2006 TOYOTA RAV4 Engine Problems

Two days ago my car was driving perfectly on the highway. The oil pressure light turned on I turned off the highway immediately and put more oil in the car. At this point my car is consuming over a quart every week and I don't drive more than a couple of hundred miles every week. I've taken several longer trips with this car. I started the car back up after checking the oil level, started driving and the light didn't come back on. About 10 more miles down the road on the highway the oil pressure light the check engine light vsc light the four-wheel drive light appear. I go to an AutoZone and I get a code p0012. I've done lots of research and I've learned that this is all related to Toyota's well-known defective design and manufacturing of their engines. I have a 2az Fe engine. I bought this car with 125,000 miles on it in 2020. It now has about 154,000 mi on it. I didn't know that the oil consumption was extreme until this point of research. Now my car is making a rattling sound most likely the engine needs to be replaced. Technically yes I can drive it but it will stall and probably light on fire if I do and this is dangerous. They had a TSB warranty extension in 2016 I believe. I did not own the car that time nor do I know if that car was even subjected to the extension notice. But it is well known engine can do this and the Pistons fail around this mileage that my car has. It's out of warranty but I'm reading everywhere people having problems with this year's car and the other cars with this engine right now. There's a whole group of engines that are starting to fail because of these poorly designed Pistons that can affect oil leakage. Not only wasting a precious resource but causing a very dangerous situation for drivers. This should be addressed by Toyota still I want them to fix my engine or replace it before I cause an accident that can lead to death. I'm choosing to not drive it right now but I don't have the luxury of a second car. I may have to drive it.

2006 Toyota Rav4 with 2.4 liter engine burning oil rapidly. Burning approximately 4 quarts of oil in 3,000 miles. Vehicle currently has 100,000 miles. Issue persists even though I maintain routine maintenance on the vehicle. Luckily no safety hazards have occurred yet, but there is a high risk for potential safety hazard. Vehicle has been inspected by 3 different mechanics. I have been told by 3 different mechanics that this is a common issue for cars with this year/engine. About 2,800 miles after high synthetic oil change the vehicle begins to sound like it is struggling to accelerate at low speeds and the check engine oil light will briefly turn on at random then go away. Light does not stay lit or continuously flicker.

excessive oil consumption 1 1/2 quart oil every 600 miles

This 2006 Rav4 engine is known for its massive oil consumption due to the faulty piston rings. Always kept oil in it and had regular changes because of this issue. Checked the oil 2 days prior to the engine failure, and all was well. Driving down the hwy going around 70mph, the engine started to lose power and sound funny (high rpm sounds with no power), so I took my foot off the gas and coasted for a few seconds. Down to 50mph, I hit the gas pedal, and then a loud BOOM happened and car shook. Smoke from the engine, and then all the dash lights came on. Lost all power. Looked under the engine and a piston had blown a hole through the bottom of it. Needs new engine now. Mechanic inspected it and they documented with a picture. Thankfully I was not injured as that could have caused a serious wreck, especially if there was someone behind me. I've read about these engines being blown regularly online. Even some before 100k miles. No warnings before this happened.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING AND EXCESSIVELY BURNING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A WARRANTY RELATED CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE ENGINE HAD BEEN ISSUED HOWEVER, THE TIME-FRAME WAS EXCEEDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL DUE TO BAD PISTON RINGS. I DID SOME DIGGING FOUND THAT THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED THIS WAY.

THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY FILLED UP THE OIL AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK AFTER 3000 MILES BUT TO NOT FILL THE OIL. HALFWAY IN, THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN 3000 MILES, I COULD NOT TAKE IT BACK FOR A FIX. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ADD OIL OR THE ENGINE BLOWS. WHEN I DID TAKE IT BACK, I WAS GIVEN THE RESPONSE THAT THE VEHICLE BURNS A NORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL AND I TOLD THEM I HAD TO FILL IT IN BETWEEN TO AVOID THE ENGINE BLOWING. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE RECALL. I CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THE RECALL BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD WRITTEN "NORMAL" CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL AT A VERY RAPID RATE AND I WOULD LIKE THIS RECALL PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE.

THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL LIKE MAD. I PURCHASED IT THREE WEEKS AGO AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WHEN I LOOKED AT IT. I HOOKED MY OBD II SCANNER AND NO CODES POPPED, WHICH MADE ME GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE IT. I HEARD ABOUT THE TOYOTA 2AZ-FE ENGINES HAVING OIL ISSUES, BUT THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. MY MECHANIC CHANGED MY OIL A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO AND NOTIFIED ME THAT I WAS A QUART LOW, BUT FILLED IT FOR ME. HE TOLD ME IF I WAS CONCERNED TO MONITOR IT, WHICH I HAVE. TONIGHT, FEBRUARY 27, 2020, I CHECKED MY OIL WHILE IT'S STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAS NOT BEEN ON FOR OVER FOUR HOURS AND IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE LOW LEVEL LINE. I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AT 163,035 MILES. IT'S NOW LOW AT 163,260 MILES! I'M SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT BECAUSE BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WORKING, I WOULD DREAD THAT MY RAV4'S ENGINE BLOWS UP OR SEIZES ON ME OUT OF NO WHERE. PLEASE, THIS ISSUE IS SCARY AND CAN PLACE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN DANGER. I CAN PROVIDE PAPERWORK OF THE DAY OF THE OIL CHANGE AND MY ODOMETER. I TOOK A PICTURE OF IT WHICH I WILL ATTACH.

Mileage: 163,260

MY CAR HAS BEEN CONSUMING LOTS OF OIL HOWEVER I WAS NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CERTIFIED REPAIR SERVICE WHEN I WENT TO GET OIL CHANGED THEY INDICATED THEY DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY LEAKS AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY ALTHOUGH I RETURNED TO TOYOTA CERTIFIED REPAIR SERVICE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS SERVICE ADVISOR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT LEAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED CLOSER. SERVICE ADVISOR VIEWED OIL EVERYWHERE UNDERNEATH HOOD AND IT AGAIN REQUIRED 2.5 QUARTS ON OIL IN THIS SHORT TIME FRAME. I WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 1K MILES AND BRING BACK TO DETERMINE WHERE LEAK WAS LOCATED AND THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIR COSTS HOWEVER I BROUGHT BACK WITHIN 584 MILES AND VEHICLE AGAIN HAD CONSUMED ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF OIL YET NOW ADVISOR AND SERVICE MANAGER INSISTED THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH ANYTHING. ONLY AFTER BEING VISUALLY UPSET ABOUT THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS DID THE SERVICE ADVISOR LIBRA JONES MENTION ANYTHING ABOUNT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZE7 BUT ALSO STATED MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND I WAS LEFT TO FEND FOR MYSELF. LIBRA JONES TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP AND BRIEFLY MENTION THE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. HOWEVER AFTER SPEAKING TO MILLIE@ TOYOTA, SHE HAD NO INTENTIONS OF ASSISTING WITH ANY REPAIR COSTS AND EVEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER IN REGARDS TO MY ISSUE AND SHE STATED SHE WOULD HAVE A MANAGER CONTACT WITHING 24 HOURS HOWEVER NO ONE BOTHERED TO EVER REACH OUT TO ME WHATEVER WHICH FORCED ME TO CONTACT MANY OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS. BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE ASSITANCE EBONEY BLANKS REACTIONS, TOYOTAL NEVER INTENDED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AS IT RELATES TO THEIR PRODUCTS. THEY INDICATED THEY MAILED OUT DOCUMENTS TO MY GRANDPARENTS HOWEVER RECORDS WOULD REFLECT IF THERE WERE ANY REPAIRS THAT REQUIRED ATTENTION MY GRANDPARENTS WOULD HAVE DONE PRIOR TO SELLING TO ME

Mileage: 12,151

2.4 ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL. APPARENTLY, OTHER TOYOTA MODELS WITH THE SAME 2.4 ENGINE HAVE HAD FREE REPAIRS. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR THE 2.4 ENGINE IN MY 2006 RAV4 TO STOP THE EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. IT NOW BURNS ONE QUART FOR EVERY 500-600 MILES.

LOSING OIL ENGINE MAKING NOISE NO POWER

TAMARA RECALL ENGINE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE IT'S AN RECALL BUT, IT HAS NOW EXPIRED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SAFETY RECALL CAN EXPIRE. I NEED HELP FROM AN ATTORNEY ON THIS MATTER. BECAUSE THIS ISN'T RIGHT. CAN YOU RECOMMEND AN ATTORNEY? THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY DO NEW RINGS AND NEW PISTONS BACK THEN BUT NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT EVEN DO THAT. SO NOW I JUST HAVE A 5,000 BILL FOR A NEW ENGINE.

OIL LIGHT CAME ON SECONDS BEFORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD. ENGINE REQUIRED FOUR (4) QUARTS OF OIL. NO WARNING OF LOW OIL!! I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT THIS TIME!

Mileage: 138,000

EVER SINCE MY VEHICLE HIT 100,000 MILES, IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 2-3 QUARTS EVERY 800-1000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROX. 116,000 MILES ON IT. PRIOR TO REACHING 100,000 MILES, IT WAS TESTED BY TOYOTA VIA A SERVICE "BULLETIN", NOT A "RECALL" FOR THIS ISSUE, AND PASSED. BUT, AFTER REACHING 100,000 MILES IT WAS TESTED AGAIN, AND FAILED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE, MAKING REPAIRS FINANCIALLY IMPOSSIBLE

IT WAS RECALLED FOR MOTOR OIL CONSUMPTION. BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE IT FORBPERSONAL REASONS. RECALL EXPIRED IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. NOW CAR IS CONSUMING ALOT OF OIL. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

BURNING ENGINE OIL, TURNS OUT NEED TO FILL ENGINE OIL VERY FREQUENTLY. SEARCH ONLINE, IT'S A RECALL. BUT IT'S EXPIRED FOR ME

OIL CONSUMPTION REFERENCE # ZE7

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED A QUART OF OIL EVERY 50 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KERRY TOYOTA (6050 HOPEFUL CHURCH RD, FLORENCE, KY 41042, 859-371-3939) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ADDITIONALLY, A QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE WEEKLY AND THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF YORK, 1885 WHITEFORD ROAD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 755-2961), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PAY THE FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION. WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, THE OIL PAN ONLY DRAINS ROUGHLY 2 QUARTS OF OIL. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON OIL CONSUMPTION FOR THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN TYPING IN THE VIN IT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC VEHICLE. BUT IT DID MATCHED EXACTLY WHAT THE SYMPTOMS OF THAT RECALL WAS. I CALLED THE 1-800 CUSTOMER HELP LINE AND THEY WERE UNHELPFUL. I WAS TOLD THE RECALL EXPIRED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT TAKE ACTION WITH THE RECALL. THIS CAN BE A HUGE ROAD SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS CONSUMING OIL DUE TO THE PISTONS RECALL. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 90,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED LAST APRIL. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER I REALIZED IT WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK SOME SPARK PLUGS AND IT WOULD BE FINE. FEW DAYS AFTER HE "FIXED THE PROBLEM" I HAD TO ADD MORE MORE OIL. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO HIM HE SAID THAT 2006 RAV 4 TOYOTA RAV 4S ARE KNOWN TO BURN EXCESSIVE OIL. HE SAID HE WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH CAR TO TRADE AT NO COST. ALMOST ONE YEAR HAS GONE BY AND THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED. I FEEL THAT HE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK BUT I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ALSO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

Mileage: 132,000

2AZ-FE OIL BURNING PROBLEM. CURRENTLY BURNING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES

TWICE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS THERE HAS BEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP.

Mileage: 85,000

BURNING OIL. I HAVE TO PUT OIL ALL THE TIME. MECHANICS SAID CAR CAN'T FIX BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS THE PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY CHANGE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS. THE CAR BURN GAS AS WELL.

I BOUGHT A 2006 RAV4 LIMITED FROM TOYOTA OF ELIZABETH CITY IN NC. THIS RAV4 IS NICE AND RUNS WELL, HOWEVER IT CONSUMES ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. I SPOKE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHOM INFORMED ME THAT HE EXPRESSED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE TRADED THIS VEHICLE IN AT. THE DEALER FAILED TO LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS EXTENSIVE TSB RELATING TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT IS NOT NICE TO SELL A VEHICLE WITH A WELL KNOWN ACTIVE TSB. IT IS FURTHER UNACCEPTABLE FOR TOYOTA TO NOT HAVE A ALL OUT RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WILL BE CALLING TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Mileage: 134,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 159,000 MILES. NOTICED IT USED AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OIL. ENGINE SIEZED UP AND FAILED AT 165,000 MILES.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BURNED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1801053296. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

NOTICED AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS USING MORE OIL THAN EXPECTED. I NOW FIND AFTER A DEALER TEST THAT THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING OIL AT THE RATE OF 2 QUARTS PER 1200 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS EXCESSIVE AND IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD WHICH WAS MOSTLY KEPT QUIET BY TOYOTA I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE REPAIRS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO ALLOW ALL THE ONES INCLUDING MYSELF AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE REPAIRS. TEST WAS DONE ON 12/22/2017.

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH 51,000 MILES: MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH AND CAR DIED, LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED AND IT WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE. YES, ENGINE FAILED AT 51,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOYOTA WON'T DO A THING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 51,307

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITHOUT WARNING. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO QUARTS OF OIL LOST WITHIN 1,100 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JONES TOYOTA (1508 BELAIR ROAD, BELAIR, MD 21014) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT CONSIDER THE WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,900.

Mileage: 136,900

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THREE WEEKS AGO, AUGUST 2017, AT 100,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY OTHER WEEK.

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING, WENT STRAIGHT TO A SHOP AND IT TURNS OUT IT HAD NO OIL IN IT. WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE BUT NOT TO THE POINT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF OIL AND HAD NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF LEAKING.

Mileage: 180,000

IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION IN MANY DIFFERENT TOYOTA VEHICLE MODELS INCLUDING MINE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND THEY DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, WHICH WAS NOT PERFORMED AS I DROVE OVER THE REQUIRED 1200 MILES. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BOTTOM PART OF THE ENGINE REBUILT. NOT ONCE DID THEY MENTION THE ONGOING PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM I HAD TO THINK ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD TO CHECK THE OIL MORE OFTEN THAN NORMAL. AFTER GETTING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH ONLINE DID I FIND THAT MY ENGINE CAN SEIZE AT ANY TIME EVEN WITH OIL IN IT. ALSO, IF I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS NOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT MY CAR IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. CAN YOU ADVISE?

Mileage: 140,000

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE ADVISED ON HOW A HOLE COULD FORM IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. *JS

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND IT WAS LOW ON OIL AND FILLED IT. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK AND IT WAS LOW 2 QUARTS OF OIL. I SET MY TRIP ODOMETER. IT HAS BEEN 2000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO ADD 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO MY ENGINE. I AM TOLD THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS DUE TO BAD PISTONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COSTLY REPAIR.

Mileage: 140,000

MY RAV4 HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE STATION, I AM TOLD IT NEEDS ENGINE OVERHAUL TO INCLUDE PISTON AND QUOTED 5258$. WHEN ENGINE OIL SIGN ON DASHBOARD HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JUNE 2016, AND EVERY 5000 MILES THE SERVICE CENTER TOPS THE OIL IT GOT FIXED. AND INTERMITTENTLY, I HAD TO TOP THE OIL. THE MATTER HAS GONE UNDIAGNOSED UNTIL 6/28/17. WHEN I LOOK BACK IT WAS A GLOBAL ISSUES WITH TOYOTA HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION/ I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTERS FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA SAYING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM EXPIRED IN OCTOBER 2016 AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A BIG BILL.

Mileage: 89,800

ENGINE STARTED EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL AT APPROX 110,000 MILE MARK. TOOK TO DEALER. WARRANTY WAS STILL VALID. ENGINE WOULD BE ALMOST DRY AT 3,000 MILE MARK. THEY DID A CONSUMPTION TEST, SAID IT PASSED. WHEN I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE SINCE IT SHOULDN'T BE DRY AT 3,000 MILE MARK. THEY TOLD ME TO WATCH IT AND COME BACK. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WAY BEFORE NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED, 3,300 MILES, BONE DRY, THEY SAID MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR, THEY KNOW IT, BUT REFUSE TO RECALL DUE TO COST. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 110,000

I HEAR A RIDDLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE EACH TIME I START THE CAR. CLICK SOUND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL.

THIS CAR HAS THE INFAMOUS TOYOTA EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THE 2.4 L I4 ENGINE. IT BURNS A QT OF OIL IN 2000 MILES OR LESS.

Mileage: 111,000

COMPUTER PROBLEMS CAUSING ALL THE LIGHTS TO COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND DISABLING THE SHIFTING SOLENOID. IT ALSO DISABLES THE SAFETY BRAKING AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE.

Mileage: 1

MY 2006 RAV4 HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS BURNING 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. I AM PAYING $3500 TO HAVE THE PISTONS AND RINGS REPLACED.

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING EAST ON I-490 FROM ROCHESTER TO I-90, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. WE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PARKED ON THE RIGHT CURB. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. POWER STEERING WAS OF COURSE LOST, SO THE MANEUVER WAS DIFFICULT. AAA TOWED THE CAR TO OUR REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPORTED 24 ENGINE CODES WERE THROWN, AND RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE ENGINE TUNE-UP, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE SIX IGNITION COIL PACKS, SPARK PLUGS, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. MUCH OF THE $1,000 EXPENSE WAS 4.5 HOURS OF LABOR, TO REMOVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (NECESSARY TO REACH THE REAR BANK OF CYLINDERS 1,3,5). THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. IN OCTOBER 2012 (AROUND 50K MILES) ENGINE CODE P0354 WAS THROWN, AND I REPLACED THE COIL ON CYLINDER 4. IN JANUARY 2014 (AROUND 58K MILES) CODE P0356 WAS THROWN, AND I REPLACED THE COIL ON CYLINDER 6. SINCE THE DANGEROUS INCIDENT OF LOST POWER AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL SIX COILS ON 14 JUNE 2016 (AROUND 80K MILES) ONLY NINE MONTHS AND 7K MILES LATER, CODE P0351 (BAD COIL ON CYLINDER 1) WAS THROWN ON 24 MARCH 2017, AND NOW CODE P0355 (CYLINDER 5) WAS THROWN ON 28 MARCH 2017. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT AROUND $1,200 TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THE CAR IS TODAY BACK IN THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE TWO REAR BANK COILS REPLACED, FOR $229. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THESE COILS ARE FAILING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY 7K MILES. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR US. OTHER REPAIR SHOPS HAVE SAID THIS ERA OF RAV4 IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEE HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/TOYOTA/RAV4/IGNITION-COILS-FAILURE-PROBLEMS.PHP AND YOU CAN FIND OTHER SIMILAR RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM SEARCHING ONLINE.

Mileage: 80,711

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION MY CAR'S ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. WHILE I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS, IT IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE AND I HAVE BEEN ADDING OIL MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN MY SCHEDULED SERVICES. SINCE I AM AWARE OF THE ISSUE I'VE BEEN DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING MY LEVELS, BUT I FOUND OUT IT WAS AN ISSUE WHEN MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING (I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME).

Mileage: 99,009

AFTER MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED BRIEFLY A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING. I HAD THE OIL CHECKED AND FOUND IT VIRTUALLY EMPTY, WE PUT A QUARTER IN AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FILLED MY OIL AND TAPED THE OIL CAP AND HAD ME RETURN BETWEEN 1000 AND 1300 MILES. TODAY I TOOK IT IN AT 1200 MILES AND WAS 2 QUARTS LOW. HAVE HAD ALL OF MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT 3000 MILES AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY CLAIM A LETTER WAS SENT OFFERING A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY COVERED REPAIRS IF I HAD AN ISSUE DURING THE 10 YEAR PERIOD THEY WERE OFFERING WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. I NEVER SAW SUCH A LETTER. MY CAR NEVER HAD LOWE OIL RECORDED UNTIL MY ONE OIL CHANGE WHERE I WAS BASICALLY EMPTY. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA, BUT THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR ME. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY LAWSUITS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. NEVER ONCE DID THE SERVICE PEOPLE EVER MENTION THIS ISSUE OR OFFER TO DO THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHEN MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE ENGINE IS PROBABLY GOING TO REQUIRE A NEW PISTONS AND RINGS AND COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. I THINK TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE FAULTY ENGINES THEY PUT IN THEIR TOYOTAS.

THE CAR IS BURNING OIL AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR CONSUMPTION TEST WHEN I GOT THERE THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANT. BUT I KNOW BY DOING RESEARCH THAT IT IS.

BAD ACCELERATION,ENGINE WILL NOT PICK UP FAST, IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE ENGINE SOUNDS HIGH, THE CAR WILL NOT PICK UP THE SPEED UP FOR FEW SECONDS AND IT JUMPS IN THE TRACK. ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME,VEHICLE LOST THE POWER AND I LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE,I HAD TO STOP IN FREEWAY AND CALL TOW TRUCK.THIS CAR BURNS OIL SO FAST EVERY 1000 MILES I HAVE TO PUT NEW OIL ON THIS CAR.

Mileage: 10

OIL COMPSUMTION RECALL HAS NOT BEEN HONORED.

10/26/15 WAS SERVICED BY GERMAIN TOYOTA, NAPLES, FL, OIL TANK WAS EMPTY AND ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 3711 MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE (THERE WAS NO LEAK). I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THEY PERFORMED THEIR VERSION OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND CLAIMED IT PASSED THE TEST. 3/11/16 OIL TANK WAS EMPTY AND CAR WAS OVERHEATED. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2496 MILES SINCE THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. THEY SAID IT HAD PASSED THE PREVIOUS TEST & ALL WAS OK. 10/7/16 OIL TANK WAS EMPTY, HAD BEEN DRIVEN BUT I HAD PURCHASED 3 QTS OF OIL AND ADDED IT TO THE EMPTY TANK. PRIOR TO ME ADDING THE OIL, CAR WAS EXTREMELY OVERHEATED AND I GOT BURNED TRYING TO GET THE HOOD UP. I COULD NOT TOUCH ANY PART OF THE ENGINE OR WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED. THE CAR NOW FAILED A NEW OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY ADVISED THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE AS OF 4/3/2016 IT WAS OUT OF THE THEIR EXTENDED 10-YR WARRANTY FOR OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTINUALLY ADD OIL. IF A SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD OCCUR THEY SAID IT WOULD BE MY FAULT AND NOT THEIRS. IN ALL CASES ABOVE THE ENGINE WAS ON, VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON OR CAR OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK WHEN CHECKED IN EVERY ONE OF THE CASES.

Mileage: 120,705

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BURNING AND ITS CONSUMPTION

Mileage: 58,000

GOOD DAY ' PLEASE: APPRAISE UNSAFETY DEFECTS. THANKFUL.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. - TOYOTA WON'T FIX

Mileage: 50,000

UNSAFE DEFECTS MALFUNCTION

TOYOTA DEFECTS MALFUNCTIONING

Mileage: 121,300

CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL, WHEN VEHICLE ARE IN MOTION,I DID OIL CHANGE AND NOT RUN EVEN 1000 MILE AND IT WHEN TO LOWER POINT WHEN I CHECK IT IN THE MORNING BEFORE START THE CAR, I COMPLAINT TOYOTA AGENCY NOTHING SOLVE I DO NOT WHAT TO DO, PLEASE HELP, THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP.

VEHICLE BURNS OVER ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES OR LESS. THIS WAS FIRST OBSERVED IN 2015 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 120,000 MILES. THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFE THE VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED REGULARLY SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE. THIS PROBLEM CAN CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND POTENTIALLY SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE IF NOT REGULARLY CHECKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND PASSED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. AT 2,500 MILES, THE VEHICLE BURNED ALMOST THREE QUARTS OF OIL. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED THROUGH TO OCTOBER OF 2016. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEST WAS INACCURATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,100.

Mileage: 112,100

THIS COMPLAINT IS DUE TO A RECALL: WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION ZE7 CONCERNING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TESTED MY CAR ON 8/27/15 AND IT FAILED. I WAS ADVISED TO KEEP CHECKING & ADDING OIL AS NEEDED AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED TO CORRECT THIS. WHEN I CALLED TODAY, 2/2/16, THEY STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED PARTS FOR RAV4, I AM VERY UPSET THAT IT'S TAKING SO MANY MONTHS AND I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE MEANTIME. I FEEL AS IF I'M DRIVING A TIME BOMB AND IT'S VERY BOTHERSOME TO KEEP CHECKING THE LEVEL.

Mileage: 105,029

ENGINE MADE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, AND THEN THE CAR DIED - EVERYTHING QUIT. HAD TO COAST OFF THE NEAREST EXIT. THERE WAS NO WARNING - NO MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASH. STILL HAD ANOTHER ALMOST 2,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS DUE. ENGINE IS DEAD. PER TOYOTA "CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL DAMAGE FROM THE RODS." CAR WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE, AND 8 OF THE LAST 9 YEARS, THE CAR WAS LOYALLY SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 155,000

THE 2006 RAV4 MODEL TOYOTA HAS A RECORD OF STUCK OR CLOGGED OIL RINGS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OF ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS DEFECT CAUSES OIL TO BURN AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OR MORE EVERY 1,000 MILES. MY RAV4 WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7/16/2015 TO PERFORM THE FIRST PHASE OF AN OIL INSPECTION & CONSUMPTION TEST. ON 8/4/2015 THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RE-INSPECTION. IT FAILED THE CONSUMPTION TEST & I WAS TOLD THAT AS SOON AS PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE I'D BE CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS AHEAD OF ME AWAITING THE SAME REPAIR. TWO MONTHS HAVE PASSED & I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHEN THE REPAIR CAN HAPPEN. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER 10/2/2015. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER & RETURN MY CALL IN 15 MINUTES. HE NEVER CALLED BACK. TOYOTA HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO DEALERS/MECHANICS, THUS OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT OIL IS BEING BURNED OFF AS THE EXCESS SMOKE IS ABSORBED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH CAUSES CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE OF THAT PAR AS WELL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM. IF A CAR DOING 70MPH HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL THEN THE PERSON WILL LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. THIS IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 134,000

DEAR OFFICER, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO A SERIOUS FLAW WITH CERTAIN TOYOTA MODELS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. BOWING DOWN TO THE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS EARLY THIS YEAR TOYOTA ACCEPTED THAT IT IS ISSUE WITH THEIR ENGINE DESIGN WHICH CAN PUT ENGINE ON FIRE OR MAKE THE CAR COMPLETELY USELESS AFTER SEIZE. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE PARTS EARLY THIS SPRING, YET IT IS THE END OF JUNE, AND TOYOTA (A GIANT CAR MANUFACTURER) STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX THE SERIOUS PROBLEM TOYOTA CONSUMERS ARE SUFFERING THRU EVERY DAY. THE ISSUE: CERTAIN TOYOTA MODEL CARS BURN EXCESSIVE OIL. THE PROOF OF ISSUE(FROM INTERNET) 1. TOYOTA ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS 2. TOYOTA NAMED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE GOTACLASSACTION.COM/ 3. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON 2AZ-FE ENGINE WWW.TOYOHEADQUARTERS.COM 4. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED OVER TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION WWW.CONSUMERCLASSLAWYERSBLOG.COM/ 5. "ALL TOYOTAS BURN ENGINE OIL!" AND "BURNING 1 LITRE OF ENGINE ... HTTPS://GRIPEVINE.COM/ THE IMPACT: LIFE ENDANGERMENT, RISK OF ENGINE FIRE, PEOPLE LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, CONSTANT STRAIN OF CHECKING THE OIL EVERY FEW DAYS, FINANCIAL LOSSES TO CONSUMERS AND HEAVY IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION TOYOTA RESPONSE: DELAY IN ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY, CANNOT ARRANGE PARTS FOR REPAIR, TEST METHOD PUTS CONSUMER AT RISK. THE REQUEST FOR SOLUTION: THE AMERICAN TOYOTA CONSUMERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNED ORGANIZATION TO TAKE STRINGENT ACTIONS AGAINST TOYOTA AMERICA TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND MONEY AGAINST SUCH PRACTICES AND PROVIDE SAFE ENVIRONMENT. IF THE GOVERNING BODIES DON'T DO ANYTHING, IT WILL BE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR OTHER CAR MANUFACTURES, AND WILL HAVE DRASTIC IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICAN. THANK YOU!

EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 3+ YEARS AGO IT WAS NOTICED WHEN CAR OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS ALMOST TOTALLY OUT OF OIL. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, IT IS NECESSARY TO ADD 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE. TOYOTA RECENTLY TESTED AND AFTER 1,664 MILES FROM THE LAST OIL CHANGE, 3 QUARTS OF OIL WAS NEEDED TO TOP IT OFF. IT DID FAIL THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I WANT TO KNOW WHY TOYOTA IS NOT EXTENDING CAR WARRANTY AS IS HONDA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 67,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THE RAV4 IS ONE QUART AT 1,100 MILES THAT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR ALTHOUGH THE HEAD TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AS RELEASE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLENTIN SPECIFIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR??

Mileage: 82,500

WHEN MY CAR HAD JUST UNDER 100K MILES ON IT I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING OIL USAGE LEVELS: TWO OIL CHANGES AGO THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON BETWEEN OIL CHANGES; OIL DID NOT REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK AND IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 4 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE OIL EVEN REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK. ONE OIL CHANGE AGO I CHECKED THE OIL AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2K MILES AND OIL DID NOT REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE OIL REGISTERED ABOVE THE LOWEST MARKING ON THE DIPSTICK. I RECEIVED TOYOTAS WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICE AND SCHEDULED THE EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE TEST. ON MARCH 7, 2015, PART 1 OF TOYOTAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TEST WAS PERFORMED; I DID NOT STAY WITH THE CAR WHILE THE OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. ON APRIL 13, 2015, THE SECOND PART OF THE TEST WAS PERFORMED. I WAS SURPRISED TO BE INFORMED MY CAR DID NOT MEET TOYOTAS SPECIFICATIONS FOR EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE AS I HAD NOT USED A FULL QUART OF OIL IN THE 1,100 MILES SINCE THE OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WOULD PERFORM NO FURTHER ACTION AND MY NEXT ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO CONTACT TOYOTAS REGIONAL OR CORPORATE OFFICE. I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE OIL USAGE AT EXCESSIVE RATES; HOWEVER, BASED ON TOYOTAS STANCE THUS FAR, MY OIL USAGE IS NOT CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE.

Mileage: 98,000

OIL LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW OIL ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AT A LOCAL SHOP WITHIN IN THE LAST MONTH. IT THEN BECAME A PROBLEM WITH CONTINUALLY HAVING TO STOP THERE AND "TOPPING OFF" ALTHOUGH I WAS GOING THERE WHEN THE "MAINTENANCE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT WOULD NEED 1 TO 2 QUARTS EACH TIME. HAVE TO CARRY OIL ALL THE TIME IN MY CAR AS EVEN THOUGH WE CHECK IT FAIRLY OFTEN, EVERY 1 TO 2 WEEKS. IT ALWAYS NEEDS OIL. THE SHOP WANTED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME, BUT NOW I CAN SEE IT IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WHICH I FEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED YEARS AGO. *JS

Mileage: 98,000

PROBLEMA CON SISTEMA DE FRENO.AL FRENAR EL AUTO RAV4 EL PEDEDAL DE FRENO PIERDE PRECION BAJA HASTA EL FONDO . CUAL HAY QUE ESTAR APLICANDO VARIAS VECES EL PEDAL FRENO PARA MANTENER PECION EN EL FRENADO DE EL AUTO. EL COSUMO DE ACEITE EXSESIVO.EN EL MOTOR .EL CONTROL DEL VOLANTE SONIDO FUERTE AL GIIRAR. *TR

I HAVE THE RAV4 2006 4 CYLINDER MOTOR. VALVE LOUD ALL THE TIME, AND YARIS. ALL TIME. TOYOTA IN ME SAID THE ONLY THING THAT WAS RESET TACOMA THAT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VSC AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL, APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF IN TERMS OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I BROUGHT MY 2006 RAV4 TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR TWO DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION AND AIRBAG. UPON INSPECTION, THEY NOTIFIED ME THE WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BRACKETS WERE LOOSE. THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT IS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. MY LAST VEHICLE I HAD FOR OVER 190,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCHING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY AS FAILURE TO FIX IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE BROUGHT THE LOUD POPPING NOISE TO VARIOUS TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD OF THIS ISSUE IN 9 YEARS. THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IF IS WASN'T FOR THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAG. ANYTHING THAT APPEARS TO BE A "COMMON" ISSUE IN A VEHICLE THAT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY TOYOTA AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE COST IS ESTIMATED AT $600+ TO REPAIR. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 81000 MILES, RAV-4 STARTED TO BURN OIL AT A RATE OF TWO QUARTS PER EVERY 3000 MILES. NOW AT 120,000 MILES, IT BURNS ONE QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. BY COMPARISON, MY 1987 TOYOTA CAMRY DOES NOT BURN A DROP. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THERE IS A VERY PRONOUNCED RATTLE, CLACKING, OR SUCH NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHEN TRAVELING AT AROUND 25 MPH WHILE GENTLY ACCELERATING FROM BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM. IT IS QUITE REPEATABLE. IT OCCURS MORE READILY WHEN GOING UPHILL BUT I CAN INDUCE IT ON FLAT GROUND AS WELL. IT SOUNDS IT IS FROM THE TOP END BUT BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS AT-SPEED I CANNOT KNOW FOR SURE. THE SOUND RESEMBLES VALVETRAIN NOISE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER WITH APPROX. 46K MILES AND IT HAS MADE THIS NOISE SINCE I FIRST OWNED THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TWICE AND BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL, "ALL RAV4S DO THAT". I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE WELL-KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THAT THIS ENGINE HAS (2.4 LITER INLINE 4), AS I ALSO EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE 2006 RAV4 IS KNOW TO BURN OIL AT EXCESSIVE RATE WHICH WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP AT A HIGH RATE AND LEAD TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING OR BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

OIL CONSUMPTION, INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA RAV 4 THIS AN ISSUE WITH 2006 RAVS AND THE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ISSUE THAT IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE MAKING AND NOT NEGLECT BY THE OWNER. *TR

BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THE OIL GETS ALL BURNED UP BY THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO LEAK. AS CONSUMERS, WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

AS OF 9/16/14 OUR 2006 RAV4 V6 CURRENTLY HAS 45,790 MILES AND WE JUST GOT A DIAGNOSTIC FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE A CHARCOAL CANISTER AND AN B1S2 O2 SENSOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ME AND MY WIFE LOVE THE SUV BUT WITH SUCH LOW MILES I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. FROM MY QUICK RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THIS COULD CAUSE MORE ENGINE DAMAGE IF NOT REPAIRED, I SEE A DECREASE IN MILES PER GALLON AND A ROUGH IDLING. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART WHICH IS A CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE O2 SENSOR. TOYOTA WANTED $1,303.00 TOTAL REPAIR AND FOR THIS LOW MILAGE VEHICLE IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM A QUALITY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,099

MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING INTERNALLY WITH THE PISTONS AND RINGS BUT THEY FAIL TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THERE ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 72,800

MAY, 2014 I HAD MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGE DONE. I FOLLOW THE POLICY OF THREE MONTHS OR 3500 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I HAVE BEEN USING THIS QUICK LUBE PLACE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. WHEN THE OIL WAS DRAINED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. I ASSUMED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS SHOP FOR A RECALL AND THE OIL CHANGE WAS DONE THEIR THAT THEY FAILED TO PUT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF OIL INTO THE VEHICLE. WITH LESS THAN 3500 MILES AND THREE MONTHS THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WENT IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. IT WAS SHORT APPROXIMATELY TWO QUARTS WITH NO SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME MODEL WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO THE VEHICLE BURNING OIL, AND TOLD TO CONTACT TOYOTA. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED TO REGULARLY CHECK THE OIL EVERY TWO WEEKS. UPON RETURNING HOME I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH VEHICLES WITH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER FROM DAY ONE AND HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

VERY ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION , CARBONATION ON PISTON RINGS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 WAS CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (WHICH I HAVE DONE EVERY 3000-3500 MILES). THERE WAS NO LEAK, NO WARNINGS - BUT WHEN CHECKED THE OIL WELL IS BONE DRY. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO PLAYED DUMB, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ABOUT THIS, AND THAT MY VIN NUMBER FALLS UNDER THE CARS LISTED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON-LINE, AND THE DEALERSHIP JUST SAID THAT WAS IRRELEVANT. MEANWHILE, I'VE BEEN ADDING OIL AT EVERY 1000 MILES OR LESS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES AND TO MY WIFE ONCE. AS WE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, EITHER FROM A STOP OR AS WE ARE ACCELERATING, WE HAVE A PAUSE IN ACCELERATION. IF FEELS LIKE WE ARE NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS BUT THAT IS NOT IT. ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED AND WE RE-ACCELERATE, THE CAR MOVES FORWARD NORMALLY. IT HAS BEEN VERY SCARY WHEN SOMEONE IS APPROACHING AND THE GAS DOES NOT MOVE US FORWARD. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 122,300

THE ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OIL RING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 64,778

ENGINE WOULD TRY TO DIE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND SAW IT WAS THE ENGINE OIL SYMBOL. I TOOK IT IN WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED LAST AND THEY SAID IT WAS 2.5 QTS LOW. THEY TOPPED IT OFF AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK AFTER 200 MILES AND WHEN I DID, THEY SAID IT HAD USED MORE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY STARTED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. YESTERDAY WAS THE FINAL FOR THAT AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING OIL. THEY SAID THE RINGS, PISTONS , VALVES AND ETC. SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $4,300+. THEY OFFERED ME NO ASSISTANCE BUT DID TELL ME THAT THEY WERE OFFERING 0 PERCENT ON NEW VEHICLES. I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA. I KNOW SOMEONE WITH THE SAME CAR AS MINE WHO SPENT SEVERAL HUNDREDS TRYING TO GET HER CAR FIXED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST FINALLY TRADED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. FROM READING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, PLEASE, PLEASE STEP IN AND MAKE TOYOTA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING, ABOUT A 4-MILE DRIVE, THE VVT-I OIL HOSE "EXPLODED" (THE WORD USED BY THE TOYOTA SUNNYVALE, CA), CAUSING SMOKES TO COME OUT OF THE CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY, THE KIDS WERE PULLED OUT THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IN A SAFE LOCATION. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4'S OIL LINE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE FAMILY WAS TRAVELING FARTHER AWAY FROM HOME?! THERE IS A "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN" IN 2010 THAT ONLY COVERS CERTAIN VIN OF 2006-2009 TOYOTA RAV4. ALTHOUGH, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE LSC, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DESIGN DEFECT. MARCH 01, 2010 TOYOTA ANNOUNCED PHASE THREE OF A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC) ON CERTAIN 2007 -? 2009 MODEL YEAR AVALON AND RAV4 VEHICLES WITH A 2GR-FE (V6) ENGINE ... FOR PHASE THREE, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY... 89,000 RAV4 V6 (2007-2009 MODEL YEAR) VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE UNITED STATES. LAST YEAR, TOYOTA ALSO ANNOUNCED PHASES ONE AND TWO OF THIS LSC ON... RAV4 V6 (2006 MODEL YEAR)... TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE BETTER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND RECALL ALL RAV4 V6 WITH SIMILAR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE BEEN CHANGING MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES / 3 MONTHS OR LESS THIS RAV4 IS NOT LEAKING OIL AND NOT PUTTING SOOT OUT OR BLOWING BLUE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE SHOWING THAT IT IS BURNING OIL. NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR OIL LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. BY THIS TIME IT WAS TOO LATE. I TOOK MY RAV4 TO GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO PUT 4.5 QUARTS OF OIL IN WHICH IS HOW MUCH THE RAV4 TAKES. THEY ALSO STATED THEY DID NOT SEE ANY OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE. THIS IS THE BASE MODEL FOUR CYLINDER MODEL. OIL SHOULD NOT BE GONE IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES ESPECIAL WITH AN ENGINE THAT HAS LESS THAT 150000 MILES TODAY. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AND THAT EVERYONE THAT ENCOUNTERS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COMPISATED FOR THE KBB FAIR VALUE AT THE TIME IT HAPPENS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE THE PEOPLE BUY CARS THAT SHOULD LAST AND NOT BE STUCK IN A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR A FACTORY DEFECT THAT DOES NOT EVEN WARN US OF LOW OIL. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

WHEN BACKING THE CAR OUT AND TURNING THE STEERING, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE THAT OCCURS. IT MOSTLY OCCURS FROM A COLD START. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS, BUT THE DEALER WON'T COVER IT. THE CAR STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND. IT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THAT CAR AND MADE THE EXHAUST SOUND REALLY LOUD. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE CENTERPIPE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MATERIAL OF THE CENTERPIPE AND CATALYTIC WAS RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON ME AND THAT I DROVE THE CAR OFF ROADING. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR HAS NEVER GONE OFF ROADING, GARAGED, AND WELL MAINTAINED. OTHER 2006 RAV4 OWNERS HAVE CITED THE SAME ISSUE STATING THAT THE MATERIAL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE CENTERPIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE OF POOR QUALITY. THE SEAMS OF THE CENTERPIPE JUST COMPLETELY CAME UNDONE. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. WHEN TALKING TO THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY FOR EMISSIONS, THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER IT. THIS CENTERPIPE ISSUE BECAME A LARGER ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE VSC, CHECK ENGINE, AND 4WD LIGHTS ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. OTHER OWNERS STATED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WERE OF POOR QUALITY AND TOYOTA HAS ISSUED REPLACEMENTS. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAR SEEMS TO BE DRIVING VERY CLUNKY AND DOES NOT DRIVE AS WELL AS USUAL. THE CAR VIBRATES AND DRIVES VERY SLOWLY. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT DROPPED A CYLINDER. THE ENGINE SOUNDS VERY CLUNKY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, AND 4WD LIGHTS TURN ON SOLID EACH OF THESE INSTANCES. SINCE THEN THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS TURNED ON AND GONE BAD. HAD TO GET THAT REPLACED. NOW ALL 3 LIGHTS ARE BACK ON AND WILL NEED TO FIND OUT WHY. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN BACKING THE CAR OUT AND TURNING THE STEERING, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE THAT OCCURS. IT MOSTLY OCCURS FROM A COLD START. THE CAR STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND. IT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THAT CAR AND MADE THE EXHAUST SOUND REALLY LOUD. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAR SEEMS TO BE DRIVING VERY CLUNKY AND DOES NOT DRIVE AS WELL AS USUAL. THE CAR VIBRATES AND DRIVES VERY SLOWLY. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT DROPPED A CYLINDER. THE ENGINE SOUNDS VERY CLUNKY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HAVE TO KEEP ADDING A QUART OF OIL EVERY OTHER WEEK OR SO.IM CHECKING IT ALL THE TIME! BOUGHT IT NEW FROM DEALER! MY MECHANIC SAID EITHER VALVES OR PISTONS. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I'M VERY UPSET. CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR. WENT ON LINE AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ITS COSTLY TO FIX AND TOYOTA SHOULD HONOR ANDFIX THIS DEFECT! MY FIRST TOYOTA AND PROBABLY MY LAST. I'LL KEPT ADDING OIL AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

12/22/2010 @ 44,169 MILES THE STEERING KNOCKED WHEN TAKING TIGHT TURNS. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. 9/16/2011 @ 50,131 MILES THE ALTERNATOR BEARINGS GAVE WAY AND THE WATER PUMP WAS SEEPING FLUID. THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. 12/16/13 @ 63,336 MILES THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY LIGHT AND 4WD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE SUV NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 44,169

JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA RAV4...BECAUSE I'VE OWNED TWO PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE AND SIMPLY APPRECIATE THEM... HOWEVER....I'VE ONLY OWNED THIS ONE SINCE MAY OF 2013 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP AND TO MUCH SURPRISE I AM ALREADY EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. AT ABOUT 1.5K MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON...CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS LOW TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL QUART ON THE 1ST OCCASION AND 2 QUARTS ON THE 2ND OCCASION...MAY I ADD THAT THERE IS NO LEAK. WHO IS GOING TO HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE? I NEED HELP AND ANSWERS. *TR

I HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT IN MY TOYOTA FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO THE DEALER EVERY 5,000 MILES. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO LIGHT EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. MY DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK. BY NOVEMBER I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE ENGINE RECONSTRUCTED AND REPAIR THE RINGS AND PISTONS, BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVE OIL. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. THE REPAIRS COST OVER $3500 AND TOOK OVER A WEEK TO COMPLETE. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS MODEL TOYOTA HAS A RECORD OF STUCK OIL RINGS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS TO ENGINE FAILURE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS FULLY AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 81,542

I OWN A 2006 RAV4. BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE HAD EVERY OIL CHANGE AND RECOMMENDED ENGINE SERVICE DONE SINCE THAT TIME DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE MY FLUIDS CHECKED BEFORE A ROAD TRIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DIPSTICK SHOWED THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO OIL! IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED SOME OIL AND SAID THEY WOULD "MONITOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION." I THOUGHT MAYBE A CARELESS MECHANIC FAILED TO PROPERLY FILL THE RESERVOIR. HOWEVER, SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO GO BACK EVERY 1000 MILES SO THEY COULD CHECK THE DIPSTICK AND ADD OIL, BUT EACH TIME WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE THE MONITORING. HOWEVER, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THEY HAD SOME INFORMATION FOR ME. I WAS TOLD THAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM I REALLY NEED A NEW ENGINE, AS THE OIL IS BEING USED INTERNALLY BY THE ENGINE DUE TO A PISTON ASSEMBLY DESIGN PROBLEM PER THE TSB. I ASKED IF TOYOTA WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ME AT IT'S COST, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE ANSWER AS THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE, IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT ISSUE. AS SUCH, TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY ( JUDGING FROM THE VARIOUS BLOGS I'VE BEEN VIEWING) LOTS OF TOYOTA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY OPTION THE DEALER GAVE ME WAS THAT I CAN HAVE THE PISTON REPAIR WORK DONE AND HAVE THE SMALL BLOCK REPLACED FOR $3172.00. LIKE I SAID, I FELT TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, NOT ME, AS TOYOTA, NOT I, CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GOING AROUND TURN, BUT GOES OFF. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THE DIPSTICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY. I HAD TO ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE ON 11/16/2013 AND I HAD TO ADD 3 QUARTS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING OIL AT AN ALARMINGLY HIGH RATE. THE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR DOES NOT COME ON. IT FLASHES ON HARD BRAKING. HOWEVER BY THIS POINT THE OIL LEVEL IS DANGEROUSLY LOW. IN MY VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 1 QT. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

SINCE THIS DATE THE CAR HAS BEEN BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. BURNING ABOUT A QUART EVERY 800 MILES. I SEEN NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE. *JS

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING ON THE DIP STICK. ALTHOUGH A LOW-OIL LIGHT NEVER APPEARED TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE OIL WAS LOW, THE OIL WAS VERY LOW. I STARTED CHECKING MY OIL LEVEL OFTEN AND NOTICED THAT I NEEDED TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I CAN ALSO SMELL BURNING OIL WHEN I ACCELERATE EITHER TO GET ON A HIGHWAY RAMP OR TO GO UP A HILL. A DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD ME THAT THE RINGS ON THE ENGINE BLOCK WERE WORN AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THAT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $8,500. NOW I DRIVE AROUND WITH A CASE OF OIL IN MY BACK SEAT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. *JB

THIS IS MY STORY: MY WIFE, YORKIE, AND I WENT TO PICK UP MY SON AT PRESCHOOL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN WESTON, FL WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HEAR A BRIEF WHINE NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ON THE PANEL; THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I CRANKED THE ENGINE ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ANOTHER 100 YARDS. THE SAME WHINE NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE SAME LIGHTS AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN ON AND IT IMMEDIATELY WOULD SHUT OFF; NOT A CHANCE TO ENGAGE TO DRIVE AND MOVE AN INCH. I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL; THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE (THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD A LEAK AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED), NO FUNNY SMELLS, ETC. BY THIS TIME WE WERE SWEATING AND GETTING CONCERNED. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE THAT THE A/C COULD BE PART OF THE PROBLEM SINCE IT ADDS LOAD TO THE ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT; I TURNED OFF THE A/C BY DEPRESSING THE A/C BUTTON ON CAR'S DASH AND THE ENGINE STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND PICK UP MY SON THANKFULLY. I WAS READY TO SEND MY WIFE ON A CAB TO GET HIM. MY QUESTIONS TO YOU GUYS ARE THE FOLLOWING: WHY WOULD TOYOTA DESIGN THE ENGINE TO SHUT ITSELF OFF IN A SITUATION WHEN SOMETHING IN THE A/C FAILS? IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON AND HAD THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, SHE WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT AND GOD FORBID IN AN ACCIDENT. ALL I CAN THINK OF IS THAT TOYOTA IMPLEMENTED A MECHANISM TO KILL THE ENGINE IF THE LOAD IN THE SERPENTINE BELT IS EXCESSIVE. YES, GOOD TO PREVENT ENGINE DAMAGE, BUT I VALUE MY FAMILY'S AND MY LIFE MORE. THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT SHUT OFF... THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE WARNING LIGHTS AND OTHER SAFETY MECHANISMS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE ENGINE FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA IS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY. I HAVE ABOUT 115,000 MILES AND WAS HOPING THAT THIS CAR WOULD AT LEAST LAST ME ANOTHER 5 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT MY ENGINE NEEDS AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $3,000. I MAKE SURE TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND BRING IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN IT'S DUE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE VEHICLE LOSES 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL OVER 30-60 DAY PERIOD OR 1500-2000 MILES. NO SIGNS OF LEAKS, DRIPPING OR OTHER SOURCES OF LOSS ARE VISIBLE. IN CHECKING TOYOTA RAV4 OWNER FORUMS, IT SEEMS THIS CONDITION IS PREVALENT AMONG MANY AND SPANS SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. THE CONDITION HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST US AND SEEMED TO BE A SLOWER LOSS. NOW THE LOSS IS MUCH FASTER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF PEOPLE WAIT TO CHECK OIL UNTIL NEXT OIL CHANGE, THEY MAY DAMAGE THEIR ENGINES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIT UP AT APPROXIMATELY 73,050 MILES. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS FASTER THAN NORMAL. SERVICER TOPPED OFF OIL AND RETURNED TO SERVICER AFTER DRIVING $1200 MILES. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 81,950 MILES. SERVICER AGAIN TOPS OFF WITH OIL AND RETURNED AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER $1200 MILES. THIS TIME THE SERVICER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO TEAR THE CAR APART THE BEFORE PINPOINTING THE EXACT PROBLEM. APPROXIMATE COST TO DO THIS IS MAYBE $3,000. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT $75,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 73,050

MY TRUCK HAS HAD 4 INCIDENTS OF DANGEROUSLY LOW OIL LEVELS. TOYOTA HAS SERVICE BULLETINS OUT REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION AND MY MODEL OF THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 REGARDING FAULTY PISTONS AND RINGS. I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO TOYOTA 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER MY WARRANTY STATING THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY FIRST COMPLAINT WAS 10/13/13 AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED JAN 2013 T-SB-0094-11 IS THE TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

Mileage: 91,738

THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION OF OIL DIPSTICK, THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED (WITH SYNTHETIC MOBIL 1 AS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA). MECHANIC NOTICED VERY LITTLE OIL DRAINED. AFTER REFILLING WITH NEW OIL, TEST DROVE THE CAR AND CONFIRMED THE DIPSTICK SHOWING OIL AT MAXIMUM LEVEL. AROUND 2000 MILES LATER, INSPECTION OF OIL DIPSTICK REVEALED ALMOST NO OIL AGAIN. THERE WERE NO LEAKS WHICH MECHANIC CONFIRMED AS THE UNDERSIDE WAS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE. MECHANIC BELIEVES PISTON PROBLEMS WHICH WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

DRIVING CAR AND THE OIL LIGHT FAILED TO INDICATE OIL WAS VERY LOW. HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE SO I CHECKED THE OIL AND DISCOVERED THE OIL WAS LOW ALTHOUGH OIL HAD JUST BEEN ADDED A FEW DAYS EARLIER. I WAS NOT SURE IF THE VECHICLE WAS FIT TO DRIVE, SO FOR SAFETY REASONS I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL AND CONSTANT BURNING OF OIL DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TOYOTA RAV 4 ENGINE/OIL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE OIL TO COMBUSE AND BURN OFF PREVENTING THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT TO ALERT THE DRIVER TO ADD OIL. THIS DEFECT CAUSES ENGINES TO SEIZE. AT THIS TIME I CALLED TOYOTA OF NORTH AMERICA (1800 331-4331) DIRECTLY TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT AS OF TODAY NO RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT IS BEING ISSUED BUT IF EVERYONE WITH THIS PROBLEM CALL TOYOTA OF NORTH AMERICA DIRECTLY TO REPORT THEIR PROBLEM THEN AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE ISSUED. SO PLEASE CALL TODAY SO WE MAY ALL BE REIMBURSED FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS ISSUE THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF AND ARE CHOOSING TO DO NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMERS. THEY WILL THEN GIVE YOU A CASE # THAT THEY TELL YOU TO KEEP JUST IN CASE A RECALL IS ACTIVATED. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

CAR AT ABOUT 37,000 MILES. ONLY DRIVE TO STORE AND DROP KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL. CAR PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE AT STORE SHOPPING. CAME BACK, STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT, VSC AND 4WD LIGHTS ALL LIGHTED UP. WHEN TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, DEALER SAID CAN'T SERVICE IT AT THIS TIME NEED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. DEALER STATED BASED ON THE LIGHTS, THIS MIGHT BE THE IGNITION COIL.. IT'S KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX ABOUT $1500. BUT WE NEED TO COMPUTERIZED THE CODES.. *TR

Mileage: 37,658

THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING UNDER HARD BRAKING. LIGHT NEVER WAS ON UNDER NORMAL IDLE OR TRAVEL. UPON CHECKING OIL ON DIPSTICK - NO OIL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO THE CHANGE OIL AND THE OIL PAN ONLY CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 1.2 QUARTS OR 75% LESS THAN THE 4.5 QUARTS SPECIFIED. UPON WEB RESEARCH IT APPEARS RAV4 HAS PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA AS I KNOW HAVE CONCERNS DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ENGINE AS WARNING LIGHT SHOULD HAVE COME ON SOONER. *TR

Mileage: 92,789

2006 TOYOTA RAV4, CONSUMER STATED WITHIN 3 1/2 MONTHS AFTER OIL, TOTAL OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRED. THE PISTONS, RINGS AND GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON FEB 2, 2012 THE CONSUMER HAD AN OIL CHANGED. ON JUNE 1, 2012 THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DIPSTICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE OIL LEAK WAS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND NOT JUST SUDDENLY WITHIN 3 1/2 MONTHS. THE TECHNICIANS WHO PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE SHORTAGE OF OIL, ESPECIALLY ON FEB 2, 2012. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 69,300

THE ENGINE COIL MALFUNCTIONED, SETTING OF 3 WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH (CHECK ENGINE, VSC, AND 4X4). THE ENGINE NOW MISFIRES. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN THREE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON SUDDENLY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE EXTENT, IT COULDN'T PICK UP A SPEED ABOVE 20-25 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY OTHER CARS. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP OF THE MANUFACTURER FOR SERVICING BUT THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE ANY SERVICE FACILITY AS THEY HAD A BUSY SCHEDULE AND GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY (8/13/2012). THEN I CALLED AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOWED IT TO THEIR NEAREST CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER, WHO DETECTED THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS AN ELECTRONIC PART FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR. REQUEST YOUR HELP TO GET MY CAR THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND GET IT REPAIRED / REPLACED / MONEY REFUND BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 101,800

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING MORE NOISE THAN USUAL. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ALWAYS REVVING UP, EVEN IN A PARKED POSITION. I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY OPENED UP THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT THERE WAS METAL ON METAL AND METAL IN THE PAN (I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS). OVERALL, IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE!!!!! HOW CAN A 6 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 94,000 MILES NEED A NEW ENGINE! IT IS WORTH NOTHING IT I DON'T PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT! SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT SURE HOW TO GET HELP. *TR

Mileage: 94,000