A federal judge has granted final approval to a Honda Idle Stop settlement for customers but held off on awarding about $36,000,000 in attorneys’ fees to the plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Three class action lawsuits (Bolooki v. Honda, Cooper v. Honda, and Nock v. Honda) were consolidated into one lawsuit that alleges Honda’s Idle Stop systems are defective in these models:
2015–2020 Acura TLX
2016–2020 Acura MDX
2016–2021 Honda Pilot
2019–2021 Honda Passport
2020–2021 Honda Ridgeline
Honda denies all the allegations, but 20 plaintiffs contend the Idle Stop system doesn’t always restart the engine after it shuts down after a vehicle is stationary for more than two seconds. Although pushing a button disables the Idle Stop system, owners claim the features are dangerous and defective.
The judge allowed the plaintiffs to modify and refile their Idle Stop class action lawsuit five times, but the judge certified the lawsuit for only 11 states. However, Honda decided to settle the case for customers nationwide.
According to the settlement agreement, warranty extensions …
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