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Honda has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the automaker knew the passenger cabins of CR-V vehicles frequently become filled with a harmful noxious gasoline odor but failed to disclose this to buyers.
Plaintiffs Bruce and Leann Beehler of Wisconsin filed the Honda CR-V class action lawsuit in Illinois federal court on Monday, alleging the company violated federal law by not honoring the customers’ requests to fix the gas odor problem under the terms of the warranty they received with the sports utility vehicle when they purchased it.
According to the Beehlers, within days of purchasing their Honda CR-V in Jan. 2016, they experienced what smelled like an “open pool of gasoline” inside the passenger cabin.
The noxious odor allegedly persisted no matter the speed they drove or duration of driving.
The lawsuit claims that the dangers to humans associated with inhaling fumes from gasoline are well-documented and include nose and throat irritation, dizziness, breathing difficulties, COPD, and lung cancer.
In March, when the vehicle mileage was only 1,916 miles, the Beehlers says they took their CR-V to a Honda dealership for service and reported on the gas smell.
It was at this time, the plaintiffs were allegedly told by a dealership employee that many other CR-V owners have complained about the noxious odor filling the cabin and that they did not have a solution.
The vehicle was returned to the Beehlers with no diagnostic test or repair procedures having been performed, the lawsuit states.
A little less than a month later, the couple says they returned to the same Honda dealership to report the continuing gas odor problem, with the same outcome.
The Beehlers proceeded for the next four months to take their CR-V to various Honda dealerships to try to fix the gas odor problem with no luck in resolving the issue and allegedly no action from Honda to correct or replace the vehicles.
“Honda, through its Tech Line, acknowledges that it is aware of a widespread problem of noxious odors and that it does not know how to repair the problem, yet still refuses to replace the defective vehicles,” the lawsuit reads.
The Beehlers claim that their vehicle is covered under warranty for “absence of defects in materials and workmanship, including design, and the durability and longevity of the CR-V.”
In particular, the warranty states that “Honda will repair or replace any part that is defective in material under normal use…All repairs/replacements made under this warranty are free of charge. The replaced or repaired parts are covered only until this New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires.”
The couple says that Honda failed to comply with the warranty and violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
In addition to equitable relief, reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses and costs they have incurred to try to rectify the horrible, noxious gasoline odor in their vehicles, the plaintiffs are seeking compensatory, statutory, and punitive damages due to the loss of their vehicle.
They are seeking to represent a nationwide Class of consumers who purchased a 2016 Honda CR-V from 2015 to present.
The Beehlers are represented by Daniel J. Voekler and Alexander N. Loftus of Voekler Litigation Group.
The Honda CR-V Gasoline Odor Class Action Lawsuit is Bruce Beehler and Leann Beehler, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., Case No. 1:16-cv-08525, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
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49 thoughts onHonda Class Action Filed Over Unfixed CR-V Gas Odor Problem
I have a 2016 honda accord sport. My car has 6700 miles on it. I too experience the oder of fuel in cabin. I don’t fill the tank past the click. It happens at random & the amount of fuel in the tank doesnt make a difference. I use regular unleaded. I leased my car & want to return it at no cost. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My 2013 Civic had the same issue. The dealership found that the plastic elbow that connects the fuel pump to the gas line was chewed on by chipmunks or squirrels because it is made with soy. It was replaced at a cost of $521 to me, but the smell came right back and persisted until I could no longer drive the car from headaches and nausea. We traded it at a loss for a 2015. It never had that issue, but our 2017 does after only 2,000 miles. Honda needs to make this right and stop using plastics made with soil that attracts animals.
I had the exact same horrible problem with my last two CRV’s !! The service department said they couldn’t find the problem and therefore couldn’t fix the horrible smell. I refused to drive my 2016 and was forced to trade it in for different car. Of course the trade-in cost me money. I tried to contact the law firm handling the class action lawsuit but they haven’t gotten back to me yet.
I just bought a CRV and it has the same problem.
Me too!! Ugh
We have a 2016 CRV purchased at Bobby Rahal in State College Pa. The gas smell in the cabin area is so strong that you are forced to drive with the windows down. I left my CRV at the dealership tonight because I don’t feel it is safe to breath in the gas fumes. They were kind enough to give me a rental car until they are able to duplicate the smell. It comes and goes. We are not alone with this complaint. We reported it to safecar.gov and found out there are other complaints on file. Please report your CRV today!!! We also reported it Honda USA 1-800-999-1009
I have the same problem with my 2016 crv. I bought it in September and have had it in the shop a couple times to be looked at – they smelled something but couldn’t pinpoint where it was coming from. Would love to know the outcome of this!
I have a 2015 crv that has this problem. Taken car in to dealer within the first year 2 -3 times, stating raw gas smell in cabin, service manager actually sat in the car and noticed it, and tech sprayed a white film along fuel lines with no remedy. I would like to join class action
Have you found out how to join the class action? I am here in the midwest and also took mine to the dealer 5 times in the beginning of 2016. I have a 2015 CRV. They treated me like I was crazy and the manager kept implying that I was smelling the exhaust of other cars. They also had to replace the transmission during that time, which I believe is unrelated, as the fuel smell remains nearly one year later. Please post a link to join the lawsuit or a link containing a phone number. I have more than enough paperwork to show I belong in that lawsuit.
I have this same problem with my 2014 CR-V, so far the dealers have not acknowledged a problem because the can’t make it re-occur. I would like to join the class action.
I have a 2005 Honda CRV with that problem
2015