Odometer Class Action Suit?

The issue is really the odometer which does cost money by accelerating
depreciation, maintenance intervals, trade-in intervals and warranty
expiration. The odometer and speedometer do not necessarily have the
same error.

 

odometer/speedometer inconsistency is true, but even if the odometer is
off, what impact does it have? what's the difference between a 30k mile
car and a 33k mile car in value? it will affect you if you lease a car,
[which incidentally is a very high proportion of bmw "sales"] and you go
over your lease mileage limits, but again, the manufacturer wins - no
incentive for them to erode the 10% "slop" they're allowed. and how are
you going to "prove" a problem? "sorry sir, you can't have had your
tires inflated properly."

 

Got a Garmin c320 GPS for Christmas. Checked my speedo on a long trip
yesterday, and much like the street-side police checks, the GPS shows my
speed as within 1MPH at all ranges.

They certainly have gotten better over the years!

 

I read a sci-fi short story many years ago called "The Marching Morons."
(IIRC) One of the major facets of the theme of a populace ignorant of the
stupidity of their lives was found in their cars. The protagonist came from
present day to find himself in that future, and when he was driven somewhere
in a "modern" car he noticed irregularities. The speedometer swiftly hit 300
mph and there were sparks blowing past the window, but the scenery moved
past at about 35 mph and the time it took to get to their destination was
more consistent with 35 mph than 300. But... everybody was happy!

Mike

 

They filed the suit so the lawyers could collect $9.8 million in legal
fees from Honda!

I'm sure that if Honda odometers consistently read LOW, the same four
lawyers would file in behalf of purchasers of used Hondas.

Texas' tort reform has chased these small fry lawyers into federal
court.

Al

 

I am a Honda owner and am furious. I received a copy of the
"settlement" in the mail yesterday. The only ones benefiting from the
suit are the attorneys that filed the case. The only benefit I can get
is "any out of pocket expenses occurring between "Mile 36,000" and
"Mile 37,800". If the mileage on the odometer is incorrect, then 1)
the MPG is not as good as was promoted and the advertising that
factored into my decision to buy a Honda was false; 2) both of the trip
meters also incorrectly state miles traveled; 3) Honda owners can not
sell their used Hondas for their actual value since the odometer
reading, which is a factor in the sales price, will overstate the
actual miles driven; 4) vehicle usage taxes owed will be erroneously
high, due to the overstated odometer.

chand

 

This implies that the odometers are reading 5% high. Therefore you
get a 5% extension in your warranty. That seems fair.

Have you checked it?

The odometer does not affect your actual mileage of course. If you
mean that you are measuring your MPG and the number is 5% higher than
reality, then you need to factor that into your calculation. If you
are referring to the EPA estimate, then rest assured that the estimate
is in no way dependent on the accuracy of the odometer.

You need to factor this in, but I don't see how you have been harmed
by this.

This may or may not be a valid point. But consider that, to the
extent that used Odysseys compete with each other for buyers, they are
all at an equal disadvantage. To the extent that they compete with
other cars, we don't know how accurate those cars' odometers are. I
can tell you that +5% is pretty typical for odometer accuracy.

If you pay taxes on this basis, then you are overpaying. Where are
you that calculates taxes this way? I have never heard of this and it
seems ripe for cheating by periodically disconnecting the odometer.

I would have a hard time working up much anger about this.