Toyota coolant bypass valves class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Geri Barrientos and Michael Foerst filed a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor North America Inc.
- Why: Barrientos and Foerst claim Toyota failed to disclose a coolant bypass valve defect affecting its model year 2019-2023 RAV4 and Corolla vehicles.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Toyota failed to disclose that its model year 2019-2023 RAV4 and Corolla vehicles contain defective coolant bypass valves that fail prematurely, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Geri Barrientos and Michael Foerst’s class action lawsuit claims Toyota “actively concealed material facts about the defect from consumers, including, among other things, that the vehicles were prone to the defect and require costly fixes to repair.
“At all relevant times, Defendants knew, or through the exercise of reasonable care had reason to know, that the coolant bypass valves in the Class Vehicles were defective and that the existence of this Defect would materially affect Plaintiffs and the Class’s … decision to purchase the Class Vehicles,” the Toyota class action says.
Barrientos and Foerst want to represent a nationwide class and Florida and California subclasses of consumers who bought or leased a model year 2019-2023 Toyota RAV4 or Corolla vehicle.
Toyota coolant bypass valves can’t be repaired by automaker, class action claims
Barrientos and Foerst argue Toyota is unable or unwilling to “adequately repair” the Corolla and RAV4 vehicles when the alleged coolant bypass valve defect manifests, despite allegedly being obligated to by warranty.
“Despite the existence of the Warranties, Toyota failed to inform Plaintiffs and Class Members of the Defect and failed to adequately repair the Defect,” the Toyota class action says.
Barrientos and Foerst claim Toyota is guilty of breach of express warranty and breach of implied warranty of merchantability, fraudulent concealment and unjust enrichment, and of violating the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and California’s Unfair Competition Law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act and Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.
The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of punitive damages for themselves and all class members.
A consumer filed a separate class action lawsuit against Toyota earlier this year over claims the automaker falsely advertises the value of its prepaid ToyotaCare Plus maintenance plan.
Have you purchased or leased a model year 2019-2023 Toyota RAV4 or Corolla vehicle? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Alison M. Bernal of Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP and Matthew D. Schelkopf and Joseph B. Kenney of Sauder Schelkopf.
The Toyota coolant bypass valves class action lawsuit is Barrientos, et al. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-06770, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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221 thoughts onToyota class action alleges some vehicles contain defective coolant bypass valves
I helped my mom with the purchase a 2021 Rav4 hybrid. I am her attorney in fact
I purchased, after having had leased, a 2020 Corolla LE. I had also purchased their maintenance plan. As of this time I have not had this issue.
Add me . I had that issue last month and paid 745 at dealership to have it repaired.
My maintenance light came on advised as well back order Rav 4 2019.
Leased a 2023 Rav4 .Can I be included in the law suit. I planned on buying it when Leased is up
I purchased a 2023 Toyota Rav4 last year.
I purchased a certified used 2020 Toyota Rav 4. One week ago, an alert appeared on my dash, “engine maintenance required”. Today my dealership in Marion, IL diagnosed a bad coolant bypass valve. They charged me $916 for the repair.
Please add me to the list of disgruntled Toyota owners.
I own a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The Engine Maintenance Repair light is own. I have an appointment with my dealership to have it checked to see what the problem is and then go from there.
We own 2021 Rav4 XLE
I have a 2020 Corolla. Include me, please, in case this happens to me. I also purchased a prepaid maintenance plan at dealer.
I purchased a brand new Rav4, LE last year. Where’s my lawsuit money?
Did your coolant bypass malfunction?
Yes
My engine maintenance message just came on last week on my 2020 Corolla xse. For the same issue. Now the part is back order and not under warranty – dealer charging $800+.
I purchased a 2021 RAV 4 and the warranty plan from a Dealership. Please include me in this class action.
My mechanic went to Toyota to purchase the part and turned him away by telling him my car doesn’t use that part. I had to physically take the car for him to run the scanner and look into the hood of the car. I had coolant leaking all over the part. Now he goes back and the part is still on back order. What a hoax!!