| Issue ID | 1229386 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10782167 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 14/10/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We have owned this car since new and followed the maintenance schedule religiously. The car is at 76,000 miles and yesterday i discovered that the car had burned through 2. 5 quarts of oil less than 3000 miles from the last oil change. Additionally the slave cylinder is leaking after the transmission was replaced at 23000 miles. Prior to the last 3000 miles, the car had never burned through oil between oil changes. Upon researching the issue i found that the previous generation of this engine had piston issues that toyota eventually started fixing for free (after multiple class action suits). I took it in to my dealership and they recommended an entire engine overhaul to fix the pistons ($5000) of which they cover nothing. In addition they confirmed the slave cylinder was leaking and that the transmission would need to be overhauled a 2nd time ($2,600). Unfortunately i purchased this car in manual, and toyota barely sold any of these transmissions which has resulted in no acknowledgement of any manufacturer defects. While i understand the transmission is poorly designed but considered a wear item, i can not understand how the pistons on a car with regular maintenance would give out at 76,000 miles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 76000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ATLANTA, GA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF3EK1AUXXXXXX |
| 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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