Lawsuit Alleges Toyota of Withholding Knowledge of Defective Parts in Vehicles

Toyota is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges the company concealed information on defective coolant bypass valves in its vehicles, according to Top Class Actions.

The lawsuit surrounds model year 2019-2023 RAV4 and Corolla vehicles, which claims that Toyota knowingly withheld information from consumers about coolant bypass valves in these cars failing prematurely.

“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,” stated the class action.

The plaintiffs have claimed that Toyota has been unwilling to perform repairs on vehicles affected by defective coolant bypass valves, even if they’re still under warranty. They’re now looking to represent a nationwide class and Florida and California subclasses of 2019-2023 Toyota RAV4 and Corolla owners.

The lawsuit’s accusations include breach of express warranty and breach of implied warranty of merchantability; fraudulent concealment and unjust enrichment; and violation of 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.