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CarComplaints.com Notes: An increasing number of Toyotas are experiencing excessive oil consumption and the 2007 Camry seems to be leading the charge.

Owners are reporting that their engines are deprived of oil halfway through their maintenance schedules and in some cases the damage is so bad that entirely new engines need to be installed, paid out of pocket. The issue may be a result of defective piston rings.

Toyota has issued a TSB for this problem, but maintains their stance that vehicles equipped with a 2AZ-FE engine are burning through a “normal” amount of oil.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
77,247 miles

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2007 Toyota Camry engine problems

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2007 Toyota Camry Owner Comments (Page 11 of 19)

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problem #167

Jun 272016

Camry

  • 93,325 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of engine power and black smoke appeared from the front end. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed a trail of oil coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine failed due to the vehicle having no oil. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,325.

- Woodinville, WA, USA

problem #166

Jul 012015

Camry

  • miles
Takata recall I have took my car to the dealership and they said they would fix it and give me a new motor after waiting six mouths they took my old motor apart and never fixed it I left the dealership with the motor sitting in the car. Now I have no motor and I'm still paying on the car the dealership won't fix it and the corporation will do nothing either I only got to drive my car for four months of having it. My car was still running when I took it to the dealership but was knocking and they lied about doing test on it and much more because they didn't have anyone that knew how to work on it. This was roberts Toyota in columbia tn they lied to me and now my cars motor is in peaces please help

- Columbia, TN, USA

problem #165

Jun 262016

Camry

  • 133,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 70 mph, the engine seized. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, but would not restart. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who diagnosed that there was no oil in the engine. The contact stated that the oil was replaced every 3,000 miles. There were no warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.

- Doylestown, PA, USA

problem #164

Jul 212015

Camry

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and the instrument panel lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #163

Aug 012015

Camry

  • 99,852 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 60 mph, the speedometer displayed 0 mph without the contact intentionally reducing the speed of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the ABS warning light illuminated when the failure occurred. In addition, the temperature gauge failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the vehicle was burning large amounts of oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,852.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #162

May 102015

Camry

  • 180,000 miles
Toyota sent me an oil consumption test letter and upon taking it to ralph hayes Toyota to do the test I was told my car did not qualify. I performed the test myself and found it used one or more quarts of oil in the 1300 miles suggested in the letter. The car emits a large cloud of oil smoke on morning start ups.

- Elberton, GA, USA

problem #161

Nov 102015

Camry

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My vehicle not only got an extremely sticky dashboard but it also started burning oil in between oil changes. I had every recall taken care of as soon as I received it at & also kept up with all of the maintenance on my vehicle at a certified mechanic shop. I have all of my service records & witnesses. The end of 2015 my car started burning an excessive amount of oil in between oil changes. I ended up taking it to the mechanic & he was adding oil in between oil changes stating it was normal for it to burn oil. They also went with a thicker oil to try to fix it.I was also adding oil whenever it started getting low. Well my car overheated & cracked my head gasket. After going onto Toyota website & typing my VIN number in, it states there aren't any recalls or service campaigns. I started saving money up to have my engine replaced so it's been sitting for months. After realizing I couldn't possibly afford it, I went online to get blue book values to sell it.I found out there were 2 tsbs covering my dashboard & my engine burning oil. They are saying something was mailed to me even though I know if I would have received anything I would have had it fixed immediately.after contacting an attorney who had a class action lawsuit against Toyota, he stated to me that nothing was mailed out to customers. After contacting 2 Toyota dealerships & Toyota service, they both ran my VIN # & it shows the warranty enhancement for both problems.customers did not have access to this unless they called the dealership.Toyota service stated to me the only way they would replace anything to do with my engine is if an oil consumption test is run, well my engine is burned up.if my car was being worked on by a certified mechanic & I have service records proving all of my recalls & maintenance was done, they should honor that.there are lots of complaints from other owners stating the same things.

- Denham Springs, LA, USA

problem #160

Apr 112016

Camry

  • 185,000 miles
I adhered to the recall ZE7 oil consumption test notice issued by Toyota. Over the next 6months water/coolant was leaking into my engine through what I learned could have been a faulty engine head gasket. My 2007 Camry had never run hot before Toyota took my engine apart and put it back together. They do not want to admit their error. The oil dip stick showed signs of water oil mixture. Later it was like milk. This is when the engine stopped on me in rush hour traffic from over heating. I have been working with the dealer and Toyota headquarters since April 2016 to resolved this. Got the run around. Some technician was scheduled to review this in April and May 2016 but has not. What should I do?

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #159

Jun 012016

Camry

  • 92,040 miles
90,000 and now burns 1 qt oil every 1200 miles. Oil light comes on at 3 quarts low. Shouldn't it come on well before that? like one qt low.

- Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

problem #158

May 252016

Camry

  • 59,600 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 65 mph, a loud clunking noise was heard from the steering column. The steering wheel vibrated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was consuming approximately 3/4 quarts of oil. In addition, the dealer stated that the vehicle may need a new engine because of the rapid oil consumption. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 59,600.

- Dacula, GA, USA

problem #157

May 212016

Camry

  • 148,290 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My father-in-law is a auto mechanic. He changes the oil in my 2007 Toyota Camry every 2500-3500 miles. This is well before the recommended 5,000 mile service reminder light comes on. The car always burned oil but over the last year he has noticed that the car is burning significantly more oil. He recommended that I take the car to the Toyota dealer for a oil consumption test. I took the car to route 44 Toyota in raynham MA for the oil consumption test. I brought the car in with 147,212 miles for the test and a oil change. I was told to bring the car back between 148,212 - 148,512 miles. I noticed that after I original brought the car in for the the test, the car would idles at 800 RPM when stopped, after the oil change and test the car idle at 500-600 RPM. I brought the car back to route 44 Toyota for phase II of the oil consumption test with 148,290 miles. The serviced advisor said that the car passed the oil consumption test and was only down 1/2 a quart of oil. The car burns more than a quart of oil every 1,000 miles but the dealer is telling me that it doesn't. I also noticed that the car was back to idling at 800 RPM when stopped.

- Bridgewater, MA, USA

problem #156

May 112016

Camry

  • 114,000 miles
I purchased my car used about 4 months ago I checked the oil shortly after purchase and it was nearly full. I recently had low oil engine pressure warning light come on. I checked my oil and had barely anything left. My car is somehow going through about a quart of oil every thousand miles or so and yet there is no evidence of a leak in my driveway.

- Swampscott, MA, USA

problem #155

Feb 162016

Camry

  • miles
I have 2007 Camry with a ticking noise coming from engine, but check engine light coming on. Take it to dealer N tell them I couldnt read no codes because no check engine light. Can hou guys hook up to your computer? service advisor said ok we'll take a look. When they're done, advisor told me we couldnt get no codes there's no check engine light, &charged me $159. 2 tell me what I originally told him. Rip off.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

problem #154

Dec 232011

Camry

  • miles
My vehicle is burning through engine oil faster than normal, I've taken my car to two Toyota dealerships, the first one denied fixing my vehicle due to a female supervisor saying that they wont fix a salvaged car, she then alerted the surrounding dealership's telling them not to fix my car. The dealership is the one in san bernardino California, I then took my car to redlands California to see if that dealership could fix my car and they said that it showed in their system that my car shouldn't be fixed.

- San Bernardino, CA, USA

problem #153

Apr 012016

Camry

  • 137,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a manufacturer's satisfaction campaign for the water pump. During the dissembling of the vehicle, the technician notified the contact that the vehicle had a 2003 motor and that the repairs could not be performed. The vehicles water pump and tensioners were repaired, however during a test drive at the dealer the technician blew a block in the engine. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle would need a new motor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 137,000.

- Salinas, CA, USA

problem #152

Feb 022015

Camry

  • miles
Car is burning an excessive amount of oil, have to constantly check and fill the oil. Its getting to the point that I am having to check and fill with oil once a week. Is there anything that is going to be done about this"??"

- Richmond, VA, USA

problem #151

Apr 102016

Camry

  • 109,000 miles
There was a recall on my 2007 Toyota Camry. In February 2016 Toyota took possession of my vehicle for 3-4 weeks to repair or rebuild the engine to comply with the recall requirements. I was provided a loaner car during that period. During the less than 2 month period between when my car was returned to me on 2/18/16 and April 10, 2016, I did not take my car to any repair shop nor did I touch the engine for any reason. Apparently Toyota did not properly repair the vehicle when the recall repairs were done. On 4/10/16, while I was driving on the New Jersey turnpike, the engine self-destructed, there was a loud noise, smoke engulfed the engine and then it ceased running. I had the vehicle towed to the nearest Toyota dealership for warranty repair. On 4/11/16, I called Toyota for warranty payment to be made to the dealership so the engine could be repaired or replaced, I was told that first I had to pay for the $5,800 work to be done and then Toyota would reimburse me once I showed that I had all my service receipts that I had properly maintained my vehicle. This was an outrageous position for Toyota to take, because the car was released to me after Toyota thoroughly worked on it for 3-4 weeks and inspected it before releasing the car to me on 2/18/16. What possible maintenance would I have done in under two (2) months. I am also a low income wage earner and to require me to fund $5,800 and wait for reimbursement was unduly burdensome. Couple with the fact that the Toyota of princeton informed me that I would not be given a complimentary loaner car during the repair period. The cost of alternative transportation and advancing $5,800 was impossible and a clever way for Toyota to avoid their financial responsibility under the warranty. Instead, I saw no alternative but to accept the offer of princeton Toyota to give me $2000 credit toward the price of a used car.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #150

Apr 062016

Camry

  • miles
My Camry has check engine light on and oil needed to be changed once again in less than 3 months. Toyota has a recall on oil burning up but they checked last time and said it's okay. Evidently it's not. The mechanic recommended brake booster for the engine light issue which costs from $750-$1,200 which is hard to afford. This kind of issue can cost your life. Toyota needs to recall this and fix it since so many other people have the same issue.

- Glen Allen, VA, USA

problem #149

Apr 012015

Camry

  • 194,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine and low oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #148

Jan 012016

Camry

  • miles
There are several issues. First sticky dash board.. was told I'm being put on a waiting list for part. It's been months still no word. 2nd oil consumption is ridiculous.. oil runs out way before it's time for oil change every time.. no oil leaks anywhere.. car just burns oil super fast never experienced this with any car I've owned..3rd the car vibrates when in you hit around 40 mph at 1.5 RPM doesnt do it as much when car doesnt go in overdrive in 4th gear.. was told this may be a computer programing issue.. 4th my driver side back seat mat is melted to the floor. I was told something under the car may be getting to hot. Never got any real answers to my concerns.

- Cape Coral, FL, USA

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