NHTSA Complaint #10550419 — 2008 TOYOTA RAV4

MY FAMILY AND I WENT ON A TRIP TO GEORGIA AND BEFORE I MADE THE TRIP I CHANGED THE OIL I ALWAYS CHECK THE OIL BEFORE I CHANGE IT AND IT WAS DOWN 1/2 A QUART. WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER PUTTING 1800 MILES ON THE CAR IT WAS DOWN 1/2 A QUART AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT ENGINE. I THEN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THE TOYOTA 4.5 ENGINE. AS MILEAGE GETS HIGHER THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE, I AM AFRAID THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY MAY RUN OUT BEFORE IT GETS REPAIRED, AS A LOT OF TOYOTA CAR CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED. I AM A 100% DISABLED VETERAN THE VA GAVE ME A GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR THIS CAR AND A TRAILER HITCH TO CARRY MY SCOOTER WITH ME. IN THE YEARS PAST I HAVE WORKED ON CARS AND HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY MECHANICS AND THEY SAY THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I FEEL THIS CAR HAS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST STAGE, WE HAVE TO GO 2 1/2 HOURS TO THE DEALER JUST TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED. OTHER PEOPLE SAY THIS IS TO PROLONG UNTIL EXTENDED WARRANTY RUNS OUT. *TR