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2012 Toyota PRIUS V Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1583647
Internal NHTSA #	11232922
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	PRIUS V
Model Year	2012
File date	01/05/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Our 2012 prius v has continuously been burning oil at an alarming rate. It was put through an oil consumption test at the dealership and they claimed not to know what the problem was (just that the car was getting older and we should probably buy a new one), even though they have issued a tsb to dealerships about this problem. At this point, we are barely able to drive the car any distance without having to put more oil in. We have always kept up on the maintenance for the vehicle, we recently replaced the head gasket and the coolant in the car, but now the car just runs hot with the fan running all the time and the oil is consistently burning. We've never had to put oil into the car ourselves between maintenance sessions and now they have us coming in to change oil every 5k miles instead of every 10k miles as before. Even then, we are still having to add oil in between visits. I bought the car as a commuter vehicle, it has about 200,000 miles on it, driving it 5 days per week, about 100 miles per day. Depending on the quote to fix it (from a non dealer because they won't acknowledge there's a problem), i will probably have to trade the car in at a minimal value in order to purchase a new car, which i really cannot afford to do right now. This problem is only occurring when the car is moving. There is no leak, as it would be evident on my driveway. I mostly drive the car on the highway.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CAMINO, CA
VIN pattern	JTDZN3EU3C3XXXXXX
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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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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2012 Toyota PRIUS V Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota PRIUS V Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?