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Computer problems causing all the lights to come on the dashboard and disabling the shifting solenoid. It also disables the safety braking and four wheel drive. This causes the vehicle to be unsafe.
My 2006 Rav4 has an oil consumption problem. The car was burning 1/2 quart of oil every 300 miles. I am paying $3500 to have the pistons and rings replaced.
While driving East on I-490 from rochester to I-90, the check engine light came on and the engine was misfiring. We exited the freeway and the check engine light started to flash, the engine sputtered and died. I put the car in neutral and parked on the right curb. Fortunately this happened on a city street and not on the freeway. Power steering was of course lost, so the maneuver was difficult. Aaa towed the car to our repair shop, and they reported 24 engine codes were thrown, and recommended a complete engine tune-up, including replacement of the six ignition coil packs, spark plugs, and intake manifold gaskets. Much of the $1,000 expense was 4.5 hours of labor, to remove the intake manifold (necessary to reach the rear bank of cylinders 1,3,5). This was not the first time the ignition coils have failed on this vehicle. In October 2012 (around 50K miles) engine code P0354 was thrown, and I replaced the coil on cylinder 4. in January 2014 (around 58K miles) code P0356 was thrown, and I replaced the coil on cylinder 6. since the dangerous incident of lost power and replacement of all six coils on 14 June 2016 (around 80K miles) only nine months and 7K miles later, code P0351 (bad coil on cylinder 1) was thrown on 24 March 2017, and now code P0355 (cylinder 5) was thrown on 28 March 2017. I have already spent around $1,200 to deal with this problem, and the car is today back in the repair shop to have two rear bank coils replaced, for $229. There is clearly something wrong when these coils are failing under normal operating conditions, especially after only 7K miles. This is not just a problem for us. Other repair shops have said this era of Rav4 is known for this problem. See and you can find other similar records of this problem searching online.
Excessive oil consumption my car's engine is burning excessive amounts of oil. While I've had the problem for years, it is getting significantly worse and I have been adding oil multiple times between my scheduled services. Since I am aware of the issue I've been diligent about checking my levels, but I found out it was an issue when my car turned off while I was driving (I was lucky to have been in a parking lot at the time).
After my engine oil light flickered briefly a few times when driving. I had the oil checked and found it virtually empty, we put a quarter in and took it to the dealership where they filled my oil and taped the oil cap and had me return between 1000 and 1300 miles. Today I took it in at 1200 miles and was 2 quarts low. Have had all of my oil changes done at 3000 miles at the same dealership the car was purchased. They claim a letter was sent offering a oil consumption test and would have possibly covered repairs if I had an issue during the 10 year period they were offering warranty enhancement. I never saw such a letter. My car never had lowe oil recorded until my one oil change where I was basically empty. I have filed a claim with Toyota, but they are saying there is nothing they will do for me. This is a well known issue with many lawsuits and should be a recall. Never once did the service people ever mention this issue or offer to do the oil consumption test when my car was under warranty. The engine is probably going to require a new pistons and rings and cost several thousand dollars to fix. I think Toyota needs to step up and take responsibility for these faulty engines they put in their Toyota.
- Phoenix, OR, USA
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The car is burning oil and I was told to bring it in for consumption test when I got there the dealer told me it is no longer under warrant. But I know by doing research that it is.
Bad acceleration, engine will not pick up fast, if I try to accelerate engine sounds high, the car will not pick up the speed up for few seconds and it jumps in the track. All engine lights came, vehicle lost the power and I lost control over the vehicle, I had to stop in freeway and call tow truck.this car burns oil so fast every 1000 miles I have to put new oil on this car.
10/26/15 was serviced by germain Toyota, naples, fl, oil tank was empty and engine was overheated. The car had been driven 3711 miles since last oil change (there was no leak). I put a quart of oil in so that I could drive it to the dealer. They performed their version of an oil consumption test and claimed it passed the test. 3/11/16 oil tank was empty and car was overheated. It had been driven 2496 miles since the previous oil change. They said it had passed the previous test & all was ok. 10/7/16 oil tank was empty, had been driven but I had purchased 3 qts of oil and added it to the empty tank. Prior to me adding the oil, car was extremely overheated and I got burned trying to get the hood up. I could not touch any part of the engine or would have been severely burned. The car now failed a new oil consumption test. They advised they could not fix it because as of 4/3/2016 it was out of the their extended 10-yr warranty for oil consumption problem. They told me it is now my responsibility to continually add oil. If a safety hazard should occur they said it would be my fault and not theirs. In all cases above the engine was on, vehicle in motion on city streets when the indicator light came on or car overheated. There was no oil on the dip stick when checked in every one of the cases.
Consuming a lot of oil, when vehicle are in motion, I did oil change and not run even 1000 mile and it when to lower point when I check it in the morning before start the car, I complaint Toyota Agency nothing solve I do not what to do, please help, thanks in advance for any help.
Vehicle burns over one quart of oil every 1,000 miles or less. This was first observed in 2015 after the vehicle had about 120,000 miles. Throughout it's life the vehicle has received regularly schedule maintenance. This problem can create an unsafe condition and potentially sudden engine failure if not regularly checked.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. While driving at any speed, the vehicle consumed oil excessively. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and passed the oil consumption test. At 2,500 miles, the vehicle burned almost three quarts of oil. The warranty was extended through to October of 2016. The contact stated that the test was inaccurate. The failure mileage was 112,100.
This complaint is due to a recall: Warranty enhancement notification ZE7 concerning excessive oil consumption. A Toyota dealership tested my car on 8/27/15 and it failed. I was advised to keep checking & adding oil as needed and I would be notified when the parts arrived to correct this. When I called today, 2/2/16, they still haven't received parts for Rav4, I am very upset that it's taking so many months and I'm responsible for this problem in the meantime. I feel as if I'm driving a time bomb and it's very bothersome to keep checking the level.
Engine made knocking noise while on the freeway, and then the car died - everything quit. Had to coast off the nearest exit. There was no warning - no maintenance required lights were lit on the dash. Still had another almost 2,000 miles to go before next oil change was due. Engine is dead. Per Toyota "catastrophic internal damage from the rods." Car was well taken care of, never missed an oil change, and 8 of the last 9 years, the car was loyally serviced at a Toyota dealership.
The 2006 Rav4 model Toyota has a record of stuck or clogged oil rings causing excessive oil consumption which can lead to failure of engine and catalytic converter. This defect causes oil to burn at a rate of approximately 1 quart or more every 1,000 miles. My Rav4 was brought to the dealership on 7/16/2015 to perform the first phase of an oil inspection & consumption test. On 8/4/2015 the vehicle was brought back to the dealership for re-inspection. It failed the consumption test & I was told that as soon as parts became available I'd be contacted; however, there were several customers ahead of me awaiting the same repair. Two months have passed & I have yet to hear back from the dealership as to when the repair can happen. I called the service manager 10/2/2015. The service manager told me he would look into the matter & return my call in 15 minutes. He never called back. Toyota has only issued a tsb about this issue to dealers/mechanics, thus owners may not be aware that oil is being burned off as the excess smoke is absorbed by the catalytic converter, which causes causes premature failure of that par as well. This needs to be a recall item. If a car doing 70mph has an engine failure due to loss of oil then the person will loose steering and brake control leading to a serious accident or death. This is a mechanical issue as well as a safety issue.
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- Galloway, NJ, USA