CarComplaints.com Notes: Owners are reporting that their engines are running out of oil awfully quick. As in, 1 quart every 1,200 miles. Toyota maintains that’s with the “normal†operating range of the 2AZ-FE while owners maintain that’s complete BS.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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During an accident in November of 2015 I received substantial injuries as a result of the airbag not inflating or the seatbelt engaging. I spoke with the body shop as to why neither system worked as designed, they could not answer this question. They believed that the sensors were compressed to engage the air bags but it did not engage. They also noted that when I hit the brakes the seatbelts should have locked which would have kept me stationary instead of allow me to hit the driver door jam above the steering wheel. Both vehicles were in motion. The vehicle that hit me made a left turn into my front left quarter panel damaging the entire panel and part of the front driver door.
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. Upon making a turn, the seat belt warning indicator chimed several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they were unable to provide a remedy. The oil was routinely maintained, but the pressure continued to be low. There was no warning indicator illuminated when the oil pressure was low. The dealer provided an oil consumption test. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for further diagnostic testing for longer than three months. The contact stated that the vehicle shook and vibrated and was taken back to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the bearings were defective and the engine may need to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000....updated 12/14/16
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the seat belt clasp retainer on the driver side failed to retract from the harness. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the seat belt clasp retainer was replaced; however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,360.
My husband was putting on the passenger side seat belt and it was really loose and failed to retract. We were in the parking lot of wal mart and he had to go without wearing a seat belt due to its failure to work properly.
I was unable to insert the driver's seat belt into the latch. Repeated attempts failed. Finally, I was able to latch the belt by first depressing the red latch release button and then inserting the seat belt. Since that time the seat belt will no longer insert unless the red release button is pressed and held during insertion. The vehicle was purchased in November of 2007 and the warranty has expired.
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. When the contact attempted to pull the seat belt out for use, it locked at a certain point and could not retract. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer, but the failure continues. The current mileage was 3,118 and failure mileage was 2,500.
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- Aiken, SC, USA