This Problem Across All Years
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
VEHICLE BURNING OIL AT INCREASINGLY FAST RATE, LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION. NO OIL LIGHT OR DASHBOARD WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THIS OIL CONSUMPTION WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO OVERHEAT OR STALL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE.
VEHICLE BURNING OIL AT INCREASINGLY FAST RATE, LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION. NO OIL LIGHT OR DASHBOARD WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THIS OIL CONSUMPTION WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO OVERHEAT OR STALL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE.
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR'S ENGINE RECENTLY (TWO DAYS AGO) HAS BEEN MAKING TICKING RATTLING NOISES WHEN I START UP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. TOOK MY 2007 SCION TC IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE VALVE GASKET COVER WAS DAMAGED AND JUST NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY PREFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND FIXED THE VALVE COVER AND HAND ME OVER THE KEYS TO TAKE OFF. AS I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE IS STILL MAKING THE TICKING RATTLING NOISE. I GO BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASK THEM IF THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO CIRCULATE THE OIL AROUND FOR A BIT TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE AND THEN THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. THEY ALL HESITATED FROM ANSWERING THE QUESTION AND SAID IT MAY JUST PERMANENTLY BE THERE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT IT IN GOOD CARE. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND LEFT ME INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED DRIVING AWAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM LEFT UNFIXED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME SORT OF PROBLEM REGARDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BURNING THAT IS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING FOR MANY CUSTOMERS AT A LOW MILEAGE POINT? ARE THEY STANDING BEHIND THEIR LOYALTY AND TRUST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR JUST GOING TO LEAVE THEM OUT IN THE COLD TO WORRY ABOUT THESE HIGH COST PROBLEMS ALONE? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP AND GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE.
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR'S ENGINE RECENTLY (TWO DAYS AGO) HAS BEEN MAKING TICKING RATTLING NOISES WHEN I START UP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. TOOK MY 2007 SCION TC IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE VALVE GASKET COVER WAS DAMAGED AND JUST NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY PREFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND FIXED THE VALVE COVER AND HAND ME OVER THE KEYS TO TAKE OFF. AS I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE IS STILL MAKING THE TICKING RATTLING NOISE. I GO BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASK THEM IF THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO CIRCULATE THE OIL AROUND FOR A BIT TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE AND THEN THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. THEY ALL HESITATED FROM ANSWERING THE QUESTION AND SAID IT MAY JUST PERMANENTLY BE THERE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT IT IN GOOD CARE. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND LEFT ME INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED DRIVING AWAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM LEFT UNFIXED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME SORT OF PROBLEM REGARDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BURNING THAT IS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING FOR MANY CUSTOMERS AT A LOW MILEAGE POINT? ARE THEY STANDING BEHIND THEIR LOYALTY AND TRUST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR JUST GOING TO LEAVE THEM OUT IN THE COLD TO WORRY ABOUT THESE HIGH COST PROBLEMS ALONE? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP AND GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE.
2007 SCION TC STANDARD AUTOMATIC. THE RPM WILL DECREASE BY ABOUT 2 NUMBERS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I DO NOT WANT IT TO. IS AN ISSUE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
2007 SCION TC STANDARD AUTOMATIC. THE RPM WILL DECREASE BY ABOUT 2 NUMBERS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I DO NOT WANT IT TO. IS AN ISSUE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 SCION TC AND THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN TO REV-UP. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND IT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT GO. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER BASE BROKE OFF AND MUST BE A DEFECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 SCION TC AND THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN TO REV-UP. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND IT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT GO. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER BASE BROKE OFF AND MUST BE A DEFECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WORE DOWN PREMATURELY AND BEGAN TO SLIP IN EVERY GEAR BUT FIRST. THE SYMPTOMS WERE SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CLUTCHES ARE SUBJECT TO "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. I COMMUTE 70 MILES EVERY DAY UNDER HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DO VERY LITTLE STOP-AND-GO DRIVING. I ALSO DO NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVING HABITS CONDUCIVE TO EXCESSIVE "WEAR AND TEAR" ON A CLUTCH WHICH WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. AS SUCH, I CONSIDER IT MORE LIKELY THAT THE PARTS WERE FAULTY. *TR
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WORE DOWN PREMATURELY AND BEGAN TO SLIP IN EVERY GEAR BUT FIRST. THE SYMPTOMS WERE SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CLUTCHES ARE SUBJECT TO "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. I COMMUTE 70 MILES EVERY DAY UNDER HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DO VERY LITTLE STOP-AND-GO DRIVING. I ALSO DO NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVING HABITS CONDUCIVE TO EXCESSIVE "WEAR AND TEAR" ON A CLUTCH WHICH WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. AS SUCH, I CONSIDER IT MORE LIKELY THAT THE PARTS WERE FAULTY. *TR