| Issue ID | 1020818 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10550768 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 30/09/13 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased a 2007 toyota camry new in 2007 ( this is my 5th toyota) and religious follow the suggested maintenance toyota recommends. After approximately 50 k miles the engine started burning oil and the engine became very noisy. The car currently uses about a quart every 1200 miles. I took my vehicle to the dealer and they said there is no problem with the engine. From what i read on the safercar. Gov, edmunds. Com websites and the consumeraffairs. Org website there is a design problem with the engine as acknowledged in toyota service bulletin t-sb-0094-11 issued 8/11/2011. Http://www. Rav4world. Com/tsb/2011/t-sb-0094-11. Pdf . Basically stating ? The piston assembly needs to be changed? (of course as an original owner of this engine and vehicle i was never notified). I can see by other filed complaints that this is a widespread problem. Personal impact aside, this is a vehicle and environmental safety issue. I put almost as much oil in the car every week as i do gasoline. The additional emissions caused by the oil burning is being offset partially by the emission control system, but only partially, and eventually will fail to filter it out altogether. I urge nhtsa to take action and raise this to recall status.. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 50000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WOODSTOCK, IL |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46KX7UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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