NHTSA Complaint #10583395 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

APPROXIMATELY TOWARD THE END OF 2012 AND INTO 2013 WE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON PERIODICALLY - ROUGHLY AROUND THE 65 - 70,000 MILEAGE POINT. WE BEGAN ADDING OIL, AND RE-CHECKING THE OIL AND FOUND THAT THE CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A RATE OF ABOUT 1 QUART PER 2 WEEKS. I WOULD ESTIMATE BASED ON THE DISTANCE TO EMPLOYMENT THAT IT COMES TO ABOUT 1 QUART PER 600-700 MILES. A COUPLE TIMES THE ENGINE OIL DIP-STICK WAS ALMOST DRY & COVERED IN TAR - WHICH I HAD TO RUB VIGOROUSLY TO GET OFF AFTER ADDING OIL? NOW, WE KEEP CLOSE TRACK OF THE LEVEL. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 5/31/13 AND THE DEALER HAD NO ANSWER FOR THE INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION OTHER THAN TO VERIFY THAT WERE NO LEAKS OR OIL IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. *TT