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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1048907
Internal NHTSA #	10573571
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	02/01/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine is consuming oil. I bought the rav4 2. 4 engine 2008 brand new. Very well maintained by the dealer's records. At the beginning of 2010, i start noticing that the oil level is getting lower every time before the oil change. I thought it was due to some leak. The dealer said there are no leaks in the engine oil and the oil consumption rate is acceptable. I don't understand how it would be, but they argued that it is stated in the owner manual. It got worse by time, now i have to add a full quart or more between oil changes just to avoid engine damage. I owned many cars before, older models, none of them required adding oil before the next oil change. After researching the matter, i found that it is not only my car. Toyota knows about the issue but does not want to fix it. I even found a document with vin's of the cars affected by the issue tsb-0094-11 (piston ring?) consuming that much oil is not normal, and i believe will shorten the engine's life and is really bad for the environment. I bought the car because of it's reputation of being dependable and it has a big name behind it. I hope someone ask toyota to step up and fix this problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	45000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HENDERSON, NV
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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
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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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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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