A new class action lawsuit filed Friday challenges the sufficiency of a 2023 Honda recall affecting nearly 125,000 vehicles.
Alleged defect
As alleged in the class action complaint, certain Honda and Acura vehicles have brake system malfunctions due to brake master cylinder and loose tie rod defects.
South Carolina resident Shavonne Geddis-Wright seeks to represent a nationwide class, as well as a South Carolina subclass, of consumers who purchased or leased the following:
- 2020-2021 Honda Civic
- 2020-2023 Honda Ridgeline
- 2021-2023 Honda Passport
- 2021-2022 Honda Pilot
- 2020 Acura MDX
Geddis-Wright’s Claims
Geddis-Wright takes issue with the adequacy of Honda’s 2023 recall, which includes a free fix and repair clause.
Geddis-Wright claims she has taken her 2020 Honda Civic to the dealership she bought it from in 2020 for routine maintenance but has never been told of any recalls or defects related to her vehicle’s brake system. She also asserts the recall does not sufficiently account for the time required to tow and repair the vehicle, or the price of towing it. And, Geddis-Wright argues, the recall does not offer a foreseeable guarantee the brake defect will go away permanently, or account for a vehicle purportedly devalued by its history of faulty brakes.
Her legal claims include breach of implied warranty, fraud by omission/fraudulent concealment, unjust enrichment, design defect, manufacturing defect, and violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The lawsuit seeks remedies including an award of damages. The case is Geddis-Wright v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., case number 5:24-cv-04886, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
