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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	951308
Internal NHTSA #	10484944
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	21/12/11
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2008 rav 4 is burning oil at an unusually high rate. This began last december when my oil light flicked on when i was braking. When i brought it into a service station they said i had no oil. I have since brought it back to my dealer a few times for the light coming on and being out of oil. I have already done the oil consumption test back in may but toyota felt that it was normal for my car to have lost oil in 1569 miles (per the owners manual). I just had it back at the dealer because after driving only 3,200 miles since my last oil change, my oil light flicked on again. When i checked it there was no oil in the vehicle. I know there is a tsb out for this issue with my car, and several other models of toyota, but since i don't have an extended warranty on my vehicle the dealer/service dept told me to contact toyota directly. Toyota did not acknowledge that i have an issue and continued to quote me page 314 of the owners manual and the oil consumption criteria on the page. For some reason they could not see the notes from my dealer from earlier in the day that i had run out of oil after 3,200 miles. The customer service rep actually said to me "what is it you want us to do?" i told him i want you to fix my car that you know has a problem as described in the tsb. I was told to once again do the oil consumption test with my dealer. I agree with others, if my car is set to go 5000 miles without an oil change, but i only went 3200 and had no oil, how can they not recall the vehicle or be forced to fix this known issue?!! Toyota, i feel, is jeopardizing mine and my family's safety by not correcting this issue. What disturbs me greatly is that the light doesn't come on and stay on, it flicks on when you are breaking so if you miss it, you will not know you are out of oil. A recall is in order and i hope it occurs before my engine is blown!!
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HANSON, MA
VIN pattern	JTMBD33V986XXXXXX
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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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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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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