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Partovich V. American Honda Motor Company, Inc. Et Case 3:20-cv-00676-CAB-AHG Document 1 Filed 04/07/20 PageID.1 Page 1 of 59 Steven Weinmann (SBN 190956) 1 [email protected] Tarek H. Zohdy (SBN 247775) 2 [email protected] Cody R. Padgett (SBN 275553) 3 [email protected] Trisha K. Monesi (SBN 303512) 4 [email protected] Capstone Law APC 5 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, California 90067 6 Telephone: (310) 556-4811 Facsimile: (310) 943-0396 7 Additional Counsel on Signature Page 8 Attorneys for Plaintiffs UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: '20CV0676 CAB AHG 11 ROBY PARTOVICH, individually, CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 12 and on behalf of a class of similarly FOR: situated individual, 13 (1) Fraud and/or Fraudulent Omission Plaintiff, (2) Violations of California’s 14 Consumers Legal Remedies Act v. (3) Viol. of Unfair Competition Law 15 (4) Breach of Implied Warranty under AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR the Song-Beverly Consumer 16 COMPANY, INC., a California Warranty Act corporation, and HONDA MOTOR (5) Breach of Express Warranty under 17 COMPANY LTD., a Japanese California Law corporation, (6) Breach of Written Warranty under 18 the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Defendants. (7) Breach of Implied Warranty under 19 the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (8) Unjust Enrichment 20 21 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:20-cv-00676-CAB-AHG Document 1 Filed 04/07/20 PageID.2 Page 2 of 59 1 1. Plaintiff Roby Partovich (“Plaintiff”) brings this action for himself 2 and on behalf of all persons (“Class Members”) in the United States, and in the 3 alternative on behalf of all persons in the state of California, who purchased or 4 leased model year 2016 to 2020 Acura MDX or 2019-2020 RDX vehicles 5 (“Class Vehicles”). 6 2. Defendants American Honda Motor Company, Inc., (“Honda USA”) 7 and Honda Motor Company, Ltd. (“Honda Japan”) (collectively, “Honda” or 8 “Defendants”) designed, manufactured, marketed, distributed, sold, warranted, 9 and/or serviced the Class Vehicles. Plaintiff alleges as follows: 10 INTRODUCTION 11 3. This is a consumer class action concerning the misrepresentation of 12 material facts, the failure to disclose material facts, and safety concerns to 13 consumers. 14 4. Defendants manufactured, marketed, distributed, and sold the Class 15 Vehicles without disclosing that the Class Vehicles’ possessed a defect which 16 materially affects the ability of the vehicles to provide safe, reliable 17 transportation. 18 5. Plaintiff is informed and believe, and based thereon alleges, that the 19 Class Vehicles contain design, manufacturing, and/or workmanship defects 20 which cause sudden, rapid deceleration, engine stalls, hesitation upon depressing 21 the gas pedal, abrupt shutdowns and shifts into neutral while driving, especially 22 at highway speeds, due to miscommunication among the computers and software 23 which control the engine, throttle and transmission (the “Defect”). Upon 24 information and belief, the Engine Control Module (“ECM”)1 and the 25 Transmission Control Module (“TCM”) are some of the components involved. 26 The Defect causes unsafe driving conditions and affects Plaintiff’s and other 27 1 28 The ECM may also be called the Powertrain Control Module (“PCM”). Page 1 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:20-cv-00676-CAB-AHG Document 1 Filed 04/07/20 PageID.3 Page 3 of 59 1 drivers’ ability to safely accelerate and maintain speeds while on roads, 2 highways, and freeways. 3 6. The Defect is inherent in each Class Vehicle and was present at the 4 time of sale or lease to each Class Member. 5 7. With each Acura vehicle, Honda promises “Precision Crafted 6 Performance.” The emphasis on driving performance is how Honda attempts to 7 distinguish its luxury brand, Acura, from competitors. 8 8. In service to the goal of premier performance, each of the Class 9 Vehicles are equipped with a Drive-By-Wire Throttle System (“Throttle 10 System”), which Honda describes as “giv[ing] racing-inspired pedal movement 11 and smooth, powerful response with just-right throttle sensitivity for most 12 situations by replacing traditional cables with electronic components. Data is 13 instantly factored in from engine RPM, coolant temperature, road speed, 14 transmission status and more.”2 In order for the vehicle to operate correctly, as 15 intended, and as expected by a reasonable consumer, i.e. to accelerate when the 16 gas pedal is depressed without hesitation, stalling, etc., the powertrain 17 components, including the Throttle System, ECM/PCM, and TCM, must all 18 communicate with each other seamlessly. Upon information and belief, they do 19 not. 20 9. Honda designed and manufactured the Class Vehicles, as well as the 21 electrical, throttle, engine, and transmission systems and the software which 22 controls these systems within the vehicles. 23 10. Within months of the sale of the first 2016 Acura MDX vehicles, 24 Honda received complaints from consumers about hesitation on acceleration, 25 stalling, and sudden shutdowns via its authorized dealers, as well as through 26 safety complaint reports made to the National Highway Traffic Safety 27 2 28 https://www.acura.com/performance#panel-heading-1 Page 2 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:20-cv-00676-CAB-AHG Document 1 Filed 04/07/20 PageID.4 Page 4 of 59 1 Administration (“NHTSA”), such as the following complaint (NHTSA ID 2 Number: 10745761) reported on August 3, 2015: 3 4 WHILE DRIVING, THE MDX SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND CANNOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF NEUTRAL. THIS HAS 5 OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE 6 INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWS FIRST EMISSIONS PROBLEMS, THEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ACURA HAS A 7 TSB OUT FOR THIS B15-034, BUT WON’T APPLY IT UNTIL 8 THE PROBLEM APPEARS. HAVING YOUR VEHICLE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN A HIGH SPEED ENVIRONMENT IS 9 EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TSB B15-034 NEEDS TO BE A 10 RECALL BEFORE THEIR MDX SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEY BECOME 11 IMMOBILIZED AND PEOPLE ARE KILLED AS A 12 RESULT…9/22/15 *BF 13 11. Despite knowledge of the Defect and its dangerous associated safety 14 risk, Honda failed to issue a comprehensive and effective recall, fix the vehicles, 15 and continued to sell vehicles with the Defect. 16 12. The Defect presents a safety risk for Plaintiff, other owners and 17 lessees of Class Vehicles, and the general public because, upon information and 18 belief, when the vehicles suddenly decelerate or stop in the middle of the road, 19 they subject themselves and other vehicles to a high risk of collision and 20 personal injury. 21 13. In the United States, Honda provides warranty coverage for Class 22 Vehicles under one or more warranties. Honda currently provides a New 23 Vehicle Limited Warranty, which covers vehicles under the Acura brand for 4 24 years or 50,000 miles and a Powertrain Limited Warranty for powertrain 25 components for 6 years or 70,000 miles. 26 14. Based on pre-production testing and design failure mode analysis, 27 early complaints to dealers and warranty claims, replacement part orders, Service 28 Page 3 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:20-cv-00676-CAB-AHG Document 1 Filed 04/07/20 PageID.5 Page 5 of 59 1 Bulletins and complaints made to Defendant Honda USA and NHTSA, 2 Defendants were aware of the Defect in Class Vehicles but continued to 3 misrepresent the ability of the Class Vehicles to provide safe, reliable 4 transportation, and further concealed the Defect and its effects from Plaintiff and 5 other owners and/or lessees of Class Vehicles. 6 15. Because the Defect was present at the time of sale or lease of the 7 Class Vehicles and concealed from Plaintiff and other owners and/or lessees of 8 Class Vehicles, Honda was required to repair the Class Vehicles under the terms 9 of the warranties free of charge. Yet, on information and belief, Honda has 10 failed to permanently repair or replace the defective parts free of charge under 11 the warranties. 12 16. Knowledge and information regarding the Defect and the associated 13 safety risk was in the exclusive and superior possession of Defendants and their 14 authorized dealers and was not provided to Plaintiff and other owners and/or 15 lessees of the Class Vehicles, who could not reasonably discover the Defect 16 through due diligence. Despite Defendants’ knowledge, Honda continues to sell 17 these defective vehicles, has failed to disclose the existence of the Defect to 18 directly to consumers, Plaintiffs and other owners and/or lessees of Class 19 Vehicles, has not issued a full, comprehensive and effective recall and has not 20 remedied the Defect and/or compensated Class Vehicle purchasers, owners, or 21 lessees for this material defect. 22 17. The nature of the Defect is such that it manifests both within and 23 outside the warranty periods. Because knowledge and information about the 24 existence and scope of the Defect was within the exclusive and superior 25 possession of Defendants and their authorized dealers, Defendants concealed this 26 information in order to continue to sell more Class Vehicles and to wrongfully 27 transfer costs of repair or replacement to Plaintiff and other owners and/or 28 Page 4 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:20-cv-00676-CAB-AHG Document 1 Filed 04/07/20 PageID.6 Page 6 of 59 1 lessees of Class Vehicles. 2 18. No reasonable consumer expects to purchase or lease a vehicle that 3 contained a Defect which creates a safety hazard which causes the vehicle to fail 4 to accelerate, stall, throw itself into neutral or “limp mode,” or shut down while 5 being driven.
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