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
I have a 2018 Honda accord 1.5l turbo engine and I replaced the fuel injectors 3 times and found out it was a blowed head gasket, engine failure at 108k miles and they want 3800 to fix it and Honda consumer affairs won’t fix it
I had bought a Honda Accord 2018 sport with a 1.5 turbo in it same issues everybody else had them replace the fuel injectors twice had to replace spark plugs in it and now they’re saying I got a head gasket I already done spent a couple of grand putting into a car that only had $68,000 mi when I bought it it got 70,0007 now it’s been nothing but trouble
We took our 2018 Honda Accord and for for recall work and when they test drove it, the tech said the check engine light came on after that. They ran diagnostics and said that we needed a $6000 head gasket replacement. This is the fifth Honda vehicle we have owned and I have never had such problems with any of the others I am very disappointed.
I bought a new 2018 Honda CRv in February 2018. It only had 50 miles. February 2024, with only 52,000 miles, my engine died. There were metal fragments and was catastrophic. The dealer said they had never seen anything like it. They are using my extended warranty, which has a$100 deductible. It’s now July, and I’m still waiting for an engine to be installed. Honda keeps saying it’s on back order.
My 2020 blew its engine at 61,000 miles and they told me it was my fault for not changing the oil and said they will replace the engine for $12,000 and that was the only option since I should of done more frequent oil changes even though I did them at recommended intervals and used recommended oil fuel mixed with the oil causing it to dilute and ruin the engine is what my third party mechanic said
Recently I was told I needed To replace the turbo charger for my 2018 Honda Accord engine otherwise you could destroy the engine. So I just had to pay 2500 bucks To replace that part of the engine which was extravagant in my opinion given at the car only had 115,000 miles on it
I am at 71,000 miles for my Honda 2018 CRV, and my turbo just went out as well. They are stating it is not covered in the oil dilution problem because the Turbo is not part of the warranty. Im confused….doesn’t the turbo bearing need proper lubrication too? So much more to this story. I found a Honda document that states this was an issue in DEC 2018. Why did they not tell me whe. I took my vehicle in for service twice in 2020, or do the software update and fix the AC or tell me to change oil every 5000, instead of 10,000? This all could of been avoided.
Mine was repaired by honda dealer Bob Boyle where I bought it from and still loses acceleration
2019 Honda civic turbo engine does not work. How do I join class action lawsuit
I have a 2018 Honda Accord with a 1.5L turbo engine. It just went bad yesterday afternoon as I was driving home from work. A few days before i did notice the engine power decline a bit as the car did not accelerate as it used to. I was driving smoothly on the highway when all my lights on the dashboard started lighting up. After a day at the dealership, they call me and told me the turbocharger needs to be replaced for $2,561. I do drive far for work, not sure if the engine went bad because of long drives. My car sits at a little above 126,400 miles. I’ve never had any mechanical issues with the car. Honestly, not sure if i should repair it or just get a new vehicle.
I had an accord 1.5 2018, after the turbo went one time honda blamed the oil change place which I believe was correct they ddint bolt the drain plug to tension and they covered the new turbo. But ive grown skeptical since considering the injectors/ coil packs went bad at over 80,000-90,000 miles a 900+ dollar job, i couldnt wrap my head around why that happened my car stayed in limp mode until some one ran into it and totaled the vehicle.
I have a 2018 Honda Accord Sport 1.5L Turbo. Roughly a year ago I took it to the dealership for service, new brakes and new tires. A couple of weeks later I was driving when all the lights came on and vehicle went into limp mode. Hondas “diagnosis” over the phone was that it needed a new timing chain tensioner, head gasket and injectors. Estimated cost of repair was $2,800. As a low income mom of 2, I couldn’t afford that. I also didn’t believe that was accurate because when I went to pick up the vehicle and diagnostic sheet, only the head gasket was on it. I took it to a different dealership and diagnosis was inconclusive. Took it to another shop and head gasket was replaced along with spark plugs and all fluids. All parts and fluids were Honda certified. Fast forward to here and now my vehicle can no longer be driven. At an idle, the vehicle sputters and acts as though it will die. Revving the engine at 2000RPMs causes the turbo to rattle and IF I’m able to get the vehicle into drive without going into limp mode immediately, the vehicle goes into limp mode at 2000RMPs. There is still oil on one spark plug. As a low income mother of two, this is catastrophic to every aspect of my life. I can no longer take my daughter to school, I can no longer take either of my children to doctors appointments. I can no longer take myself to work or to the grocery store. I am most certainly looking for compensation here.