Engine Burning Oil Problems of Toyota Highlander

Vehicle is burning excessive amounts of oil.

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Tl the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Highlander. While driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact powered off the engine while in traffic. Once restarted, the vehicle was able to be driven to his residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was burning oil, which caused it to stall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 158,297.

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This engine burns oil. 1/8 of an inch per week. If a person does not check their oil very often their engine will fail and lock up. This could happen when driving and cause a serious accident.

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Purchased this 2008 Toyota Highlander hybrid new from greentree Toyota in danbury CT. We selected the hybrid version to save on gas. Little did we know our savings in gas would be sucked up in oil consumption. I need to carry a case of oil in the car at all times. Asked Toyota service in danbury CT to investigate and they conducted the same oil test others speak about. Although they say our Highlander passed the test I end up adding about 2 quarts of oil between every oil change. This car was serviced in exact compliance with the recommended service schedule. The Toyota service department in danbury CT just says that it is normal for a car with 135,000 miles on it to burn oil. This was a huge investment. I would expect at least 200k miles on a car before experiencing this sort of problem. Very disappointing. I would have expected Toyota to stand behind their product. Instead we get a well orchestrated don't admit any wrongdoing response. Toyota should be held accountable for producing a substandard product.

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Driving in parking lot at approximately 5mph when smelled burning oil. Parked car and noticed smoke from under the hood. Turned off car and checked under the hood and noticed oil over engine. Searched online and saw issue with oil-cooler line "Toyota: on some vehicles, the engine oil cooler pipes may exhibit an oil seepage. Information has been provided regarding this issue". This did turn out to be the issue. Fortunately this even occurred when we were in a parking lot and not driving down the highway with kids in the back. This is a significant issue that could result in a fire and/or engine damage. The dealer stated they were aware of this service notice but no official recall had occurred. This has the potential to be a significant issue to both the cars and passengers and I hope that a recall would occur.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle began to emit a burning oil smell. The check engine lamp illuminated so the contact added oil to the vehicle. The contact stated that the burning oil smell still lingered and the check engine warning lamp illuminated again. In addition, a hose from the engine failed and spilled motor oil on the exterior of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that the oil cooler line had exploded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

The car has burned 1 qt of oil every 1500 milles or so since day1. . . Toyota will do nothing to repair the internal engine problem as they say it is acceptable per them to burn 1 qt every 1200??.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the smell of burning oil was emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the oil bearing seal needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 85,250.

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Purchased the vehicle used at about 42,000 miles. It burned oil (1 quart per 1,000 miles) from the first day I had it. The Toyota dealership has been monitoring the oil every 1,000 miles for about 6 months and agreed it has a problem but it will cost me $2,600 for them to tear down the engine to see if they can find out what's wrong. They report there is "sludge" in the engine and I should have changed the oil more often. They won't determine a problem or do anything else for free even though they say I do have a problem and they know the warranty is up in about 2,500 more miles which should cover the engine and drivetrain. Please help.

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Engine light started flashing right at 25,000. Car gave no sign of failure or anytime of problem. Oil changes was performed every 5000/mi and car was running fine until the light started to flash and we took car to concord Toyota to check on the engine liht problem. Concord Toyota said the engine was burned in and out due to lack of oil and blamed tha customer for poor maintenance to the car and refuse to fix the car under the warranty. It's been 3months that concord Toyota still has possession of the car with the engine opened apart and still refused to cover under the warranty.