just got a ckeck from Toyota... class action lawsuit

[RedRide]

I just got a check from Toyota for about $9 for some class action law suite.
What is this all about?

Does this involve the Yaris?
I also bought new a Celica in '02

Edit.....
I found this site with the particular class action suit info that is mentioned in the info with the check.
Did the Yaris have gas pedal issues that I'm not aware of?
https://www.toyotaelsettlement.com/
It might be that all Toyota owners who who purchased a Toyota during the years years involved will eventually receive a a small check.....even it they never filed a claim or had a model involved in the pedal.....as part of the settlement.

[matti]

I got a check from that program earlier this year ($125, I think). I owned a 2007 Corolla, and that made me eligible for some money. I know that doesn't answer your question, but I thought I'd share.

[nortonfb]

I got one this week for $26. Don't know for which Yaris, 2007 or 2008.

Norton

[why?]

Could they make it any more obvious the only people that make out is the lawyers?

[nookandcrannycar]

Could they make it any more obvious the only people that make out is the lawyers?

:laugh: No, they couldn't.

[nortonfb]

Could they make it any more obvious the only people that make out is the lawyers?

Lawyers keep them honest. How many auto recalls would exist without
the threat of suit?

Norton

[nookandcrannycar]

Lawyers keep them honest. How many auto recalls would exist without
the threat of suit?

Norton

:laugh: 'keep them honest'....in whatever limited capacity that exists, it is largely a byproduct, not the goal. There isn't much altruism among lawyers, and much of what seems to exist is faux altruism (IMO). There are quite a few lawyers in my family (too many :eek:). One is the head of the sex crimes division of a county DA's office. She is the only lawyer in my family with a significant amount of altruism in her soul. Also, this may be a distinction without a difference, but another (younger) attorney in my family (she graduated from law school in California in 2004, passed the bar in California the same year, and is now practicing) told me that a lawyer is anyone who graduated from law school and an attorney has passed the bar and has his/her license to practice (FWIW, all of the law school graduates in my family have passed the bar and are practicing).

[nortonfb]

Altruism doesn't put food on the table by it's self. You must have a case.
Anyone practicing law in Ca is under suspicion of something:)
The state that does the most to pervert legal view IMHO.
People blame lawyers for all kinds of problems. What kind of world would it be if it were run by insurance companies?
Byproduct or not it doesn't lessen the end result.
Norton

[nookandcrannycar]

Altruism doesn't put food on the table by it's self.

Exactly why many attorneys should be doing something else rather than practicing law...have to compromise their ethics to make a buck.

You must have a case.

:laugh:. Nope. I've never been involved in a civil case, and my only brush with the law was 1 reckless driver way back in my teens. You must be an attorney or a law student.

Anyone practicing law in Ca is under suspicion of something:)
The state that does the most to pervert legal view IMHO.

:laugh: IMO, anyone who sees what it is like to live outside 'The Nanny State' (California) and chooses to still live there either:

A. Needs their head examined.

or

B. Is so tied in multiple ways to the state that extraction would be detrimental in the long run.

People blame lawyers for all kinds of problems.
....that are often created by lawyers.

What kind of world would it be if it were run by insurance companies?

:laugh: Much better than one run by lawyers, and held down by regulation and overreach. Insurance companies are usually publicly held, and have a fiduciary duty to their share holders. This doesn't change, it is 'known going in'. I want to give insurance companies as little of my money as possible, but I respect them in a business sense. Are you against insurance companies maximizing shareholder value?..If you are, those aren't the words of someone who believes in Capitalism. I don't have the highest opinion in the world of the insurance industry, but it is higher than that of the legal profession.

Byproduct or not it doesn't lessen the end result.
Norton

I'd rather take my chances re no recalls if it meant significantly fewer lawyers and significantly less regulation.

[nookandcrannycar]

Anyone practicing law in Ca is under suspicion of something:)

:laugh: Some might have this view of lawyers in at least a couple of other states as well :biggrin:.

[WorkTL]

I just got a check from Toyota for about $9


Sweet! Get a TRD oil cap!

[nookandcrannycar]

Altruism doesn't put food on the table by it's self. You must have a case.

In case you mean these to be together (the 'you' being a plaintiff, rather than me personally), people bring baseless lawsuits all the time, and are paid to go away because that is cheaper than litigation. This might be less of an issue going forward IN TEXAS, because we passed a form of 'loser pays' (if you lose, you pay for the legal costs of the other person, as well as your own). This passed, despite the big money behind the opposition....PRIMARILY 13 MILLION USD FROM THE TEXAS TRIAL LAWYER'S ASSOCIATION :rolleyes: .

[nookandcrannycar]

Sweet! Get a TRD oil cap!

:thumbsup: Probably what this thread needed.

[Astroman]

I got just over $29 for the 07 and 09. Used it to pay Scott as part of my payment for the supercharger..... A very very small part.

[Kal-El]

So they send these tiny checks and don't even tell you what it's for?

I haven't got anything [yet].

[WeeYari]

:laugh: Much better than one run by lawyers, and held down by regulation and overreach. Insurance companies are usually publicly held, and have a fiduciary duty to their share holders. This doesn't change, it is 'known going in'. I want to give insurance companies as little of my money as possible, but I respect them in a business sense. Are you against insurance companies maximizing shareholder value?..If you are, those aren't the words of someone who believes in Capitalism. I don't have the highest opinion in the world of the insurance industry, but it is higher than that of the legal profession.

Why do insurance companies need so much of your money? Fraud, lawyers, and healthcare.

I remember vividly a few years back when there was a huge public outcry in Canada to reduce automobile insurance premiums. This outcry was because the insurance industry as a whole generated a profit on automobile insurance for the first time in years. What really made me shake my head at the time was the profit made, by all of the Canadian insurers for the year, was about equal to what just one of the 4 major banks in the country reports as a quarterly profit.

[screenprinter]

Guess I should start reading my mail, lol.

[nookandcrannycar]

Why do insurance companies need so much of your money? Fraud, lawyers, and healthcare.

:thumbsup:

I remember vividly a few years back when there was a huge public outcry in Canada to reduce automobile insurance premiums. This outcry was because the insurance industry as a whole generated a profit on automobile insurance for the first time in years. What really made me shake my head at the time was the profit made, by all of the Canadian insurers for the year, was about equal to what just one of the 4 major banks in the country reports as a quarterly profit.

Just a different way of looking at things. The Canadian no-fault way of looking at this leaves me shaking my head. I wouldn't be an official resident of a U.S. state that had no-fault either (I'd guess this is one reason why there are so many crazy drivers in Florida :biggrin:). It deters motivation for quality, alert driving. If you are able to avoid accidents that are your fault, why shouldn't you pay less? If you want to have liability only, and then get in an accident that is the other person's fault, why should any of the burden fall on you to make your car whole again? In a state without no-fault, the market should be allowed to be as competitive...driving rates lower....as possible. In such an environment, why would anyone (other than an investor, trader, client, or employee) care how much profit any given company is making.

[Revsson]

My check was for $8.97. I haven't cashed it yet.

[WeeYari]

So far no non-U.S. members chiming in about receiving a big win-fall cheque in their mailbox.

[RedRide]

My check was for $8.97. I haven't cashed it yet.

That's exactly the amount that I got. :)

[Kar98]

So far no non-U.S. members chiming in about receiving a big win-fall cheque in their mailbox.

Windfall. The word is "windfall".

[Kal-El]

Got mine yesterday. $29.xx for my '07. Why is it such a varying amount for similar, if not the same models? Stuff like this is so weird because the recipient is clueless on how it's calculated. If Toyota had never sent the checks, most wouldn't even know.

As for why we are getting these checks it's still unclear. The top of letter mentions the unintended acceleration hoax (found to me driver error), but also other things. The Yaris wasn't even included in the case. And even if it was, why would Toyota owe us anything after it was fixed?

[ezhacker1]

List the mods you guys will buy with the money. :)

[LugNut]

Pages 267 and 268 of the settlement gives the list of vehicles covered:

http://www.toyotaelsettlement.com/pdf/SETTLEMENT%20AGREEMENT%20EXHIBITS.pdf

2007-2010 Yari are included, and 2006 hatchbacks in P.R. only.

I didn't read the docs nearly completely, but I deduce this is only for reduced resale value due to claimed potential for unintended acceleration. Bodily injury and property damage are specifically excluded from the lawsuit, so they would be handled separately.

I got a check yesterday for almost $30. I have, or had, only the one Yaris from that list.

[NEexpat]

Got one yesterday, Almost $30.

[Thirty-Nine]

Yes, I got mine, too.

[RedRide]

It must be understood that its just part of the legal settlement that is actually beneficial to Toyota.

For one thing, when you cash the check, you surrender all potential legal/civil recourse against Toyota concerning this.

Also, As I understand it, Toyota did not even have have to legally admit fault.

[mr_miles]

I wonder if the amount per check is varying depending on location of owners? Mine is for nearly 30 dollars as well. Was a nice little surprise, I didn't expect to get one.

[RedRide]

I just got another check today.

[BLH]

I received a check for $29.23 yesterday.
My 2007 was part of the settlement by what the web site said.

[bronsin]

Got mine too! Twenty something dollars (the wife scarfed it up) :mad:

Miserable Toyota bastards! Serves them right for making a reliable economic car! :thumbup:

[jpmck03]

I got mine a while back... for $125, I think! I'll see if I can find a copy of it.

Edit:
Found it on my bank's website...

54567

I used it to buy an exhaust from a member here! :thumbsup:

[nookandcrannycar]

I wonder if the amount per check is varying depending on location of owners?

?..IDK... Perhaps we should all live in PA :biggrin: (see post #33).

[why?]

wow. i only got $29 something. I can only imagine the lawyers got millions.

[jpmck03]

wow. i only got $29 something. I can only imagine the lawyers got millions.

Yeah, I usually could care less about class-action lawsuits. Especially this one, as I don't really think the value of my car went down at all.

I just figured I might as well take a little bit out of the settlement fund before the lawyers got the rest... :frown:

[refotsirk]

We got our check for about $9 also. Will use that money towards the gas needed to drive the 73 miles roundtrip to the "recall" for the potentially faulty driver's seat. Sigh. That should leave us with about $3 for a taco or two. Sweet!

[MadMax]

It must be understood that its just part of the legal settlement that is actually beneficial to Toyota.

For one thing, when you cash the check, you surrender all potential legal/civil recourse against Toyota concerning this.

Also, As I understand it, Toyota did not even have have to legally admit fault.

While it does say that by signing the back of the check, you "hereby agree to the terms of the Release as stated in Section VI of the Settlement Agreement."

However, in the attached letter it states "the terms of the settlement apply to you whether you cash the enclosed check."

So there is no real reason not to cash in the $29.23 check! :w00t:

[Killchain]

I received a check for $29.23 yesterday.
My 2007 was part of the settlement by what the web site said.

Same amount for me too. Mobile smartphone deposit, it posted to my account the next day. Had a great dinner at a great BBQ joint here.:thumbsup:

[Yaristeve]

Pages 267 and 268 of the settlement gives the list of vehicles covered:

http://www.toyotaelsettlement.com/pdf/SETTLEMENT%20AGREEMENT%20EXHIBITS.pdf

2007-2010 Yari are included, and 2006 hatchbacks in P.R. only.



I just got a check for $29.xx. Thanks for the link to the full settlement; apparently it is for my 2004 IS300.

[WeeYari]

Is this an American only class-action lawsuit? Still waiting for someone outside of the US to report receipt of a cheque.


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[enviri]

I got a little more than 29 bucks..

[Yaristeve]

Is this an American only class-action lawsuit?

Probably because only in America can you get sued for lost resale value?

[nookandcrannycar]

My $29 + check came sometime between 11-14-14 and 12-7-14. It was in the mail that I retrieved when I returned from NJ/NYC.

[Kar98]

$29 and change check received yesterday.

[bad]

While it does say that by signing the back of the check, you "hereby agree to the terms of the Release as stated in Section VI of the Settlement Agreement."

However, in the attached letter it states "the terms of the settlement apply to you whether you cash the enclosed check."

So there is no real reason not to cash in the $29.23 check! :w00t:

I'm not sure. Do you think there might be a difference between having "the terms of" a settlement apply to you and agreeing "to the terms of the Release...?" I ask, and had the same thought as the quote by red that you posted, but honestly I'm probably going to go deposit my $29.23 check soon.

[MadMax]

I'm not sure. Do you think there might be a difference between having "the terms of" a settlement apply to you and agreeing "to the terms of the Release...?" I ask, and had the same thought as the quote by red that you posted, but honestly I'm probably going to go deposit my $29.23 check soon.

I am by far not a lawyer, nor did I say at a Holiday Inn Express last night; but from my interpretation that statement means the lawsuit is settled and any further legal action cannot be pursued.

To be honest, I doubt anyone would be successful in further litigation in this matter as it is based on general slander towards this particular model of car.

Heck, if anything devalues the trade-in of my Yaris, it's the crappy Toyota paint! :cry:

[bad]

Yeah, I drove my Ford Ranger on the same route longer than my yaris and never lost that much paint on the ranger. I should've got a bra for the yaris cause it has a bunch of white spots on the front now. Ever wax the insides of the door jams? The paint comes off on the rag...

All that aside, I don't ever plan to trade in this car. I plan to run it until it can't be anymore.

[kimona]

Received $29.23 yesterday.

[CTScott]

I was starting to think they forgot about me, but I finally got my check for $65 yesterday.

[Kar98]

Yeah, I drove my Ford Ranger on the same route longer than my yaris and never lost that much paint on the ranger. I should've got a bra for the yaris cause it has a bunch of white spots on the front now. Ever wax the insides of the door jams? The paint comes off on the rag...

All that aside, I don't ever plan to trade in this car. I plan to run it until it can't be anymore.

Yeah, the red ones are bad for paint-sticking-to-the-car-ness.

[nookandcrannycar]

I was starting to think they forgot about me, but I finally got my check for $65 yesterday.

I was going to ask if the $65 figure was because they forgot about Crashy, or because you sold your red one. Then it occurred to me that Crashy probably doesn't 'count' in their database, as they are probably using registration data. Last summer I was discussing the recalls with a person at the dealer. I was concerned I might not get any notice because the state of delivery on my '07 factory sticker is CT, I purchased the car at their sister dealership in RI while I was living in CA, and then subsequently moved to TX...having no contact with Toyota USA corporate since purchasing the car. The person at the dealership said "Don't worry, Toyota will find you" :eek::biggrin:. Given where Toyota USA sent that paperwork, I think they must be using registration data.

[brg88tx]

I got one check for $29 and one for $18. we have '07 yaris and '11 highlander. don't know which check was for which vehicle.

[CTScott]

I was going to ask if the $65 figure was because they forgot about Crashy, or because you sold your red one. Then it occurred to me that Crashy probably doesn't 'count' in their database, as they are probably using registration data. Last summer I was discussing the recalls with a person at the dealer. I was concerned I might not get any notice because the state of delivery on my '07 factory sticker is CT, I purchased the car at their sister dealership in RI while I was living in CA, and then subsequently moved to TX...having no contact with Toyota USA corporate since purchasing the car. The person at the dealership said "Don't worry, Toyota will find you" :eek::biggrin:. Given where Toyota USA sent that paperwork, I think they must be using registration data.

I am not sure what was for what. I have owned a total of 5, but three of the five have never been registered to me. I also owned the 92 Celica and 11 Tacoma.

[nookandcrannycar]

I am not sure what was for what. I have owned a total of 5, but three of the five have never been registered to me. I also owned the 92 Celica and 11 Tacoma.

:redface: I forgot (not just you, but re all 'injured' parties) = not applicable to just the Yaris model.

[MoneyT8]

I'm hoping this is real and it looks like it is. I got a check for $29.XX.

[radiojane]

I need to go through my backlog of mail; I remember seeing various recall announcements, but not a cheque. Though it sounds like it wasn't a cheque that I would remember.:p

[WeeYari]

I need to go through my backlog of mail; I remember seeing various recall announcements, but not a cheque. Though it sounds like it wasn't a cheque that I would remember.:p


Don't think we Canadians are getting any cheques out of this. No one in this thread reporting receiving money lives outside of the US.



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