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A group of consumers says that Honda CR-V and Accord vehicles are affected by a parasitic draining defect that causes electrical components to draw down the battery – even when the car is turned off.
Lead plaintiffs Andre Cruz, Mitchell Bryon Pazanki, Dayane Tessinari, and Fernanda Nunes Ferreira lodged a nationwide class action lawsuit in Florida federal court Tuesday. They say that Honda knew of the parasitic draining defect that leaves owners of 2017-2019 CR-Vs and 2016-2019 Accords with unexpectedly dead batteries.
Each of the plaintiffs claim that the batteries in their Honda Accords or CR-Vs failed prematurely due to the alleged battery defect.
Parasitic draining allegedly occurs when electrical components in a vehicle fail to shut down once the vehicle is parked and turned off, which in turn allows the components to continue consuming power from the battery. The vehicle safety defect can leave motorists stranded, potentially in dangerous situations, say the plaintiffs who also point out that the problem can affect emergency hazard lights and headlights.
The plaintiffs say that even replacing the battery does not cure the defect.
“Repeated draining of a vehicle’s battery progressively weakens a battery until ultimately the battery fails and needs to be replaced,” explains the class action lawsuit. “Even prior to complete failure of a battery, excessive draining can cause electrical components of the vehicle such as hazard lights, headlights, and taillights to fail without warning, including when the vehicle is being driven.”
The class action lawsuit contends that car owners should expect their batteries to last approximately six years or more. The parasitic draining defect allegedly affecting Honda Accord and CR-V vehicles results in a much shorter battery life.
The plaintiffs say that they and other consumers would not have purchased or paid as much for their Honda Accord or CR-V vehicles had they known about the battery defect. They allege that the carmaker knew of the parasitic draining defect, but hid the problem from the public.
Indeed, Honda was hit with a parasitic draining defect class action lawsuit lodged in Iowa federal court in May of this year.
The plaintiffs in this class action lawsuit allege that Honda touts the CR-V and Accord as safe and reliable vehicles. In total, the carmaker has sold and leased millions of these vehicles that allegedly suffer from the parasitic drain defect, they say.
In addition to the plaintiffs’ experiences, the class action lawsuit points out consumer complaints lodged with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over Honda CR-V and Accord batteries. The plaintiffs accuse Honda of violating state consumer protection laws and federal warranty laws, as well as fraud and unjust enrichment, by knowingly selling cars with the parasitic draining defect.
The plaintiffs seek to represent Honda CR-V and Accord owners and lessees nationwide, along with a Florida subclass.
The class action lawsuit wants to hold Honda responsible for the expenses suffered by Accord and CR-V owners, along with statutory and civil penalties, and attorney and court fees.
Do you own a Honda CR-V or Accord? Have you had issues with the battery? Tell us about it in the comment section below!
The lead plaintiffs are represented by Mark. J. Dearman and Eric S. Dwoskin of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, and Marc A. Wites of the Wites Law Firm.
The Honda CR-V, Accord Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Cruz, et al. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Case No. 0:21-cv-61130-XXXX in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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190 thoughts onHonda CR-V, Accord Parasitic Draining Defect Alleged In Class Action Lawsuit Over Batteries
happened very often after purchase leaving me stranded 2012 cr-v bouth new.
Battery keeps dying in hours after car is turned off. Battery has been replaced at least 3 times since 2017 and problems still there. First time problem damaged BOM causing car to be sitting for months due to part not “being available”.
I was stranded to by the same issue. How do we join the suit?
bought a new 2017 CR-V from Roush Honda in Medina Ohio in October of 2017. Problem first occurred 6 months later. Car sat in drive for 4 days, went out on the fifth day and it would not start. Charged up the battery, car sat for another 4 days and the same thing happened. spoke to the dealer, they said it was a “software” issue, had updates installed, the problem continues until today. Have been back to dealer several times, replaced the battery once. Want to be part of this suit.
I have a 2015 Honda CR-V and I have replaced the battery 3 times already. I just replaced 2nd time 10/2021 and just replaced again 1/2023. I shut off my car for 1 minute yesterday and I could not start my car. I also had to replace all piston rods in 2021 which was an expensive fix. They said I don’t know why but they are all bad and sometimes this happens. I grew up in Honda’s and they were always so reliable and it’s frustrating they are not fixing this problem.
Yes my 2018 CRV original battery died in 3 years , replaced with a new higher capacity battery and after 3 weeks it drained the new battery to nothing.Not happy about this at all.
My wife and I live in Michigan and we are having the same battery draining issue with our 2015 Honda CRV. Since 2018 we have had to replace the battery 3 times. The most recent was November 16th 2022. We bought a brand new battery and just 19 days later that brand new battery was dead. We’ve spoken with Honda and they said to take the vehicle to the dealership for a diagnostic check which has been done before and it showed nothing wrong. We paid for a diagnostic check for nothing. Honda is aware of the issue but doing absolutely nothing about this. We have to continuously jump start our CRV. It is not the alternator because that has been checked. Honda needs to be held accountable.
I have a 2019 Honda CRV. I parked the car went into a store, I spent about 15 minutes in the store. When I tried to start the vehicle the vehicle wouldn’t start. I started to press the keyfob buttons and the doors would open and close but the vehicle wouldn’t start. Finally it turned on and as I was backing out the car shutdown while moving. The steering wheel locked and I couldn’t park it again. I noticed that on the display it would read “Brake fail” also the check engine and battery light turned on. After 15 I tried and the car turned on. As I was driving to work on the highway the car hesitated a couple of times. After this I noticed that when I would turn on the vehicle, the brake pedal would shake. After this the vehicle has hesitated while driving it a couple times more. A day later after I finished work, the battery was dead again. I got a boost from a co worker and I drove the car home. The following morning the car wouldn’t start at that point I called my insurance company and they sent a technician the technician boosted the car and it turned on again. The technician showed me that the battery was low on voltage. I drove to a Honda dealership to get a new battery and when I drove in the dealership the battery was releasing smoke. The dealership gave me a new battery. I had called the Honda Corp and I was informed that the original battery had been replaced after two years of use. The one that I got today is the third battery for this 2019 CRV.
I am shocked that this issue is happening and Honda was aware of the issue. I have a 2018 CRV. 60,000 mile. No previous issues.
First issue my alarm went off for no reason. Shut it off with fob and then could not unlock car with fob needed to use key. Then went and replaced battery to fob thinking that was issue.
Then, we were on vacation and car alarm started going off. Could not get in car and used key again. Lights flashing, alarm blaring and other instrument control lights were going through a cycle where everything was lighting up. We basically needed our battery to completely go dead so that everything would go
Off. We did try to start it but nothing!
Next morning it would charge. Drove to an auto store and had battery and alternator checked. Both fine. We drove home 4 hours and did not shit car off.
Brought vehicle to Honda dealer and they ran tests and lots of problems were showing. They then reset and we waited an hour to see what lights showed problems. Still errors where showing. Since I previously hit my garbage cans while backing dealer thought I could
Have damaged a sensor in the rear and had me go to auto body repair to see if there was any damage. After removing rear bumper no issues were found. Brought vehicle back and said it must be BCM. Waited weeks to get the part. Originally was going
To be 8 weeks but part came in much sooner. I am
Now sitting at dealership waiting for control module
To be replaced and found this article On class action suit.
Expressed my concern and they had never heard of this issue. I feel Honda Dealerships and auto repair technicians should be informed. They told
Me To contact HONDA
THAT WILL BE MY NEXT STEP.
Judy Greene continues. Had my BCM relaxed on 9/28 and on 10/2 I was stopped To get gas and my car would not start. A series of lights flashed on dashboard. Had car jumped and started. Obviously a BCM replacement w/cost of over $700 did not fix the issues.
Twice now my 2018 Honda CRV has had a totally dead battery after sitting for several hours.No accessories were found to be on to cause this issue. Luckily I had a battery jumper with me the last time.You do not know when it will happen.Not good Honda.
2019 honda crv. 19,000 miles .Battery had to be replaced. exactly one month to the day in which warranty was out. It seems to me with low mileage, battery should not have died.