The Consumer’s 2010 Toyota Tundra had defective paint on the entire vehicle that substantially impaired its use, value or safety. The Consumer testified that one year after he took delivery of the vehicle, he started seeing shadows on the hood and then defects in the paint became obvious on other parts of the vehicle as [...]
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Lichtenstein v. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., 2011-0073/FTL (Fla. NMVAB May 25, 2011) The Consumer’s 2009 Toyota Prius had a bad odor inside which got worse when the air conditioner was running. It was a “moldy” or “musty” smell. Although several replacement cabin filters were installed, several chemical sanitizer treatments were performed and the evaporator [...]
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Krueger v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., 2010-0314/WPB (Fla. NMVAB March 1, 2011) On September 1, 2010, the Consumer sent written notification to the Manufacturer to provide the Manufacturer with a final opportunity to repair his 2010 Toyota Prius. The Manufacturer received the notification on September 7, 2010. By letter dated September 10, 2010, from [...]
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Pagan v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, 2010-0231/ORL (Fla. NMVAB November 9, 2010) The Consumer complained of a sudden acceleration on one occasion in his 2010 Toyota Corolla. The Consumer testified that, while he was Ataking off @ from a stop light at approximately 20 miles per hour, the vehicle began to accelerate by itself up [...]
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