| Issue ID | 1237140 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10789141 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY SOLARA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/10/14 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Engine excessive oil consumption. While i was driving on a city street oil light start flickering after turns and applying break pedal. I pulled my vehicle over and shut down an engine. After i checked my oil level and it was hardly on a stick. I do change my oil regularly, every 5000 miles. Toyota's oil light starts flickering when i lost almost 3 quarters, which could lead to engine shut down, glad i wasn't on a highway at that time and had enough time to pull over and take my car to a mechanic to add engine oil. As a result of toyota's engine engineering flow i lost about 3 quarters of engine oil in a less than 3000. After this unfortunate incident took place i have been keeping my eye on oil level. Later on i took a car to authorized toyota dealership. After checking a car they diagnosed an oil leak, i fixed it, however problem still exist. My car still uses way too much oil, which make it unsafe to drive since i have slight idea when oil could disappear while operating a vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 77000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NEWBURY PARK, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1CE30P67UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 25 |
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