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Excessive Oil Consumption
2009 Toyota Camry (Page 1 of 12)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Toyota dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2009 Camry used to be adorned with our “Seal of Pretty Good†but that was before an alarming number of complaints started rolling in for excessive oil consumption.
Owners are being caught off-guard with how quickly their cars are running out of oil. No leaks, no spills, just 1 quart of vanishing oil in as little as 1,200 miles. Toyota maintains this is “normal†for the 2AZ-FE engine, even though they issued a TSB for the problem in August of 2011.
7.5
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,230
- Average Mileage:
- 96,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 227 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (116 reports)
- toyota says normal (18 reports)
- starting the excessive oil consumption test (17 reports)
- replace engine block (15 reports)
- toyota says 1.1 qts. per 600mi is normal (15 reports)
- replace pistons, rings, seals gaskets & bearings (14 reports)
engine problem
Helpful websites
- Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Excessive Oil Consumption - My 2009 Toyota Camry through a rod through the engine block because of excessive oil consumption. After speaking with a dealership and corporate Toyota refused to cover the cost of replacing the engine which the dealer quoted at 5,000 USD for a used engine and 6,000 USD for a rebuilt engine. An independent mechanic indicated that the rod was thrown due to low oil pressure, there were no leaks apparent, clearly the car burned through a significant amount of oil causing catastrophic engine failure. I was left no option but to seek legal aide. The link included is to information regarding a class action lawsuit that is currently in progress regarding this issue: http://www.classactionsnews.com/consumer/toyota-excessive-engine-oil-consumption-class-action-lawsuit
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I am glad that my oil light came on while I was at the grocery store. I was able to go in and buy some oil so that I could drive home. I took it to a mechanic and they could not find any evidence of an oil leak. So, I started doing some research and came across this website. It appears that excessive oil consumption is an issue those cars that have the engine 2AZ-FE. I also saw that there was a class action lawsuit, but not sure what result of that lawsuit was. Anyway, very annoyed that I have to keep checking the oil.
- Carmen Y., Selma, AL, US