NHTSA Complaint #10722510 — 2007 SCION TC

MY SCION TC BURNS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL. TOYOTA RECOMMEND OIL CHANGE EVERY 5K MILES AND AT ABOUT 3-4K MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE OIL IS BURNT SO MUCH TO THE POINT THAT WHEN I CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL IT'S WELL BELOW THE LENGTH OF THE DIPSTICK AND RED OIL LOW WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IF A CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO OIL, LIVES CAN BE LOST DUE TO THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE AGAINST TOYOTA ON THIS. INSTEAD OF A MANDATORY RECALL, TOYOTA SAYS YOU HAVE TO DO A TEST FIRST BEFORE THEY'RE WILLING TO REPAIR FOR FREE. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE TEST AND MY CAR BURNS 0.6QT/1000MILES. FOR THE 5000MILE OIL CHANGE INTERVAL, MY CAR WOULD HAVE BURNT 3QTS AND KEEP IN MIND THIS ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO HOLD ONLY 4.5QTS. THE OIL LEVEL WOULD BE TOO LOW TO BE SHOWN ON DIPSTICK. YET TOYOTA REFUSE TO DO THE REPAIR CLAIMING THAT WITHIN 1QT/1000MILE IS NORMAL. SERIOUSLY? THAT WOULD MEAN BY 5K OIL CHANGE IS DUE THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BURNT ALL OIL AND BONE DRY. NHTSA, PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA PAY FOR THIS. THEY ARE RISKING PEOPLE'S LIFE JUST TO SAVE MONEY ON REPAIR COST. NEED HELP FROM GOVERNMENT IN THIS MATTER.