Honda Battery Class Action Lawsuit in Florida


The battery lawsuit alleges that Accords and CR-Vs suffer from parasitic battery discharge failures.

June 4, 2021 – A Honda battery class action lawsuit alleges that constant parasitic loading on the battery causes critical safety functions to fail when the battery fails. The class action lawsuit covers millions from Honda Accord 2016-2019 and Honda CR-V 2017-2019 in the US

The Honda battery lawsuit was filed by four Florida plaintiffs.

Plaintiff Andre Cruz leased a 2016 Honda Accord in June 2016, but he says the battery died at least three times and he took the Accord to a dealer after the third battery failure. The Honda dealer performed a stress test and replaced the battery.

Plaintiff Fernanda Nunes Ferreira bought a 2017 Honda CR-V in December 2017, but claims that the vehicle would not start after being turned off and the battery had to be skipped. The plaintiff says it took the CR-V to a Honda dealer to have the battery replaced.

Plaintiff Mitchell Bryon Pazanki bought a 2018 Honda Accord in 2020 but does not claim the car had any battery issues.

Plaintiff Dayane Tessinari bought a 2019 Honda Accord in 2019 but does not claim that the Accord had any battery issues.

According to the plaintiffs, parasitic battery discharge occurs if electrical components are not switched off after the vehicle has been parked, resulting in constant battery discharge.

Honda allegedly hid the issues with battery drain and did not warn consumers of the consequences, then the automaker allegedly failed to permanently fix the issues.

According to the Honda battery class action lawsuit, Honda skipped legitimate repairs by offering temporary repairs through dealer technical service bulletins, customer and dealer news, and technical line items.

The automaker reportedly knew none of the solutions were permanent, but did not warn customers of the situation. Accord and CR-V owners and lessees have reportedly been left with vehicles that are not safe and reliable as advertised by Honda.

The lawsuit accuses CR-V and Accord customers of paying too much for their vehicles, which have now plummeted due to battery drain.

Honda Accord and CR-V customers say they spend their own money buying jump leads, battery chargers, replacement batteries and alternators.

The Honda battery class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida: Cruz et al. vs. American Honda Motor, Co., Inc.

The plaintiffs are represented by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and the law firm Wites.

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