Honda Facing Class Action Lawsuit Due to Infotainment Issues

A class action lawsuit filed in the Central District of California on March 22 alleges that Honda knowingly sold vehicles with defective infotainment systems and refused to fix the problem.

The plaintiffs claim Honda not only has failed to fix their vehicles' defect, but also replaced the defective parts with equally defective ones, leaving them caught in a cycle of “use, malfunction, and replacement.”

According to Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, who is representing Honda owners in the lawsuit, it is estimated that least 150,000 affected vehicles in the U.S. were sold during the timeframe in which Honda equipped them with the defective infotainment system. read more »

Ford embroiled in emissions cheating scandal

While investigations are still at a preliminary stage, Ford faces significant financial penalties should it be proven to have incorrectly labelled or otherwise falsified its emissions certifications.

It’s a scenario that recalls the ‘Dieselgate’ scandal that affected more than 10 million Volkswagen Group vehicles in 2015. But unlike VW, Ford’s case does not include the use of so-called “defeat devices”. read more »