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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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving at an unknown speed, the engine seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (don mcgill Toyota of katy, 21555 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and provided case number: 1802121645. The failure mileage was 99,000.
In oct2017. I took my car in for an oil change do to an oil bell telling me oil was low. They told me there was no oil in there at all..and could not find any leak. They tell me it is the pistons and oil consumption problem. I now have to add 2 quarts of oil a week of my own. I never got a letter from Toyota stating a problem or how to fix it..I want it fixed.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was burning oil excessively, approximately two quarts per week. The vehicle was taken to tufankjian Toyota of braintree (210 union street, braintree, MA 02184) where a fuel consumption test was completed. It was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact did not receive a notification regarding the extended repair deadline. The manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 1706022014. No further assistance was provided. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 115,000.
- Holbrook, MA, USA
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I am filing complaint on 2007 Camry because of excessive oil consumption. From research on issue, I understand that safety issues can occur due to the engines siezing up and the car can quit running while I'm driving. Not sure about engine catching fire. I have persued different avenues with Toyota to correct issue since the problem stems from factory engineering. But to no avail. This was already an issue at time I purchased vehicle with 64,190 miles. However, I was not informed of any tsb nor received any notifications of problems. I have had car serviced approximately every 3,000 miles with motorcraft oil. It was not until 8-25-17 when I was asked to sign a disclaimer letting me know oil was off dipstick. When I checked previous records I found out the Camry had been low on oil ( off stick) each time serviced. (my 1997 Camry I owned prior to this 2007 never used any oil in between changes and it had 176,000 miles on it when I let it go). Thus, after the 8-25-17 service and doing research I became aware of Toyota's issues and thus began a fruitless battle with Toyota. It seems that even though I began following up with Toyota as soon as I became aware of issue 8-25-17 that my dofu was 6-27-07. Due to no fault of my own I just missed the deadline. However, I believe wholeheartedly that this is their responsibility and that Toyota should stand behind their product since it is an engineering problem.
There is a defect in the engine where the oil is leaking and burning in the engine, I did not receive the initial notifications. When I called Toyota of gastonia, they advised me that it would not be covered under the recall. I found out today that it would have been covered due to the second clause of 10 years of first use. I was still well with in the time frame, but I was not told that was an option. And they are telling me that they will not fix it.
Dear sir/ madam, I have had my car Toyota Camry since 2009(it is a 2007 model). In the July of 2017 my car started using more oil than usual with frequent top -offs. I had the car checked at Toyota dealership (dublin Toyota in dublin, California in July 2017) and they informed me that my car 's engine could be defective since a Toyota bulletin for defective engine repair had been released for that model. I had taken my car to Toyota dealerships (gladstone Toyota in portland, Oregon) several times before that for other recall notices such as the accelerator getting stuck etc. But no one had informed me of this bulletin or defect. I've also received recall notices from Toyota for other repairs for which I promptly took my car to their dealerships. But I have not received the extended warranty policy bulletin for this problem via mail or email to this date. Dublin Toyota employees suggested I call the company to resolve this problem otherwise I would have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket if I chose to get it repaired. I called Toyota and spoke to a manager but they refused to help or repair the engine stating that my car was a few hundred miles out of warranty per the technical service bulletin. Now, my car consumes oil very quickly and I must and have to top it off every 12-15 days. It has a mileage of around 164000 at present. Regardless, my point is: 1) I was never informed of this defect by the company(Toyota) 2) this is a manufacturing defect and this should not have a mileage limit on it. I need this car for commuting to work and I have already been affected by the wildfires in santa rosa, California. I would appreciate your attention to this matter or can you connect me to the right organization /Agency/ person who could help me with this issue?
Excessive oil consumption. I was never made aware that my Toyota had this problem until I reached 100,000 which just happened recently. According to Toyota, my option for coverage ended 8/2016. I'm being punished for having conservative miles. Criminal and deceiptful.
/C problems. The service guy stated the problem was not with work Toyota did on the car. It has been one thing after another. I love my Toyota. This is lousy service. I know it has been quite some time since all of this was done. I just have not felt up to voicing my complaint. Unhappy with Toyota service at herrin gear Toyota in jackson, ms.
The engine burns through the oil in about 2500 miles. I have to carry around extra oil to refill it at a moments notice. I am worried about the engine freezing up as I am driving.
Excessive engine oil consumption: My 2007 Toyota Camry is consuming 1 quart of engine oil every 1,200 miles based on a latent design defect in the engine pistons and piston rings. Toyota issued a technical service bulletin and set the oil consumption levels at a ridiculous level (1.2 quarts per 1,200 miles) and they continue to reject my request to pay to fix the problem. They say this is normal. Funny none of my other 5 Toyota's have ever done this!! I strongly believe this is a safety issue with my vehicle and has a significant monetary cost to fix the issue. Toyota knows they have a problem and wouldn't pay to fix the issue.
Excessive oil consumption - not safe my family is extremely loyal to the Toyota brand and we have never had any major issues with an of our vehicles in the past. I noticed that my 2007 Camry SE 2.4L V4 had been burning oil extremely fast a little over a year ago.at first, a mechanic told me that I needed to change my valve cover gasket as that was what he presumed to be the root cause of the issue. After I paid to get that replaced I noticed that my engine was still burning oil at an extremely fast rate. I proceeded to change my PCV valve and switch to a synthetic-blend. Nothing at all has helped with the oil consumption. It is draining my pockets and time. Multiple mechanics have confirmed that there are no oil leaks. I am so disappointed because this issue is extremely draining and unsafe.my car burns over 1 quart every thousand miles. I believe there is an issue with my engine, I've read similar complaints about this and need to get this fixed. I hope that Toyota can help me with this issue.
Vehicle consuming too much oil/burning oil. It is a problem with the 4 cylinder engine. Oil has to be monitored closed so at to not blow my engine. Cannot find a recall and notification was sent to me. I researched the issue on line saw several complaints but not recall.
2007 Toyota Camry oil consumption recall was never fixed properly tried to take it to dealership sever times but was told that my car showed as not having that issue power windows recall button gets stuck. Oil is constantly running low or empty and sensor is not coming on as well as no oil leaking out of vehicle even after oil change has taken place. Have to manually check and add oil to vehicle which is dangerous
Car consumes a lot of oil where the engine may run out of oil and seize up. I'm afraid to drive the car without constantly checking the oil level. The car can use around a quart of oil every 1000 miles. I've been low 2.5 quarts out of 4.5 qt capacity which I beleive damage the engine.
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- Richmond, TX, USA