Civic owners are allegedly faced with either going without the AC or purchasing aftermarket components at their own expense. Replacement air conditioning parts are allegedly on backorder because so many Civic cooling systems have defects that cause the systems to fail. "Regardless of whether Honda provides warranty coverage for one failed component or claims it has permanently repaired the AC System, its repair efforts typically prove ineffective: other AC System components invariably fail outside the warranty period, forcing Class members into a never-ending and expensive game of whack-a-mole involving a vehicle for which they have already paid tens of thousands of dollars." - Honda Civic AC class action lawsuit Honda Civic owners allegedly pay $150 to $2,000 to repair the AC systems when they stop working, and the repairs are also allegedly useless because Honda uses the same defective parts as replacements. If a Honda Civic owner visits a dealership to repair the AC that stopped working, those owners are allegedly charged diagnostic fees even when the cars are covered by warranties. Leaks in the condensers or compressors cause AC problems, but the plaintiffs claim failures can also occur to the evaporators and discharge and suction lines.Īdditionally, the lawsuit alleges dealers often claim the AC stopped working because of impacts with road debris, and sometimes dealers allegedly tell Civic owners no leaks can be found. However, the Honda class action alleges the AC stops working because the system can't handle the R-1234yf refrigerant, causing the AC to stop working to cool the Civic cabin. The class action also alleges the Civics use R-1234yf refrigerant which is supposed to be more friendly to the environment than R-134a refrigerant. The Honda Civic customers who allege their AC stopped working claim Honda knows about the problems but won't recall the cars to fix them properly. Lingyang Yin / Washington / 2016 Honda Civic James Tillery / Virginia / 2016 Honda Civic Gary Tetrault / Connecticut / 2016 Honda Civic Michael Schwartz / Oregon / 2017 Honda Civic Matthew Robinson / Florida / 2016 Honda Civic LX Rachel Fairchild / Florida / 2016 Honda CivicĬarolyn Heier / Virginia / 2016 Honda Civic
The new class action includes these 11 plaintiffs who allege their Honda Civic AC systems stopped working.Īndre Wong / California / 2016 Honda CivicĪmado Munoz / California / 2017 Honda Civicįrank Costobile / Pennsylvania / 2016 Honda Civic American Honda, had already been dismissed by the same judge now hearing the consolidated class action lawsuit. American Honda.Ī separate case, Elkins v. The consolidated Civic AC class action includes plaintiffs in two related actions: Wong v. If your Honda Civic AC is not working, two lawsuits have been consolidated into one class action lawsuit related to 2016-2020 Honda Civic (2- and 4-Door), 2017-2021 Honda Civic (Hatchback) and 2017-2021 Civic Type R cars.Įleven Honda Civic owners filed the lawsuit alleging their air conditioners stopped working due to cracks and leaks of refrigerant which caused a loss of pressure within the AC systems. Honda Civic air conditioner compressors and condensers allegedly fail as R-1234yf refrigerant leaks.
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