2008 TOYOTA RAV4 Engine Problems

My daughter and I are leasing our Toyota Rav4 almost paid off. Our last 2 oil changes done by professional the engine has burned off the oil in between the oil changes. I seen multiple complaints for this same issue for other owners and that there's not been any recalls only investigations. I read 1 person their engine caught fire. I'm disabled if what happened to that person's family happened to my Toyota I might not be as lucky as I, my daughter and my oldest daughter who is disabled and needs help moving and I'd have to get my dog out of the car and we all get safely away from the car and pray we were in a safe area no one else gets hurt. This oil burning from these cars is a dangerous safety hazard and expensive. Instead of a investigation recalls are needed to get the malfunctioning pistons replaced before someone physically gets injured or killed. This is a known issue by the Toyota manufacturer and obviously more and more owners are finding and coming forward with complaints. As for me and my daughter the car is not a new model but it's a new vehicle to use and we didn't know about the pistons malfunctioning issues or oil burning off until it happened. Please do a recall so this issue will be resolved not just investigations because investigations aren't helping nor protecting the consumers/owners. Toyota knew/knows of the safety issues and won't step up to the plate to fix something they know is faulty. Oil is burning out of my car's engine in between oil changes, done by a professional, it really needs to be addressed and safety recalls sent out to hold Toyota accountable for something they know is faulty on their cars

My engine recently start to burning oil. Toyota had an extended Warranty for this issue which had to do with piston rings failure. which has expired. Searching the internet this problem is popping up all over the internet. Calling you

Issue started when I noticed the vehicle was burning oil, hence why I had to keep refilling the oil levels often. This is an issue many other RAV4 owners have reported. However, the problem was made worse when my mother used my vehicle to pick up some family from the nearest airport. On her way home, my engine blew a hole through itself, causing an engine fire. If it wasn't for the swift thinking of my stepfather, she, him, and my brothers could've been seriously injured or killed. I firmly believe this has to do with the reason why the engine was burning oil.

The Rav4 is burning oil and consumption of oil. The oil is gone out before the next oil change. This has been going on for a while. There are no leaks and the milage on the 2008 Rav 4 Limited is only 88153.

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I have a toyota rav4 2008 2.4 the motor is no leaking oil, no blue smoke but i put 4 quarts oil on 1.000 miles,the comsuption oil is too much and the steering wheel column have problem and that is danger .i see on Google the problem on this car toyota rav4 2008 2.4 is came with factory problem on pistons and rings I call bernardi toyota framingham,ma on 08/27/2022 and i talk a service guy the problem and he say the recall for my car expires on 2018 but i read on Internet recall nver expires if the company o factory Still on ,I did call to service on toyota weslleyle,ma on 08/29/2023 and the service guy toll me the same My phone number [XXX] .. [XXX] my name Thank you.very much for help me INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Starting in June 2018, I have had seven episodes of unintended acceleration. (I have owned the car, purchased in private sale, since June of 2013.) There were common elements to each incident:1. gradually slowing; 2. foot on brake; 3. engine accelerates sharply, a moment before complete stop in first six, a moment after in seventh and last. In each incident able to maintain control as foot already was on brake; yet in three of the incidents, including the last two, the car bucked forward a few inches despite the pressure on the brake. Situation resolved when I turned off the ignition, a reflex developed after the first incident. This last incident was particularly upsetting as I was in a long line of slow moving cars on a relatively narrow road with pedestrians on each side of my car. Each incident has been reported to the local dealer with which I have been trading for many years. They did a thorough inspection when I reported the incidents to them in January of 2020 and again just today after the last incident that occurred on May 19, 2023. They could find nothing wrong and include on their report "TAS STATES SUSPECTED DRIVER ERROR, PEDAL MISS [sic] APPLICATION." I do NOT accept this conclusion. I note in the last incident I had come to complete stop momentarily before the engine accelerated and despite my heavy pressure on the brake bucked forward, with control established only when I shut the engine down. During the entire period of these incidents I also have been driving two other vehicles, a 2008 Camry and a 2023 Camry. I have had no such incidents while driving these two cars. I do NOT drive with two feet, always the first question asked when such an incident is reported. Finally, I believe my car dates from a period when Toyota was vehemently denying such a problem in their cars when they knew full well that such was the case, a deception for which they were found criminally liable. Such history does not instill confidence in corporate Toyota.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that her husband checked the oil level and noticed that the oil level was low. The contact stated that two weeks prior to the failure, an oil change service was performed. The contact stated that her husband added oil; however, two weeks later he checked the oil level again and the oil level was low. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed one quart of oil every two weeks or approximately every 200 miles. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the service manager stated that it was a known issue with the vehicle. The contact was notified of a TSB however, the vehicle was over the mileage. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

Vehicle suddenly lose power while the cars are being driven, the engine shut off, and catch on fire.

The contact's daughter owned a 2008 Toyota RAV 4. The contact stated that his wife was driving with their daughter on the highway at approximately 65 mph. The contact stated that his wife said no warning lights were illuminated. The contact's wife reported that the vehicle began to make a loud buzzing noise from the engine. The contact's wife was able to pull over on the road shoulder when she noticed smoke issuing from under the hood. The vehicle burst into flames from under the hood. The contact's wife and daughter jumped out of the vehicle, the daughter burned the palm of her right hand. The police and fire department arrived. The police attempted to extinguish the fire and called the fire department which extinguished the fire with water. The vehicle was undrivable and the police had it towed to an impound lot. The police nor the fire department issued a report. The daughter did not seek medical attention for the burn on her right hand. The contact said that the insurance company will inspect the vehicle this week. The contact said the vehicle was completely burned. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION OF HER ENGINE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL HAD COMPLETELY EMPTIED WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE THE DISCOVERY, THE CONTACT WOULD FREQUENTLY REPLACE THE OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY MONTH DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAGIC TOYOTA (21300 HWY 99, EDMONDS, WA 98026) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

I PURCHASED THE 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH 90,600 MILES ON DECEMBER 7/2020 FOR $ 7,000 . ON DECEMBER 13 COMING HOME ON SAWGRASS EXPRESS WAY THE VEHICLE GOT ON FIRE !! LUCKILY I HAVE HAD THE POLICE CAR FOLLOWED ME BECAUSE AND WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND NOTICE THE CAR HEAVILY SMOKING! I PULLED OVER AND WAIT FOR THE POLICE WITH THE TEXTINGUISHER TO LOCALIZE THE FIRE ! ISSUED A REPORT AND FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR TOWING. CASE NUMBER FHPK20OFF058333 EMERALD TOWING ! NEXT DAY PAID FOR TOWING $400 ( RECEIPT IS PROVIDED) S.I.R.T 32962 DEC.13.2020 ON DECEMBER 14 PAID $ 125 AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO TOW IT TO PAULS TRANSMISSION LOCATED ON 4430 N. DIXIE HWY. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334 REPLACE ENGINE WITH LKQ UNIT TOTAL COST $4,066 INVOICE PROVIDED. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO WORK SO I NEEDED A RENTAL CAR UNTIL JANUARY 6TH, 2021 $ 437.73 TOTAL COST !

Mileage: 90,550

MY ENGINE IS CONSUMING OIL MORE THAN NORMAL AND I ONLY DRIVE LOCALLY AND VIBRATES IN IDLING AND WHEN YOU STOPPED THE CAR ALSO CONTINUOUSLY HAS A SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE LIKE CLICKING HARDER AT IDLING AND RUNNING IS VERY NOTORIOUS. I CONSULTED OTHER MECHANIC SHOPS AND THEY SAID THERE S A PROBLEM IN THE INTERNAL ENGINE BUT NOBODY WORKED IN MY CAR. IN THE PAST I TOLD THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY IGNORE IT

I OWN TOYOTA RAV 4 2008. I PURCHASED A USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE IN 2009. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR SUCH THAT ENGINE STARTED STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVE TO MY HOME. ON THE DASH BOARD I SAW THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO HOME SAFELY AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS WAY DOWN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOT DETECTABLE AT ALL. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. I LOOKED AT THE SERVICE RECORD AND MY CAR WAS SERVICED ON OCT 15TH 2016 FOR OIL CHANGE AND OTHER OTHER SAFETY RECALL. ON OCTOBER 15, 2016 THE MILEAGE WAS 83406. THE NEXT SERVICE WAS DUE ON MARCH 15 OR AT 88406 MILES. I CALLED THE DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASKED TO COME IN THE MORNING FOR INSPECTION. THEN I WENT TO AUTOMOTIVE STORE AND PURCHASED 5W-20 OIL, IT TOOK 3 QUART OF OIL AND I WAS TO SEE THE OILS LEVEL AS NORMAL ON DIP STICK. THEN I ARGUED WITH DEALER THAT IT SHOULD NOT CONSUME 3 OR MORE QUART OF OIL. I WENT TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HE CHECKED THE TAIL PIPE AND HE SAW BURNED OIL. HE CONFIRMED THAT ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. THEN I CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR AND COMPLAINED THAT ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. THEY AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DO THE OILS CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE ON HOW MUCH OIL IT BURNS? DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY DID THE OIL CONSUMPTION STUDY AND REPORTED THAT MY CAR DID NOT CONSUME ENOUGH OILS TO DO THE WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY SAID IT ONLY CONSUMED 3/4 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1200 MILES AND IT PASSED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. STILL I HAVE THE SAME CAR I PUT ABOUT 2 OR MORE QUART EVERY 1500 MILES. THE ENGINE REPAIR WILL COST ME $5000.00 DOLLARS OR MORE. I THINK DEALER DID FLAWED STUDY ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO WARRANTY REPAIR.

Mileage: 88,851

VEHICLE CONSUMES MORE OIL THAN THE NORMAL.HAVE FOUND OUT THAT 2007-2009 TOYOTA RAV 4,(2AZ-FE ENGINES) HAVE A FAULTY PISTON AND RINGS DESIGN.THESE ENGINES BURN OIL,BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY DESIGN.

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED AND SHUT DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET INSIDE CITY LIMITS ON A STRAIGHT BUSY ROAD. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. REPLACED BATTERY BUT STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER.

Mileage: 225,000

THE ENGINE CONSUME TOO MUCH OIL, IT HAS AROUND 100,000 MILES ON IT. I CHANGE OIL EVERY 3K TO 4K MILES AND WHEN I'M READY TO DO OIL CHANGE THE OIL IS ALMOST EMPTY, NOW I HAVE TO REFILL AND CHECK THE OIL FREQUENTLY

Mileage: 99,000

I'M CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EXHILARATION OF GAS PEDAL. EVERY TIME I STAT THE TRUCK IT HAS A LOUD AND HIGH EXHILARATE IN AN STATIONARY POSITION. WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT TAKES OFF AT A FAST RATE

MY CAR IS BURNING OIL VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE TO CHECK IT WEEKLY AND NOW AM PUTTING 1 OR 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 2 OR 3 WEEKS. I TRAVEL 60 MILES DAILY AND THOUGHT THAT BECAUSE OF DISTANCE AND BECAUSE MY CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES, THAT THIS WAS THE REASON. NOW I AM READING ABOUT ALL THE MANY SAME COMPLAINTS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. IS THERE A RECALL OR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? I DIDN'T WANT TO BUY A NEW CAR YET.

Mileage: 170,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ( 1 QT/400 MILES), CAR IS NOW AT 108K MILES. OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE AT 83K (USED ONLY 1/4 QT SO PASSED) AT ROSWELL, ATLANTA. AND I WAS ASKED TO TOP UP OIL DURING OIL CHANGES. NO NOTICE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA FOR OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. HOW COME THE CAR CONSUMING JUST 1/4 QT/1000 MILES CONSUMING 1 FULL QT/400 MILES NOW? (ASSUMING TEST IS DONE CORRECTLY) I DONT KNOW. BUT FOUND ON INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. I WOKE UP LATE. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE 05/18 FOR ANY FIX. TOYOTA ACTED SO CHEAP BY NOT RECALLING THE CARS HERE DESPITE KNOWING THE ISSUE VERY WELL. I ALWAYS THOUGHT TOYOTA IS KNOWN FOR RELIABILITY BUT NOT ANYMORE.

HAVING TO PUT OIL IN IT WEEKLY

CAR CONSUMPTION MORE OIL IT HAVE ONLY 70000 MILEAGE AND SEAT BELT GETTING STUCK SHOULD BE ENGINE AND SEAT BELT SAFETY ISSUE

Mileage: 73,000

2.4 LITER ENGINE IS CONSUMING OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILES, 2 TO 3 QUARTS OIL IS BEING ADDED TO KEEP OIL LIGHT FROM COMING ON

MY 2008 RAV4 4-CYLINDERS 85K MILES CONSUMES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 150 MILES. NO LEAKS, NO SMOKE, VALVE SOUNDS WHILE IN MOTION. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION!

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 4 CYLINDER, I'VE NOTICED THAT IT'S BEEN LOSING AROUND 2QTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS I SHOULD BE AWARE OF? SEEMS LIKE THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR SO ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. TOYOTA SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS MATTER, VERY DISAPPOINTED.

Mileage: 150,000

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AT ABOUT 85K MILES I NOTICED IT BEGAN TO USE MORE OIL. THE ENGINE NOW USES ABOUT 2 TO 3 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (EVERY 3K)

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4 2008 WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS ENGINE HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND HAD A WARRANTY RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE. I ALWAYS HAVE THE OIL CHANGED FROM THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY NEVER MENTIONED THIS RECALL UNTIL IT HAD EXPIRED BY SIX WEEKS. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS LOSING OIL SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEIR WAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF OIL LEAKING OUT AND THEN TOLD ME ABOUT ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY SAID I COULD SPEND 2500.00 DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED. MY QUESTION IS IF TOYOTA MANUFACTURED A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT LOSES OIL (MOST LIKELY BURNING IT) THEN WHY IS THIS A TIMED EVENT? IF I HAVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ENGINE THEN THEY SHOULD CORRECT THE RECALLED ISSUE AT NO CHARGE TO ME LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAD THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER KNEW I OWNED THIS CAR THAT WAS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND NEVER MENTIONED IT. WHO IS GOING TO REPAIR THIS RECALLED PROBLEM? THANKS.

Mileage: 65,000

I NOTICED THAT I WAS LOSING OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE DEALER THAT HAS ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL FOUND NO LEAKS. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD A RECALL COVERING LOSS OF OIL BUT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SIX WEEKS PRIOR. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS WARRANTY. IF TOYOTA MANUFACTURED A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WHY IS THE RECALL TIME SENSITIVE? THE DEALER NEVER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY YEAR MODEL VEHICLE HAD THIS ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW RIGHT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO C.F. SCHWARTZ TOYOTA (1536 N DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901, (302) 734-5748) AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WATCH AND CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM THAT REQUIRED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF $4,000. THE WARRANTY HAD SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS, BUT THE EXPIRATION DATE HAD PASSED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, 1 QUART EVERY 1500 MILES. NO OIL LEAKS IDENTIFIED. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO 2AZ-FE ENGINES DUE TO DESIGN ISSUES RELATED TO PISTONS AND RINGS. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN CAUSE A STALL OF ENGINE DUE TO LOW AMOUNT OF OIL. TOYOTA DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE DUE TO JUST EXPIRED WARRANTY (10 YEARS/150K MILES).

STARTED TO USE A QUART OF OIL EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT NEEDS THE NEW PISTONS AND RINGS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WILL NOT DO IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS 4 MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY EXTENSION TOYOTA ISSUED. THAT POLICY WAS FOR 10YRS OR 150,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 123,000 MILES ON IT BUT AS MENTIONED BEFORE IT IS 10 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS OLD.

Mileage: 122,000

VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DUMPED ALL OF OIL IN DRIVEWAY DUE TO DEFECTIVE AD RECALLED VALVE OIL HOSE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE VEHICLE TO NEARBY MECHANIC. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO KINGS TOYOTA, CINCINNATI OHIO. HOWEVER, RECALLED OIL HOSE DAMAGED THE INTAKE CAM GEARS. KINGS TOYOTA STATED THEY WILL COVER THE RECALLED PART BUT REFUSE TO COVER THE DAMAGED ENGINE REPAIR. COST OF REPAIR IS $3340.78 + TAX. KINGS TOYOTA ALSO REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR TOWING FEE AND RENTAL CAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE, RECALLED PART. THE RECALL IS CALLED THE EXTENSION OF LSK 090K CAMPAIGN TO DECEMBER 31, 2021.

Mileage: 53,000

2008 TOYOTA RAV4 - EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON 2AZ-FE ENGINE LSC ZE7 MY DAUGHTERS TOYOTA RAV4 WAS CONSUMING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF OIL. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS AND/OR 150,000 MILES FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE (ZE7). THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 2008. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2017 FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY THOUGHT THAT THE CAR JUST BURNED A LOT OF OIL. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 2018, ONE MONTH BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOYOTA AGREED TO START THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH REQUIRED THEM TO CEIL THE ENGINE AND OIL STICK. WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 1100 TO 1300 MILES. THE CAR HAD THE BE TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA AT 1600 MILES DUE TO THE OIL LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CAR MOST LIKELY HAS THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 318 MILES OVER THE LIMIT, TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY MUST RESTART THE TEST AND REFUSE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. A TUNE UP WAS DONE BY TOYOTA A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. WHEN WE DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO A KNOWN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO START THE PHASE 1 TEST. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MARKED THE OIL AS SEVERELY LOW. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE CAR RUN LOW ON OIL, WHEN THE OIL WAS FILLED BY TOYOTA AND WAS DRIVEN ONLY 1600 MILES. SINCERELY, [XXX] MORE COMPLAINTS: HTTPS://WWW.TOYOHEADQUARTERS.COM/THREADS/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-ON-2AZ-FE-ENGINE-LSC-ZE7.362/PAGE-2 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY RAV4 IS NOW BURNING OIL. I AM PUTTING OIL INTO IT BEFORE I GET TO THE DATE OF MY NEXT SERVICE. I'VE HEARD ABOUT AN ENHANCED WARRANTY THAT WENT OUT TO DEALERS THAT TOLD ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH PISTONS AND RINGS BUT THE DEALERS CHOSE NOT TO TELL CUSTOMERS ABOUT IT. HOW DO WE FIX THE PROBLEM NOW?

Mileage: 155,000

HAVE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE LIGHT KEPT GOING ON. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR AND SERVICED AT. THEY RECOMMENDED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. PERFORMED THE TEST AND IT FAILED. DEALER AND TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. CLAIMED THEY SENT A RECALL LETTER THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL JUST A MAJOR DEFECT IN THEIR POWERTRAIN. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN MY DAUGHTERS PROCESSION AND HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS THE ENGINE COULD SEAZE OR CATCH FIRE LEADING TO A CRASH. IN RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AMONGST VARIOUS TOYOTA MODALS AND MODAL YEARS. IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEM I BELIEVE THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICING THE VEHICLE WAS NEGLIGENT TO FOR PRESCRIBING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND NOT TELLING ME OF ALL RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. IF THERE WAS NO RECALL THEN TOYOTA IS NEGLIGENT FOR KNOWINGLY AVOIDING A DEFECT AND NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR REPAIR IT SO THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS ELIMINATE. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Mileage: 110,000

ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE OIL AT THE RATE OF .9 QUARTS PER 1200 MILES. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER ANY WORK UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 124,481

BURNING MOTOR OIL

IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY MY TECHNICIAN THAT I HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BECAUSE I GO THROUGH A LOT OF OIL. I TOOK IT TO NALLEY TOYOTA OF ROSWELL GA ON 11/7/17 AND MY CAR "PASSED" THE TEST, HOWEVER MY CAR STILL CONSUMES OIL AT RATES NOT HEALTHY FOR THE CAR. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER; MARIETTA TOYOTA IN GEORGIA ON 6/21/18. THEY TESTED THE CAR, ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL AND SAID THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE, HOWEVER 10 YEARS HAS PASSED SINCE 6/6/06, THE FIRST USE OF THE CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE MANIFESTED ITSELF IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN DEALER VISITS. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED BY THE FIRST DEALER BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 118,121

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

Mileage: 100,000

2008 TOYOTA RAV4 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. AFTER REACHING 100,000 MILE ON MY VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO USE 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,200-1,500 MILES. TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM (TSB TO DEALERS) BUT REFUSE TO OFFER ANY RESTITUTION TO CUSTOMERS IF THE VEHICLE HAS PASSED THE 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS FREE OF ANY CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER.

Mileage: 100,000

IT HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF. I HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES OR LESS. I FEEL I HAVE TO CARRY OIL EVERYWHERE AND THAT I NEED TO CHECK THE DIP STICK FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER HAS CHARGED A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THINGS THAT HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET AND NOW IS QUOTING ME $3800.00 FOR ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC/REPAIR. THEY NEVER ONCE MENTIONED TO ME THAT THERE IS A KNOWN CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE ON ANY OF MY OTHER EXPENSIVE VISITS TO THEM BACK WHEN MY MILEAGE WAS UNER 150,000 MILES. IT'S KNOW OVER 167,000 MILES AND SO IS NOT COVERED BY THEIR SO CALLED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

Mileage: 150,000

ECSESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION OVER LAST YEAR INCREASING OVER TIME NOW USING 5-6 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGE... TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT REPAIR'

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 213,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV 4 (2008), WHICH I LOVE. IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL CAR. NO REAL PROBLEMS TO SPEAK OF. BUT AT AROUND 146,000 MILES I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MY OIL LIGHT COME ON 1/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. I ADDED OIL AND MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO BRING IT UP TO MY MECHANIC. ANOTHER 1/4 OF THE WAY THE OIL LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I HAD TO ADD MORE OIL. MY CAR HAS 149,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE EVERY 5,000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT IS NOW BURNING ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY 1200 MILES. THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE AMOUNT THAT TOYOTA CALLS A PROBLEM AND EXCESSIVE, BUT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS HOPING TO KEEP MY CAR FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING, ESPECIALLY SINCE PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS SAID 'GET A TOYOTA, THEY LAST FOREVER'.

Mileage: 146,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN NEEDING OIL CHANGES MORE FREQUENTLY. I AM IN GETTING OIL CHANGE TODAY AND MY CAR WASN'T DUE FOR 1000 MORE MILE AND 1/18 (WHICHEVER CAME FIRST). I HAVE NO LEAKS,HAVEN'T DAMAGED A ANYTHING AND ITS ALWAYS DONE PROFESSIONALLY.. ITS BEEN CHANGED AT TOYOTA,GOOD YEAR,OIL CHANGE SHOPS.NO SMOKE OR BURNING OD OIL. CAR GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE.

Mileage: 130,000

1. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION UP TO 1QT EVERY 1200 MILES, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS NOTICED DECEMBER OF 2013. 2. ECM FAILS TO HOLD REVERSE GEAR. GEAR FREQUENTLY SLIPS IN REVERSE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, WON'T BACK UP HILLS. NOTICED DECEMBER OF 2013, NO POWER WHEN FIRST STARTING UP FOR FIRST 10 TO 15 MINUTES OF DRIVE. OCTOBER OF 2013 IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING 3. HEAD GASKET FAIL BETWEEN NUMBER 2 AND 3 CYLINDERS DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET. REPLACED HEAD GASKET JUNE 2016 4. VERY LOW FUEL ECONOMY DECEMBER 2013. 5. NO OIL PRESSURE VERY RUFF IDLE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON, WITH OIL LEVEL READING FULL. SEPTEMBER 2017

Mileage: 154,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 GOES THROUGH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE TO ADD UPWARDS OF A QUART A WEEK, AFTER 300-600 MILES IN THAT PERIOD. IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, BUT I STARTED NOTICING SOMETHING WAS OFF IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND TRACKING IT RELIGIOUSLY IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO.

Mileage: 170,000

I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME IT CONSUMES OIL MORE QUICKLY THIS LAST TIME I CHANGED THE OIL RIGHT BEFORE A1000 MILE TRIP..WHEN I GOT BACK HOME (2000 MILES LATER) I HAD LESS THAN A QUART IN THERE. NO LEAKS..NO BLACK CLOUDS OF SMOKE. THIS WAS IN LESS THAN 7 DAYS. VERY CONCERNED! I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE DOWN 2 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER 2000 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER OIL CHANGE.

Mileage: 120,000

TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (ZE7) PHASE 2: 2006 - 2008 MY RAV4 WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN POL 14-12 12/16/14 DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS ISSUE DESPITE MY TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR NUMEROUS RECALL ISSUES, AND MY ORDERING SEALS FOR MY OIL SYSTEM DUE TO OIL LOSS.

Mileage: 140,000

I OWN TOYOTA RAV 4 2008 LIMITED FOR 9 YEARS. I AM TIRED OF CHANGING OILS FOR THE CAR FOR LAST 2 YEARS. I GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THEY WILL FIX THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY MAINTENANCE. BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS RUST ON THE CAR AND THEY WILL FIX IT ONLY IF I PAY THE COST THAT MIGHT BE RANGING FROM500 DOLLARS TO MORE THAN 1000 DOLLARS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA EXECUTIVE OFFICE TO DISCUSS THE MATTER BUT SORRY TO INFORM YOU ALL THAT I GOT A VERY HARSH TREATMENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE REP. SHE WAS NOT EVEN READY TO REPLY MY EMAILS AND INFORMED ME THAT SHE WILL ONLY TALK TO ME THROUGH PHONE, NOT THRU EMAIL. AFTER A SERIOUS DISCUSSION OVER THE PHONE, SHE FINALLY REPLIED MY EMAILS BUT SAID THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX MY ISSUES. I FEEL TERRIBLE NOW. I AM CHANGING MY CAR OIL EVERY 1000 MILES AND TOYOTA IS NOT READY TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX MY ISSUES. I AM SCARED THAT MY CAR WILL STOP RUNNING SOON. I EVEN COPIED MY MAIL TO THE PRESIDENT AND NEVER GOT A REPLY FROM HIM ALSO REGARDING THE HARSH TREATMENT FROM THE REP.

Mileage: 120,000

ENGINE IS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY. HAVE TO KEEP ADDING OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN RED ICON BUTTON TO ADD OIL COMES ON!!

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT THAT IS BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN FEBRUARY 2016. IT PAST BUT BARELY PASSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I COULD ONLY DO ONE TEST EVERY YEAR. THAT IS ALL TOYOTA WILL COVER. SO NOW TODAY AT THE END OF APRIL 2017 I TOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN SINCE USING A LOT OF OIL AND NOW HAVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES (SLOW ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS). TOLD IT DEFINITELY FAILS AND THEY'VE NEVER SEEN AN ENGINE USE THIS MUCH OIL. IT IS NOW OVER 150,000 MILES IN AND OCTOBER 2016 TOYOTA CHANGE THEIR POLICY OF UNLIMITED MILES AND UNLIMITED AGE TO EITHER 10 YEARS FROM FIRST DATE OF SERVICE OR HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES. THEY SAID NOTICES WERE SENT OUT BUT THEY DID ADMIT THAT OUR NOTICE PROBABLY WENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WE BOUGHT THIS IS A CERTIFIED USED IN 2011. SO AFTER ADMITTING THAT THEY DID NOT NOTIFY US OF THE CHANGE AND HAVING THEM WAIT TO DO ANOTHER TEST UNTIL AFTER THE FREE REPAIRS WERE AUTHORIZED THEY DEFINITELY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS DISABLED VETERAN. TOTALLY UNWILLING TO HELP CORRECT THEIR OWN ENGINE ISSUE.

TOYOTA RAV4 2008. EXCESSIVE OIL USE. ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE OIL, ABOUT A QUART EVERY 1,200 MILES AND USE MAY BE INCREASING IN USE. THUS VEHICLE CAN USE UP OIL WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. WHILE VEHICLE MAY BE WELL MAINTAINED THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND STRAND PASSENGERS AND BE A SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD THE ENGINE BLOW WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS WHICH THIS FALLS UNDER BUT DEALER EXAMINATION INDICATED IT WAS NOT USING ENOUGH OIL ACCORDING TO THEM BUT IN MY TEST I SHOWED USING 1 QUART IN 1,200 MILES. EVEN A LITTLE UNDER THIS AMOUNT OF OIL USE IS EXCESSIVE AS IT INDICATES THIS ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM AS TOYOTA HAS IDENTIFIED. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER TOYOTA T-SB-0158-14. DEALER WOULD NOT TELL ME HOW MUCH OIL WAS USED IN THEIR TEST. AGAIN ANYTHING IN THE RANGE OF 1 QUART OF OIL IN ABOUT 1,200 MILES IS A INDICATOR THAT THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING TOYOTA'S IDENTIFIED DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT.

Mileage: 137,000

I PURCHASED THIS RAV4 NEW IN 2007. I'VE ALWAYS HAD IT SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALER WHENEVER IT WAS DUE. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED USING OIL AT THE RATE OF A QUART OF OIL EVERY 800 MILES OR SO. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE PERSONNEL SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION FOR THIS ENGINE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND APPARENTLY TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE DEFECT. OBVIOUSLY, THE SERVICE TECHS ARE INSTRUCTED TO TELL THE CUSTOMER THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL. TOYOTA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE GOOD ON THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 50,819

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND 4WD WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V096000(SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. BEGAN LAST SUMMER. I'VE HAD TO ADD AT 5 QTS SINCE THEN. I BOUGHT A CARTON OF 12 AND ONLY 3 OR 4 REMAIN, SO PROBABLY MORE THAN 5. FIRST OCCURRENCE THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON IN A HARD RIGHT (?) TURN. IT TOOK 2 QTS. I'M HAVING TO TRAIN MYSELF TO CHECK THE OIL FAR MORE FREQUENTLY. THE DATE BELOW IS ESTIMATED.

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY APPROX. 750 MILES INDICATING OIL LEVEL LOW. STARTED DOING THIS 9/5/15 AT 90,095 MILES. OIL LEVEL APPROX. 1 TO 1-1/2 QUARTS LOW. TODAY MY HUSBAND ADDED MORE OIL. THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AND PER WEBSITES, TOYOTA RECOGNIZES PISTON DESIGN DEFECT, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY SUCH AS MINE.

Mileage: 94,559

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THE OIL AND MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ONCE HOME, THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL STICK AND NOTICED THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

OIL CONSUMPTION.

Mileage: 100,000

RAV 4 HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES DUE TO POOR ENGINE DESIGN FROM TOYOTA, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM.

AT 149,000 MILES MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 STARTED TO CONSUME OIL. IT IS CURRENTLY CONSUMING A LITTLE OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN 3000 MILES. THIS HAS CAUSED A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN NOISE IN THE VALVE TRAIN WHICH I PRESUME IS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. I SUSPECT THAT MY VEHICLE WILL NEED TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT 230,000 MILES. THIS IS BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN AUTO MANUFACTURER NOT TO RECALL.

Mileage: 149,000

2008 TOYOTA RAV4. 1006,000 MILEAGE. SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TAKEN TO NEWARK TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JUNE THIS YEAR UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON A CITY STREET.

Mileage: 1,006,000

ZE7 REPAIR OIL CONSUMPTION - I FAILED THIS TEST AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. THIS WAS AFTER MONTHS OF HAVING TO ADD OIL (AFTER THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON). 2 MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE BEARINGS ON THE BALANCE SHAFTS FLEW APART RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. THE REPAIR SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE LOWER BLOCK IS NOT TO BE OPENED EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE ON AN ENGINE THAT HAS HAD OIL PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE REPAIR (AT NO COST TO ME) WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLEVIATED THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE OF TOYOTA CORP TO NOTIFY OWNER OF RAV4'S OF THIS ISSUE, FIXING THE ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM AND THEN NOT INSPECTING THE ENTIRE ENGINE FOR LOW OIL GENERATED PROBLEMS HAS NOW LEFT ME WITH A $6500 DOLLAR REPAIR WHICH MORE THAN THE KELLEY BLUE PRICE OF THE CAR. I AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS COVERED BUT SO FAR HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I AM NOW DOWN ONE VEHICLE WHICH HAS FURTHER COMPLICATED THINGS.

Mileage: 148,000

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION @ 57851 MILES.

THERE ARE HAVE BEEN 6 RECALLS TO DATE SINCE WE PURCHASED 2008 RAV4. MOST RECENTLY, SEATBELTS WERE DEEMED UNSAFE IN THE REAR, WHERE WE HARNESS OUR CHILDREN'S CARSEATS. THIS WAS IN APRIL 2016, AND WE HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT A REMEDY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO PUSH FOR A FIX TO THIS SITUATION. WE ARE FRUSTRATED THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON, BUT NOT ACCORDING TO LAW, SINCE THE RECALLS ARE ROLLED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 6-8 YEARS.

HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 2 TIMES TO GET THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE AND BOTH TIMES THE DEALER SAYS IT'S WITHIN TOYOTA'S GUIDELINES. THE THIRD TIME I CALLED TO HAVE IT DONE THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SO I JUST CONTINUE TO ADD OIL EVERY 600 MILES. I TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THEY SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL TO BURN THIS MUCH OIL AND IT'S NOT LEAKING OIL,THEY SAID THEY COULD PULL THE ENGINE APART TO TELL ME WHY IT'S LEAKING FOR $500.00, BUT I WISH TOYOTA WOULD FIX THE ISSUE KNOWING THERE IS ONE, AND THEY HAVE AN ENHANCEMENT WARRANTY FOR THE PROBLEM GOOD UNTIL 10/2016, HOWEVER, THEY SAY I'M NOT WITHIN TOYOTA GUIDELINES, THE FIRST TIME I EVEN NOTICED THIS ISSUE WAS AFTER I HAD CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER PRIOR TO A TRIP I WAS MAKING, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON MY STICK HAD BURNT OIL ON IT AS IT WAS BONE DRY. I ADDED THINKING THE DEALER JUST DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB, WELL COME TO FIND OUT, I HAVE BEEN CHECKING AND ADDING EVER SINCE. IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES LESS THAN 3,000 MILES OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON AND COMPLETELY DRY NO OIL REGISTERING ON THE DIP STICK.

Mileage: 75,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

Mileage: 120,000

MY OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON LESS THAN 1600 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD THE "OIL CONSUMPTION" TEST THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY CAR HAS "PASSED" THE TEST BECAUSE IT IS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR TO BE A QUART LOW ON OIL AFTER 1000 MILES.

Mileage: 165,570

MY VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN NOVEMBER 2015. THE DEALERSHIP STSTED MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN OIL PROBLEM. I AM STILL ADDING OIL TO MY VEHICLE LESS THAN 1,000 MILES.

Mileage: 98,302

MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY CONSUMING 4 QUARTS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER DECLINED MY REQUEST FOR A LOANER VEHICLE, HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS APPROVED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY EXTRA OIL PURCHASED. THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF DELIVERY FOR YOUR PART AT THIS TIME AS IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH TOYOTA.

Mileage: 125,000

CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE, COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WHEN DRIVING. THE NOISE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED ONCE THE CAR IS RUNNING. I BROUGHT IT INTO AN AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP AND BEARING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 47,093 MILES.

Mileage: 47,000

PRIOR TO 2015, 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE COMPANIES ON 2 SEPARATE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD NO OIL. IN 2015,RECEIVED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM RELATED TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION FROM TOYOTA. SINCE BEING TOLD ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT THE CAR HAD NO OIL DURING OIL CHANGE SERVICE, I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO SCHEDULE FOR THE CONSUMPTION TEST. BROUGHT THE CAR ON 7/7/15 THEN RETURNED ON 9/2/15 BETWEEN 1100-1300 MILES AS INSTRUCTED AND WAS TOLD IT PASSED. HOWEVER, ON 1/20/16 BROUGHT CAR TO ANOTHER SERVICE COMPANY FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE (FIRST OIL CHANGE AFTER IT SUPPOSEDLY PASSED TEST) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL MARKING ON DIP STICK. THEREFORE,WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT BACK TO TOYOTA. NO OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED BUT SERVICE COMPANY ADDED OIL (APPROX 3.5 QUARTS)PER MY REQUEST. SPOKE WITH A LADY MANAGER AT TOYOTA VIA PHONE TO REPORT THE FINDINGS AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RE-TEST. I BROUGHT CAR TO TOYOTA ON 1/29/16 AS SCHEDULED AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT A RE-TEST WILL NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE IT ALREADY PASSED THE TEST IN SEPT. 2015 DESPITE THE LATEST FINDING OF A DRY DIP STICK IN JAN. 2016. TOYOTA SUGGESTED TO CHANGE THE OIL AT MY EXPENSE AND TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A LEAK. I DECLINED IT BECAUSE I EXPECTED THE APPOINTMENT TO BE A RE-TEST FOR OIL CONSUMPTION AS INDICATED BY A TOYOTA MANAGER. I EVENTUALLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 2/17/16 PERFORMED BY A NON-TOYOTA SERVICE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THE OIL DRAINED WAS 2.5 QUARTS WHICH IS 2 QUARTS BELOW FACTORY STANDARDS.

THE CAR IS LOOSING ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL IN 1100 MILES AND IT STARTED ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS INDUSTRY STANDARD.

2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS CONSUMER 15 QUARTS OF OIL IN 36,000 MILES. ALSO, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS SOME RUST IN THE DRUM AREA THAT PROBABLY CAUSED THE NOISE. *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED ABOUT 3-4 QUARTS OF OIL TO BE ADDED IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT 2 SEPARATE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, AND BOTH HAVE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND THEREFORE DOES NOT REQUIRE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO NEED 3-4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

MY CAR BURNS MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD.WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL, THEY RECOMENDED ,I LET THEM PUT NEW OIL STEM VALVE GASKETS IN FOR $530.00. NOW MAYBE I NEED THEM BUT,EVERYTIME, I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL THE DEALERS WANT ME TO PAY TO GET SOME THING FIXED.ENOUGH IS ENOUHG

I AM HAVING OIL BURNING ISSUES WITH MY RAV4 ALSO. IT IS A 2008, 4 CYLINDER. I HAVE HAD MY OIL CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY IN THIS CAR AS IT WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR. EVERY 3000 MILES AND I HAVE THE ALL THE PAPERWORK. ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO, EVERY TIME I PRESS BREAK AND NOTICED THE OIL FLICKER ON AND OFF. STOPPED AT A STATION AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY OF OIL. I HAD HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 2500 BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I THOUGHT MAY BE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT ENOUGH ENGINE OIL AS RECOMMENDED. NEXT TIME I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE SERVICE AND AGAIN TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO ENGINE OIL LEFT, THE ENGINE OIL STICK IS COMPLETELY DRY. I WAS READING ON ONLINE FORUMS THAT A LOT OF CONSUMER HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR RAV4. THERE IS NO RECALL FROM TOYOTA AND LOCAL DEALER DON'T WANT TO FIX IT.

MY OIL WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHEN I WAS BRAKING. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 2300 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE BUT TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET CHECKED. THE MECHANIC FOUND THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO OIL LEFT IN THE ENGINE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN MY ENGINE AROUND EVERY 500-700 MILES. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I JUST TOOK MY CAR INTO MY CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IN 20 YEARS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LYING TO ME AND JUST WANT THE FAULTY PART FIXED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AND WHAT I CAN DO TO GET HELP. -THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I'VE HAD MY 08 TOYOTA RAV4 FOR OVER 4 YEARS NOW. I GET THE OIL CHANGED ON IT EVERY 5,000 MILES REGULARLY. I GOT IT WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT AND RIGHT AROUND 70,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON BEFORE I REACHED MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. IT HOLDS ABOUT 5 QUARTS AND WITH BEING CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES THAT MEANS IT IS BURNING MORE THEN 1 QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES! MY BROTHER-IN-LAW DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH MANY RAV4'S WITH THE PISTONS IN THE 2AZ FE MOTOR. I LOVE THIS CAR SO MUCH AND IT BREAKS MY HEART TO KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THAT I CAN'T FIX. I DON'T WANT TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR BUT NOW I HAVE TO!

Mileage: 70,000

THE HOSE CONNECTING THE CANISTER FILTER TO THE CANISTER BROKE OFF DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND I DIDN'T SEE UNTIL NEXT DAY WHILE 8 HRS AWAY FROM HOME. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWN.I GOT HOME AND HAVE THE CANISTER FILTER REPLACED WITH THE DEALER AND NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND 4WD LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER SAYS IT COST $1800 TO FIX IT. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND LOT OF 2006 AND UP RAV 4 OWNER HAVE SAME ISSUE. CANNISTER HOSE BROKEN OR FILTER DROPPED AND WATER GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM. I GOT TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0098-09 WHICH WAS UPDATED TO T-SB0161-11 ON OCTOBER 20,2011 FOR THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA HAD COVERED WARRANTY FOR 2GR-FE ENGINE FROM 2006-2011 SOLD ON CA, CT, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NM,VT,WA, RI UNDER CALIFORNIA LONG TERM EMISSION WARRANTY OF 64 MONTHS OR 70,000 MILES WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. TOYOTA KNEW THE ISSUE AND EVEN ADDED A NEW COVER (PART NO 77641-0R020) THE PROTECT THE CANISTER FILTER AND THE HOSES BUT THEY DIDN'T ISSUE THE RECALL. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. THE FILTER AND HOSE ARE UNPROTECTED UNDERNEATH THE CHASSIS AND IT CAN BREAK OR FALL DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING IN A RAIN OR SNOW. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY REVIEW MY CASE AND GAVE ME CASE # BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AND SOLD ON THE AFOREMENTIONED STATES. TOYOTA HAS COVERED THE WARRANTY ON THE STATES WITH HEAVY SNOW AND RAIN ONLY. BUT THESE THINGS ARE TRUE FOR THE STATE I AM IN TOO. REMAINING STATE STANDARD 36 MONTHS 36,000 WARRANTY. BUT THIS THING CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY MILEAGE. TOYOTA KNEW IT AND HAD A FIX BY PUTTING THE NEW COVER BUT DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL . THE SERVICE BULLETIN EVEN STATES THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE CERTAIN VIN NUMBER AND MINE DOES FALL UNDER IT. I PAID $220 TO REPLACE FILTER AND $62.5 TO DIAGNOSE. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $1800 TO FIX IT. I WISH I COULD ATTACHED THE SERVICE BULLETIN. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

Mileage: 64,000

MY ENGINE SEIZED ON A MOVING HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHO IDENTIFIED THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE OIL IN IT DESPITE JUST HAVING HAD AN OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS PRIOR. HE CHECKED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAL AND ADVISED TO ME TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE FELT MY VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ENGINE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO LIED FIRST ABOUT MY VEHICLE HAVING A FAULTY ENGINE AND THEN WHEN I PRESENTED TO THEM THE EXISTING LITERATURE ON THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, ONLY THEN DID THEY CONFIRM MY VEHICLE AS HAVING A FAULTY ENGINE. BASED ON MY VIN, I HAVE THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE WHICH POSES A SAFETY RISK TO CONSUMERS IN THAT IT CAUSES ENGINE PROBLEMS INCLUDING FAILURE. TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS DEFECT WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND DID NOT DISCLOSE THIS TO ME. THEY ALSO ISSUED A SAFETY BULLETIN IN 2011 BUT ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS AND NOT TO CONSUMERS. TOYOTA HAS NOT DISCLOSED OF THIS PROBLEM TO ITS CONSUMERS AND CONTINUES TO REGARD THEIR VEHICLES AS SAFE. MY SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S DISHONESTY AND DECEIT.

Mileage: 157,000

LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AT 4200 MILES OF SCHEDULED 5000 MILE OIL CHANGE. DIPSTICK CHECKED AND NO OIL WAS IN ENGINE. TWO QUARTS ADDED AND BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. CAR FILLED WITH OIL DRIVEN 1200 MILES AND BROUGHT BACK. DEALER STATES APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL CONSUMED AND IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CORRECTION. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

4 CYLINDER ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - BETWEEN 5000 MILE OIL CHANGES WE ARE PUTTING IN 4 - 5 QUARTS OF OIL. THERE IS A WELL-KNOWN PISTON DESIGN FAULT ON THIS ENGINE WHICH REQUIRES THE FITTING OF NEW PISTONS AND THIS SHOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE NOT AN DISCRETIONARY MATTER DECIDED ARBITRARILY BY TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS. WE RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH A DEALER ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND WAS FOBBED OFF WITH THE USUAL RESPONSE LIKE '' IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT'' WE INTEND GETTING THE OIL CONSUMPTION CHECKED AGAIN BY TOYOTA BUT IN THE MEANTIME PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. SUCH A SERIOUS ENGINE DESIGN FAULT SHOULD NOT RESULT IN CONSUMERS LOSING OUT WITH A COLLAPSE IN CAR VALUE AND FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONTAMINATION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO BURNING LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED PINGING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. CHECKED OIL AND IT DIDN'T EVEN REGISTER! HAD JUST HAD OIL CHANGED 2 WEEKS BEFORE. SINCE THIS TIME, I HAVE HAD TO ADD ABOUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL. NOW I'M TOLD TOYOTA CONSIDERS USING 1 QUART PER 1,000 DRIVING MILES IS "NORMAL". THE ENGINE COULD BURN UP BASED ON THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS STRANDED. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY NORMAL OIL CHANGE IN SEPT 2013 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK, RAV HAD 85,000 MILES AT THE TIME. NO LIGHTS HAD COME ON THAT ALERTED ME TO AN ISSUE. THEY NOTED IT ON THE RECORDS AND SAID THEY WOULD KEEP AN EYE ON IT. I WENT FOR MY NEXT OIL CHANGE NOV 2013 AND SAME ISSUE OF NO OIL ON DIPSTICK AND AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHTS. THEY NOTED IT AGAIN ON PAPERWORK AND SAID WE MIGHT NEED TO LOOK INTO WHY IT IS USING OIL. WE MADE A PHONE CALL TO A FRIEND WHO IS A TOYOTA MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED TO THE DEALERSHIPS ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TO ME EITHER TIME. WE HAVE WATCHED THE OIL EVER SINCE AND HAVE TO ADD OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. IN JANUARY 2015 WE RECEIVED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. IN FEBRUARY WE HAD OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED AND WAS TOLD THE RAV WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS OF OIL USAGE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOGGED A CASE. THEY TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP BETWEEN 1100-1300 MILES AND HAVE OIL LEVEL CHECKED AGAIN. IT WAS 1500 MILES LATER BEFORE I COULD GET BACK IN TO DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTED THE RAV HAD USED 1 QUART OF OIL IN 1500 MILES. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IS NORMAL USAGE AND AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE "FIX". THE RAV ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN STARTING MY CAR MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT. WHEN TAKEN THIS TO MY MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE VACUUM SYSTEM. AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING , THINGS SEEMED TO BE OK. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THE GAS CAP WAS PUT ON TO TIGHT. THE LIGHTS WHERE RESET. IN JANUARY IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A NEW MECHANIC, I WAS TO TOLD THAT THE CHARCOAL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH I NEEDED TO WAIT ABOUT 10 DAYS FOR IT TO COME IN. REPLACED THE ABOUT 25 MILES LATER LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. NEW CLAMPS WHERE PUT ON ALL HOSES. 50 MILES LATER LIGHTS BACK ON , NOW CODE IS SAYING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FAULTY. NOW THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY MECHANIC DID RESEARCH, FOUND OUT THAT THEIR HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PART COST OVER 800$ I MYSELF HAVE READ OTHER RAV4 OWNERS THAT THIS ISN'T A NEW PROBLEM. HOW LONG OR HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THEIR HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENS THE CAR SPUTTERS AND REALLY DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. DOES MY LIFE HAVE END WHEN MY VEHICLE DOES THIS AND I GET HIT FROM BEHIND. OH DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE AMOUNT OF OIL THIS CAR USES. MAYBE MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BLOW UP FIRST. PLEASE FINALLY DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. OR IS THIS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION TEST CONDUCTED. USAGE OF ~3/4 QT PER 1,200 MILES. FIRST NOTED EXCESSIVE USAGE AT ~ 95,000 MI. TESTED AT 138,739 MI. 2.4L 4-CYL DOHC ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 138,739

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT THE RAV4 ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND LURCHED FORWARD WITH DRIVER'S FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. DRIVER PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE CAR HURTLING INTO THE INTERSECTION. DRIVER THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PUT GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. AFTER 30 SECONDS RESTARTED THE CAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AGAIN WITH CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD. CAR WAS AGAIN TURNED OFF. CAR WAS RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES AND ENGINE BEHAVED NORMALLY. OWNERS TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE INCIDENT. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGER SAID DRIVER HAD FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN IT HAPPENED WHICH IS CERTAINLY NOT TRUE. DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. OWNERS HAVE HAD ALL RECALL WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED IN THE OWNER MANUAL. *TR

Mileage: 70,733

I FIRST HEARD KNOCKING NOISE UPON COLD START-UP. THIS HAS NOW BECOME A CHRONIC NOISE. WHEN GETTING TRUCK SERVICED FOR ANOTHER MATTER THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE VVT-I BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A CHARGE OF $3500-$5600. HE ALSO NOTED THIS WAS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT IS A LEXUS ENGINE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS MORE I DISCOVERED THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE 2GR-FE V6 INSTALLED IN THE LEXUS RX350S WITH SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL BY TOYOTA FOR LEXUS VEHICLES BUT NOT TOYOTAS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS EXACT SAME DEFECT WHICH IS A RECALL FOR LEXUS MODELS. SEE ARTICLE //PARTS.OLATHEOYOTA.COM/GR-SERIES-ENGINE.HTML. THE RECALL IS LISTED ON NHTSA. ONCE BOLTS LOOSEN THE VVT-I GEAR HOUSING AND SPROCKET TO SEPARATE AND RESULT IN THE ENGINE STOPPING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. SEE ARTICLE: TOYOTA RECALLS VARIOUS LEXUS VEHICLES WITH ENGINE BOLT PROBLEMS THE BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE DUE TO ABNORMAL IMPACTS 09/10/2013 | CONSUMERAFFAIRS BY [XXX] I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THESE DEFECTIVE BOLTS UNDER A TOYOTA BODY STYLE, BUT ON THE SAME ENGINE ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS MAJOR RECALL. THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES REMAIN THE SAME REGARDLESS OF BODY STYLE SHOULD BOLTS LOOSEN DURING HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE ESCALATED THIS COMPLAINT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL AT TOYOTA WITH NO RESULTS SO I AM COMPELLED TO FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A TODDLER ON BOARD EACH DAY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT FUNDS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND ARE NOW UNABLE TO SELL THE CAR. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 138,000

RECEIVED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION (EXTENDED WARRANTY) FOR THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. FREE FIX. WHAT A JOKE. THEY TELL YOU TO COME IN FOR THE TEST, FILL YOUR OIL TO FULL AND TELL YOU TO COME BACK IN 1200 MILES. TWELVE HUNDRED MILES LATER YOU GO BACK YOUR CAR IS AT LOW/ADD LEVEL, THEY ADD 1 QT OIL AND STATE AND I QUOTE "FOUND THAT VEHICLE BURNED 1QT OF OIL IN 1,241 MILES. THAT IS OK TO TOYOTA STANDARDS". THAT LAST LINE TELLS IT ALL. IF YOU DO THE MATH, AT 5000 MILES, WHICH THEY TELL YOU TO COME IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THERE WOULD BE NO OIL LEFT TO CHANGE WITH A 4.8QT ENGINE OIL LIMIT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS SUCH LOW STANDARDS. WE HAVE ALL TOYOTAS IN MY HOUSEHOLD. WITH THE WE DON'T CARE ATTITUDE BY TOYOTA, WE WILL BECOME A HONDA HOUSEHOLD. I EXPECTED BETTER, TOYOTA STANDARDS HAVE REALLY DETERIORATED. DONTBYTOYOTA.COM IS AVAILABLE. JUST MAY BUY IT TO WARN POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 84,278

RAV4 2008 LIMITED V4 WATER PUMP LEAKING AT 78000 MILES. LEAKING MY $600 MONEY I AM LOOKING FOR USER TO FILE CLASS ACTION. HTTP://TOYOTA.PISSEDCONSUMER.COM/RAV-4-WATER-PUMP-FAILURE-CLASS-ACTION-20110719249797.HTML?COMPANY_ID=5467. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

MY VIN NUMBER IS ON THEIR TSB LIST AND THEY KNEW THEIR PROBLEMS AND STILL TRYING TO PLAY GAMES. TOYOTA IS TRYING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SCREW UP WITH CONSUMER. THEY WANT YOU TO TEST THE OIL CONSUMPTION EVEN YOU ALREADY TESTED THREE TIMES BEFORE. THEY ARE NOT ANSWERING YOUR PHONES. AUDI ALREADY LOST THEIR CASE. TOYOTA WILL BE THE SAME. THIS IS THE FIRST TOYOTA AND ALSO BE THE LAST ONE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

CAR RUNS THROUGH OIL BETWEEN 5000 RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK IF THERE IS ENOUGH OIL. NO LEAKS, JUST GOES THROUGH A LOT OF OIL. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, THIS INQUIRY IS ABOUT THE ENGINE OIL. MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW, THE ENGINE IS A 4 CYLINDER (2AZ-FE). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND IT CONTINUES. EVERY 1400 TO 2000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN I THE ENGINE OIL, ITS ALWAYS TWO (2) QUARTS LOW. I NEVER SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF OIL BURNING IN THE EXHAUST; NO OIL LEAKS ON THE DRIVEWAY, NOTHING. IT'S AS IF THE OIL DISAPPEARS. THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING, THEY SAY THAT IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WON'T INVESTIGATE. MY WIFE HAS BEEN TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAY THAT THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. THIS SHOP SUGGESTS THAT WE ADD IN AMES OIL EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3500 TO 5000 MILES), AND THAT SHOULD MAKE THE OIL CHANGES GO FROM 1400 MILES TO APPROXIMATELY 3500 MILES. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING!!! THIS VEHICLE SHOULDN'T NEED OIL CHANGES UNTIL 7500 MILES!! COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS? *TR

JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A 2008 RAV4 WITH ONLY 74,000 MILES ON IT. HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT 72,000 MILES WHERE THEY DID THE 70K MI SERVICE TO INCLUDE MULTIPOINT/FLOOR MAT, REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND "ENGINE MINOR". I THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. MY 5 YEAR OR 100K PREPAID WARRANTY ENDED IN JUNE SO NO COVERAGE AVAILABLE. SHOULDN'T A TRANSMISSION LAST LONGER THAN 70K MILES? *TR

Mileage: 74,200

THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH OR HIGHER THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS NOT RESPONDING VERY DANGEROUS . *TR

Mileage: 83,552

A LITTLE AFTER ITS REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE MY 2008 RAV4 STARTED TO MAKE AN ODD NOISE (RATTLING) WHEN REACHING 40 MPH AT 1500 RPM. CHECKED FLUIDS AND NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL WAS DRY (BURNT OIL ON STICK) AND BLACK ATF. IMMEDIATELY REPLACED FLUIDS (ENGINE AND WS ATF). TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T NOTICED ANYTHING UNUSUAL. DROVE WITH TECH AND SHOWED HIM THE NOISE AT SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. HE SAID MORE TESTS NEEDED TO BE DONE. UP UNTIL TODAY THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE AND SUGGESTED A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT "FIX" THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MYSELF. FOUND A TSB ONLINE FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE (T-SB-0094-11). TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO USERS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

OUR 2008 RAV4 OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD JUST HAD OUR OIL CHANGED SO WE THOUGHT THE BUSINESS DIDN'T ADD ENOUGH OIL WHEN THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE. WE TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM THAT THIS MODEL YEAR HAS. FIRST WE HEARD ABOUT IT. WE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER IN OMAHA AND THEY IMMEDIATELY SAID WE HAD NO WARRANTY FOR THIS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. RED FLAG. THEY THEN DID A TEST WHERE THEY DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND WE DROVE IT FOR 1000 MILES THEN TOOK IT BACK. THEY SAID WE DID NOT HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 2014 AND THE OIL LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. THE DIP STICK WAS DRY. WE TOOK IT AGAIN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD WE DID HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION. HE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT. MY HUSBAND WAS FURIOUS SINCE WE HAD BEEN TOLD WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM 13 MONTHS EARLIER. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WOULD TAKE $5000 TO $6000 TO FIX IT SINCE IT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. SINCE THEN WE HAVE FOUND OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT THE FAULTY ENGINES IN THESE VEHICLES. THE ARE TRYING TO SHIRK THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THIS RECALL COST A LITTLE MORE. WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE THE CONSUMER? IF WE TRADE IT WE JUST LOST $5000 TO $6000 IN VALUE. IF WE DON'T WE ARE STUCK WITH A FAULTY VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY JUST ARGUED WITH HIM. NO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 81,471

THE 2008 RAV4'S SEEM TO HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ENGINES BURNING A LOT OF OIL DUE TO BAD PISTON RINGS. THIS DEFECT IS COSTING RAV4 OWNERS QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND TOYOTA ISN'T RECALLING THE ENGINES FOR REPAIR. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD REASONABLE FOR THE DESIGN FLAWS AND GET THESE CARS FIXED RIGHT AWAY BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AS I DO EVERY 3000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS LITTLE OIL. THEY LOOKED FOR LEAKS ETC. NONE FOUND. THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. ABOUT 1500 MILES IN MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR 30 YEARS AND TAKES CARE OF MY CAR TELLS ME MY CAR IS CONSUMING OIL AND YOUR TALKING A BIG JOB ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO RUN A CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH I DID AND YES THAT IS WHAT I AM TOLD. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE IT FIXES WHICH IS VERY COSTLY I WAS ADVISED TO CHECK OIL EVERY 1000 MILES AND FILL. UPON RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS TOYOTA OWNERS NOT ONLY ON RAVA4'S BUT OTHER MODELS AS WELL AROUND THE 2006/2008 TIME FRAME. TOYOTA ADMITS TO PROBLEM AND FIXES IN LATER MODELS BUT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX A KNOWN DEFECT!!!! I HAVE JOINED EVERY LAW SUIT, COMPLAINT BOARD, ETC. AND FOR THIS REASON WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WATER PUMP STARTING MAKING INCREDIBLE DIESEL / MECHANICAL GRINDING SOUNDS. COOLANT LEAKING FROM WATER PUMP. WATER PUMP BEARING OVERHEATING - ODOR CLEARLY DISCERNIBLE FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. CHECKED INTERNET - THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG RAV4 V6 OWNERS - MANY OWNERS HAVING REPLACED WATER PUMP ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE AT 25,000K MILES! DEALERS CHARGING ANYWHERE FROM US $325.00 - $900.00. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE CAR IS BURNING OIL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BURNING 1/2 QUART EVERY 1200 MILES & TO KEEP ADDING OIL. THAT THIS USAGE WAS WNL. AFTER AN ONLINE SEARCH I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN DEALING WITH. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WILL BE RUNNING OUT SOON. I FEEL THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THEY SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING. I HAVE FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH THE USA COOPERATE OFFICE. *TR

Mileage: 78,950

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNT OIL SMELL WHEN I WOULD RETURN HOME FROM SCHOOL IN THE EVENING, I CHECKED MY OIL, THE DIP STICK SHOWED NOT A TRACE OF OIL! THE VEHICLE WAS HALF WAY BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AT THE TIME, MY HUSBAND ADDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL (SO WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN IT WAS EMPTY) AND BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA. THEY "CHECKED IT", CHANGED THE OIL, AND SENT US ON OUR WAY TELLING US TO MONITOR THE OIL LEVEL. THIS WAS AT 68K MILES. IT WAS NEXT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 73,000MILES I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL YESTERDAY AT 71,000 MILES AND IT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN, WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN FOR 10 DAYS!! I CALLED ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. THE SERVICE MGR ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH "CERTAIN RAV 4 ENGINES" AND THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE (NOT A RECALL-HE MADE THAT CLEAR). HE EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THEIR PROCEDURE BEFORE IT CAN BE REPAIRED THOUGH BY DOING TWO OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS (THAT I HAVE TO PAY $24.95 FOR, AND DRIVE 1200 MILES EACH) THEN I WOULD HAVE TO AUTHORIZE THEM TO DO AN ENGINE REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY FOR $575 TO DETERMINE IT IS NOT SOMETHING I HAD DONE TO THE CAR. I HAVE BABIED THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE! I NEVER GO BEYOND 4000 MILES FOR AN OIL CHANGE, EVER. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VEHICLE WHILE THEY DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO REPAIR THE ENGINE THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FOR YEARS!! UNACCEPTABLE! THIS IS TERRIFYING KNOWING THAT MY ENGINE COULD SEIZE AT ANY MOMENT WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH MY CHILD. IT IS EQUALLY AS FRIGHTENING TO REALIZE THAT I MAY END UP HAVING TO PAY $6000+ FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR THIS PIECE OF DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE I AM STILL PAYING FOR BECAUSE TOYOTA BELIEVES THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW. PLEASE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,111

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL AND WOULD SMELL OF BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 94,000

AT AROUND 80K MILES MY MECHANIC NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS BURNING UP OIL TOO QUICKLY AND ADVISED I BRING IT IN MORE OFTEN FOR HIM TO CHECK THE OIL AND TO ADD IF NEEDED. HE DID THIS FOR ME UNTIL ONE DAY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND HE TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS SHOT. I PURCHASED A 100K WARRANTY AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY WOULD RUN A TEST AND TO COME BACK IN 1200 MILES. THE PARTS MANAGER EVEN ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 FLEET OF 4 CYLINDER ENGINES! AS SOON AS I LEFT THE ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. TOWED THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA, THEY KEPT IT THERE A MONTH WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY TECH TO COME INSPECT THE ENGINE. HE CLAIMED I DID NOT MAINTAIN MY ENGINE AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS. I ENDED UP SELLING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AT THE SHOP FOR 800$ THIS COVERED THE BILL TOYOTA SENT ME FOR HAVING THE VEHICLES ENGINE TAKEN APART, THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER BUT WAS OFFERED THE MONEY FROM AN EMPLOYEE TO TAKE IT OFF MY HANDS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2008 WITH THE 100K WARRANTY, I HATE TOYOTA AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM THEM EVER AGAIN AND I TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO STAY CLEAR FROM THESE JERKS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ENGINE IS CONSUMING OIL. I BOUGHT THE RAV4 2.4 ENGINE 2008 BRAND NEW. VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER'S RECORDS. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2010, I START NOTICING THAT THE OIL LEVEL IS GETTING LOWER EVERY TIME BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE. I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO SOME LEAK. THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE ENGINE OIL AND THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE IS ACCEPTABLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT WOULD BE, BUT THEY ARGUED THAT IT IS STATED IN THE OWNER MANUAL. IT GOT WORSE BY TIME, NOW I HAVE TO ADD A FULL QUART OR MORE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES JUST TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE. I OWNED MANY CARS BEFORE, OLDER MODELS, NONE OF THEM REQUIRED ADDING OIL BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER, I FOUND THAT IT IS NOT ONLY MY CAR. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT. I EVEN FOUND A DOCUMENT WITH VIN'S OF THE CARS AFFECTED BY THE ISSUE TSB-0094-11 (PISTON RING?) CONSUMING THAT MUCH OIL IS NOT NORMAL, AND I BELIEVE WILL SHORTEN THE ENGINE'S LIFE AND IS REALLY BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF IT'S REPUTATION OF BEING DEPENDABLE AND IT HAS A BIG NAME BEHIND IT. I HOPE SOMEONE ASK TOYOTA TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ENGINE BURNING OIL HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/9562/TOYOTA/RAV4/TOYOTA-RAV4-BURNS-OIL/P8 HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/URL?SA=T&RCT=J&Q=&ESRC=S&SOURCE=WEB&CD=2&VED=0CCKQFJAB&URL=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.NEWSCIONXB.COM%2FATTACHMENTS%2F2ND-GEN-SCION-XB-TALK%2F278D1322767463-WILL-SCION-FOLLOW-TOYOTAS-TSB-RELEASE-OIL-CONSUMPTION-T-SB-0094-11.PDF&EI=JMRXTO2GMUGAIAL09PYUDG&USG=AFQJCNENAO8YTDVZLWCLJ6SJNZ8R0LLCNQ. *TR

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. ADDING 1QUART EVERY 700 MILES AND GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ON 12/18/2013 STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING AND AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING(4 CYLINDER). CHECKED OIL AND ADDED 2 QUARTS. THEN ON FRIDAY 12/20 DROVE 4 MILE ENGINE AND VALVES STARTED KNOCKING AND RATTLING. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS THAT THE ENGINE IN BLOWN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE SERVED IT RELIGIOUSLY. HOW CAN AN ENGINE WITH 75000 MILES ON IT LOSE THAT MUCH OIL? I HAVE HAD CARS WITH OVER 125000 MILES ON THEM AND THEY DIDN'T LOSE THAT MUCH! APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE AND SO FAR TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN LOUD SOUND AND VEHICLE STARTED TO REDUCE SPEED. GOT OFF AT CLOSEST OFF RAMP AND FORTUNATELY MADE IT TO FIRESTONE. HAD TO HAVE RAV4 TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. THEY CHECKED IT OVER AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM HALEY TOYOTA. SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATE. MADE THE CALL. THEY WERE ABLE TO LEARN FROM ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS THAT I HAVE MADE SURE TO ALWAYS HAVE MY CAR SERVICED ON TIME. CORPORATE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE ENGINE (A SHORT BLOCK), BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR AND RENTAL CAR (AT A DISCOUNT) - BUT STILL PAID OUT $1,505.67. ON SATURDAY DEC. 7, 2013 - DROVE MY CAR LESS THAN 2 MILES TO MY JOB AND CHUGGING SOUND STARTED. NO LIGHTS OR WARNING CAME ON. DROVE HOME THAT NIGHT - NO SOUNDS. SUNDAY DEC. 8, 2013 DROVE TO WORK AGAIN (LESS THAN 2 MILES) AND THIS TIME CHUGGING STARTS AGAIN AND THIS TIME ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT COME ON. PARKED AND TURNED OFF CAR. DROVE HOME LATER THAT NIGHT - NO LIGHTS THIS TIME, BUT CHUGGING STARTED ENTERING MY GARAGE. MONDAY DEC. 9, 2013 MONDAY MORNING HAD AAA TOW VEHICLE TO HALEY TOYOTA. BTW - MY RAV4 WAS AT 90,200 MILES. AFTER AN HOUR PLUS WAITING I WAS INFORMED (WRITTEN) "THAT NUMBER 2 COIL AND SPARK PLUG SATURATED WITH COOLANT. ALSO FOUND OIL MIXED WITH COOLANT. CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTERMARKET CYLINDER HEAD AND LABOR - $2,700" CALLED TUES. 12/10/13 TO TOYOTA CORP. CALLED AGAIN 12/11/13 TO FOLLOW UP. WAS INFORMED "UPPER MANAGEMENT WILL NOT APPROVE ANY ASSISTANCE". CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A TOYOTA SUPERVISOR ON FRIDAY - AGAIN - WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST ME. WAS TOLD "ITS NOT OUR PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO." *TR

Mileage: 68,105

I PURCHASE MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4 IN 2012 WITH 39,739 MILES, CURRENTLY IT HAS ABOUT 56,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. I NOTICED THAT OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS THAT THE OIL LIGHT WILL SUDDENLY GO ON (CAR IS NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, UNDER MILEAGE AND UNDER DATE RANGE NEEDED) AND I WILL PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS BARELY ANY OIL IN THE ENGINE. THIS IS SHOCKING...AS THE WARNING LIGHT ONLY WENT ON WHEN IT WAS PRACTICALLY EMPTY. THIS IS ALSO CONCERNING AS THE CAR IS USUALLY WAY UNDER THE NEED FOR AN OIL CHANGE. IT IS NOT LEAKING OIL, IT IS BURNING IT. I PLAN ON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/21. HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE SOME ANSWERS; HOWEVER, THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

ENGINE BURNS OIL. NO OIL LIGHT WARNING COMES ON WHEN THERE IS VERY VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE PAN. TERRIBLE RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. TSB 0094 FOR 2AZ-FE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 69,520

IN AUGUST, OIL LIGHT FLASHES WHEN I MAKE A HARD STOP; TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY PUT A MONITOR ON IT AND TOLD ME TO RETURN AT 1200 MILES. I FORGOT AND ONLY REMEMBERED WHEN I STARTED TO SEE THE OIL LIGHT BLINK ON AGAIN WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I CAME BACK IN TO DEALER IN NOVEMBER, THEY READ THE MONITOR AND TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE MY ENGINE REBUILT; THE SERVICE TECH. MET WITH A MGR, RECHECKED READINGS AND SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS 4000 ON THE MONITOR, THEY THOUGHT THE READINGS WERE SKEWED. SO, THEY RESET THE MONITOR, ADDED OIL TO THE CAR AND I WILL ENSURE THAT I COME BACK AT 1200 MILES TO FIND OUT THE STATUS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE (GOING ON A LONG DRIVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS). I AM SEEING MANY COMMENTS ONLINE SIMILAR TO MINE AND THEY RELATE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RAV4 ENGINE. I CALLED TOYOTA USA AND REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THEM EARLIER THIS MONTH. THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THE DEALER SAYS. I NOW DRIVE WITH 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY CAR AND WILL MONITOR MY OIL LEVELS THROUGHOUT MY TRIP TO AND FROM NY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND BASED ON WHAT I SEEN WRITTEN ONLINE SO FAR, I EXPECT THAT THE DEALER IS GOING TO TELL ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ENGINE REPAIRS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SAYING THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING WITH THE VEHICLES THEY SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 58,600

CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. IN SEPT CHANGED OIL AND WAS TOLD OIL WAS LOW. TODAY HAD CAR INSPECTED ONLY 1500 MILES INTO OIL CHANGE AND MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON I WAS TOLD THE DIP STICK WAS CLEAN. SEEMS THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA DEALER BUT PLAN TO HAVE THEM CHECK THIS OUT, BUT I AM SENSING FROM THE OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. HOPE THIS GETS INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

MY FAMILY AND I WENT ON A TRIP TO GEORGIA AND BEFORE I MADE THE TRIP I CHANGED THE OIL I ALWAYS CHECK THE OIL BEFORE I CHANGE IT AND IT WAS DOWN 1/2 A QUART. WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER PUTTING 1800 MILES ON THE CAR IT WAS DOWN 1/2 A QUART AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT ENGINE. I THEN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THE TOYOTA 4.5 ENGINE. AS MILEAGE GETS HIGHER THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE, I AM AFRAID THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY MAY RUN OUT BEFORE IT GETS REPAIRED, AS A LOT OF TOYOTA CAR CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED. I AM A 100% DISABLED VETERAN THE VA GAVE ME A GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR THIS CAR AND A TRAILER HITCH TO CARRY MY SCOOTER WITH ME. IN THE YEARS PAST I HAVE WORKED ON CARS AND HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY MECHANICS AND THEY SAY THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I FEEL THIS CAR HAS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST STAGE, WE HAVE TO GO 2 1/2 HOURS TO THE DEALER JUST TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED. OTHER PEOPLE SAY THIS IS TO PROLONG UNTIL EXTENDED WARRANTY RUNS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 60,006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL AND THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON; WENT O DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED; LOST 3 QUARTS OF OIL SINCE LAST SCHEDULES OIL CHANGE. DEALER SAYS IT WAS WITHIN THEIR ACCEPTABLE RANGE. TODAY CALLED AND SAID I NEED NEW ENGINE WHICH THEY SAY WILL COST ME THOUSANDS

Mileage: 78,000

SIMILAR TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL, MY VEHICLE IS ALSO EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, 1 QT. WITHIN 1K MILES. PERHAPS EVEN MORE.( IM CURRENTLY DOING THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST), BASED ON MY OWN CONSUMPTION TESTS. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE OIL SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR BEGIN TO BURN OIL AT AROUND 60K MILES. MANY TIMES I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS - DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL" CONSUMPTION AND WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS . HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (T-SB-0094-11) WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES A CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON MY MODEL AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS. I FOUND DOING MY OWN RESEARCH DUE TO BEING FRUSTRATED. I HAVE READ ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON ASSEMBLY THAT IS CAUSING THIS, HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL TO EMPTY EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE OIL BE CHANGED EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AT A NORMAL RATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

MY ALTERNATOR WENT IN MY VEHICLE BUT WAS DISCOVERED WAS DISTURBING. I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED 4 WEEKS PRIOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST EMPTY OF OIL. IF THE ALTERNATOR HAD NOT FAILED MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN DUE TO THE LACK OF OIL. THE LACK OF OIL IS DUE TO THE PISTON ASSEMBLY IN MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SINCE THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON AUG. 11 KNOWN AS SB002411 AND SB009411. TOYOTA SAID THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE PISTON ASSEMBLY, YET I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL. THIS REPAIR IS ONLY COVERED FOR 60 MONTHS OR 60,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IN MY SITUATION, THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THIS REPAIR IS ON MYSELF ($4-$5K). THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WITH TOYOTA RAV 4 WHERE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. MY PRIOR ISSUE WAS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WHICH WAS MAKING A CLUCKING SOUND AND IF NOT ADDRESSED THE I COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THAT FINANCIAL BURDEN WAS $800. BOTH SHOULD BE A RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER THOUGH THE BATTERY FINALLY TURNED ON. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND SAID A VALVE SPRING BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE VALVE TO DROP DOWN AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE #4 PISTON, BREAKING IT COMPLETELY APART. (IT ENDED UP IN THE OIL PAN.) MY ENGINE IS RUINED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF $7000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SPRING TO BREAK LIKE THAT OR CAUSE THAT KIND OF DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE IS 9,000 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY (THOUGH STILL WITHIN 6-YEAR TIME FRAME OF WARRANTY). MY CAR HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ADVISING TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS THAT THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE PISTON RINGS DO NOT PROPERLY REMOVE THE OIL AS THE PISTON TRAVELS UP AND DOWN, AND AS A RESULT THE ENGINE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL. MY VEHICLE USES APPROXIMATELY A QUART AND A HALF OF OIL IN ONLY 1,500 MILES. TOYOTA SAID THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IF IT'S WITHIN 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES, WHICH MINE IS OVER THE MILES WITH 70,000+. SO, I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW PISTONS AND RINGS, BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO DESIGNATE THIS AS A RECALL FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINE. TOYOTA PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS REPUTATION AND RELIABILITY OF THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE MOTOR, BUT WANT US TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR IN SOME CASES A PORTION OF THE REPAIR, WHICH IS COSTLY......AROUND $5,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE IS BURNING TOO MUCH MOTOR OIL. HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING A LITER OF OIL IN THE CAR EVERY TWO WEEKS. THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY TOYOTA THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE R&R PISTON AND RING SET. MY VIN ID IS IMPACTED BY THIS. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

BURNING OF ENGINE OIL!!! EVERY 1,000 MILES 1 QUART OF ENGINE OIL WOULD BURN. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

AT AROUND 75,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED USING OIL AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO ADD A QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

SIMILAR TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL, MY VEHICLE IS ALSO EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, UP TO 1 QT. WITHIN 1,000-1,500 MILES, BASED ON MY OWN CONSUMPTION TESTS. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE OIL SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR BEGIN TO BURN OIL AT AROUND 66,000 MILES. MANY TIMES I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS - DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL" CONSUMPTION AND WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AS DOES TOYOTA MOTOR SALES. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (T-SB-0094-11) WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES A CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON MY MODEL AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS. I HAVE READ ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON ASSEMBLY THAT IS CAUSING THIS, HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CONTEND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS LIKELY PRESENT WITHIN MY WARRANTY BUT, SINCE I DIDN'T DISCOVER IT UNTIL AFTERWARDS, I AM SIMPLY OUT OF LUCK WITH AN ENGINE THAT CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $3,400 TO REPAIR. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA FOR ITS PERCEIVED RELIABILITY, BUT LIKE OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS, I TOO AM STUCK WITH A HIGH MAINTENANCE VEHICLE THAT I TOO WILL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY AS LONG AS I OWN IT. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS A RECALL, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM IN TERMS OF VEHICLES AFFECTED AND THE POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. SADLY, TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS! *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THE ENGINE IS BURNING TOO MUCH OIL TOO QUICK AND WOBURN TOYOTA SERVICES REFUSE TO RESEARCH DEEPER FOR THE PROBLEM, I HAVE ALL EXTRA WARRANTIES AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT NORMAL THE AMOUNT OF OIL THE CAR IS CONSUMING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE ENGINE DIED ON OUR VEHICLE. DEALER SAID IT STOPPED WORKING BUT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO FIND OUT WHY. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS BUT IT RAN OUT OF OIL & CEASED THE ENGINE. IT WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS SINCE OUR LAST OIL CHANGE. PEOPLE ARE TELLING US IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RAN OUT THAT FAST WITHOUT THERE BEING A LEAK. TOYOTA SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BY ONLY 525 MILES!!!! THIS IS OUR SECOND TOYOTA & WE LOVED THEM. WE WERE INTENDING ON BEING LIFE LONG CUSTOMERS. BUT NOW WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA! ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES!! WE NOW HAVE $13,000 LEFT TO PAY ON THE VEHICLE & CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT & HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100,525

THIS VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, UP TO 1 QT. WITHIN 1,000-1,200 MILES, BASED ON MY OWN AND A TOYOTA DEALER'S CONSUMPTION TESTS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL" CONSUMPTION AS DOES TOYOTA MOTOR SALES. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (T-SB-0094-11) WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES A CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON MY MODEL AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS. I HAVE READ ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON ASSEMBLY THAT IS CAUSING THIS, HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CONTEND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS LIKELY PRESENT WITHIN MY WARRANTY BUT, SINCE I DIDN'T DISCOVER IT UNTIL AFTERWARDS, I AM SIMPLY OUT OF LUCK WITH AN ENGINE THAT CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $3,400 TO REPAIR. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA FOR ITS PERCEIVED RELIABILITY, BUT AM NOW STUCK WITH A HIGH MAINTENANCE VEHICLE THAT I WILL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY AS LONG AS I OWN IT. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS A RECALL, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM IN TERMS OF VEHICLES AFFECTED AND THE POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 93,667

WATER PUMP REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 35,904

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE ENGINE, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATION CANISTER WHICH WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS RESET TWICE ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,191.

Mileage: 124,191

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 SINCE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I DID ALL THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF ON TIME. AFTER APPROX 2 1/2 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES I NOTICE CONSIDERABLY LESS OIL IN DRAIN PAN AT OIL CHANGES. I STARTED PULLING THE DIP STICK BETWEEN CHANGES AND SAW THAT IT NEEDED SUBSTANTIAL OIL ADDED BETWEEN CHANGES. NOT UNTIL CLOSE TO MY WARRANTY EXPIRING DID I FIND OUT THAT THEIR IS A TSB FROM TOYOTA ON THIS VERY 2.4 LITER ENGINE FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA ADMITS IS THEIR FAULT. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT CHECKING THEIR TOPPED OFF OIL LEVEL ON MY DIP STICK BEFORE THEY APPLIED A SECURITY SEAL. THE DEALER HAD ME RETURN AFTER 1K MILES, WHICH BY THE TSB THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD ME RETURN IN 1200 MILES. THEY PULLED THE DIPSTICK WHILE I WAS NOT PRESENT AND STATED THAT IT WAS WELL WITHIN RANGE. I HAVE SINCE PERFORMED MY OWN CONSUMPTION TEST 7,000 MILES AFTER THE DEALER DID , AND MY ENGINE IS CONSUMING 1.2 QUARTS IN 1080 MILES. THIS IS A FAIL BY TOYOTAS' OWN TSB GUIDE LINES. TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SITUATION THEY HAVE PUT THEM IN. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOPLIGHT, I PULLED INTO THE OPEN LEFT HAND LANE SO AS NOT TO BE BEHIND A TANKER TRUCK, AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AT THE LIGHT, WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND RATHER THAN COMING TO A FULL STOP AT THE LIGHT, I SLID THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. HAD I NOT BEEN IN A LANE WITHOUT TRAFFIC AND HAD THERE NOT BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. THEN I DROVE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND DROVE AROUND THEIR PARKING LOT TO TEST THE BRAKES AND THEY SEEMED FINE. I ALSO CHECKED TO SEE IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS FREE FROM THE CARPET AND IT WAS. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10444712 COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING DETAILS: MY 2008 RAV 4 ALL WHEEL DRIVE BURNS ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. I BROUGHT THE SUV TO TOYOTA ON 01/19/2012 FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. TECH CHECKED OIL. OIL LEVEL WAS 1/2 QUART LOW. THE TECH TOPPED OFF OIL. I PICK UP RAV AT 1:30 P FROM DEALER AND CHECKED OIL LEVEL. THE TECH OVER FILLED THE OIL ABOUT 8 OZ. I VERIFIED THIS WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY TECH WOULD OVER FILL IT. THE DEALER WOULD LIKE TO RECHECK OIL LEVEL IN 1000 MILES. HOWEVER, TECH OVER FILLED IT SO WHEN I BRING IT BACK THEY CAN SAY SEE IT DOESN'T BURN THAT MUCH OIL. I WONDER IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. MILEAGE 71393. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)[XXX] OCCURRENCES: 1 INJURIES: 0 FAIL DATE: 01/19/2012 DEATHS: 0 DATE ADDED TO DATABASE: 1/20/2012 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 71,000

MY 2008 RAV 4 IS BURNING OIL AT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RATE. THIS BEGAN LAST DECEMBER WHEN MY OIL LIGHT FLICKED ON WHEN I WAS BRAKING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO A SERVICE STATION THEY SAID I HAD NO OIL. I HAVE SINCE BROUGHT IT BACK TO MY DEALER A FEW TIMES FOR THE LIGHT COMING ON AND BEING OUT OF OIL. I HAVE ALREADY DONE THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BACK IN MAY BUT TOYOTA FELT THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO HAVE LOST OIL IN 1569 MILES (PER THE OWNERS MANUAL). I JUST HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALER BECAUSE AFTER DRIVING ONLY 3,200 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE, MY OIL LIGHT FLICKED ON AGAIN. WHEN I CHECKED IT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS ISSUE WITH MY CAR, AND SEVERAL OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTA, BUT SINCE I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE THE DEALER/SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY. TOYOTA DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE AND CONTINUED TO QUOTE ME PAGE 314 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THE OIL CONSUMPTION CRITERIA ON THE PAGE. FOR SOME REASON THEY COULD NOT SEE THE NOTES FROM MY DEALER FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF OIL AFTER 3,200 MILES. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTUALLY SAID TO ME "WHAT IS IT YOU WANT US TO DO?" I TOLD HIM I WANT YOU TO FIX MY CAR THAT YOU KNOW HAS A PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE TSB. I WAS TOLD TO ONCE AGAIN DO THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH MY DEALER. I AGREE WITH OTHERS, IF MY CAR IS SET TO GO 5000 MILES WITHOUT AN OIL CHANGE, BUT I ONLY WENT 3200 AND HAD NO OIL, HOW CAN THEY NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE OR BE FORCED TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE?!! TOYOTA, I FEEL, IS JEOPARDIZING MINE AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BY NOT CORRECTING THIS ISSUE. WHAT DISTURBS ME GREATLY IS THAT THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND STAY ON, IT FLICKS ON WHEN YOU ARE BREAKING SO IF YOU MISS IT, YOU WILL NOT KNOW YOU ARE OUT OF OIL. A RECALL IS IN ORDER AND I HOPE IT OCCURS BEFORE MY ENGINE IS BLOWN!! *TR

CAR IS HAVING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 57,00 MILES WHEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHENEVER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER(KEYES TOYOTA) WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE OIL PAN. DEALER CHANGED THE OIL BUT "NEGLECTED" TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A TSB PUT OUT BY TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE OIL LOSS. DEALER DID NOT TAKE MY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY TILL AFTER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS UP. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT COULD DOCUMENT THE OIL LOSS, WHICH THEY ALSO "FORGOT" TO MENTION WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT. MY CAR IS LOSING ABOUT 1.5 QUARTS PER 1000 MILES. TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THE DEALER DELIBERATELY MISLEAD ME INTO THINKING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR TILL AFTER IT WAS PAST MY WARRANTY PERIOD. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS GOOD FOR UP TO 60,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. DEALER TRIED TO BLAME POOR MAINTENANCE BUT WHEN I OFFERED TO SHOW PROOF THAT I DID ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, THEY STOPPED BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON THAT. *TR