{"id":2242340,"date":"2026-11-06T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242340"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:45:00","slug":"honda-dealer-sued-for-obnoxious-ai-robocalls-to-a-guy-who-didnt-want-to-sell-them-his-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242340","title":{"rendered":"Honda Dealer Sued For &#8216;Obnoxious&#8217; AI Robocalls To A Guy Who Didn&#8217;t Want To Sell Them His Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columns-holder\">\n<div class=\"add-on-google-widget\">\n<div class=\"add-on-google-heading\">Add Jalopnik on Google:<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-on-google-buttons-row\">\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"add-on-google-btn\" id=\"preferred-source\">Preferred Source<\/button><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXBneTRxX2Zw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"add-on-google-btn\" id=\"google-discover\">Google Discover<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You get them. I get them. We all get them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalopnik.com\/2194304\/dealer-revokes-ai-chatbot-buyback-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI robocalls<\/a> are a nightmare scourge on society that are driving everybody to the brink of their sanity. Usually, they&#8217;re from some sort of money-lending organization. Still, one Massachusetts man says he keeps receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalopnik.com\/2200076\/how-to-spot-ai-scam-when-buying-cars-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">pre-recorded phone calls<\/a> from Cambridge Honda asking him whether he was interested in selling them his car. Now, he&#8217;s seeking class-action status against the dealership, alleging that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Plaintiff Jonathan Kamens has never been a customer at Cambridge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalopnik.com\/category\/honda\/\" target=\"_blank\">Honda<\/a>, and his cell phone number is on the National Do Not Call Registry, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonews.com\/retail\/an-robocall-dealership-lawsuit-massachusetts-1105\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Automotive News<\/em><\/a>. The complaint alleges that an AI-generated caller with a &#8220;robotic and artificial voice&#8221; addresses Kamens by the wrong name, &#8220;Timothy,&#8221; and then says, &#8220;Roger from Cambridge Honda. Reaching out because you&#8217;re one of our customers, and your car happens to be on a list of models we are looking to buy. If you&#8217;re open to an instant cash offer on your car, give me a call at (351) 300-0683. Thanks.&#8221; Kamens added that he received subsequent texts from &#8220;Roger&#8221; inviting him to sell his vehicle \u2014 something he really has no interest in doing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In an effort to get answers, Kamens called the number back. A voice at the other end answered, but when he started the conversation asking if the person was real or not, it said it was AI, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonews.com\/retail\/an-robocall-dealership-lawsuit-massachusetts-1105\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>AutoNews<\/em><\/a>, which received the same automated response when it called the number.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kamens says he filed the suit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has received a pre-recorded message from Cambridge Honda on their cell phones over the past four years. The complaint asserts that folks who got these calls were &#8220;temporarily deprived of legitimate use of their phone because the phone line was tied up, they were charged for the calls and their privacy was improperly invaded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Moreover, the call injured [Kamens] because it was frustrating, obnoxious, annoying and a nuisance and disturbed [his] solitude,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While this is true, it&#8217;s also funny to think about suing someone because they took away from your screen time. I mean, I would, but you get what I&#8217;m saying.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, asked for certification of the class, damages and an order prohibiting Cambridge Honda from &#8220;making calls, except for emergency purposes, to any cellular telephone numbers using an artificial or prerecorded voice in the future.&#8221; The Honda dealer, for its part, has remained quiet. A lawyer representing the store said she wasn&#8217;t authorized to discuss the case.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s not clear how many times Kamens was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalopnik.com\/2070867\/car-shoppers-using-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\">contacted by the dealer<\/a> or how many people in total were impacted, but if they&#8217;re going for a class action, my gut tells me it&#8217;s not &#8220;a few.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover You get them. I get them. We all get them. AI robocalls are a nightmare scourge on society that are driving everybody to the brink of their sanity. Usually, they&#8217;re from some sort of money-lending organization. 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