Owner Takes Honda To Small Claims Court Over Speculative Mileage Claims For Hybrids

Heather Peters is an angry consumer who knows she has little chance of winning a war with Honda Motor Co. and its army of high-priced lawyers.

The Los Angeles resident is miffed that her 2006 Honda Civic hybrid doesn't get its claimed fuel economy. And she isn't satisfied with a proposed class-action lawsuit settlement that would give trial lawyers $8.5 million while Civic owners would get as little as $100 and rebate coupons for the purchase of a new vehicle.

On Jan. 3 she'll take her case to Small Claims Court in Torrance, where California law prohibits Honda from bringing an attorney. She's asking for the maximum of $10,000 to compensate her for spending much more on gasoline than expected. Honda said the Civic would get about 50 miles per gallon, but because of technical problems the car gets closer to 30 mpg.



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knowitall1985 - 12/27/2011 11:05:31 AM

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She would have to sue the EPA they rated the mileage.....

acronis - 12/27/2011 1:30:54 PM

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According to all the Honda and 'yota fan boys that post up here, Hyundai is supposedly the only car manufacturer that doesn't get the claimed mileage.

Funny thing about Karma isn't it.

raikkonen - 12/28/2011 9:45:18 AM

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Agents....are you really going to let this racist sh!t (Huu76) continue with his anti-american/anti-korean drivel? If we nuked Vietnam, this little sh!t would never have been born.

Agent009 - 12/28/2011 4:28:35 PM

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huu76back - bites the dust for being an idiot

acronis - 12/28/2011 1:02:31 AM

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What an incoherent, half-witted, unintelligible response filled gibberish.

Mustang953 - 12/28/2011 11:54:30 PM

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Hope she wins! This is nothing new. These lawyers are screwing all the owners and walking away with millions. I had the same thing happen with an Audi. I received a coupon from Audi good for my next purchase, while the lawyers walked off with millions. Next purchase, you must be kidding...it ate power steering pumps like candy (they replaced them with remanufactured units due to the high number of failures, while under warranty), the rear brakes caught fire, on the Interstate while my wife was driving it, and it had to be towed from my garage for electrical problems....and, I get a coupon!
I wish her all the best...