Engine Oil Leaking Problems of Toyota Sequoia

Toyota has a faulty design on 5. 7 liter Sequoias and tundras where the engine camshaft tower sealant leaks oil towards the cabin. Since the engine is tilted back, the engine oil is directed to a heat shield and then directly to the exhaust pipe. Upon reaching the exhaust it causes smoke. The smoke will enter into the cabin causing engine fumes which occur when driving or parked until the engine cools. The engine could have caught fire, based on the amount of smoke that came out. Upon further research, this issue has caused fires. Evidence of this problem is readily available searching "Toyota tundra cam leak fire", furthermore, change. Org petition has over 5,178 signatures requesting the recall. This issue has occurred in vehicles from 1,000 miles and up. Toyota now uses a different sealant to prevent this leaking, so they must have recognized the issue but have remained silent. Upon contacting Toyota, the customer service representative stated that he "had never heard of this problem". The dealership that is fixing this has a number of experienced mechanics that do see this often. It is unsafe to drive with this condition and the cost to repair is over $3,000!.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that he took the vehicle to a dealer for unknown service in March 2010 and immediately after, he noticed oil leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they were unable to locate the source of the oil leak. The vehicle was released to the contact yet the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a third time and the dealer replaced the o-ring. The failure stopped however within several days, the failure recurred. The manufacturer advised taking the vehicle to a different dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 10,000.

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