Category Archives: Toyota
Toyota Settling Fuel Pump Class Action
Toyota is moving forward settling a fuel pump class action lawsuit, as confirmed by related filings this month in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York. A joint motion by class plaintiffs and the defendants—Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Denso International America, Inc.—asks the court… Read More »
Toyota Highlander Fuel Tank Lawsuit in Settlement Discussions
Attorneys in a potential class action filed against Toyota are in settlement negotiations. The lawsuit, filed in June 2021, alleged a defect in 2020 and 2021 Toyota Highlander vehicles equipped with a hybrid powertrain. Specifically, as alleged in the complaint, the vehicles’ fuel tanks could not be filled to their advertising capacity of 17.1… Read More »
Camry HVAC Lawsuit Can Proceed
A September 30, 2021, order from a Florida federal district court allows most of a lawsuit alleging HVAC defects in certain Toyotas to proceed. The order adopts the recommendations made earlier in September 2021 by a federal magistrate judge. The defendants are Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering &… Read More »
Subaru, Toyota Seek Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Engine Defect
A putative class action alleging an engine defect in certain Subaru and Toyota vehicles is facing possible dismissal. Defendants, Subaru of America Inc. (“Subaru”) and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (collectively, “Toyota”), filed a motion in September 2020 seeking to dismiss Plaintiffs’ amended complaint, filed… Read More »
Toyota Defective Hands-Free Phone Systems Class Action Moves to Federal Court
A putative class action alleging certain Toyota models contain defective hands-free phone systems has been removed to a federal district court in Missouri. The lawsuit, originally filed in July 2019 in the St. Louis County Circuit Court in the 21st Judicial Circuit, alleges that when the driver of a class vehicle uses the hands-free… Read More »