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A class action lawsuit was filed against Toyota Motor North America Inc. this week by car owners alleging that they were sold vehicles with defective engines that don’t maintain oil levels causing engine failure.
Lead plaintiff, Lekha Keister, filed the class action lawsuit against Toyota in New Jersey federal court. In the filing she alleges that the defective 2AZ-FE engine does not allow for proper use of oil and causes the engine to burn oil.
“Plaintiff and the other Class Members reasonably expected that their Class Vehicles would not experience the Defect during foreseeable and normal usage, including, without limitation, the expectation that the Class Vehicles would not require unreasonably frequent oil changes/additions between scheduled oil changes and that the Class Vehicles would not suffer from a dangerous defect that could cause the Class Vehicles to unexpectedly seize during operation, thereby causing the potential for accidents and injuries,” Keister says in her Toyota class action lawsuit.
Keister also argues in her class action that the defective engine is a safety concern. “The defect is unreasonably dangerous to consumers because it can cause engine failure while the class vehicles are in operation at any time and under any driving conditions or speeds, thereby exposing the class vehicle drivers, their passengers and others who share the road with them to serious risk of accidents and injury,” she says.
Keister alleges that Toyota sedans, including the Toyota Camry HV, Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, Solara, Scion tC and Scion xB, marketed between the years 2007 and 2011 carry the defective 2AZ-FE engine. Keister alleges that the car manufacturer knew about the defective engine, but continued to sell vehicles with defective engines, pointing to a technical service bulletin Toyota sent to dealers in 2011.
Keister argues Toyota’s continued sale of vehicles with the allegedly defective engine constitute violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, fraudulent concealment, violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranties and negligence. In her class action, Keister also requests an injunction on Toyota, that the court require Toyota conduct a corrective advertising campaign to alert the public of the defect, pay damages and restitution to plaintiff and class members in the amounts paid to repair the vehicles, and reimburse the plaintiff and class members for the loss of value to their vehicles.
This lawsuit follows a similar class action lawsuit filed against Toyota in the Northern District of California in April of this year. In that case a group of plaintiffs from five different states allege that a defect in the design of pistons in a four-cylinder engine used in many of the Toyota’s vehicles as well as its Scion subsidiary leads to excessive oil consumption and the potential for serious accidents.
Lead plaintiff, Lekha Keister, is represented by Bradley K. King, Tina Wolfson, Robert Ahdoot and Theodore W. Maya of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC.
The New Jersey Toyota Oil Consumption Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Lekha Keister, et al. v. Toyota Motor North America Inc., et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-05459, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
The plaintiffs in the California class action lawsuit are represented by class action lawsuit lawyers Jae J. Kim and Richard D. McCune Jr. of McCune Wright LLP
The California Toyota Oil Consumption Defect Class Action Lawsuit is April Lax, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al., Case No. 14-cv-01490, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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24 thoughts onToyota Slammed with New Engine Defect Class Action Lawsuit
Hi I don’t know if my comment matters as I’m from Australia. But if my comment matters add me to your list. The 2AZ-FE engine in my 2003 camery altise is a very poorly designed engine as it’s only done 120,000 kilometres or 70,000 miles. And 3 of the back head bolts have forced themselves loose by pulling the. Threads out of the block. This is due to not material at the back of this engine when it was moulded. I’m sure toyota knew this but still continued to sell vehicles with this crap engine denying any issue or issues with the 2AZ-FE engine
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To be added!! I have a RAV4 2011 that just died with no warnings ont he dashboard and the dealer says the engine is completely done!
What has happened with this lawsuit?…. Clearly more and more people are still complaining since 2018 to 2022. When I asked my Toyota dealership if there was a recall or if anyone had sued for this oil issue… they said, “No, I don’t think so!” So there is blatant BS right there!
I have a Toyota Corolla 2010. Suddenly the engine light and VSC light came on! Pulled over, phoned dealership. Was told “If engine light is not flashing, it’s ok, but bring it by when you can. We’re booked until July, but if there’s a cancellation we’ll hook it up.” I could not restart the car! It would not turn over. Boost did nothing ! Had it towed to Toyota dealership, they said the oil was too low, piston rings damaged, new engine required! No light ever came on to indicate low oil! Ever! Had not driven the car much since COVID, Toyota still blamed me for lack of recent oil change! But it was barely driven!…. And again… No light!!! Other vehicles refuse to start when oil is Low… To protect owners from Engine failure!!!! Pls add me to class action suit!
Please add me. I have a SCION XB 2011. My car was diagnosed on June 3rd that my vehicle engine is consuming oil really bad. The Toyota dealer suggested I buy a new car and said that there is nothing they can do about it. This is very appalling as I have no money to purchase a NEW vehicle with cost of living going up.
I have a 2009 toyota camry that’s burning a lot of I would like to join the lawsuit
Please add me to class action lawsuit
This engine is a complete disaster
Please add me to class action lawsuit
I have a 2007 Scion tC with engine issues as well that stem from the oil usage. My car is currently broken down in my driveway and my husband thinks that the engine not getting the right amount of oil caused it to jump timing and went into limp mode. The engine will probably have to be replaced. I bought my car from Carmax and it was shipped to NC from TN when I bought it. Please let me know if I can be part of this lawsuit.