Toyota Class Action Suits Filed for Vehicle Owners and Stockholders

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Vehicle owners and stockholders are filing class action lawsuits in the wake of a series of massive Toyota recalls, suing the Japanese automaker for the lost value of both stocks and the vehicles themselves. The company also faces a number of Toyota injury lawsuits filed by individuals who have suffered a severe personal injury or death in an accident caused by problems with the accelerator or brakes.

New Toyota class action lawsuits were filed recently on behalf of all Toyota hybrid owners in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday, and on behalf of California owners of recalled Prius and Lexus hybrids in Los Angeles County California Superior Court on Friday. Both Toyota class action suits were filed due to the latest Toyota recall of 2010 Prius and Lexus HS250h models over brake problems. In addition, a lawsuit was filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on behalf of all Toyota stockholders.

The Toyota stockholder lawsuit alleges that the company’s stocks dropped 20% because of the recalls, and charges Toyota executives with deceiving investors about the health of the brand when they knew that there were acceleration and brake problems. It names the company’s top executives, as well as the company itself, as defendants in the suit.

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The two lawsuits filed on behalf of vehicle owners allege that the company long knew about problems with the Toyota hybrids’ brake systems but did not warn consumers. It charges Toyota with breach of warranty, product liability, negligence, and violating California fair business practice laws.

Earlier this week Toyota recalled more than 437,000 of the 2010 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles because the brakes ceased to work for a moment due to a software glitch. About 150,000 of the recalled vehicles were in the hands of U.S. owners.

The Toyota hybrid recall followed several waves of recalls over sudden acceleration problems in a number of leading Toyota vehicle lines.

In September 2009, a Lexus and Toyota recall was issued for 3.8 million vehicles that contained certain all-weather floor mats, which Toyota indicated could get stuck under the gas pedals, causing unintended acceleration. In January, Toyota issued another recall for 2.3 million Toyota vehicles, including 600,000 that were not subject to the prior floor mat recall due to an actual mechanical problem that was causing some gas pedals to stick. Shortly after, the company stopped production and sales on eight of its most popular vehicles, including the Corolla, Camry, and Tundra. The company has also announced it is recalling nearly 2 million vehicles in Europe and almost 80,000 in China.

The Toyota accelerator pedal recalls have resulted in more than 60 lawsuits, including over a dozen wrongful death and personal injury claims.


123 Comments


Paul
As st ated in the remarks by Virginia, I also was in the act of parking my 07 Camry, right foot on brake, left foot prepared to engage the parking brake, when the engine went ballistic. I saw 7000 rpm. As quick as I could, I grabbed the shift and put it into neutral and immediately into park. Glancing at the tachometer, I saw within 5-7 seconds that it was dropping. I was able to shut the car down. A previous incident, 6-7 months prior occurred again while parking at my local bank. Not as violent as the one 2/21/10. Just made a mental note of it. Car replaced.

doris
I bought a new Corolla in August of 2009 days before the news became public. My Corolla began to act strange,at which point the agency allowed me to trade up to a Camry in Feb. of 2010. Now the Camry is in question. Not only did I lose money on the trade,I am nervous driving my 4 yr. old grandson to pre-school,or driving in general with this car. The car has lost all around in money,my most concern is safety.

Chris
My 2008 Tundra has smashed into a light pole and on another occasion a fence. Prior to the accidents…I took my the truck into the local Toyota dealer and reported my grave concerns…they told me, “yes, we know about the problem but we don’t have a fix…would you like a car wash”. Since the “fix” has became avaialble I have still yet to receive any help after several attempts to take it to the dealer. My family has been traumatized by this and I will not allow anyone to drive with me in the Tundra as it is unsafe. On Toyota’s email site …this is the reply they gave me: “Your Question has been Submitted Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. We have received your email. We are extremely sorry, that due to high contact volumes, we are unable to respond to your inquiry in a timely manner, and it may take several weeks to receive a response to your inquiry. We sincerely apologize for this delay and appreciate your understanding. It is never our intention to keep a customer waiting and we can assure you we are doing everything we can to bring our email response times back to a more acceptable level for our customers. For the most up-to-date information on Toyota’s recent recalls, you may copy and paste the following URL address into your browser: www.toyota.com/recall What a joke…now I am stuck with a dented up 34 thousand dollar vehicle that I can’t drive.. however the good side the Tundra appears to be able to drive itself where it wants to go! Completely troubled and gravely concerned, Chris

Doris
I first bought a Corolla in August 2009. It acted strange when I removed my foot from the gas. After hearing about all the problems I decided not to take any chances since I drive my 4yr. old grandson to pre-school. Prestige dealer in Ramsey N.J. where I bought the car allowed me to trade up to the Camry SD. I lost about $5,000.00 on the trade. Then my new car Camry had problems. I already lost thousands on the value of that car also. In general, my family’s safety is number one issue, followed by a huge loss of money. Lost money now,and if I ever want to sell the car. I bought both cars a few days before the trouble was annouonced. This is unacceptable.

Robert
1/08/2010 bought a new “10 Toyota Rav4 Limited (30K), first Toyota and thought “Safety,Reliability and Resale value and traded a 2000 Hyundai Sonata, 4 days later,all the bad news in the press and the value tanked.Wife (co-owner) will not drive Rav.I emailed Toyota Customer Service only for them to foward it to South East Toyota who wants me to consult my dealer,who says that other car companies will have the same problem soon. But this does not help the value or my pocket. How do i join one of the lawsuit for the rapid depreciation???

Jim W
Toyota’s greed and disregard for life should dealt with in an extreme well. Not to mention millions of dollars lost by owners now stuck with a vehicle that no one wants and dealers not willing to give go faith offer on the cars value. Toyota should have to pay billions to all the owners who got stuck, and especially those injuried or even killed, again for the sake of the dollar and cover up? Shame on Toyota, Honda and all the vehicle makers are going to make huge profits now because of this, but I hope they too have learned from this turn of events. Todays model is SUE SUE SUE and that doesn’t seat well with me, however when your out thousands, and stuck with a vehicle no one wants, then see how you feel?

Carey
I traded my 2006 Ford King Ranch in because it was depreciating in value faster than I could afford, over $4,000 in a year and a half. I traded my Ford in on a brand new 2008 Toyota Tundra because of their reputation for quality and high retail and trade values. I always felt a little funny about the way that my Toyota accelerated but thought that it was just me, until the recalls started. Now I own a piece of crap that I’m even more upside down in than the Ford that I got rid of. I work in the automotive industry and can’t wait for the class action suit to get my darn money back or give them their truck back. If it was not for my credit I would drive it on a Toyota dealer lot and leave it. I wish that I had my Ford back.

Barbara
I have a 2007 Prius that I’m afraid to drive. I have been trying to sell it since November, 2009 with no luck. With this recall & other problems I feel stuck with a vehicle I’m afraid to drive. What can I do?

Jack
I have a 2007 Tundra Crewmax Loaded and had the dealership make the corrections referencing the recall notice. The first thing I noticed is I now get 12 miles per gallon which is unexceptable based on what I was getting. The pedal itself is also uncomfortable as it continues to spring back quickly. Its almost if you have to re-learn how to drive the truck. I plan to take the vehicle back to confirm the recall repair was done correctly? If so, then someone needs to do something about the miles per gallon issue which I have lost.

sonny
My wife has a 2007 Camry LE. So far no problems. Tomorrow we have an appointment to bring it in for the oil line problem. They sent a notice to us two weeks ago. I asked about the acceleration problems, but the person at the dealer said our vin # starts with the letter J, and therefore not in the catagory for any known problems. Now after reading all these postings, I don’t think the dealers have a clue which vehicles are affected. I was planning a road trip from WA (our state) to California this April. Because her Camry only has 9500 miles, we thought we should use it instead of my Tacoma. Now I don’t feel comfortable to drive it. What a mess for all this bad engineering has caused. And who know what the future will be for these cars and trucks.

Judy
On August 14, 2007, I was driving to work in a 1999 toyota Camry. The car excellerated and would not stop when I hit the brakes. I went into on coming traffic and had a collision with a truck. The car was totaled and by the grace of God I lived through it. As a result though I am disabled and no longer able to work. There was no compensation because they said it was my fault. I don’t think so, crying out for help.

stephanie
I own a toyoto and I would like to find info on joining the class action suit

Carla
We have an avalon 2007.this recall has me so terrified that i will not go out of town.I do alot of highway driving, and now.. i cant …do to the fear.We want a safe car .this is not safe.Was the rush for wealth worth all of this? TOYOTA!!!!!!! safty should be first & foremost.I will never have another Toyota!!!!! this car has to go.

angela
I have a 2007 camry and my husband a 2007 tundra. I want to get rid of them and buy safer vehiclesfor my family. I have a one year old and I’m pregnant with our second child. I had been looking for an SUV already to replace the camry because of the increase in family size, but now it seems almost impossible to sell our toyotas. I am not sure what all is involved in this class action lawsuit, but I am interested in knowing if this could benefit my situation. I have always owned toyota’s and am positive this recall will get worked out and somewhere down the road the values of toyota’s will increase, however, I can’t wait till then.

bill
They seen me coming, Sucker! Yes, I have Toyota problems. In 2008 I bought a brand new 2008 Tundra. By the time I owned it nine months, it had been in the shop twelve times! Six of them on a wrecker! After contacting Toyota Customer Service Lots of times and heated arguments at my dealership where I purchased the truck because they kept saying they would get all the issues fixed they just need time! I finally paid a retainer fee and obtained an attorney. I did this because the dealership told me they would win the arbutration. I was awarded or cursed with a 2009 brand new Toyota Tundra just like mine! I have owned this truck since June, it has had two computers, a very botched accelerator recall, it spits out C.D.’s just like the other truck did, it spins over while it is parked with no keys in it until the battery goes dead and then you will wonder why your truck don’t start! Sounds almost funny but that is what the 2008 did and I made a D.V.D of it! My attorney about flipped when he saw everything this truck did electrically! But of Course the Toyota Experts say there is nothing wrong with these vehicles! My 2009 has went as far electrically as not opening cylanoids in the transmission and that’s why it burned one up! I would like to trade this truck off, however, Toyota’s don’t seem to be worth much these days! Also, I went to a Dealership to trade this truck off since I am so tired of it, but when they pulled my credit report Toyota Financial reported my 2008 as a bad debt, a repo, and a charge off! The guy at the dealership said you must of really pissed someone off for them to report your credit the way they did! I did not make three payments on the 2008, because I was spending so much money on rental vehicle’s and gas to get back and forth from whatever shop it was at, plus I had to pay $784 for mileage I used on the 2008 and I missed some work due to being broke down out of town! Toyota was suppose to put those payments on the back of the note but never did, also was suppose to send me a new account number for the 2009 and never did that either! They told me they are going to repo the 2009 and that is fine! This nightmare has lasted two years and two trucks! I am not paying them over $4,000 to catch this up! They can have it! I will go to a buy here pay here lot and buy a Ford or Chevrolet with 100,000 miles that I know will run, like the 2001 Chevrolet I traded in on this Garbage!! The Government or Attorney’s need to step in and make Toyota buy this junk back, that they sold the American Public! Any attorney or Highway Safety Board that would like to reveiw what my trucks have done I have a D.V.D. would be more than glad to send you a copy, this video has none of the 2009 on it, but it does the same things!

made here
i own a ford,no problems from my car.hows that jap car of yours doing?

JESSI
I would like to know if my 2009 Pontiac Vibe is included in the lawsuit as it was recalled along with all of the Toyotas since they were made in the same factory? I have had it fixed for the accelerator recall, but I do not feel safe in it! I have a 40 mile round trip commute everyday and tote my 3 year old around it. I would like them to take my car back and give me my money back, at least the remainder of the loan! I have tried to trade it in but the value has depriciated by 4000 dollars since the recall!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now am upside down in this car that I am terrified to drive! Someone please let me know if I can be included in this lawsuit.

Crystal
Hi all, I just bought what was to me a brand new car for the first time in July of 09′ a 2007 camrey with 26k, it was a recall got it fixed, but I still feel unsafe driving myself and my 5 year old daughter around. Can anyone tell me a little more on fileing a class act or about a lemon law. I want a new car or my money back. I’m very upset about it all it took me two months of driving a rental that wasnt cheap to by a POS.

Donald
I have a Highlander Hybrid Limited that accellerated into a snow bank and caused $900 damage. I have a Prius that has brake issues over rough roads. I want Toyota to buy back both vehicles before someone gets injured or killed.

Lois
We have a New 2009 Toyoda Corolla Recall notice. As it seams this recall has not fixed the problem. I want a Total Refund on our car, it is not Safe to drive. Even after all the Fixes. Lemon Law Should take care of this, But they Won’t even think about it. I want a Total refund. Put me on the List. If my Wife Gets Killed I assure you I will get more than a Total Refund! This is just to Dangerious to drive.

Todd
Hey Buy American, I am a die hard Chevy owner however my last 2007 2500HD Chevy, (new body style) had the transmission (not the Allison) out of it twice before 25,000 miles. It also started doing the excact same thing when I sold it. The sheet metal was thin as a Coke can and the paint would chip off of it at the drop of a hat. The previous bodystyles I have never had problems out of it, but the last one was crap. This is why I went to Toyota, but what a slap in the face. They need to buy back these pieces of junk with sticky gas pedals. Sometimes when I take off the truck jumps off the start and almost gives you whiplash. Other than this problem, It’s a great truck, but I’ll never own another if they don’t buy this thing back. Its a 2010 Tundra that I bought Dec. 2009 and now is probably worth about 15,000 dollars at best. SCREW YOU TOYOTA for not offering to get these vehicles back on your lots and off the road before you kill or mangle someone else. I have bought another Chevy truck though so I can park this Tundra in the garage untill something is done with it because of the lack of a sense of security when putting my wife and kids in this thing.

dolores
We own an 08 Prius and have never had problem one with it. It is approaching the 15,000 mile checkup. The ltr from Toyoto told US to remove the carpeting, but we are having the DEALER/Service Dept remove the faulty mat section. We have been wanting to trade it in (before the recall mess) for an SUV, but have been told our Prius is worth zilch! I am not a “lawsuit” type person, but am madder than #@%& that my car is worthless on a trade in now. What to do?

elaine
I purchase in November 2006 a brand new 2007 camery xle,after doing alot of studing of different cars I went with the Camery.But with all this recent knowledge how Toyota kept this as a big hush up,I have not reall trust in Toyota,also because of this what is going on my Camery has lost alot of value .

theresa
We purchased a 2008 Avalon which iis useless to us, safety is a very big concern. The recall repairs have been completed,: however, I do not feel confident and at peace driving the car, there are just too many uncertainies of what was once considered to be among the most reliable vehicles. Toyota should indeed buy back the vehicles and accept whatever monetary loss as a result of this problem, which is far less costly than assuming responsibility for the injury or worse yet death of another person.

margaret
I have a 2007lexus ES350 that was recalled and the gas line have been replaced, but the car is now making a noise that it did not have before the repair, I am afraid to drive the car,I am sure that the value of the car have been lost. I’v own a 1992 ES300 before had no problem drove it for 16 years now my grand daughter drive it with no major problem

Lesley
I purchased my 2009 Camry in July of 2008. I thought that it was great that I was 30 years old, married and just gave birth to my first child. I actually purchased the car so that I would have a safe vehicle to transport my family in. I am terrified to drive my car; not only for the harm it could cause me but especially the harm that it could cause to my now 23 month-old daughter. I have had some peculiar instances of hesitation when accelerating. I press the gas pedal and the car does not seem to want to go and then all of the sudden the car takes off like a maniac is behind the wheel and I barely have my foot on the gas pedal. I have had both recall issues addressed with my car at the local dealership but I am still terrified of my car. I can’t afford to trade my vehicle in because it is financed and with the value so depreciated, I will end up having to roll my trade-in loss into another loan with a new car. I have owned 4 Toyota’s in my short life and thought that I was buying the best. The funniest part about all of this… I received a letter from my local dealership trying to do a little damage control. The letter stated that I was a valued customer and that they were going to be offering their valued customer’s some great incentive’s very soon. I found out what those great incentives were… 0% financing on new vehicle purchases. That was not what I wanted to hear. What about the people who own newer vechicles and cannot trade them in because we all know that a newer vehicle losses thousands of dollars in value the moment you drive it off the lot and not to mention the depreciated value that has come about because of this whole acceleration mess. Even Kelly Blue Book just reduced the trade-in values of most Toyota’s by at least 3.5%. I want to be a part of a class action lawsuit, but do not know what I need to do to get involved. I have an 09 Camry that I cannot afford to trade-in and cannot afford to drive because for me, you cannot put a price on life.

margaret
I have a 2007 ES 350 it have been recalled and the gas line have been replaced but the car is now making a noice that it did not have before the repaire.I am afread to drive the car. I am sure that the value of the car have been lost.I owen a1992 ES300 befroe with no problems drove for 16 years,now my grand daughter drive it with no major problems.

Douglas
I just bought a 2008 Avalon. I am very concerned about the safety of my family. I tried to trade it in within 60 days of purchasing and it’s like the bottom fell out of the value. I am extremely dissappointed in Toyota, all I want is for toyota to buy back this car at what I owe on it.

Carl O
We purchased our 2010 Rav4 on October 6th, 2009, in central Florida, AFTER the “mat recall”, thinking the problems surely must be consumer oriented. NOW it seems, previous and more recent claims and newspaper articles of brake and possible electronic acceleration related concerns, were suppressed while Toyota continued to sell effected automobiles, including our purchase. What must we do now to regain our confidence, lost trade-in value, and even rid ourselves of this unreliable transportation, five months old with only 3000 miles? (Toasters, lawn mowers, or other recalled defective purchases deserve and are returned for full refund, why not a Toyota?)

Carl
We purchased our 2010 Rav4 on October 6th, 2009, in central, Florida, AFTER the “mat recall”, thinking the problems surely must be consumer oriented. NOW it seems, previous and more recent claims and newspaper articles of brake and possible electronic acceleration related concerns, were suppressed while Toyota continued to sell effected automobiles, including our purchase. What must we do now to regain our confidence, lost trade-in value, and even rid ourselves of this unreliable transportation, five months old with only 3000 miles? (Toasters, lawn mowers, or other recalled defective purchases deserve and are returned for refund, why not a Toyota?)

David
I am with the opinion that all this publicity has caused the price of my Toyota to decline immensly so I would be included on the lawsuit just to be reimbursed for that loss.

al
My Toyota Prius has depreciated in value due to the problems of others. Also, I am now apprehensive about driving for fear of the said problems

Randy
We bought our 2007 Camry hybrid brand new. My wife, her mother and my grand daughter were in the car one time and the accelerator pedal stuck. It scared them to death. We notified the dealer and took it in. They said nothing was wrong with the car. We also sent Toyota an email to that effect several times over their website contact site and have heard nothing from them. When the news of a recall for the floor mat came out we called and were told that it didn’t apply to us. We took the car in over the latest recall and they say they fixed it. We don’t really trust the car and can’t sell it for what it’s worth due to Toyota’s poor handling of this problem. What can be done.

Tom
I have a 08 Toyota Tacoma and the gas petal sticks half way? And yes I removed the mat from the driver side I would like to know why it has not been recalled for the gas petal problem.

B Cheung
My 2004 toyota was not included on this list of faulty cars, but I was in an accident last year and totaled it because I went from a red light down 1.5 blocks toward another red light and my brakes failed to work. I wanted to know if this might qualify for the class action suit. I had just had the car in for maintenance, the brake pads changed just two weeks before and everything else was working fine. the brakes just did not kick in as i approached a red light. this was probably the 3rd time that I felt it was happening but this time i had to avoid a car, hit the corner and crashed onto the curb. I was told if i hadn’t managed to swerve, so i got a ticket for careless driving, my insurance went up and i had to buy a new car.

Cyntisha
I have a 2007 Toyota Camry. The gas pedal work has been done, but I am still nervous when I drive this vehicle. I am responsible for taking my 5 yr old child to school, as well as visit my elderly grandmother which is on life support in the ICU unit at the hospital. I would like to be part of the class action lawsuit because I feel that us Toyota owners were lied to. I would like to return this vehicle and receive a vehicle that I feel comfortable, and safe in. Please explain to me how I can become part of the class action lawsuit.

ray
i owned a 2007 camary hybrid that would lunge upon starting and while sitting in it engine running it would also lunge always with the engine running not in the ele. mode.i traded this car for a 2010 camary hybrid whice has an overide sys. this car dose not lunge.how ever the value of this car has change and i would like to be compensated .

Terry
I bought a 2009 Avalalon Limited last year new. Does Anyone know if this class action suit will benifit all of us and if not how do we get in on it?

Andrew
I have a loan out on a 2007 Camry. I would like information on joining the Law Suit. I have this car sitting in front of my house, cant sell it and cant drive it. I have no faith that a little piece of metal is going to save the lives of my family. I am losing money everyday it sits there. What can we do now?

Jodie
I have a 2007 XLE Toyota Camry and I have had problems with it since purchase. It has left me stranded thousand’s of times. It will crank then die after two seconds; It has died while driving down the highway and unable to crank; it literally almost called us to be in a head on collision but the other vehicle went off the road. Service Department has come to get me and said that the problem could not be diagnosed. However, as of today Toyota has had my car for a week and still doesn’t know why it has been doing this! I turn on the A/C and my cd’s come out! I got my recall notice! It is there and not fixed! The dealership won’t talk to me in the last 3 days so I have no idea when I will get my car back! VERY FRUSTRATED! They can try to fix a part but they can’t restore a lost life! I asked them if they could not fix the problems to trade me out, however, there is no retail value so they want 10,000.00 down and you can be drive out happy! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING!!! No value in their vehicles or customer service!!

LJP
I have never been a fan of driving and use my car only when necessary, mostly short trips around town. I used to own a 1989 Toyota Corolla and loved it. It ran great for several years and was extremely reliable. When it came time to get a new car I went with Toyota again because of the name’s reliablity and high resale value. I purchased a new 2006 Toyota Matrix in the spring of 2006. The first thing I noticed about this car is that it does what D. Allen describes above. You barely tap on the gas and it quickly lurches forward. It accelerates way too quickly, but only when you first depress the gas pedal. I asked the salesman about it and he said that it was just how this car was made and that I would get used to it (I never have — it is quite frightening). I have asked my family and friends about this issue and they notice it as well when they have driven it. Now that all of these problems w/so many Toyota models are surfacing (my actual model has apparently not been recalled, yet), I am seriously afraid of my car even more than I was in the first place. Something is not right with the acceleration — never has been. My Matrix only has around 11,000 miles on it and it is paid off in full. I am now looking at other makes of cars, but I am finding that the blue book value on my Matrix is much lower than it should be. I feel like I am stuck with a car that I don’t trust driving. I also feel very ripped-off! Oh, and I noticed that my 1989 Toyota had much, much better quality materials and parts, from the dashboard covering to the seat fabric. I am really disappointed in the quality of the newer Toyotas, all around. And this Matrix handles like a truck. It is the bounciest car I have even been in. When I first bought it I used to scour the internet trying to find others who felt this way about their Matrices, but I eventually gave up. Now all of this . . . at least my initial suspicions have been confirmed.

Frederick
My wife and I have noticed inconsistency in initial acceleration from the time we bought our 2010 Camry LE. Sometimes it is gradual and smooth as it should be. More often, it does not kick in right away, then it suddenly accelerates quickly, throwing both of us back against our seats. The problem is particularly bothersome when pulling out into traffic since you never know how the acceleration is going to respond at any given time. Even though we will be losing a considerable amount of money, we will be trading in the new Camry with only about 3,500 miles on it for either a Honda or a Maxda this weekend. We do not like riding a timebomb.

Barry
I also have 3 Toyota vhicales and I have been trying to sell several and it seems that you cannot give them away. People have even stopped listing them in the newspaper. I have never seen a time when there are NO Toyotas in the Auto For Sale section? Anyone interested in a 2002 Tacoma Pre-Runner, a 2005 Prius or a 2001 Solara Convertible?

Stephen
I been a Toyota owner since 1994 and now drive a 2007 Camry. With all the problems with Toyota getting into my Camry is nerve racking and I cannot afffor to trade it and get another vehilce. This has caused me to have sleepless nights, a lot of anxiety, stressed out and everyday when I leave to go to work and to come home I am scared for my life. I am besides myself with all the accidents I see on the televison and I read in the papers and Toyota does not know what is causing all thes incidents.I am surprised and disappointed with the way Toyota is handing all the recalls and problems.

p. troedel
What happen to the lemon law?I have a 2010 camery w/4000 miles I’m weary of driving… Been to dealer twice, for the recalls. Is problem fixed? Have had 3 camery’s all have gone over 100,ooo miles. But I want to give this one back!

D Allen
My 2007 Camry SE lurches forward from stop…it does this randomly and unpredictably. It is not hard to control it when it lurches because it only happens for at most 5 to 10 feet in the direction I wish to go anyway. I have another issue too. For split seconds the steering wheel seems to float unsynchronized from the wheels. What I mean is that you lose the ability to steer. Again this is just for split mirco seconds and randomly. It makes you stay on your toes when driving this car. Once I drifted into the other lane before the steering wheel synched again and I could steer it straight. It felt like driving on ice. OK the road was warm and dry concrete highway…some would need to ask me that. Has anyone else had this problem? I really need to know if anyone else feels this when they drive their Toyota. Also I do not want any money from Toyota. I don’t want to be a part of any lawsuit. I just want to give them their car back and go get another car from some other company. Last thing… What is the chance that Toyota secretly programmed these “gremlins” into their cars to increase the amount of dealer service calls we would all have to make? The dealer said I could return the car for the fair market value and that this would leave me oweing them for whatever was the difference between that and what I owe. That’s kind of like a scam if I ever heard one.

STSHarris
We unfortunately own 3 Toyotas: 2008 Camry, 2009 Matrix, and 2002 Camry….They are worthless now. Worthless! I have been trying to sell and nobody will even take a look. I owe on two of them, and feel like I am risking my life when I drive. Additionally the recall work has been completed on the 2008 Camry and the acceleration is completely different then before the work. It is very sensitive now, and seems to react suddenly to any change in pressure. To the guy that said that’s what you get for buying “foreign” , mine were manufactured in the U.S.A. REGARDLESS of where vehicle is manufactured, corporations should be held accountable. It’s about Toyota Corporation lying and withholding safety information from the consumer. I want my money back, I want to return these cars!!!!!!

Michelle
I also would like to know how to join this lawsuit. My Toyota Camry XLE is worth a good 10% less than it was before the recall.

luis
2008toy’s hands free phone system, after dealer made many attempts to rapair it,it does not funtion properly. So trough an Arbitrstion I did demand a new Veh.replacement,but even that manufacturer”admittted” it was designed for inglish speaking people only-without accent -(a lenguage issue),my request ws “denied” because this is a “non-conforming issue to the vehicle value. I do belive Toy had duty to disclose it and did Not, Thus it is an actual customer’s class descrimination? Please..

Denise & Martina
I leased 2 Toyotayota’s in May 0f 2009; a Toyota Camry for myself and a Corolla for my daughter. We love our cars, i have been a Toyota fan since the ’80’s. Our cars were not exhibiting any problems, and like the previous commentor, I suspected that people were just jumping on the band wagon for the money….until this morning! My husband took my car into work and since today was my daughter’s first day of Spring break, I decided to use her car to make a quick run. Well, when I was coming back from my chore, I was approaching a stop sign. When I applied my brakes the car accelerated to the speed which I was travelling before I applied my brakes, and would not stop for a couple of yards. I was stunned momentarily, and forgot to do what the literature sent by Toyota said to do…which was to put the car in neutral. I continued to slam on my tely.brakes and eventually it stopped. I was fortunate that there was no traffic. I called the Toyota dealership where the Lease was made and they referred me to Toyota Corporate who gave me a file number which allowed be to get service immediately. Did I fail to mention that one week ago I had the RECALL COMPLETED on both cars! This occurred after the initial RECALL was done! I had no problems before the car was fixed per recall. Nonetheless, I now am seeking others in my predicament; Possibly we can make a difference as a group. But I most certainly will be a part of a “Class Action Suit”! If it happens to you then you will understand.

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