Honda Window Defect Class Action Lawsuit

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Angry Honda owners have filed another class action lawsuit against the automaker, this time over allegations the company manufactured and sold vehicles with defective window mechanisms that cause the windows to drop into the door frame without warning and break or become permanently stuck in the fully-open position.

Plaintiff Phyllis Grodzitsky of San Diego claims in the Honda class action lawsuit that the right passenger side window fell into the door of her 2002 Honda Odyssey LX in September 2011.

“It was a startling, loud sound that jolted me. I lost use of my Odyssey for two days and it cost over $400 to fix the window,” she says. Grodzitsky says she made a complaint to Honda but was told there is no recall for the window systems in her vehicle.

The other Plaintiff in the Honda window class action lawsuit, Jeremy Bordelon of Tennessee, claims he’s had to repeatedly pay to fix the problem.

“Had I known I would be faced with serial replacements of a substandard part, I would not have bought a Honda Element. Both of our windows failed during normal driving — one failed when we were at a complete stop, in fact! I have had to pay to fix my Element twice and am concerned that I will have to keep fixing it. That’s not what I would want from any car, much less one from a brand that sells itself on its quality and reliability,” Bordelon said.

The Honda window class action lawsuit claims the defect poses a hazard to drivers and passengers nationwide, and affects not just the Honda Odyssey, but also the Pilot, Element, Accord, CR-V, Civic and Acura MDX models from model years 1994 to 2007.

The alleged Honda window defect is caused by a defective piece of plastic that is meant to keep the windows in place while the window motor operates. The class action lawsuit claims the piece of plastic breaks under normal operating conditions, causing the defect Grodzitsky, Bordelon and other Honda owners have complained about.

The class action lawsuit further alleges that Honda knew that the fix it made available to consumers — replacing the failed part with a new part of the same defective design — results in repeated window regulator failures on the same vehicle, and yet Honda failed to reimburse Honda owners for the costs of repeatedly replacing the failed window regulators. Further, the complaint charges that Honda has failed to provide a permanent remedy to the window regulator defect.

The proposed Honda window defect class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all persons nationwide who purchased or leased certain 1994 through 2007 Honda vehicles that are equipped with the allegedly defective window regulators.

The Honda Power Window Defect Class Action Lawsuit case is Phyllis Grodzitsky et al. v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., Case No. 12-cv-1142, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

UPDATE 6/11/13: Judge refuses to dismiss Honda Power Window Defect Class Action Lawsuit.

UPDATE 2/27/14: Judge won’t certify Honda Window Defect Class Action Lawsuit.