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
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
55,750 miles
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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving the steering wheel locked, and the drivers side axle broke; as a result the vehicle crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The passenger suffered minor injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who declared that the vehicle was destroyed. A report was filed with the manufacturer who decided to investigate what caused the failure to occur. The manufacturer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The vehicle identification number was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 49,000. The consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated, the steering locked and the vehicle veered to the left, went off the road and hit a tree. Updated 01/23/12
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the vehicle would vibrate abnormally when driving 45 mph. The dealer advised that the front axles were defective and caused the vehicle to shake. The vehicle was left with the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. The current and failure mileages were approximately 128,000.
On 08/05/2006 I was driving my new 2007 Toyota Camry on the freeway at 3:00 am then my car dropped to the ground I could see the tire was passing us. Slowly I moved the car to the emergency lane. After checking I saw the rear left tire had broken from the axle. Toyota does not cover. They are playing with me saying some body will come after two weeks to inspect my car, then they change within one month. I do not know what to do. I am sure that is manufacturer's defect and they have to be very serious. I and my family were lucky that happened at night when no car was behind us, otherwise they could have been killed. Now I do not know what to do.
- Van Nuys, CA, USA
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