money then any vehicle I have ever owned on repairs. The fuel injecotors are on back order for two months so the dealership is claiming they can do nothing.
2018 accord, all warning lights on and Brandon Honda says it’s a blown head gasket. Go to YouTube and see how many others have the same problem.
I purchased a 2021 Honda Civic with turbo, have not received anything from Honda on this. I am very concerned about this! I would like to have someone contact me to discuss this.
I purchased a 2021 Honda Civic with the turbo. Please contact and include me in this class action.
I have a 2018 honda Accord that needs all fuel injectors replaced. $1600!!!
Tengo un Honda civic 2021 1.5 turbo con 109,000 millas y diluye aceite además de que hace 8mil millas aproximadamente comienza a hacer un silbido parecido al turbo que no hacía pero el sonido no va a corde con la aceleración sino con la velocidad. Sí a 20 mph suelto el acelerador, mientras vaya a la misma velocidad sigue el silbido con un poco de gruño si baja de velocidad, baja el silbido aunque vaya a las mismas revoluciones
We have a 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 l turbo that loses power whenever slowing down in intersections–dangerous. How do we know if our vehicle is affected by this lawsuit.
I have voiced my concerns with Honda numerous times and the dealerships. They all keep saying what do you want us to do? I have been getting horrible gas mileage in my 2022 Honda Accord. Around 22-24 mpg. That’s horrible! My 3rd row gmc from 2013 gets better gas mileage.
I have a 2019 Honda CR-V, which when I bought it they emphasized the revolutionary nature of the 1.5 turbo engine and now I read this and it turns out that they lied to me.
I have a 2019 Honda CR-V Touring and issues with the 1.5 L turbo engine including engine oil contanimated and diluted with gasoline, rapping sounds at the top of the engine, reduced miles per gallon, sluggish acceleration and excessive enginewear.
That’s the way my engine was, then the engine died. I have been without a vehicle for almost 6 months.
2018 CRV WITH CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF OIL DILUTION HONDA TRIED TO CHARGE ME 2K FOR INJECTORS WHEN THEY HAD ALREADY SENT ME EXTENDED WARRTY FOR DEFECTIVE ENGINE!!!
I am having the same issue. Except the dealer and Honda America are refusing to pay. Honda customer service told me I would have to buy the parts (complete fuel injector replacement) up front and then they would open a case to see if they could offer assistance.