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1998 Toyota COROLLA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1233759
Internal NHTSA #	10786665
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	COROLLA
Model Year	1998
File date	31/12/00
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The engine consumes oil at an alarming rate since i purchased the car 15 years ago. Told a toyota shop foreman me about this problem and he told me that toyota doesn't want to admit any fault. He said they made the pistons too small and the rings too big. He is a close friend who knows i take care of my cars extremely well. He said to just keep nursing the car like i do. And for 15 years i have been nursing my car every week i check the oil. If it is a slight bit low i will add oil to the full line. This is the only way to make the car last, if i let it go and didn't check the oil, there would be nothing left in the crankcase, the engine would probably seize up because of lack of oil. I noticed this condition with the engine when i bought the car 15 years ago used. The car was a year and half old. I called toyota about it back then in the year of 2000 and they denied any problem or recall like they still do today. Since then, i have confronted other toyota corolla owners with the same year as mine give a take a year or two and they have all stated that yes there oil was extremely low also. One stranger i walked up to in the parking lot said to me "yes, i add oil to it every week." so to sum things up. I feel that toyota should compensate owners like me who have faithfully added oil to the engine every week for the past 15 years that i have owned that car. Toyota should be sued for not being honest about their oil burning engines for the 1998 to 2002 corolla model year. There is no oil leaking under the car at all and all of the gaskets on the engine are dry with no leaks. The interior of the tailpipe has alot of black soot indicating oil consumption within the engine.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAVERHILL, MA
VIN pattern	2T1BR18E9WCXXXXXX
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	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Toyota COROLLA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Toyota COROLLA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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