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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
My 2002 Honda Accord (4 cylinder) started leaking one quart of oil per week at around 92,000 miles. The rate of oil consumption has increased over time to the current rate of 1.5 quarts of oil per week at 99,000 miles.
Why isn’t the recall with the same engine block engineering design defect (which is essentially Not Fit for Use under warrant of merchantability) not included in the class action or a subsequent class action?
They need to add 2005 Honda Accord 4cyl to that list. Mine seems to burn a crazy amount of oil.
Have 2008 honda accord. Already had my transmission redone, thank god for extended warranty.
now I am having the vibrations issue and misfiring.
Getting a code that refers to chamber 1 or quadrant 1 misfiring .
This is total bullshit and honda should be ashamed!!
Ready to throw in the towel , every 1000 miles put in oil !! This engine sucks!!!
No more Honda for me.
Car Max here I come where I bought it, guess they don’t care either !!
Hi im having a problem with my accord 08 v6 coupe with only 55k miles on it. This car is definitly a lemon I hate it I need help on this I went to the dealer to update the pcm cuz of the transmission issue, two weeks after that it started to hesitate on the highway and the engine light and vsa light started blinking one of the spark plugs was burnt. A month after that the alternator just died like from nothing!!! The car starts to lose power and hesitate on the highway then started to do a real scary noise and it shut down it was nasty. Replace it and now my actual problem is the car is very rough idle the lights are flickering and when im on a red light I let go of the pedal a little bit and it starts to hesitate and lose power also the lights flick a lot more with the AC on need help someone please. Someone….
I’m having the same oil issues and understand the it’s too late to file a claim. What am I suppose to do now? I cannot afford to fix it.. The dealerships recognize the recall/oil problems and should fix them free. I will never buy another Honda.
I have a 2008 honda accord with the v4 engine in it. I bought the car used with 17000 miles on it. The car ran beautiful until it hit 60000 miles. At 2500 miles my oil light flickered and I took it in to have the oil changed. It was over two quarts low at the time. I thought that the dealership didn’t fill it clear up the last time the oil was changed. Well here I am again and at 2500 my oil light flickered on again. Its over 2 quarts oil low . Now I read all these complaints about honda. I repeat this is a 4 cylinder accord. We are a generation full of honda drivers but do to this problem and honda not stepping up to repair the problem cars there will be 4 families buying something else.Shame on Honda.
I have the same issue since I bought my 08 accord. Honda dealer refuses to take any responsibility. They did the oil consumption teste already and know want me to pay $800 to open the engine to identify the cause of the problem. Can anyone tell me what other alternatives I have to join this class action lawsuit? My email is hnanigui@gmail.com
Thanks
I’ve had the same issue since I bought my 08 accord used, no one could tell me what was wrong with my car. I initially thought the dealership forgot to put oil in it when the oil light came on, so I added oil. Went and got an oil change, earlier then needed, and in a few weeks oil light came on again. Since there wasn’t oil on the ground where I park, and no oil visibly leaking the problem wasn’t that clear. So I took it to Honda, they couldn’t figure it out, basically told me to continuously check my oil. That was it. The guy seemed to think it was funny, like I was dumb for bringing my car to him. Anyway just googled last night about oil light being bored and came across the law suit, no doubt I’m having the same issue, and was wondering my next step. Am I too late? If not what do I do next? If I am, what else can I do? I have no luck with things like this and could really use some help. If anyone would care to let me know it would be really really appreciated, my email is lenola22@yahoo.com if it isn’t listed above, thank you so much
My 2008 Honda Accord Coupe has the exact same issue with the excessive oil consumption. Due to the fact that the deadline for the class action suit has already ended, what do I do now if I missed it?
My 2008 is burning TONS of oil. It’s crazy. I have a an appt on Tuesday to take it in, but I’m not going through all this oil consumption test crap. They know the issue, and they better fix it without charging me. I guess we’ll see. I’ll have to remind them of the lawsuit if they decide my wallet is the only way to fix this.