Honda settles class-action lawsuit over oil-burning V6s
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Although we hadn't heard of this issue before, <em>Automotive News</em> reports that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has agreed to settle a massive class-action lawsuit brought against it for engine trouble potentially affecting nearly 1.6 million vehicles. The lawsuit includes <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord/">Accord</a> (2008-12), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/">Odyssey</a> (2008-13), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/pilot/">Pilot</a> (2009-13) and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/crosstour/">Crosstour</a> (2010-13) models equipped with the 3.5-liter V6 with Variable Cylinder Management, which might experience engine misfire, excessive oil burning and premature spark plug fouling issues.<br />
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As part of the settlement, Honda will extend the powertrain warranty on these models for eight years (from time of purchase or lease) with no mileage limitation, and it will also reimburse customers who had to pay out-of-pocket expenses for related repairs such as spark plugs, pistons or, in some cases, apparently, an entirely new engine. (Of course, the repairs had to be related to certain trouble codes.) Lawyers will get no more than $800,000 from Honda and the guy who originally started the case, Vince Eagen, will get $1,000 for his "time and effort."<br />
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The final ruling on the matter will take place on March 21, 2014, and if you want to see if you're affected and what options you have in the settlement, <a href="http://www.autonews.com/assets/PDF/CA913971022.PDF">check out this .pdf document</a> with all the details.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/23/honda-settles-class-action-lawsuit-engines/">Honda settles class-action lawsuit over oil-burning V6s</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/23/honda-settles-class-action-lawsuit-engines/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20752390/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/23/honda-settles-class-action-lawsuit-engines/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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