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A federal class action lawsuit claims that 2008-2010 Honda Accords have “a systematic design defect that enables oil to enter into the engine’s combustion chamber.” The defect causes excessive oil consumption, premature spark plug degradation and engine malfunction, the lawsuit says.The Honda Accord class action lawsuit says the systematic design defect may be the result of numerous things, including a material defect, workmanship of the vehicles’ valve guide seals or piston rings, or a flaw in Honda’s VTECT variable engine-timing system.
“Hundreds of complaints concerning this defect appear online, including at least 130 complaints on www.carcomplaints.com referencing the 2008 Accord alone. Numerous complaints are available on other websites too, including the complaints forum of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (‘NHTSA’),” the Accord oil defect class action lawsuit says.
The Plaintiffs allege Honda has known about the Accord oil defect for a long time, but continues to actively conceal the defect from consumers and deny there is a known problem.
As a result, the Accord oil defect forces consumers to constantly monitor oil levels in their vehicles and, worse, replace the oil at a rate “far exceeding their reasonable expectations and will eventually incur bills for repairs of components damaged by the oil’s corrosive byproducts.” Furthermore, the class action lawsuit continues, the defect causes “premature fouling” and requires the replacement of spark plugs – further costs incurred by the vehicle’s owner.
The Honda Accord class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all current and former owners and lessees of a 2008, 2009, or 2010 Honda Accord vehicle who paid for a repair related to the defect or for oil replacements beyond what a reasonable consumer would expect.
The lawsuit is seeking damages, restitution and injunctive relief for violations of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the Unfair Competition Law, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and for breach of express warranty.
A copy of the Honda Accord Oil Defect Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Alex Soto, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 12-cv-1377, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
UPDATE 1: Honda has agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement in this case. Details on how to file a claim coming soon.
UPDATE 2: This class action settlement now includes other Honda vehicles, including the Honda Accord, Odyssey and Crosstour. Details on how to file a claim to receive reimbursement for repair costs can be found here.
UPDATE 3: A federal judge granted final approval to the Honda engine misfire class action settlement at a March 21, 2014, Final Fairness Hearing.
UPDATE 4: Reimbursements from the Honda Engine Misfire Class Action Settlement were mailed July 14, 2014. A second wave of checks will go out this Fall, according to the Settlement Administrator. If you get a check, let us know!
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404 thoughts onHonda Accord Oil Defect Class Action Lawsuit
I am having the same issues. I have to keep spare oil in my trunk just in case. I don’t see how this could be within operating norms.
I have the 2010 Honda accord with slightly less than a quart of oil in 4000 miles, fouling out spark plugs already at little less than 35,000 miles. Something you don’t expect from a honda.
2008 Honda Accord. Burning oil at a rate of 1 quart every 800 miles. Dealer is Jerry Damson, Florence, Alabama. They act like this is normal. I have had 12 new Honda cars since 1984. But, with the rear brake fiasco and then this disaster, I am going to change my buying habits.So long Bubba Stockton, Jerry Damson Honda and American Honda.
2008 Honda Accord burning oil. After 2500 miles, the dipsticks is showing low oil, by lower dot and they always put oil more than max bcz i have been complaining over the past 2 years since i bought the car. There is nothin they want to do. They say its normal. F u honda, never buying honda eveeeer again. F u hendrick honda in charlotte , greedy bastards….
WE OWN A 2008 V6 ACCORD IT DOES USE OIL MORE THAN NORMAL. LAST WEEK THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS ALMOST 2 QTS LOW. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. BAD CASE OF USE. NOT NORMAL
I have had my car in several times because of excessive oil consumption. Also the spark plugs have misfired a couple of different times. Every time I go in for an oil change. I have lost oil. Th is all started at around 36,000 miles. There has been several incidents that I have been stranded because the car just broke down. Because of all the problems, I do not feel like this car will make it 120,000 miles.
2009 Accord 4cyl, auto. burns 4-5 quarts per oil change cycle, dealer/corporate refuses to repair after documentation, they say can need to burn more oil than that to be covered under warranty!!!
Same thing. I have a 08 Accord EX with 75k miles on it and it eats two quarts of oil BETWEEN oil changes. The dealer said multiple times “nope we haven’t heard anything about an oil consumption problem” and even after I printed the lawsuit filing out and shown it to them they still will not help. Calls to Honda have been fruitless as well. I like most of you have owned multiple Honda’s but will never again.
Honda 2008 V4. Was fine up through about 40,000 miles, before the car began to consume oil. No smoke, no leak. Just consuming oil like crazy. The first time was the oil warning light fairly early in the oil’s cycle. I first blamed the service, for underfilling the car, but this has persisted.
I bought the car, because it was a Honda. But this car only has 55,000 and several years of payment remaining. What are the options????? Is Honda admitting there is a problem?
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2010 HONDA ACCORD—IT BEGAN WHEN THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON AND I ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE DEALERS INSTRUCTIONS HAVING IT CHANGED BY THEM AT 20 PERCENT —-IT WAS VERY LOW AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER,THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BE CHECKING IT REGULARLY—WHAT A JOKE—I THOUGHT THAT WAS OVER YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD MY 57 CHEVY—THIS IS MY FIRST HONDA—MY SON TALKED ME INTO IT—I ALWAYS BOUGHT TOYOTA CAMRYS—I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED—
It appears I’m another victim of a defective Honda Accord EXL-V6 but mine was a 2009. I started having problems at 15,000 miles. My dashboard lite up like a Christmas tree. It turns out the #2 cylinder and ECM was malfunctioning. In addition to that, everytime I accelerated a cloud of blue smoke would come out of the exhaust pipes. The dealership recommended that I have an oil consumption test every 600 miles. I am a Account Rep who spends the majority of my time visiting customers but not in this case. I spent the majority of my time at the dealership. Finally at 28,000 miles the dealership replaced the engine. I contacted Honda Corporation because I thought it was only fair for them to pay for the extended warranty. Needless to say Honda Corporation did not feel the same way. To make a long story short my 2009 did not last. It started to misfire all over again. By the way, I should have taken out stock in spark plugs because they had to be replaced frequently. To add insult to injury, there was nothing put into car fax regarding the work completed on the 2009. Shame on Honda! For those of you that continue to tolerate the issues regarding your Honda, please don’t. Get rid of it!!! Honda knew they had issues with the car and instead of doing the right thing they gave me the run around.
Yeah, carfax does not report mechanical issues…only insurance claims and body repairs.