Toyota being Sued for Missing Trans Cooler

I can assure you this won't happen.

at best, you will get 60% of a trans cooler.

at best.

 

I think the court will force them to install the trans cooler, because it throws into question the validity of the maroney sticker for all future buyers of these vehicles.

 

I hope you are right.

but, if that were the remedy, then how do the lawyer fees get covered?

jack up the award to cover them?

 

If I am reading this correctly, you are going to have to prove damages, or at least the prospect of damages, in order to collect anything. I haven't had one issue with my transmission but I sure would like the cooler installed......especially with camping / towing season underway. I signed up for the initial inquiry but not sure I want to move forward if that's the case.

 

Good luck with that..
I see a payout settlement, the attorneys get 40% plus expenses.
What is left over won't be $1500 to $2000 for each of you.
You'll be lucky to $100.

The law firm is in it for themselves and their share, they really don't expect Toyota to install trans coolers in every Tundra listed in this case.
As @shawn474 stated, you'll have to show and prove damages.

How many of you actually have your original OEM window sticker?
The one that came on the truck, not the one you bought online for $10.

 

I actually have my original sticker which states that I have a transmission cooler........which I guess i technically do even though its the puck. I don't think I will win that argument with Toyota engineers never had to been to engineering school and all......

 

So technically it has a transmission cooler?
Just not the detached cooler in previous models?

 

Their fries have many condiment options. In France...mustard is the go to there.

 

I just found the answer to my question.

32970-34030 - Cooler Assembly, Transmission Oil With THERMOSTAT - 2011-2021 Toyota | Sparks Parts



So if it HAS a transmission cooler, just not the one some of you want, why is there even a lawsuit?

 

i think it has to do with the wording on the maroney sticker didn't change until 2021

 

If you have a tow package, you already have a transmission cooler.
Is that not correct?

 

Change what?
What type of transmission cooler it had?

My 2014 just reads, trans oil cooler.
It doesn't go into detail..

I'm just trying to understand..

 

Yep, while on active duty in the Marines, I was stationed at Camp Lejeune. MCAS New River. 80 to 81. Have cancer. Went through all the lawyer rigamorol. No money left after my health insurance gets their cut, then lawyers, then me= shit $

 

There are some good lawyers out there, but these ambulance chasers aren't in it to help anyone but themselves..
Sorry you got screwed over..

 

Best veteran lawyers here in Denver is Bell & Pollock. Hands down. They only wanted 30% after my health insurance cut. Most shyster lawyers on TV ads want 40%. Not worth my time. Cooler suit won't go anywhere. LOL

 

Update on confirmed transmission failures??

 

sorta kinda

it’s more of a trans heater.

I say that from a position of end user

I guess under heavy loads it will sorta kinda cool the transmission

 

So is that the basis of the lawsuit?
Toyota calls it a trans oil cooler, but it doesn't cool trans oil?

 

Just got an email back from the law firm bringing the suit wanting me to sign up for the class action. Basically says if the compensation is non-monetary (Toyota offers to install trans coolers for affected owners instead of giving owners $$) then you have to pay the Law firm 40% of the value of the offered repairs out of pocket to them to cover the court costs.

 

It can cool the transmission

but it’s my contention that it only heats the transmission

 

Be careful with those opinions.
You might end up getting subpoenaed in court....

 

I'm gonna go back in and sign up a few more times to enhance my chances!

 

Doesnt the 20-21 not even have the heat exchanger?

 

It still has the puck

 

I am not smart enough to know the technical jargon - what I have been able to decipher is Toyota did away with the separate transmission cooler in 2018 I think. They put in a heat exchanger or puck that some have hypothesized led to or would lead to inappropriate cooling of the transmission and cause failures. Especially those who tow. So there is TECHNICALLY something that cools the transmission whether by direct cooling or heat exchange…….

or I could be totally wrong.

 

I remember the exchanger puck was added in 2018 for some reason i thought it was changed again in 2020.

The heat exchanger is still a cooler even if it is not as good of a cooler as a real one. The water temp is around 191-194, even with a traditional cooler the trans is around 203 on the highway.

 

More perspective. Toyota 2023 annual gross profit = $46.716 Billion.

 

As the original owner of my 2020 with the factory window sticker still in the glovebox I’m interested to see how this pans out.

 

Does the sticker read you have a trans oil cooler?

 

Yep