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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 too have a Honda 2008 Honda Accord coupe. That uses exessive amount of oil about 1 qty for each 1000 or 2000 miles. No smoke from the tail pipe and you oil drop below the engine.. So she is burning the oil thur the cylinder and piston at a small rate. I too has what thur the rear brake pads after less then 15,000 miles.. and dealer denied warranty before the lawsuite appeared to the public eye’s.. Honda also has the first start up of the engine in the morning or after long no starting time and you hear that loud rattle for the first 5 seconds then the noise is gone.. Honda has a Service letter on that too..and they deny warranty for that too.. oh yes. I do my rountine service on time and oil changes to the letter and service codes.
Honda don’t cheat the people that purchased your product..
I have a 2009 Honda Accord with 78k miles. A year ago I had a spark plug replaced after the car was misfiring and overheating. This May the problem persisted and I took the car to the dealership. They told me a piece of a spark plug broke off into the cylinder and could not assess the extent of the damage. I mentioned the class action law suit and all the documented challenges on the internet . They told me my challenge was not related but said they got Honda to contribute. They could or would not tell me an amount or reason they would do so. Needless to say I did not trust them. I took the car to my local mechanic and he replaced all the spark plugs. $400 vs dealer cost of ????. The car ran fine for 3 weeks and then started overheating and the check engine and VSA lights were back on. Took the car back and am now facing a $4000 repair for a cracked cylinder head. First and last Honda. I was 58 when purchased with hopes of running for a long time into retirement…WRONG. The biggest piece of junk ever.
Sounds like you got screwed. $400 for new spark plugs is a ludicrous price, and if one of them had broken off inside the engine of course just replacing them wouldn’t solve the problem. You still had a chunk of metal bouncing around inside your cylinders! If anyone screwed you on this it was your non-Honda mechanic overcharging you for spark plugs and not doing the work that needed to be done.
Also, the spark plug breaking is a different issue than the one everyone else is having.
Wow I’m having the same problem my 2008 accord ex-l it’s used 2 quarts of oil in 3100 miles that’s not normal ! I just purchased it 4 months ago I already wanna get rid of it but I’m stuck paying on it for 4.5 more years what a mistake I made I’ve owned 6 Hondas and never had an issue till this one. It now has 76000 miles on it and sounds like my timing chain is making noise too what a joke how can honda say a quart every 1000 miles is normal NO WAY ! I also use RoyalPurple only not cheap to add a quart every 1500 miles at 11$ a quart . There is NO excuse for this I want to join this class action matter
How can I get in this Class Action Settlement???? I am having the same issue with my 2008 Accord ELT. I have 131+ miles on my honda. I have been having this issue for a while now. I never heard about any on this.
I have a 2008 Honda Accord EX. It has the four-cylinder VTEC engine that produces 190 hp. It has been burning a quart of oil every thousand miles since it had 81,000 miles.
THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS ASKED ME TO COME IN FOR THREE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS SO FAR AND THEY ARE ASKING ME TO COME BACK FOR FOURTH. HONDA AMERICA KNOWS ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED NOTHING TO ME ABOUT A SYSTEMIC ISSUE. I AM TIRED OF HONDA BLOWING SMOKE UP MY ASS. IF THERE’S ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT KNOWS WHAT TYPE OF LEGAL RECOURSE I HAVE AGAINST HONDA PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.
I have the same issue as everyone else. I don’t think that I will buy another honda. It looks like the deadline to submit claims was April 2014. Honda has offered to replace the o-rings at a 50% discount. I don’t want to spend $2000 to replace those when I am not even sure if it will resolve the problem. And….I have had the VTC actuator go out 3 times.
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!
I have a 2009 Honda Accord exl 4 cylinder with 90,000 miles that is burning oil like crazy. i started notices the the engine burned oil the past 3 oil changes. Then I brought my car into the HOnda dealership and they put me on this oil consumption test. I just bought my car in for a second oil consumption test and the dealership said that they would talk to a Honda representative about getting me a new engine. After talking to the Honda representative about getting me a new engine they said that they can replace the engine (do an engine short block) for $3,400. No way! I am not spending another $3,400 for a new engine. Does anyone know of any solution to this? i know about the class action lawsuit but it seems to only apply to the V6 models. also i mentioned to the service representative about the service bulletin 12-087 and he said that the service bulletin only applies to cars that are under warranty. i dont understand why the class action lawsuit does not apply to the 4 cylinder honda accord models.
Let’s SUE! Everyone is so quick to take the easy way out. When my A/C acted up, I fixed/replaced it. I didn’t look online to see if anyone started a class action lawsuit. Maybe I should’ve!? To the person that has a 25,000 mile Accord and needs $10,000 worth of repairs—get a new mechanic!
A Honda has the highest resale value, one of the safest cars to drive!! Let’s go buy a GM product and we can sue them during the next recall!!
After we sue them, let’s sue Bank of America for not giving us a loan modification!!!
I just finished the 3rd part of my oil consumption test and they said I am losing more than the “normal” amount of oil I should be losing; which they said is 1 quart per 3000 miles. They made a call to honda letting them know that I am losing too much oil and now honda is telling me that I need to show proof of all my oil changes since I bought my car to prove that I have been maintains my car. Complete bullshit. I’m so sick of honda. How can I sign up for this? Honda needs to man up and fix this shit.
our 2008 Honda ody doesn’t have the active engine management, so far so good but now I know will check oil regularly we have 78k