2008 Scion TC: excessive oil consumption

Filed Feb 19, 2025 · Engine · OH

Burning oil bad

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Fuel system · 100,000 miles · CA

2008 - scion - toyota - burning oil, burning a quart of oil in less than every 800 miles. Car is up to date with all maintenance. Mechanic referred us to dealership. Toyota issued a tsb - 'some 2006 ' 2011 model year vehicles equipped with the 2az-fe engine may exhibit engine oil consumption. The piston assembly has been changed to minimize oil consumption.' and that 'p030# (cylinder # misfire detected) dtc may also be set as a result of oil consumption.' however dealership refuses to even test or repair the vehicle. Saying we only had until aug 2017. We were never notified of such issues, no letters or anything were sent to us. Car has always been registered and our owner info has always been available to toyota. So now we are stuck with defective vehicle.

Filed Aug 31, 2018 · Engine · 172,000 miles · IN

Purchased this car for my teenage daughter 2 months ago. Car runs like a champ. Recently had to add a quart and a half of oil then changed the oil saturday and yesterday the car was 2 quarts low again. Have seen numerous complaints online about excessive oil use on these vehicles, same year yet toyota has not issued a recall, why? When reading complaints, apparently it's a common problem, defect, with the 08 tc in which involves the piston rings. This is a very expensive fix and toyota should be held accountable for the repairs.

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Engine · 190,000 miles · VA

Excessive oil consumption and this is the second engine that has blown in my car. The first problem was when the pistons blew up my engine and now here we go again with the pistons in the second motor. I called scion customer service and spoke with camille and she basically told me I am stuck with this bad motor that I just had put in on april 7, 2017.

Filed Apr 13, 2018 · Engine · 99,000 miles · CA

Excessive engine oil consumption problem. Burns more than two quart of oil in less than 1800 miles.

Filed Jan 19, 2018 · Engine · OH

High consumption of engine oil. I am having to add about a quart every 1000 miles or so. Took to dealer and was told I was 2 weeks past the deadline of 10 years from the date the vehicle went into service. The car is well under the 150,000 miles coverage period at only 90,000 miles. Toyota's position was firm on the 2 week overage period. This just does not seem right. This car's engine could lock up due to lack of oil and cause me to wreck not to mention the unnecessary amount of air pollution this is causing

Filed Dec 24, 2017 · Engine · 147,000 miles · CA

Rapid oil consumption. Over 4 quarts in <2,000 miles. Problem started around 147,000 odo

Filed Mar 12, 2017 · 176,000 miles · CA

At around 35000 miles I noticed my car started burning oil. I thought this was normal so I began using thicker oil. The problem persisted. My car now has 185000 miles and I'm using 10w40 oil with oil stabilizer and the problem continues. I've had two oil consumption tests done on my car and, according to their testing standards, it has passed both times. However, the issue is ongoing and has of course worsened. It's to the point that my oil light came on in my car and I had to add 2 quarts of oil after only 3500 miles. Toyota has simply left me in the dark with this problem as I was hoping to have this vehicle for many years to come.

Filed Jan 19, 2017 · Engine · CA

I just went to the dealer and have indicated that my car burns oil 2 to 3x's faster than normal. I was made aware (for the 1st time) of the extended warranty that toyota issued. However, my car now has 150,737 miles and does not qualify for the warranty work. Here's the document that shows my car no longer qualifies. Http://media.fixed-ops.com/toy_campaigns/ze7-dlrltr.pdf please help!

Filed Oct 17, 2016 · Engine · 138,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 scion tc. Each time the vehicle was driven, the engine would consume oil and overheat. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.

Filed Sep 7, 2016 · Engine · 130,000 miles · MA

Car was tested for the oil consumption test they were doing and it supposedly passed, but then as driving down the highway, the motor completely blew due to the lack of oil. I'd even been adding oil to my car daily.

Filed Apr 14, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 86,000 miles · NJ

The first is issue is the oil consumption it consume almost 1q in 2k which is not what is suppose to be happening. I only had this vehicle for 2 years and the engine blew with no warning no oil light on nothing.