Honda Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Defect in Newer-Model Pilot, Passport, Odyssey ‘Infotainment’ Systems

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American Honda Motor Co. faces another proposed class action lawsuit over an alleged electrical defect that reportedly plagues the “infotainment” systems of several newer Honda vehicle models.

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The 101-page Honda lawsuit centers on an alleged defect that is “pervasive” in certain models, including the 2020-2022 Honda Pilot (excluding LX models), 2020 Honda Passport (excluding Sport models), 2021-2022 Honda Passport and 2020-2022 Honda Odyssey (excluding LX models). The suit claims the automaker has actively concealed that a defect in the vehicles’ electrical systems can cause the speakers to emit a loud, intermittent popping or crackling noise, which interrupts the functioning of numerous audio system features and poses a safety risk to drivers and passengers distracted by the startling sound.

According to the case, Honda has faced (and in some cases settled) other class action lawsuits over allegations that earlier vehicle models—also including the 2019-2020 Acura RDX—suffer from the same apparent defect.

The complaint contends that although Honda is well aware that the electrical systems in the vehicles at issue are “malfunctioning in record numbers,” the automaker has for years done “nothing” besides tell its dealers to “replace a number of connectors,” which the filing says does not solve the problem. Honda has “replaced defective parts with equally defective parts” and failed to adequately identify or execute a viable solution, the lawsuit charges.

Honda has continued to market and sell the vehicles at issue despite scores of consumer complaints posted on the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration website that decry the automaker’s failure to address the issue, the fraud suit alleges.

“Honda has and will continue to benefit from its unlawful conduct—by selling more vehicles, at a higher price, and avoiding warranty obligations—while consumers are harmed at the point of sale as their vehicles continue to suffer from unremedied defect [sic] with their electrical systems,” the case asserts.

The Honda defective infotainment system lawsuit looks to represent anyone who purchased or leased a Honda vehicle model listed on this page within the state of Ohio.

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