Engine Burning Oil problems of the 2008 Toyota RAV4 - part 1

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that upon inspection of her engine, she discovered that the oil had completely emptied without warning. Since the discovery, the contact would frequently replace the oil approximately every month due to the excessive oil consumption. The contact then took the vehicle to magic Toyota (21300 hwy 99, edmonds, wa 98026) where she was informed that the failure was a known issue and the vehicle was under warranty however, the warranty had expired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Vehicle consumes more oil than the normal. Have found out that 2007-2009 Toyota rav 4,(2az-fe engines) have a faulty piston and rings design. These engines burn oil,because of this faulty design.

Excessive oil consumption ( 1 qt/400 miles), car is now at 108k miles. Oil consumption test done at 83k (used only 1/4 qt so passed) at roswell, atlanta. And I was asked to top up oil during oil changes. No notice received from Toyota for oil consumption issues. How come the car consuming just 1/4 qt/1000 miles consuming 1 full qt/400 miles now? (assuming test is done correctly) I dont know. But found on internet that this is an issue with this engine. I woke up late. Car is out of warranty since 05/18 for any fix. Toyota acted so cheap by not recalling the cars here despite knowing the issue very well. I always thought Toyota is known for reliability but not anymore.

My car is burning oil very quickly. I have to check it weekly and now am putting 1 or 2 quarts of oil every 2 or 3 weeks. I travel 60 miles daily and thought that because of distance and because my car has over 100,000 miles, that this was the reason. Now I am reading about all the many same complaints other owners are having. Is there a recall or solution to this problem? I didn't want to buy a new car yet.

An excessive oil consumption, 1 quart every 1500 miles. No oil leaks identified. It's a known issue related to 2az-fe engines due to design issues related to pistons and rings. It's a safety issue which can cause a stall of engine due to low amount of oil. Toyota dealer refused to repair the engine due to just expired warranty (10 years/150k miles).

2008 Toyota Rav4 - excessive oil consumption on 2az-fe engine lsc ze7 my daughters Toyota Rav4 was consuming an unusual amount of oil. We originally thought the car was burning oil. After doing more research, we discovered it was a known issue. Toyota has an extended warranty for 10 years and/or 150,000 miles for an oil consumption issue (ze7). The car was purchased August 2008. We purchased the car in 2017 from a family member. The previous owner had no idea that this was a known issue. They thought that the car just burned a lot of oil. We took the car into the Toyota dealership September 2018, one month before the warranty expired. Toyota agreed to start the oil consumption test which required them to ceil the engine and oil stick. We were told to drive the car for 1100 to 1300 miles. The car had the be towed back to Toyota at 1600 miles due to the oil light flashing on and off. They acknowledge the car most likely has the oil consumption issue, but since the car was driven approximately 318 miles over the limit, Toyota claims that they must restart the test and refuse to honor the warranty. A tune up was done by Toyota a few months prior. When we discovered that the oil leak was potentially related to a known oil consumption issue, we took the car in to start the phase 1 test. The service department marked the oil as severely low. Under no circumstances should the car run low on oil, when the oil was filled by Toyota and was driven only 1600 miles. . Read more...

Have excessive oil consumption. Engine light kept going on. Took it to the Toyota dealer that I bought the car and serviced at. They recommended an oil consumption test. Performed the test and it failed. Dealer and Toyota corporate said there is nothing they would do. Claimed they sent a recall letter that I never received. I don't believe there was a recall just a major defect in their powertrain. The vehicle is now in my daughters procession and have grave concerns the engine could seaze or catch fire leading to a crash. In researching I found that this is a common defect amongst various Toyota modals and modal years. If there was a recall them I believe the Toyota dealer servicing the vehicle was negligent to for prescribing an oil consumption test and not telling me of all recalls for my vehicle. If there was no recall then Toyota is negligent for knowingly avoiding a defect and not standing by their product. I would like them to replace the defective engine or repair it so the excessive oil consumption is eliminate. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

My Rav4 is now burning oil. I am putting oil into it before I get to the date of my next service. I've heard about an enhanced warranty that went out to dealers that told about this being a problem with pistons and rings but the dealers chose not to tell customers about it. How do we fix the problem now?.

I have a Toyota Rav4 2008 with a 4 cylinder engine. Toyota has acknowledged that this engine has an oil consumption problem and had a warranty recall. I never received any notice. I always have the oil changed from the dealer where I bought the car. They never mentioned this recall until it had expired by six weeks. I noticed that it was losing oil so I took it to the dealer and told them about it. They inspected the car and told me their was no visible signs of oil leaking out and then told me about about the recall. They said I could spend 2500. 00 dollars to get it repaired. My question is if Toyota manufactured a defective engine that loses oil (most likely burning it) then why is this a timed event? if I have this vehicle with this engine then they should correct the recalled issue at no charge to me like everyone else that had this safety issue. The dealer knew I owned this car that was having this issue and never mentioned it. Who is going to repair this recalled problem? thanks.

It was recommended by my technician that I have an oil consumption test because I go through a lot of oil. I took it to nalley Toyota of roswell GA on 11/7/17 and my car "passed" the test, however my car still consumes oil at rates not healthy for the car. I went to another dealer; marietta Toyota in georgia on 6/21/18. They tested the car, added 2 quarts of oil and said that I have an issue, however 10 years has passed since 6/6/06, the first use of the car. I do not believe the oil consumption issue manifested itself in that amount of time between dealer visits. I believe that I was improperly diagnosed by the first dealer because they did not want to have to rectify the problem.

Burning motor oil.

2008 Toyota Rav4 excessive oil consumption. After reaching 100,000 mile on my vehicle, it began to use 1 quart of oil every 1,200-1,500 miles. Toyota knew of this problem (TSB to dealers) but refuse to offer any restitution to customers if the vehicle has passed the 60,000 mile power train warranty. This is a manufacture problem and Toyota should have to make these repairs free of any charge to the customer.

1. Excessive oil consumption up to 1qt every 1200 miles, under normal driving conditions noticed December of 2013. 2. Ecm fails to hold reverse gear. Gear frequently slips in reverse when gas pedal is pressed, won't back up hills. Noticed December of 2013, no power when first starting up for first 10 to 15 minutes of drive. October of 2013 immediately after purchasing 3. Head gasket fail between number 2 and 3 cylinders due to faulty head gasket. Replaced head gasket June 2016 4. Very low fuel economy December 2013. 5. No oil pressure very ruff idle oil pressure light on, with oil level reading full. September 2017.

Excessive oil consumption. Engine down 2 quarts of oil after 2000 miles of driving after oil change.

Excessive oil consumption.

Engine is burning oil rapidly. Have to keep adding oil on a regular basis when red icon button to add oil comes on!!.

Toyota warranty enhancement program (ze7) phase 2: 2006 - 2008 my Rav4 warranty policy bulletin pol 14-12 12/16/14 due to excessive oil consumption. Toyota failed to notify me of this issue despite my taking my vehicle in for numerous recall issues, and my ordering seals for my oil system due to oil loss.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled three or four times. The oil and maintenance warning indicators illuminated. Once home, the contact checked the oil stick and noticed that the reservoir was empty. The dealer diagnosed that the failure was due to lack of maintenance. The vehicle was scheduled for an oil consumption test. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

It has excessive oil consumption and has for at least a year that I have been aware of. I have to add at least a quart of oil every 1000 miles or less. I feel I have to carry oil everywhere and that I need to check the dip stick frequently. The dealer has charged a fair amount of money for things that have not fixed it yet and now is quoting me $3800. 00 for engine diagnostic/repair. They never once mentioned to me that there is a known consumption problem with this engine type on any of my other expensive visits to them back when my mileage was uner 150,000 miles. It's know over 167,000 miles and so is not covered by their so called warranty enhancement program.

Ecsessive oil consumption over last year increasing over time now using 5-6 quarts between oil change. . . Toyota acknowledges oil consumption problem but will not repair'.

Ze7 repair oil consumption - I failed this test and the car was repaired. This was after months of having to add oil (after the light would come on). 2 months after the repair the bearings on the balance shafts flew apart rendering the car undriveable. The repair specifically states that the lower block is not to be opened even though it would be on an engine that has had oil problems. This should have been part of the repair (at no cost to me) which would have alleviated this issue. The failure of Toyota corp to notify owner of Rav4's of this issue, fixing the issue before it becomes a problem and then not inspecting the entire engine for low oil generated problems has now left me with a $6500 dollar repair which more than the kelley blue price of the car. I am hoping to have this covered but so far have not been successful. I am now down one vehicle which has further complicated things.

Excessive oil consumption. Began last summer. I've had to add at 5 qts since then. I bought a carton of 12 and only 3 or 4 remain, so probably more than 5. First occurrence the oil light came on in a hard right (?) turn. It took 2 qts. I'm having to train myself to check the oil far more frequently. The date below is estimated.

My oil pressure warning light comes on less than 1600 miles after an oil change. I have had the "oil consumption" test three times. Each time, I have been told my car has "passed" the test because it is "normal" for a car to be a quart low on oil after 1000 miles.

I have a 2008 Toyota Rav4 sport that is burning 2 quarts of oil every thousand miles. I took it in for the oil consumption test in February 2016. It past but barely passed. I was told by the dealer that I could only do one test every year. That is all Toyota will cover. So now today at the end of April 2017 I took it back in again since using a lot of oil and now having performance issues (slow acceleration almost causing accidents). Told it definitely fails and they've never seen an engine use this much oil. It is now over 150,000 miles in and October 2016 Toyota change their policy of unlimited miles and unlimited age to either 10 years from first date of service or hundred thousand miles. They said notices were sent out but they did admit that our notice probably went to the previous owner. We bought this is a certified used in 2011. So after admitting that they did not notify us of the change and having them wait to do another test until after the free repairs were authorized they definitely took advantage of this disabled veteran. Totally unwilling to help correct their own engine issue.

Prior to 2015, 2 different service companies on 2 separate scheduled oil change informed me that the car had no oil. In 2015,received a warranty enhancement program related to excessive engine oil consumption from Toyota. Since being told on 2 separate occasions that the car had no oil during oil change service, I contacted Toyota to schedule for the consumption test. Brought the car on 7/7/15 then returned on 9/2/15 between 1100-1300 miles as instructed and was told it passed. However, on 1/20/16 brought car to another service company for scheduled oil change (first oil change after it supposedly passed test) and was told there was no oil marking on dip stick. Therefore,was advised to bring it back to Toyota. No oil change was performed but service company added oil (approx 3. 5 quarts)per my request. Spoke with a lady manager at Toyota via phone to report the findings and was advised to schedule appointment for re-test. I brought car to Toyota on 1/29/16 as scheduled and was told by service advisor that a re-test will not be performed because it already passed the test in sept. 2015 despite the latest finding of a dry dip stick in Jan. 2016. Toyota suggested to change the oil at my expense and to check if there was a leak. I declined it because I expected the appointment to be a re-test for oil consumption as indicated by a Toyota manager. I eventually had an oil change on 2/17/16 performed by a non-Toyota service company and was told the oil drained was 2. 5 quarts which is 2 quarts below factory standards.

I own Toyota rav 4 2008 limited for 9 years. I am tired of changing oils for the car for last 2 years. I got a letter from Toyota stating that they will fix the excessive oil consumption issues under extended warranty maintenance. But when I contacted the dealership, they are saying there is rust on the car and they will fix it only if I pay the cost that might be ranging from500 dollars to more than 1000 dollars. I have contacted Toyota executive office to discuss the matter but sorry to inform you all that I got a very harsh treatment from the executive rep. She was not even ready to reply my emails and informed me that she will only talk to me through phone, not thru email. After a serious discussion over the phone, she finally replied my emails but said they won't do anything to fix my issues. I feel terrible now. I am changing my car oil every 1000 miles and Toyota is not ready to do anything to fix my issues. I am scared that my car will stop running soon. I even copied my mail to the president and never got a reply from him also regarding the harsh treatment from the rep.

2008 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle excessive oil consumption problems. The consumer stated the vehicle has consumer 15 quarts of oil in 36,000 miles. Also, there was a noise coming from the front brake. The dealer informed the consumer, there was some rust in the drum area that probably caused the noise.

My vehicle was checked for excessive oil consumption in November 2015. The dealership ststed my vehicle did not have an oil problem. I am still adding oil to my vehicle less than 1,000 miles.

My car burns more oil than it should. When I took it in for the recall, they recomended ,I let them put new oil stem valve gaskets in for $530. 00. Now maybe I need them but,everytime, I take my car in for a recall the dealers want me to pay to get some thing fixed. Enough is enouhg.

My 2008 Rav4 4-cylinders 85k miles consumes about a quart of oil every 150 miles. No leaks, no smoke, valve sounds while in motion. Excessive oil consumption!.

I am having oil burning issues with my Rav4 also. It is a 2008, 4 cylinder. I have had my oil changed religiously in this car as it was my first new car. Every 3000 miles and I have the all the paperwork. About 4-5 months ago, every time I press break and noticed the oil flicker on and off. Stopped at a station and it was completely empty of oil. I had had an oil change about 2500 before this happened. I thought may be Toyota dealership did not put enough engine oil as recommended. Next time I took my car to firestone service and again today I found out that there is no engine oil left, the engine oil stick is completely dry. I was reading on online forums that a lot of consumer had same problem with their Rav4. There is no recall from Toyota and local dealer don't want to fix it.

Excessive oil consumption.

My engine seized on a moving highway. I had to have it towed to the nearest mechanic who identified the vehicle had very little oil in it despite just having had an oil change 3 weeks prior. He checked that there was no oil leal and advised to me take it to the dealership because he felt my vehicle had a faulty engine. My car was towed to the nearest Toyota dealership who lied first about my vehicle having a faulty engine and then when I presented to them the existing literature on the engine oil consumption problem, only then did they confirm my vehicle as having a faulty engine. Based on my VIN, I have the 2az-fe engine which poses a safety risk to consumers in that it causes engine problems including failure. Toyota knew of this defect when I purchased my vehicle and did not disclose this to me. They also issued a safety bulletin in 2011 but only to dealerships and not to consumers. Toyota has not disclosed of this problem to its consumers and continues to regard their vehicles as safe. My safety was compromised because of Toyota's dishonesty and deceit.

Toyota oil consumption test conducted. Usage of ~3/4 qt per 1,200 miles. First noted excessive usage at ~ 95,000 mi. Tested at 138,739 mi. 2. 4l 4-cyl dohc engine.

Received a warranty enhancement notification (extended warranty) for the excessive oil consumption. Free fix. What a joke. They tell you to come in for the test, fill your oil to full and tell you to come back in 1200 miles. Twelve hundred miles later you go back your car is at low/add level, they add 1 qt oil and state and I quote "found that vehicle burned 1qt of oil in 1,241 miles. That is ok to Toyota standards". That last line tells it all. If you do the math, at 5000 miles, which they tell you to come in for an oil change, there would be no oil left to change with a 4. 8qt engine oil limit. I couldn't believe Toyota has such low standards. We have all Toyotas in my household. With the we don't care attitude by Toyota, we will become a Honda household. I expected better, Toyota standards have really deteriorated. Dontbytoyota. Com is available. Just may buy it to warn potential customers.