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
2020 RAV4 and I just hit 40,500 miles and I have to replace the coolant bypass valve…$600!
I have a 2021 Rav4
I have a 2022 RAV 4 no problem so far.
2022 RAV4 XSE Hybrid with J-VIN
I bought a brand new 2023 Corolla SE, I now have 75,000 miles on it, I haven’t experienced a single problem with my Corolla. Actually, I have been dealing one single issue since I bought it, that being, I’m hopelessly addicted to driving it, thus 75,000 miles on it in 12 months of owning it. Toyota’s are simply awesome, ain’t no other car in its price range that can compare, and no other car that’s as reliable, I guess that’s evident by the number of them still on the roads after hundreds of thousands of miles being put on them by folks that didn’t even take care of the necessary maintenance.
I have a 2019 rav4. I have had to replace the bypass valve
I have to replace mine on a 2020 Corolla se. In May 2024
With only 45xxxx miles on the c lock
And I’m worried. I have a 2022 corrolla with a 69xxxmiles. This car is a road runner. Is also se. No issues so far. Hope it stay that way
I have a 2023 Rav4 hybrid.
I have a 2019 RAV4 and have already had to replace the coolant bypass valve. Add me
I have a 2019 Toyota Rav 4. Please add me
I have a 2023 Toyota Corolla
I purchased my 2023 Corolla hybrid in August 2023. When I got the car from the dealer, they filled up the gas tank with 640 miles to drive. Two weeks later, I filled up my gas tank as the 1st time, it’s dropped to 520 miles. The 2nd time, it dropped to 490, that doesn’t seem right then I immediate Contact the dealer and I was hoping to get an appropriate answer, they answered because depends on the style of the driver. I really want to file a complaint but I don’t know how. I felt that I am being cheated and they provided me with fraud advertising information. I am so glad that I can express my unfair treatment from here.
That’s completely normal my guy
I have a 2019 rav4 that’s experiencing issues with what’s believed to be this bypass valve