—Acura and Honda’s sticky steering lawsuit remains in court, with three class-action lawsuits consolidated into one.
No sticky steering lawsuits were filed until after the U.S. government launched an investigation into complaints about sticky steering wheels.
Class actions include: Murillo v. American Honda, Gonzalez v. American Honda and Burgos v. American Hondaand Burgos v. American Honda as the merger stickiness turns to the title of the lawsuit.
The class action lawsuit includes: “All persons who purchase a new class vehicle in the United States for personal use and not for resale.”
These Acura and Honda models include:
2022-2024 Honda Civic
2022-2024 Honda Civic SI
2023-2024 Honda CR-V
2023-2024 Honda HR-V
2023-2024 Acura Integra
In March 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation into the Honda Civic’s sticky steering wheel after complaints that the steering wheel felt stuck while driving.
“Complaints report that brief increases in steering force, known as ‘steering stick,’ occur primarily on the highway after a certain amount of driving. These reports have been received within the past 11 months, with the majority occurring while the vehicle is in motion With lower mileage”. — National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Although owners said the steering wheel felt like it was stuck, drivers were always able to “release” the wheel with more force. However, many drivers say it’s a nerve-wracking experience when the steering wheel temporarily feels stuck.
A few months later, the investigation was upgraded to include 2022-2023 Honda Civic, 2023 Honda CR-V and 2023 Acura Integra vehicles. The sticky steering survey included more than 530,000 Acura and Honda vehicles.
Owners who filed Honda’s sticky steering lawsuit claim the automaker failed to warn them about the steering problem when they first purchased the vehicle. Additionally, Honda allegedly did not subsequently warn customers about the steering issues.
The Sticky Steering lawsuit alleges that when the vehicles were sold as new, they were not fit for ordinary use for safe transportation. The lawsuit also claims that the vehicles Honda represented were of lower standards and quality.
As is repeated ad nauseam in every auto class action lawsuit:
“Had plaintiffs and class members known about the steering defect, they would not have purchased their class vehicles or would have paid less.”
The Acura and Honda sticky steering class action lawsuits were filed by these customers:
Omar Gonzalez/California/2022 Honda Civic
Daniel Murillo/California/2022 Honda Civic
Salvador Velez/California/2024 Honda CR-V
Matthew Lanclos/Colorado/2022 Honda Civic
Lynette Cadena / Florida / 2023 Honda HR-V
Rachel DaSilva/Florida/2022 Honda Civic
Simon Gillies/Illinois/2022 Honda Civic
Robert Cox/Illinois/2022 Honda Civic
Jordan Burgos/Virginia/2022 Honda Civic
Jake Danhausen/Michigan/2022 Honda Civic
Jonathan Nesbitt/South Carolina/2022 Honda Civic
Honda Sticky Steering System Recall
On October 9, Honda recalled approximately 1.7 million 2022-2025 Acura and Honda vehicles in the United States to repair sticky steering problems.
According to documents regarding the steering recall:
“Improperly manufactured steering gearbox worm gears can expand when exposed to ambient heat and moisture, thereby reducing the thickness of the grease film between the worm gear and the worm gear. Additionally, the worm gear spring preload was improperly set, increasing the grease film thickness between the worm gear and the worm gear. Sliding forces. Excessive friction between these components can cause unusual steering noise, increased steering effort and difficulty, or “sticky” steering.” Honda recall
It’s unclear how the massive recall will affect Honda’s steering litigation.
The Acura and Honda sticky steering class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: Burgos et al., v. American Honda Motor Company.
The plaintiffs are represented by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Greenstone Law APC, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP and Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield, LLP.
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