Engine Noise Problems of Toyota Celica

I have a 2001 Toyota Celica gt, about 10,000 miles ago I took my car in for an oil change and they said that my oil was a qt low. So I took note. The other day my engine sounded different, so I pulled over at a gas station and checked the oil. There was no oil on the dip stick. I bought a qt, put it in and drove to work. When I checked it again, I was still unable to see oil on the dip stick, I put another qt in. I dove home and checked again, I could just see the oil on the bottom of the dip stick, I put another qt in. This brought it almost to the full line. I checked for oil leaks under the car and found no visible area that the mass amount of oil leaked out, I burned it. I did some research and found out that 00-02 Toyota Celica gts have this problem and that its a manufactures defect. It was addressed and fixed in 2003. I also found out that in europe, all of the 00-02 Toyota Celica gts have been recalled for the same problem. I called our local Toyota dealership and asked if there was a recall and they said no. I then asked what needed to be done to fix this problem, Toyota said that I needed to replace my engine out of pocket. I asked about the recall in europe, the tech said he knew about it. I also called the USA Toyota head quarters and made a complaint, they said my car wasn't under warranty so they wouldn't help me in anyway. I estimate that my 2001 Toyota Celica gt burned a qt of oil every 800 miles. When I found that my oil was that low, I feared not only for my safety but for my passengers and others on the road. What if I had burned all of my oil and my engine froze up. I could caused a fatal accident? my engine has tremendous loss of power because of this issue. I could bog out crossing a highway and cause an accident. The worse part is my car is polluting the environment with hydro carbons. I am stuck with it, it wont pass emissions.

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