Toyota being Sued for Missing Trans Cooler

Came across this recently on FB toyota groups. This law firm is suing for missing trans cooler on 2019-2020 models. FINALLY!

https://toyotatundra.realtimelawyers.com/

BTW every single Toyota Tundra in 2019/2020 were sold with the tow package, that stated you have a trans cooler.

If you have a 2021 you don’t qualify for this case because it’s not mentioned on your maroney sticker.

 

Huh. Interesting. I wonder what the settlement will be? Not sure if I should give them my information or not. Anyone on here going to participate?

 

changed the factory sticker on the '21?

that seems like a piece of evidence

 

Yeah, wonder why it's not included? Mechanically the same as the 19 and 20

 

I think they will fail: those Tundras have heat exchanger, which legally constitutes for cooling device.

 

I edited my post, pretty sure my 21 didn't advertise one on the factory sticker

 

My 2020 sticker definitely says eng/trans fluid coolers

 

Ah ok. yeah that is central to the lawsuit is the sticker advertising a transmission cooler

 

Yeah. I feel like this will be a settlement like most class action cases. Cheaper and easier for Toyota to throw the lawyers some $$. But we will have to wait and see. And yeah technically it does have a heat exchanger, not an efficient one, but one is there. Have to wait and see how it plays out.

 

So does someone have a 2021 window sticker we can compare the language on?

And a 2018 as well

 

All signed up. My 2020 window sticker definitely says transmission cooler.

 

I just checked my '21 sticker and it does not include anything about trans cooler

 

Just received my GCS cooling kit. It’s going on and nobody’s touching my truck. Screw class actions.

 

“Were you aware that Tow Package transmission coolers were never installed by Toyota on your 2019/2020 Toyota Tundra?
Yes No”

Well, well I for one was patently aware that my 2020 Tundra SR5 that I bought used past year was in fact Did Not Have a transmission cooler thanks to this Fourm. Thanks guys.

 

Sneaky buggers! I specifically remember the online description for my truck saying "transmission cooler" (which thanks to this forum I knew it wasn't a real transmission cooler), but sure enough, no mention of it on the window sticker. Really poor form on Toyota's part. Like many others here, I opted to take care of it myself and installed the GCS kit.

 

To put things in perspective.
Total number of toyota tundras sold in 2019 & 2020 that are effected by this are 220,876.

For argument sake, lets make cost of trans cooler with install valued at $1k.

220,876 X $1,000 = $220+ million dollar class action law suit against toyota.

 

Toyota will argue it is a cooler. Will pay lawyers 10 million for bringing this to light. Owners will get a $500 voucher toward a new truck purchase. Just like the Chevy pick up saddle fuel tanks.

 

This could be a 2 year wait if not longer.

 

My 21 sticker does not include anything about trans cooler either.

 

Here is what mine says:

 

2019/2020 Spec Sheet vs 2021.

 

It is not on my sticker, but I added one.

 

Keep dreaming you’ll get anything meaningful out of this. It’s just a money grab by lawyers is all.

 

About 12 cents after the scumbags get their share.

 

My prediction is $42 for each of us. Tens of millions for the lawyers.

 

So is engine cooler like an oil cooler?
My first thought would be a coolant radiator, but obviously they had those.

 

To those saying it’s a money grab by lawyers…..you mean the $220 million money grab by toyota to steal from their customers and put their reliable transmission on the line.

The real scumbags are toyota corporate leaders and engineers who did this.

 

Toyota of America run a muck. I doubt Japan would've ever done this.

 

And me over here wishing they’d just retrofit coolers into affected trucks… sigh