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2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1469994
Internal NHTSA #	11098115
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2007
File date	23/04/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Excessive oil consumption relating to toyota's warranty enhancement notification - ze7. I knew my engine consumed oil chronically since at least 75,000 miles so was not surprised when this warranty enhancement came in the mail. However, when i brought it into the dealership to get tested, they said it passed the test (this was in april 2015 at about 135,000 miles). I was frustrated and shocked. I thought i was stuck with no other options. Recently, when adding oil i noticed i went through 2-2. 5 quarts in a week. That's when i insisted on another oil consumption test. It failed this time, but according to toyota, it was too late for them to cover as i was over the term of 150,000 miles (case #1803133073). I asked for other alternatives since i believed the original test to be flawed (allowing for 1-1. 5 quarts of oil consumption when the owner's manual recommends oil changes at 5,000 miles. Since the car only holds just over 4. 5 quarts of oil, no oil would be left at over 4,000 miles). At the rate of consumption, i worry about excessive engine heat leading to fires and obviously excessive wear on the engine. This should not have been a 'warranty enhancement' and instead a recall as the excessive oil consumption in the 2az-fe toyota engine is well documented as a design flaw or engineering error with the piston rings not being large enough to drain oil or not having enough holes, trapping the oil and causing oil burning. Toyota should be held accountable for their poor engine design and any safety issues associated with it. At a minimum the warranty enhancement should be extended for the life of the vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	135000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	YUCAIPA, CA
VIN pattern	JTMZD33V776XXXXXX
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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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