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#24 of 125 Toyota Rav4 burning oil - response to Valerie 27 by brinc

Jun 27, 2012 (9:39 pm)

I have the same problem with my 2008 rav4. Toyota is trying to cover up the oil consumption and the dealership will tell you that the consumption is normal after 1200 miles. The only way to prove their wrongdoing is to take the car to a non Toyota dealer and measure the oil consumption.
They know about the problem but would cost the company way too much to admit the issue. We should collect all the evidence and start a class action.

#25 of 125 Re: Toyota Rav4 burning oil - response to Valerie 27 [brinc] by keyser2

Jun 29, 2012 (8:27 am)

Replying to: brinc (Jun 27, 2012 9:39 pm)
Doesn't look like this is a common problem judging by the number of posts. I have an '07 with 78k miles and use about 1/2 quart between oil changes. I am sorry for the people who have had problems, but not buying a coverup by Toyota. This company has been the victim of lots of accusations, few, if any are substantiated.

#26 of 125 Re: Toyota Rav4 burning oil - response to Valerie 27 [keyser2] by arcoxpa

Jun 29, 2012 (9:03 am)

Replying to: keyser2 (Jun 29, 2012 8:27 am)
I had a real problem. Took it to a different dealership. They informed me thee was a bulletin out for my engine. It was coverd under my warranty. Valves not seated correctly. I was burning a quart ever 1K. O'Brian Toyota in Indianapolis took care of my problem, and were great. Butler Toyota in Indianapolis told me nothing was wrong. I will not be returning to Butler Toyota.

#27 of 125 Re: 2012 Rav [parthanon1] by keyser2

Jun 29, 2012 (1:07 pm)

Replying to: parthanon1 (Feb 04, 2012 8:32 pm)
The 2013 will be a brand-new design. Look for them at dealerships by September

#28 of 125 oil consumption on '07 Rav4 by mrs_b1

Jul 08, 2012 (6:29 pm)

My mechanic found that I was completely out of oil after two oil changes after 3000 miles each. He went online and found the following information from regarding Toyota vehicles from ALLDATA online: “Some 2006-2011 model year vehicles equipped with the 2AZ-FE engine may exhibit engine oil consumption.” It goes on to list some other information. My 2007 Rav4 has this engine. The problem was noticed just after the 60,000-mile warranty. I brought it to Toyota’s attention and they tested it twice after going 1000 miles each time. It was confirmed that the vehicle is consuming one quart per 1000 miles, which the mechanic himself from Toyota said was bad. I was working with Headquarters at Toyota and told them what their dealership said, which was basically that I need a new engine, and they said they would try to work with me to see if there was any out-of-warranty coverage the could offer, but they were unable to offer me such assistance. So now I am stuck with a fairly young Toyota vehicle with a serious engine problem. I am interested to find out if any of these other complaints relate to a Toyota vehicle with this specific engine. Then I would be interested in finding out about starting a class action suit if enough people with this engine and problem could be found out.

#29 of 125 Re: Toyota Rav4 burning oil - response to Valerie 27 [brinc] by lizzie07

Jul 11, 2012 (11:12 am)

Replying to: brinc (Jun 27, 2012 9:39 pm)
Over the last year or so, my husband had been concerned that my 2008 Rav 4 had been burning too much oil. Well about 3 months ago I noticed that my oil light came on.
 
We checked and I hardly had any oil at all in my car. I went to my dealer and he informed me that there was a TSP (not a recall on this problem), but they are aware of the issue. Back when the engines were put together for this engine, they discovered that there was a problem with the pistons and the rings.
 
I had an extended warranty which covered the $4000.00 that it cost to correct this problem. I can now say that I am happy again with Toyota. Even though I believe that there should have been a recall, (they said it does not warrant a recall because it is not a safety issue). You might as well say that now I have a brand new engine.
 
I think that they should be a little more up front with their customers about this problem, but I advise everyone to please be diligent and take the car back to the dealer where you bought the car.

#30 of 125 Re: Toyota Rav4 burning oil - response to Valerie 27 [brinc] by snimren

Jul 15, 2012 (8:57 am)

Replying to: brinc (Jun 27, 2012 9:39 pm)
Same problem here, 2006 RAV4 I4, 75K miles. Checked the oil level 2000 miles after oil change and it burned 1 quart. Planning now to check every 1000 miles to see how much it consumes.
 
How many complaints are required to start a class action?

#31 of 125 Re: RAV 4 Oil Burning [lucky43] by lanie8

Jul 18, 2012 (8:03 am)

Replying to: lucky43 (Mar 27, 2012 12:35 pm)
I, too, have an oil burning issue with my well maintained 2008 Toyota Rav 4 - This started at approximately 55,000 miles, burning 1 qt every approximately 1,200 miles, which my dealer termed "Acceptable" at that time. Now I am up to 73,000 miles and it is burning about 1 qt every 800-1,000 mi. This is a known issue within certain serial #s of Toyotas and Scions (technical bulletin was issued in August? October? of last year, which I found). Now that the burning oil issue has been confirmed to be "outside normal limits" by my dealer, they want to replace some pistons to see if this will fix the problem. I was hoping for a better resolution to this - Anyone else get a good deal? I can't in good conscience sell this car, yet my dealer doesn't seem to want to do more, even though this is entirely Toyotas fault.

#32 of 125 Re: oil consumption on '07 Rav4 [mrs_b1] by sparkley

Jul 18, 2012 (9:14 am)

Replying to: mrs_b1 (Jul 08, 2012 6:29 pm)
I have a 2008 Toyota Rav4 that I purchased used with 36,000 miles on it. The first few oil changes were fine. My mechanic noticed that it burned through a quart in about 5,000 miles which according to any mechanic or guys I know that know anything about cars say this is a ridiculous amount of oil to be burning through n that amount of mileage. The next time it burned through 2 qts in the same amount of time. I also got my hands on a TSB (Toyota Service Bulletin) that has narrowed this problem down to two factories in Japan and specifies vin numbers that are potentially at risk for this oil consumption problem. However I feel like Toyota is giving me the run around making me jump through hoops to determine if the car is actually burning oil. My VIN number is one that could be affected by this and it seems obvious to me that it does have the oil cosumption problem Toyota needs to stand behind their mistake of building a faulty engine and fix these engines. I am now undergoing my 4th test.

#33 of 125 Re: 2007 Rav4 Burning Oil [valerie27] by thumper96

Jul 22, 2012 (12:53 pm)

Replying to: valerie27 (Jun 27, 2012 9:36 am)
The owner's manual indicates 1 qt per 600 miles is normal. I have taken my Rav4 to a dealer and argued the fact that the engine holds about 4.4 qts. This gives me about 2640 miles before the engine is completely out of oil. If my oil change is scheduled every 3000 miles, the engine would be out of oil before then. I have heard unofficially that dealers do not want to repair engines under warranty since they only get a flat rate for the repair. Out of warranty stuff is more profitable for them. This may be true, because the dealer doesn't want to touch my car even though I have an extended factory warranty for it. Maybe a class action lawsuit is the solution.

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