— Toyota Mirai class action lawsuit says California consumers mistakenly believed buying or leasing a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle would make their lives easier.
The first generation Toyota Mirai was produced from 2015 to 2020, and the second generation was produced from December 2020 to date. There are two trims available, namely XLE and Limited.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are sold and leased only in California.
Toyota Mirai Class Action Lawsuit Includes:
“Any California citizen who purchases or leases a Toyota Mirai vehicle between 2021 and 2024.”
Toyota allegedly marketed the cars by telling consumers that refueling them would be as easy as filling up a tank with standard gasoline. But Mirai customers have experienced trouble due to hydrogen fuel shortages, which have left customers unable to drive their cars, the class action lawsuit said.
“As a result, consumers, including plaintiffs, who purchased or leased vehicles with the expectation of easy and convenient hydrogen refueling, were unable to use their vehicles, had to travel long distances to find hydrogen fuel, and in many cases could not find hydrogen fuel at all, causing their vehicles to be inoperable, towed, and/or forced to use alternative modes of transportation.” Toyota Mirai Class Action Lawsuit
Toyota allegedly failed to inform consumers when selling its cars that “many” hydrogen refueling stations were often low on fuel or unavailable due to equipment failures.
The plaintiffs also claim that Mirai drivers often experience difficulty refueling because “the machines will not accept fuel card payments due to various internal issues.”
According to the plaintiffs, they have to waste time and fuel searching around for hydrogen fuel to fuel their vehicles.
The class action lawsuit says nothing in Toyota’s advertising indicated Mirai owners would experience these problems.
The automaker also allegedly concealed the following information:
Sometimes hydrogen fuel may be unavailable for days on end.
Filling a Mirai with hydrogen takes several hours on average.
Hydrogen fuel pumps would often freeze and lock up on the Mirai, causing Mirai owners to wait more than 30 minutes for the fuel pump to warm up and be removed from the vehicle before they could drive away.
The class action lawsuit also alleges that the price of hydrogen fuel has “increased significantly over the past four years, and therefore Toyota’s promise that the Mirai would come with a $15,000 hydrogen fuel card that would last three years or more is categorically false.”
According to the lawsuit, Toyota Mirai vehicles have a range of 100 miles less than the promised fuel capacity, thereby reducing the value of the vehicles.
The Toyota Mirai class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California: Bryan Caluwe et al. v. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. et al..
The plaintiff is represented by Beverly Hills Trial Attorneys, P.C.
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