A Toyota Smart Key System lawsuit settlement has been reached between the automaker and the wife of a Georgia man who died from carbon monoxide after he left his truck running in a garage.
Lee Griffin, 55, owned a 2017 Toyota Tacoma equipped with a keyless, push button ignition which Toyota calls the “Smart Key System.”
Toyota says if a driver parks the vehicle, leaves the engine running, closes the door and exits with the Smart Key fob, the vehicle will beep three times as a warning the engine is still running.
On July 4, 2022, Lee Griffin moved his Toyota Tacoma truck out of his garage to remove his lawnmower. He also put in noise-isolating earbuds so …
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