Toyota Lawsuit: Brake Defect Prompts Class Action Lawsuit Against Automaker

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES

Toyota has been hit with a lawsuit that claims several models of its cars have a brake defect. The class action lawsuit affects 2010 to 2015 Prius or Prius PHV, 2012 to 2015 Prius V, 2012 to 2014 Camry Hybrid, and 2013 to 2015 Avalon Hybrid vehicle owners.

In the suit, which was filed on Friday, owners of the Toyota cars contend that the braking system intermittently fails, increasing the risk of a crash, injury, or fatality. The alleged brake defect is said to occur in new or almost new vehicles, especially when driving on bumpy or slick surfaces such as potholes or ice. 

Hagens Berman also represented Toyota owners in one of the largest automotive class action lawsuits in history related to sudden unintended acceleration of the vehicles. The case settled for $1.6 billion.

“This isn’t the first time we have caught Toyota in the crosshairs of a major safety defect,” Berman said. read more »

VW installed 'defeat devices' to subvert emissions tests, high court finds

THE GUARDIAN

Judge makes major ruling in mass ‘dieselgate’ litigation against VW in England and Wales

The car manufacturer Volkswagen subverted key air pollution tests, a British court has found, by using special software to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides under test conditions.

The high court finding is a boost to attempts by campaigners to force the company to address the impact of its cars in producing lung-damaging pollutants at far higher levels than were legally permissible.

A group of about 91,000 claimants is taking Volkswagen to court in one of the biggest “class action” cases, or group litigation orders, yet to be heard in England and Wales. Although Volkswagen has been found guilty in the US, in Europe the carmaker has denied that it cheated tests. read more »

Chevrolet Recalls 2019, 2020 Bolt EV Because "Rear Doors May Open While Driving"

AUTO EVOLUTION

recall for these electric vehicles has been announced a week after Chevrolet called back the Bolt EV in Canada over the same problem. read more »

FCA to recall 318,000 vehicles for faulty backup camera software

AUTO BLOG

Ram 1500, Chrysler Pacifica, Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator and lots more are involved. read more »