CarComplaints.com Notes: An increasing number of Toyotas are experiencing excessive oil consumption and the 2007 Camry seems to be leading the charge.
Owners are reporting that their engines are deprived of oil halfway through their maintenance schedules and in some cases the damage is so bad that entirely new engines need to be installed, paid out of pocket. The issue may be a result of defective piston rings.
Toyota has issued a TSB for this problem, but maintains their stance that vehicles equipped with a 2AZ-FE engine are burning through a “normal†amount of oil.
10.0
really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
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Average Mileage:
50 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
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dealer says the electronic throttle is the reason (1 reports)
My car is a manual. There is no direct link when I clutch, only a drive by wire system, and the car feel as if it is about to stall out all the time. The lack of precision is awful for someone who has driven a manual for 40 years. Took if for a drive with rep from Toyota factory who said, yes, that's the way it is with the new...electronic throttles (turn out the problem is really the electronic throttle). He said many people complain, but how many can it be? Only a few of us drive manuals. This drive took place in the spring of 2009.
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My car is a manual. There is no direct link when I clutch, only a drive by wire system, and the car feel as if it is about to stall out all the time. The lack of precision is awful for someone who has driven a manual for 40 years. Took if for a drive with rep from Toyota factory who said, yes, that's the way it is with the new...electronic throttles (turn out the problem is really the electronic throttle). He said many people complain, but how many can it be? Only a few of us drive manuals. This drive took place in the spring of 2009.
- Sam E., Somerville, MA, US