| Issue ID | 1028203 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10556131 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 23/11/12 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This model toyota has a record of stuck oil rings causing excessive oil consumption which leads to failure of engine and catalytic converter. See new york times oct 14,2011 and the hundreds of on line complaints about using one quart of oil every 1 k miles. In november of last year my technician did a complete check with oil change, in jan this year the oil was down one quart and in feb. I did another oil change with only two quarts of oil left in the pan when it takes 4-1/2 quarts. I took my rav 4 to the dealer(4-23-2013) i bought it from and without looking at it i was told the oil rings get stuck and i need an engine repair for $3,000 plus tax. I had them check it out and i got a written document with the repair that is needed documented. This "needs" to be a recall item. If a car doing 70mph has an engine failure due to loss of oil then the person will loose steering and brake control leading to a serious accident and most likely death. Toyota did two recalls on my car in april, door switch needed a drop of oil and rear suspension needed to be re-torqued. Made a big deal out of what cost pennies to fix. Now a $3,000 engine repair and we need to go to small claims court or class action suit or plead to you to help us get this a recall item. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NEW YORK, NY |
| VIN pattern | JTMBD33V176XXXXXX |
| 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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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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