NHTSA Complaint #11003554 — 2007 TOYOTA RAV4

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BEGAN AROUND 115K MILES. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH 3K MILE OIL CHANGE (1.5K MILES IN) OIL LIGHT GOES ON, DIP STICK CONFIRMS ALMOST NO OIL. FOR THE NEXT 1.5K MILES NEED TO ADD 2-3 QUARTS (I ADD 1 QT AT A TIME TO SAVE $, ALWAYS KEEP A QUART IN THE CAR AND LARGER AMT IN THE GARAGE). DEALER SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE IS WIDE BODY OF EVIDENCE ON FORUM SITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION/) AND THERE'S AN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL.