2007 Scion TC: engine failure

Filed May 14, 2017 · Engine · 95,718 miles · TX

My scion tc engine ceased because the engine was burning oil excessively. I was driving from college to home when my car start making loud noise and I pulled over on the side of the road. I had car towed to the mechanic shop and he told me that my engine is ceased and it cost me about $3000 to replace the engine.

Filed May 14, 2017 · Engine · 95,718 miles · TX

I bought toyota scion tc on april 2016 and the odometer reading was 77593 miles. On may 05, 2017 while driving from walmart to my college campus, I heard loud knocking sound coming from the engine. I immediately pulled over the side and had the car towed to my apartment building. The following friday on may 12, 2017, I had the car towed from dallas to our mechanic shop in fort worth. The mechanic called and told me that the engine has ceased. The cost to replace the engine including the labor is $3300. I was having the oil changed every 3000 miles and I was also adding oil every 2 weeks. This excessive oil consumption has resulted in a total engine loss.

Filed Feb 11, 2017 · Engine · 81,000 miles · UT

My 2007 scion tc, is experiencing excessive oil consumption believed to be from defective piston rings designed by the manufacturer. This will inevitably lead to engine failure, and is already an extremely expensive fix. My car no longer falls under the standard toyota powertrain warranty (60 months / 60k miles). But has less than 85,000 miles on it. Toyota will do nothing to fix this problem that has affected multiple model/years of their cars with the engine 2az-fe.

Filed Oct 26, 2016 · Engine · 90,000 miles · GA

Engine locked up and needs to be replaced. I was told there was no oil in the engine at all, which seems to be due to a design defect causing no excessive engine oil consumption. I was driving on the interstate and barely made it the shoulder when the car seized up and died. No low oil light ever came on. If someone was driving in heavier traffic, the car could shut off in an active driving lane.

Filed Feb 18, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 78,000 miles · IA

Takata recall my car's engine recently (two days ago) has been making ticking rattling noises when I start up and begin to accelerate. Took my 2007 scion tc in to have the oil checked and they said the valve gasket cover was damaged and just needed replacement. They preformed an oil change and fixed the valve cover and hand me over the keys to take off. As I start up the car the engine is still making the ticking rattling noise. I go back into the service department and ask them if the car just needs to circulate the oil around for a bit to lubricate the engine and then the noise will go away. They all hesitated from answering the question and said it may just permanently be there. My car only has 78,000 miles and I have always kept it in good care. This problem came out of nowhere and left me incredibly disappointed driving away with the same problem left unfixed. After doing some research on the issue I came across many others who have experienced this same sort of problem regarding excessive oil consumption burning that is leading to engine failure. What is toyota doing about this problem that is occurring for many customers at a low mileage point? Are they standing behind their loyalty and trust to their customers or just going to leave them out in the cold to worry about these high cost problems alone? Thank you for any help and guidance you can provide.

Filed Aug 31, 2015 · Engine · GA

Letter from congressman carter on behalf of constituent re 2007 toyota scion recall. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle had an engine/oil problem. The engine was replaced in july 2014, due to a rod being thrown through the engine block. The consumer then received a warranty enhancement notification regarding an oil consumption problem. He submitted documentation for reimbursement. However, toyota never responded.

Filed Jul 9, 2015 · Engine · 125,000 miles · GA

We purchased a 2007 scion tc for our son. We have had no problem with the car and we were unaware of the toyota reports on it. We have had the car serviced and have records. He was driving home from work and without warning his engine blew. I learned about the oil consumption problem on the car so we had it towed to our local dealership and checked. They felt that the problem was part of the oil consumption problem and sent the information up the stream for it to be denied by the warranty person who made his decision based on a couple of pictures and the fact that the car was not bone dry from oil. It showed all the damage of a vechile with oil consumption problem. They have now denied my claim again and still the person that is making the decision did not send the field rep to look at the car. We are loyal toyota owner and currently own 5. We have never ever been so disappointed in the way a situation was handled. My son could have been serious injured if he was not able to get off of the busy highway in time. He had no warning. I have be doing my research and have learned the scope of the problem and toyota, know the scope is trying to sweep it under the rug. I still owe 2 years of payments on this car and they would like me to pay $6200 to replace my engine. It has definitely been identified as an engine problem and they are making more money on a problem that they caused. I noticed that there are 2 class action suits against them for the problem because it is so big. Please issue a recall so that all of us involved can drive safely in the cars that we work hard to pay for.

Filed May 31, 2015 · Engine · 70,000 miles · CA

My scion tc burns excessive engine oil. Toyota recommend oil change every 5k miles and at about 3-4k miles after an oil change, the oil is burnt so much to the point that when I check engine oil level it's well below the length of the dipstick and red oil low warning light on the dash comes on. This is extremely dangerous, if a car stalls in the middle of the highway due to engine failure with no oil, lives can be lost due to this type of accident. There is already a class action law suite against toyota on this. Instead of a mandatory recall, toyota says you have to do a test first before they're willing to repair for free. I went to dealership for the test and my car burns 0.6qt/1000miles. For the 5000mile oil change interval, my car would have burnt 3qts and keep in mind this engine is designed to hold only 4.5qts. The oil level would be too low to be shown on dipstick. Yet toyota refuse to do the repair claiming that within 1qt/1000mile is normal. Seriously? That would mean by 5k oil change is due the engine would have burnt all oil and bone dry. The federal safety agency, please make toyota pay for this. They are risking people's life just to save money on repair cost. Need help from government in this matter.

Filed Sep 20, 2013 · Engine · 125,000 miles · GA

There is a terrible oil consumption problem with this car. My daughter's engine blew up because of it. If you do not plan on checking your oil every singleday.do not buy this car. All I could get from anyone is that I was supposed to take it to the dealer with an oil problem. I am not a mechanic how the heck would I know that? Be forewarned....and I am a toyota buyer through and through, I might sell my cars after this.

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Engine · 73,500 miles · PA

I purchased my car new from the dealership and my first oil changes I went to the dealership because of oil consumption and they said it was normal for the car to use 1 quart for every 1200 miles. Every mechanic I have spoken to said to me that is not normal for a new car used for daily driving. Now I'm at 73k miles and I have records of every oil change being done at every 3k miles and between oil changes I have to put in at least 4 to 5 quarts in between and now I have a rod knock sounds like a bearing due to no oil in the car when I checked right before my next oil change. I researched the internet and realized that this is very common and toyota is aware of the oil consumption issue on these engines but has not issues a recall just a tsb. Since the engine burned oil so that it was empty I believe that is a product defect (covered under warranty) and the tsb shows that its a piston rod bearing issue in the 2az-fe engine. I also believe that toyota is taking advantage of the consumer by stating that it is normal to have 1quart of oil loss per every 600-1200 miles. That does not even make sense for a new car with a modern engine and its in the users manual. This is happening to alot of people and its between 50k to 100k miles when the warranty expires. Because of this the toyota dealership told me that I need a new engine and they wont help me. They are making money from this engine defect and are taking full advantage of it without placing a recall only a tsb. References: http://www.rav4world.com/forums/96-4-3-general/68762-rav-drinking-oil.html http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209859 http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123401.