Honda class action lawsuit.

icecap · Feb 4, 2009

A newsclip last night indicated Honda Canada is ready to settle a class action lawsuit launched on behlaf of owners whose odometers were out by 4% and could have had a negative effect on lease contracts, depreciaiton and warranty claims.

Sip'n Diesel · Feb 4, 2009

I hope those morons have non-factory-sized wheels, I will laugh @ them when they fail. also, isn't %4 supposed to be somewhat acceptable

mavapa · Feb 4, 2009

It sounds like VW Canada is ready to settle, not go to trial. Four percent is not much, but I suppose it could matter when you turn in a lease car or go for a warranty claim. I presume the odometers were reading 4% high, so registering more miles than the car actually went.

rotarykid · Feb 4, 2009

another car company settled claims for odos being ~7 % out in the 90s.

MrMopar · Feb 5, 2009

Odometers have the capability to be just about spot on - maybe no more than 0.5% deviation if the manufacturers desire. It's the speedometers that they intentionally make optimistic to keep out of lawsuits over speeding tickets.

Given computer controls, odometer and speedometer readings can be separate and not equal. See this effect on any modern Jetta or Golf. Compare to a GPS and the speedometer will be 3 to 4 mph fast (if not more) but the odometer will be EXACT or so close that you couldn't notice.

FL2AK-tdi · Feb 14, 2009

MrMopar said:
Odometers have the capability to be just about spot on - maybe no more than 0.5% deviation if the manufacturers desire. It's the speedometers that they intentionally make optimistic to keep out of lawsuits over speeding tickets.

Given computer controls, odometer and speedometer readings can be separate and not equal. See this effect on any modern Jetta or Golf. Compare to a GPS and the speedometer will be 3 to 4 mph fast (if not more) but the odometer will be EXACT or so close that you couldn't notice.

I've experienced that in my 2001. In addition to yor comment on GPS, with so many midrange and upper range cars (yeah I know, a Civic isn't exactly mid range lol) coming standard with all of these crazy GPS nav systems, they should just make the speedometer and odometer a functio of the NAV unit's GPS reciever. No case for a speedig ticket law suit either. Problem solved.

thebigarniedog · Feb 14, 2009

Honda US settled their odometer class action lawsuit this past summer by extending the warranty from 60(k) to 66(k). Boy we were ecstatic when we received that notice. Like every other class action lawsuit, the lawyers made all the money and the "representative class" got taken for a ride.

MrMopar · Feb 14, 2009

thebigarniedog said:
Honda US settled their odometer class action lawsuit this past summer by extending the warranty from 60(k) to 66(k). Boy we were ecstatic when we received that notice. Like every other class action lawsuit, the lawyers made all the money and the "representative class" got taken for a ride.

I have always felt that class action lawyers should be paid in the same form that the participants receive. I.E. coupons for $500 of a Honda, or a 6k extended warranty, etc. That would be hilarious, at least for about 10 minutes.

Keith_J · Feb 16, 2009

Speedometers will never be input from GPS. What about tunnels? Bridges? Electromagnetic storms arising from the next solar storm season?

We are in a solar minimum. Northern Lights have been weak..

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