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.
Over the past year I've replaced the wheel bearing in the right front four times. Each failure comes within weeks of install. This, obviously, takes outt ABS and TRAC control in the car. I've installed two myself and had the other two installed by professionals so I've ruled out installation as a causitive factor. Im told all wiring and connections check out and all the other components look to be in working order. I leave you scratching my head after I bash it against the wall. Someone please help with this premature failure!!!
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Over the past year I've replaced the wheel bearing in the right front four times. Each failure comes within weeks of install. This, obviously, takes outt ABS and TRAC control in the car. I've installed two myself and had the other two installed by professionals so I've ruled out installation as a causitive factor. Im told all wiring and connections check out and all the other components look to be in working order. I leave you scratching my head after I bash it against the wall. Someone please help with this premature failure!!!
- Zachary W., Toledo, OH, US