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Three Honda CR-V owners have filed a class action lawsuit against Honda alleging it concealed a defective door lock mechanism in certain models to avoid having to pay for repairs under warranty.
Plaintiffs Kevin Davitt, Scott Carter and Mark Tudyk allege in the Honda CR-V class action lawsuit that the company knew about the long-standing design defect in the door locking actuators of its 2007-2011 CR-V sport vehicles, but hid it to avoid covering repair costs under its three-year or 36,000 mile warranty.
The alleged defect manifests itself during or shortly after the limited warranty period has expired, and causes the door lock latch to fail to properly lock or unlock when the interior electronic door lock switches or key fob is pressed, according to the class action lawsuit.
Honda has long been well aware of the CR-V door lock defect, yet routinely refuses to repair the vehicles free or charge or to reimburse customers who have incurred out-of-pocket expense to repair the defect, the class action lawsuit states. Furthermore, Honda refuses to issue a recall despite receiving numerous consumer complaints from dealers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and its own internal records.
“Not only did Honda actively conceal the fact that particular components within the door locking system are defective and require costly repairs to fix, they did not reveal that the existence of this defect would diminish the intrinsic and resale value of the class vehicles and lead to the safety concerns described within,” the CR-V door lock class action lawsuit charges.
The CR-V lock class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of current and former owners and/or lessees of a 2007-2011 Honda CR-V in New Jersey, California and Florida.
The Honda CR-V Door Lock Class Action Lawsuit case is Kevin Davitt, et al. v. Honda North America Inc., et al., Case No. 13-cv-00381, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
UPDATE: Honda reached a settlement agreement in this Honda CR-V class action lawsuit on Sept. 19, 2014.
UPDATE 2: Claim Forms for the Honda CR-V defective door lock class action settlement are now available! Click here for detailed instructions on how to file a claim.
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26 thoughts onHonda CR-V Door Lock Class Action Lawsuit
We have a 2007 Honda crv that we baught last year! Nice ride all in all. But we started having problems with the door locks locking and un locking just driving down the road. Now the back passenger driver side door lock is stuck in lock. The local dealer wants to charge a small fortune to fix. I got rid of a Audi a 6 because of continued problems, now this!
UPDATE: Honda reached a settlement agreement in this Honda CR-V class action lawsuit on Sept. 19, 2014.
I also have a Honda CRV 2008. The left rear door started unlocking while the vehicle was in operation. I used to be able to play with the doors and the locking mechanism a bit and finally get it to stay locked. However, since it first started, it has gotten progressively worse and now is not locking at all which presents both a safety and security risk. I spoke with Honda and there is no recall on this safety/security issue. However findlaw.com says that is a recall for 2012 CRVs and Acura ILXs for this same issue. I am curious as to why it was not extended to all CRVs experiencing this same problem.
join the lawsuit here:
http://www.chimicles.com/honda-and-acura-door-lock-actuator-failure
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I’ve just experienced the same issue. How do I join this class action lawsuit? Thank you.
I have a CRV 2008 that recently has started unlocking after being locked on two doors. Not happy about this situation.
I just purchased a 2008 CR-V and about a week after my 30 day warranty did my actuator on the front passenger door start messing up. I click lock on my key and the door locks, but then slides back to unlock. I called and they say it’s going to cost me $250-$275 to fix it. How do I join this lawsuit? I called Honda and they said they haven’t heard of any lawsuit.
2008 Honda CRV, issue with the doors locking system. We have been locked in and out several times, had two repairs already, not sure what needs to be done to fix it properly. It’s not the quality we expected from a Honda.
Please let me know how i can join this lawsuit. I am having the issue and all of my doors are locking once i use my key. Then my key will not unlock any of the doors. I have been locked out of my car on so many occasions.. I have to get a person to manually let me back into my car. I have a 2007 Honda CRV It will cost me 1200 for all doors to be corrected. I do not have it to spend on a lock.
I would also like to join the lawsuit. Suddenly had 2 door actuators fail, and I can no longer open those doors! So angry!