Lawsuit: the business angle

Honda will pay each of the 20 plaintiffs $7,500 to settle the lawsuit. Lawsuit has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in New Zealand.

Key facts

• Honda will pay each of the 20 plaintiffs $7,500 to settle the lawsuit.
• Owners of several Acura and Honda models allege the stop-start traffic doesn't work as it should.
• The lawsuit, however, claims the system does not always follow through, with some cars failing to restart when the brake pedal is released, leaving drivers stuck.
• Lawyers in the class action are seeking nearly $36 million in fees.
• The bill runs north of $36 million, and the lion’s share goes to the lawyers.

What we know

Going deeper, Owners of several Acura and Honda models allege the stop-start traffic doesn't work as it should.

On the substance, the lawsuit, however, claims the system does not always follow through, with some cars failing to restart when the brake pedal is released, leaving drivers stuck.

Beyond the headlines, Lawyers in the class action are seeking nearly $36 million in fees.

More precisely, the bill runs north of $36 million, and the lion’s share goes to the lawyers.

It is worth noting that Read: These Honda Owners Got $7,500 For A Problem You Might Still Have.

By the numbers

At this stage, these are the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016-2021 Honda Pilot, 2019-2021 Honda Passport, and 2020-2021 Honda Ridgeline.

On a related note, the company has been wrestling with the problem for several years, and in 2022 and 2023, it pushed out 10-year warranty extensions for the Idle Start systems, while also offering free starter motor replacements.

Going deeper, the warranty extension is only applicable for 10 years from the date the affected Honda or Acura model first entered service.

On the substance, Owners of 2015 and 2016 models that have already hit this 10-year mark will receive 24-month and 18-month extensions, respectively.

The wider context

On a related note, Through this new settlement, which is scheduled for a final approval hearing on June 1, Honda will pay each of the 20 plaintiffs $7,500, for a total of $150,000, Carcomplaints notes.

Going deeper, they are seeking $35,250,00 in fees, in addition to $823,131.24 in expenses, an absolutely staggering amount.

On the substance, Affected models include the Acura TLX, and Honda Passport, and Ridgeline.

Beyond the headlines, Honda is closing in on a settlement over the Idle Stop system fitted to a number of its vehicles, and while the company won’t walk away clean, the cost to it is almost beside the point.

More precisely, In Honda and Acura vehicles, the Idle Stop system is designed to shut off the engine after the car sits stationary for more than two seconds, then restart it when the driver lifts off the brake.

The bottom line

• The lawsuit, however, claims the system does not always follow through, with some cars failing to restart when the brake pedal is released, leaving drivers stuck.
• The bill runs north of $36 million, and the lion’s share goes to the lawyers.
• These are the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016-2021 Honda Pilot, 2019-2021 Honda Passport, and 2020-2021 Honda Ridgeline.
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