CarComplaints.com Notes: Owners are reporting that their engines are running out of oil awfully quick. As in, 1 quart every 1,200 miles. Toyota maintains that’s with the “normal†operating range of the 2AZ-FE while owners maintain that’s complete BS.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact's sister-in-law owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while his sister-in-law was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. There were no warning lights illuminated. Upon inspecting the engine, the contact noticed there was no engine oil in the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle had consumed an excessive amount of engine oil, causing the engine to fail. The independent mechanic advised the contact to tow the vehicle to the local dealer. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as there was no recall associated with the VIN and the vehicle warranty had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.
Excessive oil consumption and vehicle acts like it wants to stall when trying to take off. It stalls when trying to take off after stopping at a red light, stop sign etc. I-€™m also drive 50 miles daily to work and back home. I-€™m putting in oil about every other day. No oils on ground, changed gaskets and oil changes- excessive consumption. I bought the car in 2014 from carmax
My Toyota Camry is using excessive amounts of engine oil. Beginning at about 90000 miles my 2008 Toyota Camry le equipped with the 2az four cylinder engine began to use oil. Subsequently, I took the vehicle to my local Toyota dealer and was told I was two months out of my ten year warranty and any repairs would be at my expense. Today, the vehicle has 117000 miles and is burning a quart of oil every 700 miles. This is clearly a manufacturing defect that Toyota should be responsible for correcting at their expense.
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 12V491000 (visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the passenger's side window failed to operate correctly. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after pumping the accelerator pedal several times, the vehicle responded and operated as intended. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
This engine has been burning way too much oil and after looking at complaints online about the same problem I realized they were supposed to have sent out a letter years ago in 2016 I believe but I never received any type of notice about this so called extended warranty to where they were supposed to fix the defect pistons in the engine. So now they say it is past the time frame and miles to fix it at their cost. Now it is burning more oil and getting worse and Toyota will not fix their mistake. Bad buisness!
I have had to add oil in between oil changes over the past 5 years, often twice between changes. After being told there was a recall of this specific issue from a mechanic, I then found out that it was beyond the length of time to get it repaired under the recall. I was then informed that I should have received a letter from Toyota in the mail stating there was a recall. I never received a letter about this recall. I took the car into the Toyota dealership in town about the issue and they said they could perform an oil test on it to see how much it was burning after 1,500 miles. Upon bringing it back I was informed that my car hadn't burned enough to their required amount (amount not disclosed to me) to do anything, but told me that I could always come back and have another oil test done. I find it very disturbing that this has been an ongoing issue and that there is a claim of a letter being sent to me when I never received one. It also appears that there are numerous individuals with this same year have had the same problems and nothing has been done about it. I am wondering if there has been an investigation to anything about the supposed letters that Toyota has claimed to mail out? it is overall bad business on Toyota's part to not ensure that their customers are taken care of enough to want to continue buying their vehicles. Will think twice before buying Toyota again.
Vehicle noted to burn a tremendous amount of oil driving less than 1,200 miles. Contacted Toyota who indicated they did do an extension to fix the issue but I was too late. I never received the notification to learn they had an old address for me. I am now having to drive the vehicle cannot afford a new one and having to put oil in every 7-10 days.
The oil consumption is way too high! many similar complaints have been documented on other online forum. I have to refill my oil every 2-3 days. I noticed this issue significantly when my car began driving wierd only 2 weeks after an oil change & when I went to my mechanic, he said there was no more oil in my car. My car could have stalled anywhere. The fact that this is a well known but ignored issue is absurd
Engine is burning to much oil, last three oil changes I have been complaining to Toyota dealer that car is getting low on oil on average every two weeks, I never received any letter from Toyota regarding oil consumption. On last oil change in June 2019 engine light came on and I took car back to the dealer they diagnosed exhaust manifold needs to be replaced but never disclosed it is due to the too much oil consumption. Recently, car is consuming too much oil and car is jerking when gas is pushed. Finally, I searched online and found out that there is an oil consumption issue with 2008 Toyota Camry. Please watch this video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch"V=zbqxcqa_pjk I emailed Toyota company about this issue they never replied in writing. They called me on phone and said since this car is older than 10 years and has more than 150,000 miles, so this issue is no more covered by Toyota. They also claim that they mailed me a letter in 2015 which I never received., received other three letters about other recalls from Toyota and these letters are online in my car profile, not the one about oil consumption. I always took my care to Toyota dealer for oil change. I have been telling them that either you all are not putting enough oil, or it is burning too much oil, but they never disclosed oil consumption issue with my car model. I request ntsha to please investigate why 1.Toyota never send me a letter via mail regarding this oil consumption? 2.why this letter is not showing in the car profile online but all others are. 3.why dealer never disclosed me regarding this issue, even car is consuming too much oil" Toyota is a big company and should not get by from their responsibility of customer service that easily especially when they admitted there is a defect with these cars. I request ntsha please have Toyota company fix my car. Thanks for your help!
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle used an excessive amount of oil and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to West coast Toyota (3399 E willow St, long beach, ca 90806, (562) 304-9422) who stated that the vehicle was not covered under a warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 1909231445. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 140,000.
I purchased a 2008 Toyota Camry almost two years ago with 100,000 thousand miles. The car was running great until now, it has 120,000 miles now and is starting to burn a lot of oil between oil changes, it burns about one quart every 800 to 1000 miles.
S10 appropriate handling - copy of letter addressed to Toyota motor sales usa president and chief of executive officer james lentz regarding concerns with his 2008 Camry. The consumer was not notified of the extended warranty for the engine oil consumption.
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the oil and check engine warning indicators kept illuminating. The contact stated that there was a constant loss of engine oil, which sometimes occurred without a warning indicator flashing. There was no presence of an oil leak. Autonation Toyota mall of Georgia (3505 buford dr, buford, ga 30519, (770) 674-6083) stated that there was an excessive oil consumption failure. The oil consumption test was performed twice, but it did not provide a permanent remedy. The dealer was asked several times to provide further diagnostic testing. After adding oil to the vehicle, the dealer recommended that the engine be rebuilt. The engine head was sent for testing and checked for a valve stem seal that may need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available.
On Dec. 27, 2018 while driving on the expressway I heard a severe/loud knocking noise in front of my vehicle that I had never heard before. I could still drive however the vehicle had slowed down and began shaking. I hurried off the expressway. I decided to to go to the Toyota dealership the street way as I was in that area. At that time I was advised that internal engine damage had occurred and the engine will have to be replaced, nothing further.the estimated cost would be $10,435. I had the vehicle towed to my home.they later indicated via email that my case would be filed with Toyota motor sales U.S.a. Inc. Under file#[xxx]. why does a 2008 Camry ce with 60,896 miles breakdown without warning. I decided to research the matter. I found out that Toyota had a oil consumption defect class action lawsuit in 2014, one of many, indicating 2006-2011 model year vehicles (including Camry) had defective engines that burn excessive amounts of oil which can cause engine failure in a moving vehicle. Further, Toyota was aware of the design defect, but still manufactured and sold their vehicles without warning consumers. They also failed to warn drivers that this defect would create serious safety issues. I contacted Toyota with this information to no avail. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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