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. *ld the consumer was not notified of the extended warranty for the engine oil consumption. *js
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.
Excessive engine consumption which started after 145,000 and because i don't put a lot of miles on my car. i am out of warranty which expired march 2018. i feel because the issue is a mileage issue this should be recall because of the number of cars involved.the car has lost mpg and takes one quart a month.
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 ...
Car began loosing coolant and oil plus overheating while being driven. both oil and coolant ran out in a matter of 3 weeks
My engine is burning oil at a fast rate. i have to add 2-3 quarts of oil between oil changes in order to keep the correct oil level. it has just over 100,000 miles so it is out of the 60k mike powertrain warranty. this wasn't a problem for my car until around 90k miles. so it was already out of the warranty range when i discovered something was wrong. this is a faulty design by toyota and the car should be recalled and fixed at no cost to the consumer. their brand is built on reliability and that's what i thought i was getting when i purchased this car. i was deceived by toyota.
Hi, my vehicle is like crazy burning oil and it's onli 142 ,300 k miles i know that is a manufacturer problem which the rings and pistons i would like to have someone contacting me from the toyota manufacturing i really appreciate thank you . here is my imail (xxxxxxx) thank you so much .. parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
The enginesystem loss engine oil at 80 k miles and have white smoog on the exhaust, toyota no send me a recall about this problem and no asum responsabilite about that, in the service deeler notice about this problem and send me contact white toyota, when happen the vehicle was stationary, the vehicle will be burn the engine system if the problem no is corrected07
My toyota camry is consuming engine oil very fast, i filled the synthetic oil and drived just 250 miles one way, oil level coming down to minimum
My 2008 camry le has 35,000 miles on it. the coolant level has always been maintained. i am the original owner. the water pump bearings failed so that the pump made grinding noises, the drive shaft was wobbling, and the pump was leaking coolant. the noises began abruptly while the vehicle was being driven (6/16/18). i took the car to a shop (6/20/18) and replaced the pump, making sure the shop put in longlife coolant and replaced all the old coolant. a check of complaints against toyota water pump complaints reveals that premature failures are a common problem in camrys between 2007 and 2009. toyota does not want to accept responsibility for replacing the pumps. i kept the old water pump, serpentine belt, and shop invoice. i would like my costs reimbursed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle vibrated violently. the contact lost control of the vehicle, but was able to stop. the contact powered off the engine and attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed that the vehicle was out of oil. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. no further assistance was offered. the approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
Took the car on a long trip across the country. had an oil change just before the trip. as we were arriving home, we lost power going up hills. pulled over and checked oil. it was low... very low. no warning lights or check engine ever came on. took it to the dealer. they said that it now needs new rings and that the cylinder's are scored. repairs totaling over $10,000. apparently there is a known defect with these cars that they burn oil. the low oil warning light didn't come on when i was 3 1/2 quarts low on oil. that is unacceptable! this car has been ruined due to this defect.
Tl* 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.
Excessive oil consumption, oil light never turns on even thought there is no oil in resivior, brought to attention or spot city toyota dealership dallas and was never resolved prior to damage of engine.
This is in regards to the class action lawsuit filed against toyota for the oil consumption for 2006-2011 vehicles equipped with the 2az-fe engine. i purchased my 2008 toyota camry se in february of 2008. in march of this year as i was driving the oil light kept going on and i had just had an oil change not long before this happened. i stopped to have my oil checked and found out that i had almost no oil in my engine. put the oil in and it happened again. i began to research and found that toyota knowingly sold the vehicles with the piston defect. i called toyota and they told me they would not honor the repair due to the fact that it was over the 10 year anniversary date. the mileage was under 150,000 (112,000) and i was 2 months past the date and they will not honor the repairs to my vehicle. i have attached the oil consumption test invoice done by a toyota dealer and the letter sent to toyota. i can not afford to spend $3000 to $5000 to fix this problem. the car has also lost value and i could find myself in ...