NHTSA Complaint #10203108 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

MY 2007 CAMRY XLE 4 CYL/AUTO HAVE 2 POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS. 1) THE ENGINE HAS AN EXCESSIVE "OIL CONSUMPTION" PROBLEM. IT BURNS A QT. OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. TWICE IN THE LAST 10K MILES A WARNING ALARM CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY A"LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT. EACH TIME WE FOUND ALMOST 2 QT. LOW-VERIFIED BY DEALER, WHO CAN'T FIND ANY EXTERNAL LEAKS OR SMOKE. AFTER A LENGTHY 3RD VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR EXTENSIVE TESTING, THEY RETURNED MY CAR WITHOUT FINDING THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA-ENGINEERING HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EITHER, SO THE DEALER CAN ONLY CHECK/ADD OIL WEEKLY-INDEFINITELY. 2) THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ENTERING/MERGING FREEWAYS. I MUST ENDURE NEAR-MISSES ALMOST DAILY BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T GO WHENEVER I STUMP ON THE ACCELERATER, CAUSING ME TO HAVE NIGHTMARES OF BEING REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T FIX IT! *JB