2007 TOYOTA RAV4 Engine Problems

OIL BURN , EXXCESIVE

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON DOZENS OF TIMES WHILE BRAKING.. TOYOTA RAV4 2007 WITH ONLY 69K MILES STARTED TO CONSUME 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES... DEALER DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST - WHICH PROVED THAT ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. SINCE CAR IS MORE THEN 10 YEARS, EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS VERY LOW - TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR COSTS. DEALER'S QUOTE FOR REPAIR WAS $4,300.

PAINT "BUBBLING-UP" AND PEELING; PAINT FADING. LOSING OIL.

TAKATA RECALL-I JUST PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT STARTED USING OIL RIGHT AWAY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S A PROBLEM THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF, AND, IF I HAD BROUGHT IT IN BEFORE AUGUST, BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED IT OR EVER EVEN SEEN IT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED, BUT NOW THEY WANT $5000.00 TO REBUILD THE ENGINE!

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - USES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,500 MILES OR LESS. WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEARING THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP IF WE HAVE FAILED TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. NOTE: I'VE HAD TO "DUMMY" A DATE BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND NOT JUST ONE DATE.

MASSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL. MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY A QUART OF OIL IN 500 MILES. THIS IS VERY EXCESSIVE AND MEANS THAT I HAVE TO FILL THE OIL 10 TIMES BEFORE THE "5000 MILE" OIL CHANGE. TOYOTA DID ISSUE A TSB AND RAN THE CAR THROUGH A TEST AND DEEMED THE LOSS OF OIL ACCEPTABLE WHICH I FIND LUDICROUS. ACCEPTABLE IS BEING DOWN 1/4 A QUART AFTER 5000 MILES. BUT IF I WAITED TIL MY OIL CHANGE THE ENGINE WOULD BE DESTROYED. AND THE VERY LEAST THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

ONGOING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. USING APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART FOR EVERY 1200 MILES

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO PROBLEM BUT STILL OIL RUNS DRY AFTER 3K MILES. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER NON TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TWO OPTIONS: TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT A COST OF $5K OR TO LIVE WITH IT AND CHECK OIL LEVEL WEEKLY AND REFILL IT YOURSELF IF OIL LEVEL IS LOW. ALSO RECOMMENDED USING 10W40 OIL DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE. I CHOSE THE LATTER AND SO FAR GOING GOOD. REALLY NOT HAPPY WITH TOYOTA DEALERS RESPONSE AS THEY WERE HESITANT TO HELP AND KEPT TELLING ME TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE ENGINE THAT WOULD COST ME $$$ SINCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LEADING TO THE ENGINE PROBLEM, NEARLY STALLING ON HIGHWAY (MY TWO YOUNG BOYS IN THE CAR), VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION - ALMOST NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. I CHANGE OIL EVERY 3K-4K MILES. AS I READ UP MORE ON THE ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN ITS PISTONS, LEASING TO OIL CONSUMPTION (2006-08 RAV4) WITH THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE. TOYOTA PERFORMED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (2 STEP ON 10/05/2017), MY CAR FAILED (TOO MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION), BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX, AS MY RAV4 PASS THE WARRANTY DATE. BOUGHT THE RAV4 AT TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN, NJ IN MAY 2007. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS ALSO USE THE SAME ENGINE. THEY SOLD ME (AND MANY OTHERS TOO) THE RAV4 EVEN WITH THE KNOWN DESIGN FLAWS. IT WILL COST OVER $3.5K TO REBUILD THE ENGINE AT TOYOTA. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS, THEY ONLY...

I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO TOYOTA TSB 0094-11 "2AZ-FE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY VEHICLE IS USING OIL AND THE DEALER TELLS ME NOW I NEED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT IT IN THE FIRST TIME, BUT THE BULLETIN SAID I COULD HAVE TWO CHECKS. TODAY WAS ONLY THE SECOND CHECK

MY CAR HAS FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF LEAKS IN THE MUFFLERS. LIVING IN A COLD WEATHER CLIMATE, THE ROADS ARE SALTED CONSTANTLY AND MY MUFFLER SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED AND HAVE HOLES IN. THE MATERIAL IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR HEAVY SALTING. I BELIEVE THE V6 ENGINES HAVE THIS RECALL BUT NOT 4 CYLINDER.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AFTER FINALLY FINDING A BETTER DEALER (TOWNE TOYOTA, LEDGEWOOD NJ BAD, TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN GOOD) I HAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED. I FAILED (DUH, BEEN ADDING EXTRA OIL BETWEEN CHANGES FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO LEAKS ON THE DRIVEWAY). I WAS A MONTH OUT OF "EXTENDED COVERAGE" FOR VEHICLES 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF FIRST USE. FRIENDLY DEALER SAID TO CALL HQ AND PLEAD MY CASE. I DID AND AFTER SOME FRIENDLY CUST SERV REP, WAS STILL TOLD SOL. I HOPE SOMEONE GETS A CLASS ACTION GOING. I WILL BE GETTING THIS REPAIRED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN. (EVEN MY BRZ SICKENS ME A BIT SINCE TOYOTA HAD A HAND IN IT).

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK OIL

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT 115,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. BURNED THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS TIME. NEED A NEW ENGINE OR ENGINE REBUILD. WILL BE $4,000 TO FIX. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAD ISSUED ENHANCED WARRANTIES FOR VEHICLE N THE PAST. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2015 AFTER NOTIFICATIONS HAD BEEN SENT. ISSUE OFTEN BECOMES APPARENT AROUND 100,000 MILES ACCORDING TO RESEARCH. CALLS WITH TOYOTA HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT ANY SORT OF RECOURSE FOR THIS. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CLAIMS TO RECEIVE MULTIPLE CALLS PER WEEK ON THIS ISSUE. OUR ENGINE FAILED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR.

ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY ( CONSUMES 1Q AT EVERY 900-1000 MILES)

2007 TOYOTA RAV4, ON SAT AUGUST 26TH WE WERE DRIVING FROM MADISON WI TO MILWAUKEE WI ON I94. JUST SHORTLY BEFORE WE REACHED JOHNSON CREEK THE CAR MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THEN THE NOISE WENT AWAY. AS WE WERE DRIVING PAST JOHNSON CREEK THE ENGINE MADE A POP SOUND AND I LOST POWER AND I COASTED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I REMOVED SOME ITEMS IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THE JOHNSON CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE RAV 4 WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS

I RECEIVE LETTER BY MAIL, ABOUT TAKADA AIR BAGS, AND THANKS BECAUSE DEALERS,NEVER MENTION THAT PART,AND IS UNFAIR, SPECIAL WENT BUY A USED CAR,AND PAY MORE MONEY,,WELL RECEIVE A FEW MONTHS LATER A RECALL FOR COMPSUPTION MOTOR OIL, NEED TO BE DONE, AND TRIED 2 OR 3 TIMES,BUT THE ADVISOR AND TECH,ARE MERO WORRY ABOUT FIXED UNCOVER WARRANTY REPAIRS, BECAUSE TRANSMISSION GOES BAD,TOW 140 TO DEALER,AND MAKE ALL KIND OT TRICKS TO MAKE ME PAID,FINALLY THEY ADMIT TO FIXED BUT CHARGE ME $618.00 FOR ALIGNMENT THE 4 TIRES,REPLACE REAR SEAL, THE INTAKE FUEL SYS AND USE THE WORD, PER CUSTOMER REQUEST,CUSTOMER AUTHORIZED, BUT NEVER COMMENT OH IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE TECH RECOMMENDS,WARRANTY IS GOING TO AVOID,DECLINE THE REPAIR, AND GET SERVICE HISTORY AND FOUND THEY DID ALL THE WORK FOR THE CAR RECALLS TO,AND I'M THE ONLY OWNER,BUT BUY THE CAR IN 2015 WITH 80,000 MILES AND A LOT...

THE CAR IS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AT ALL TIMES. IT HAS INHIBITED TRIPS AND ADDED UNFORESEEN COST TO THE CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

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.

THIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE; THE DEALERSHIPS WON'T REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY, I NEED TO ADD OIL TO IT WEEKLY, IT HAS NO VALUE AND CAN NOT BE SOLD DUE TO THIS AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A LARGE FINANCIAL LOSS AND TOYOTA KNEW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AND DIDN'T SEND OUT A RECALL.

DURING COLD START AND SOMETIMES WARM START, THE ENGINE MAKES A 2-3 SECOND RATTLES COMING FROM THE CAM GEARS DUE TO LACK OF OIL LUBRICATION

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPT.2006 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 6 IGNITION COILS. #4 HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS OF YESTERDAY MARCH 28,2017. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN 2010. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THIS ISSUE ARISES MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND ANY VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND WILL SEE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND MAY REAR END THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO BECOMES SLUGGISH AND WILL NOT RESPOND LIKE IT SHOULD.

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST THE PAST TWO YEARS. WE HAVE BROUGHT IT IN THE OUR MECHANIC ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ALSO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR AND WE HAD THE REQUIRED TESTING DONE TWICE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2016 BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THE CAR PASSED THE TEST AND WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE TESTING WHICH HAS ONLY JUST EXPIRED IN OCTOBER 2016. THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF OUR WARRANTY BUT TOYOTA CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURERS SUGGEST MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND HAVE THE SERVICE RECORDS IN OUR POSSESSION. IN THE LAST YEAR TO 18 MONTHS TO TWO...

OIL CONSUMPTION OF MORE THAN 2 QUARTS IN A WEEK. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2016. THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR SCHOOL AND GOING TO ATLANTA FOR APPOINTMENTS OVER 50 MILES FROM MY HOME.FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA BUT WAS TOLD THAT I WAS OVER THE 10 YEAR MARK BY 2 MONTHS HAVENT REACHED THE 150,000 MARK YET JUST AT 135,000 MILES.

CAR HAD BEEN USING EXCESSIVE OIL.WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED ,WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON , STARTED FLASHING AND THEN CAR QUICKLY LOST ALL POWER. BARELY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION EXISTS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY.

STARTING IN 2014, I HAD TO REFILL 1 QT OF OIL EVERY ~1200-1500 MILES DESPITE METICULOUS MAINTENANCE. AFTER RECEIVING A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION" LETTER FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A., INC. ADDRESSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, A FIRST OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS INITIATED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2015 AND EVALUATED IN DECEMBER 2015. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR PASSED THIS TEST; OIL CONSUMPTION WOULD STILL BE WITHIN ENGINE SPECIFICATION. THIS WAS A SURPRISE, GIVEN THAT THE OFFICIAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE REQUIRES AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 5000 MILES, AND THAT THE PERMITTED OIL CONSUMPTION IN SUCH AN INTERVAL ACCORDING TO ENGINE SPEC. COULD LEAD TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE, OR FAILURE. A SECOND OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS INITIATED IN SEPTEMBER 2016, AND EVALUATED EARLY DECEMBER 2016 BY THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THIS SECOND TEST CONFIRMED AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, I.E. THE TEST HAD FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD BE...

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.

MY OIL KEEPS BURNING EVERY 500 MILES

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. NOTICES MY VEHICLE USED 1/2 A QUART OF OIL IN 480 MILE. TOOK IT IN FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. DEALER INDICATED I MAY HAVE TO DO $170-$1200 IN GASKET REPLACEMENT TO QUALIFY FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. FIRST I COULD NOT SEE WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, I.E. NOT LEAKS VISIBLE/APPARENT TO ME. ALSO THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REPAIRS THEY INDICATED I MAY NEED TO DO, WILL HAVE TO BE REDONE DURING THE WARRANTY REPAIRS. WHEN ASKED WHY, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REQUIRE THEM TO BE DONE BECAUSE TOYOTA HQ WOULD STICK THEM WITH THE WARRANTY REPAIR BILL IF THEY DISAGREED WITH THEM AS TO WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE THE WARRANTY REPAIRS. TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED THEY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE. WHY WON'T THEY FIX IT WITHOUT SUCH A HASSLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE MADE A FORMAL RECALL SO...

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - AFTER FULL OIL CHANGE AND DRIVING 4,000 - BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL SERVICE - NO OIL LEFT. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE - DEALER CONDUCTED A TEST AND PASSED THE VEHICLE DESPITE IT BURNING A QUART OF OIL AT 1100 MILES - WHICH POINTS IT A 0.009 QUARTS PER MILE - THIS MEANS AND 5000 MILES (THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES) THE CAR HAS BURNED THROUGH 4.54 QUARTS WHEN IT ONLY HOLDS 4.5 QUARTS - IT CONSUMES ALL THE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. HOW CAN THIS CAR PASS THE TEST?

OIL INDICATOR LIT UP. I CHECKED THE DIP STICK AND OIL WAS WELL BELOW MINIMUM LEVEL. I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL. MY RAV4 HAS MORE THAN 1000 MILES LEFT BEFORE THE SCHEDULED 5K OIL CHANGE AND NEITHER HAS IT BEEN 6MOS YET. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. CAR MILEAGE WAS 87000. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AFTER 1000MILES AS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. THE TEST TURNED OUT NEGATIVE. COUDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BUT NO ASSOCIATED RECALLS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER PROBLEM IN MY RAV4 IS WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, IT ACCELERATES FIRST BEFORE STOPPING. AGAIN THERE WERE NO RECALLS ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT ADDED FOUR QUARTS OF OIL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND TO BRING IT BACK AFTER 1,100 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT 1,100 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT UPDATED 10/2/2017*JS

STARTING IN MARCH 2016 IT BECAME EVIDENT THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL, IT IS NOT MAKING IT BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. NOW BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AT LEAST 2 QTS OF OIL HAS TO BE ADDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR THAT INVOLVED REBUILDING THE ENGINE. A MONTH AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT BECAUSE FUEL FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE LOCKED. AFTER CONTACTING TOYOTA MAIN HOTLINE TO ALERT THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH INFORMATION TO TEST THE OLI CONSUMPTION AND TO TAKE THE RESULTS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER COMPLETING INITIAL TESTING, THE DEALERHSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE STILL WAS BURNING OLL. TOYOTA SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED A NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLES WERE BURNING OIL AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND A PART TO THE DEALERSHIPS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED AND NOW MY ENGINE HAS LOCKED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL. I WANT TO BE MADE WHOLE.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN UNRELATED RECALL AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, VEHICLE FAILED - HAD ENGINE REBUILD WORK PERFORMED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (AS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA TO REMEDY THE OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE) FREE OF CHARGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DEALERSHIPS RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACING THE WATER PUMP AND GASKETS WE PAID FOR. LESS THAN 10K MILES LATER THE MOTOR IS BLOWN - CAUSE GIVEN: OIL STARVATION. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND THE OIL WAS CHECKED ONCE A MONTH AND NEVER SHOWED LOW ON THE DIP STICK. THE DEALERSHIP AND AN ENGINEER DEEMED THE PROBLEM IS OURS AND TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. WE AS CONSUMERS WERE NEVER REPRESENTED AT THE TIME THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE. I HAVE REQUESTED THE ENGINEER'S REPORT IN WRITING. TO BE CLEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PERFECTLY FINE WHEN ORIGINALLY TAKEN IN FOR THE UNRELATED RECALL, IT DIDN'T...

I STARTED AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH WESTCHESTER TOYOTA ON 2-27-15 AND FAILED ON 4-7-15. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT I AM A WAITING LIST AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN MY ENGINE WILL B OVERHAULED. MY CURRENT RATE OF OIL CONSUMPTION IS 10 QUARTS OF OIL FOR 3000 MILES AND THIS HAS STEADILY INCREASED. MY EXHAUST IS COATED IN BURNT OIL AND I FEAR THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE AT SOME POINT. YET I AM ON A WAITING LIST FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO REPAIR DATE IN SITE.

PURCHASED MY RAV4 USED FROM TOYOTA/SCION OF GRAND RAPIDS AROUND JANUARY/FEBRUARY OF 2016. IT HAD JUST A SMIDGE OVER 77,000 MILES ON IT. MY FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS EARLY DUE TO LOW OIL LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT INTO A PRIVATE OWNED SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS HARDLY ANY OIL IN IT AT ALL. CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD ME BRING IT IN TO CHECK, AND START MY OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. TEST COMPLETED AT 81,711 MILES. THE TECHS "CHECKED IT" AND THAT IT PASSED THE TEST AND THEREFORE, WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REBUILD. ADDITIONALLY, TOLD ME THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR VEHICLES TO CONSUME OIL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BIT EXCESSIVE, GETTING A LOW OIL LIGHT HALFWAY IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I ACCEPTED THE NEWS THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. AFTER 2,000 MILES, I DECIDED TO RE-CHECK MY OIL. AGAIN, THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NOTHING ON...

CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN DURING DRIVING. JUST BOUGHT THIS 2 DAYS AGO AND IT'S HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY, ONCE ON CITY ROADS AND ONCE ON HWY. EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF, LIGHTS/ENGINE/EVERYTHING.

CAR LOSING OIL COMPARABLE TO OTHER COMPLAINTS LOGGED BY OWNERS ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND TOYOTA SITES ACROSS WWW. DEALERSHIP REPLACED OIL PAN GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET AND PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED.

I WAS DRIVING TO FREDERICKSBURG ON I-95 AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST MONDAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, STALLED AND THEN DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER LUCKILY OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD PROBABLY. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP. THEY SAID I ONLY HAD 1 QUART OF OIL, AND I TOLD THEM I THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE I CHANGE MY OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. MY OIL STICKER IS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THEY SAID DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL, I BLEW A PISTON AND A BEARING AND THEY HAD TO TAKE MY ENGINE APART. SO NOW MY WARRANTY APPARENTLY WON'T COVER THIS SO I'M STUCK WITH A CAR WITH NO ENGINE.

VEHICLE IS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WHICH I FEEL COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, AND IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR WHILE I AM DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT A HIGH SPEED IT COULD BE DISASTROUS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL AT THE RATE OF 1 QT PER 1000 MILES WHICH I DISAGREE.

SINCE 2015 I WAS INFORMED BY THE ELGIN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DURING MY OIL CHANGES THAT MY TOYOTA 2007 RAV4 HAD VIRTUALLY NO OIL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLENISHED IT AND 1000 MILES LATER THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND NO OIL WAS REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK. SEPT 2015 I WAS FINALLY TOLD ABOUT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH THEY SAID I PASSED YET OIL WOULD DISAPPEAR NOW WITHIN 800 MILES. THEY AGREED TO DO ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND DURING THAT TIME THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS IN ST. CHARLES, IL. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR AND THE ELGIN DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAD NEVER PASSED MY CAR. I HAD TO DO A 3RD OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BECAUSE I WAS A FEW MILES OVER THE REQUIRED MILEAGE FOR THE 2ND TEST TO BE VALID. IN FEBRUARY 2016 I FAILED THE...

WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON I-95 AT 70 MPH WHEN WE HEARD SOME LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR STARTED SWERVING (BETWEEN EXITS 65 AND 71 IN NC). WE THOUGHT THE TIRE BLEW OUT, BUT THEN WE SAW SMOKE IN THE REAR WINDOW. WE MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SAW SOME OIL LEAKING IN THE BOTTOM. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. THE OUTSIDE OF THE TAIL PIPE WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. A PISTON DROVE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK.

TOOK A TRIP FROM WA.STATE TO UTAH.HAD OIL CHANGED AND CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTING. CHECKED OIL IN UTAH AND SAW THAT OIL WAS WAY DOWN. BOUGHT MORE OIL FOR TRIP HOME.WE USED ABOUT 4-5 QRTS FOR ENTIRE TRIP. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER TO DO OIL USAGE TEST. AFTER TEST DEALER SAID IT DID NOT USE ENOUGH OIL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS RESULT AND ARE WONDERING WHAT TO DO NOW. AFTER READING MANY BLOGS WE SEE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT VERY EAGER TO FIX. SHOULD WE TAKE LEGAL ACTION?

OIL CUMSUMPTION RECALL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD POP ON ONLY A FEW WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN 1200 MILES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, AND THEY SAID THE CAR FAILED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, AND THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY HAVE A FIX. FOUR MONTHS LATER I AM STILL WAITING. HAD ANOTHER OIL CHANGE NEAR THE END OF MARCH, I INQUIRED ON WHAT THE STATUS WAS FOR THIS FIX, THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THIS IS A LARGE NATIONAL RECALL THAT I WAS ON THE BOTTOM OF A REPAIR LIST, AND THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES MAKING PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT I HAVE BEEN MOVED UP TO NUMBER 5 ON THEIR WAIT LIST. TOWARD THE END OF APRIL, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT...

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...

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AFTER THE CAR HIT A POT HOLE ON I-270 SOUTHBOUND. WITH BOTH BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED THE CAR STILL WENT WITH A SPEED FASTER THAN MOST OF THE CARS ON THE ROAD. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE GRASS INTERMEDIATE AREA FOR ~10 SECONDS TILL THE CAR ROLLED OVER AND THE ENGINE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THIS RAV4 WAS RECALLED BY TOYOTA AND HAD ITS "STUCK GAS PEDAL" PROBLEM FIXED A FEW YEARS AGO. TOYOTA ALSO FIXED THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH TOYOTA'S SERVICE AND HOW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR IN GENERAL TILL THIS LIFE THREATENING EVENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY.

ON MARCH 29, 2016, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN A GENTLEMAN DRIVING A GREEN PICKUP TRUCK COME RUSHING UP BESIDE ME. HE WAS WAVING AT ME POINTING DOWN AT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY TOYOTA. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT TIRE AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW. HE YELLED AS HE WAS STILL POINTING DOWN AT THE FRONT OF MY TOYOTA "YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE". HE GOT AHEAD OF ME AND I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND RAN BACK TO MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 AND SAID "MA'AM, YOU BETTER GET YOUR PURSE AND THINGS AND GET OUT, YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE". AT THAT TIME, SMOKE WAS POURING OUT SOMEWHERE UP FRONT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE TIRE. I GOT MY...