NHTSA Complaint #10863705 — 2007 TOYOTA RAV4
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10863705 |
| Vehicle | 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
TOYOTA IS A WELL KNOWN GLOBAL AUTO COMPANY WITH HIGH STANDARD AND HIGH PERFORMANCE AUTOS. IT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN ENGINE TO CONSUME OIL AFTER 60,000 MILES. THE LOW MILEAGE ENGINE MALFUNCTION IS TOTALLY DUE TO BAD QUALITY MANUFACTURING PRACTICES, LOW STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LOSSES AND PENALTY FOR THE TOYOTA 01/15/2016 FILE NUMBER: 1512120607 MOTOR SALES COMPANY. ONLY IN CALIFORNIA OVER 40 CUSTOMERS REPORTED COMPLAINS TO CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR A DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIR OVER THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION OF TOYOTA RAV4. THE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO CORRESPOND WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS UPON RECEIVING THIS LETTER TO PREVENT FURTHER LEGAL COMPLAINT BY THE PLAINTIFF. HEREBY THE PLAINTIFF DEMAND THE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES TO ISSUE A FULL REFUND IN AMOUNT OF $ 1395.63 FOR THE COST RELATED TO THE AUTO PARTS DAMAGED AS THE RESULT OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE DAMAGED TO THE FOLLOWING AUTO PARTS AND SERVICES (PUMP ASSY, BELT, THERMOSTAT,GASKET, GEAR ASSY, PLUNG, TENSIONER, GASKET, INSPECT BLOCK AND OIL CONSUMPTION HEAD) WAS CAUSED AS THE RESULT OF ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. HERBY THE CUSTOMER IS LOOKING FOR PROMPTED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES PRIOR TO HIS/HER FURTHER COMPLAIN TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIR WHICH MAY LEAD TO A RECALL ON THE TOYOTA RAV MODEL, AND CAUSES THE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES TO PAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON PENALTY, AND FEES TO GENERAL PUBLIC. (ATTACHMENT 1 COPY OF THE SALES RECEIPT AND THE REPAIR'S WORKSHEET).
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