Oil light went on. I took the car to sun toyota, holiday, fl. They advised me to have an oil change at my expense and to come back later to see if there were any issues. I called later and they said it was too early and to come back at about 1100 miles. In the meantime, I received a letter from toyota re. Warranty enhancement up to 10 years and 150k miles for excessive oil consumption. I was unable to return until today (3/28/15) despite my best efforts. The mileage was 1568 since the oil change and they said it was too late and outside their parameters. They would not do the test again for 6 months. I asked them to at least check the oil and they did so at my insistence and 2 quarts needed to be added and they advised me it was dangerous to drive the car with low oil and to check the oil every week and add oil as necessary. I complained to the service manager and he refused to do anything for 6 mos. I phoned the national toyota service center and they confirmed that the warranty enhancement existed but refused to do anything for 6 months. They want me to have the oil change done again at my expense for a second time and to pay for the diagnostics for their defective vehicle at my expense. They refuse to do anything about it at their expense for 6 months. I think they should take care of the oil change and the diagnostics and the repairs immediately at their expense. Thank you.
2008 Toyota Camry engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the oil pressure warning light illuminated. The contact frequently added engine oil to the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed oil excessively. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the piston rings on the cylinders failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Excessive oil consumption with my 2az-fe engine. Burns through 1 quart approx. Every thousand miles. Toyota claims this is within warranty but low oil pressure light comes on halfway through my service cycle.
Started smoking, and pulled car to side of road. Then camry was on fire. The whole engine was on fire. The car is totaled. It is not worth anything. Nothing can be salvaged at all the inside of car was burnt. Now I don't have a car. The insurance might not cover the car.
Camry is hit by a pick up truck on the left passenger side, causing the camry to lose control and rotate more than 360 degrees on the road but none of the airbags, even the side airbags deployed. I called toyota and asked by the side airbags did not deploy and was told that they could inspect it but they will be charging me $99 to check why the airbags didn't deploy. I was obviously distraught over the fact that they will charge me first before they can look at a potential safety issue about my vehicle and the person we talked to just basically asked me to call back if I wanted them to look into it and hung up.
Excessive oil consumption, toyota says it is within their standards. Have to add quart of oil every thousand miles. Toyota says this is within their standards, however they dont tell you they knew about this and provided a fix to dealers. Most times it happens though after warranty expires.
My engine mounts were broken -all of them. Thought the engine was idling rough, but the engine was moving around within the car and "could have fallen out" is what I understood the mechanic to say. I previously reported very premature failure of brakes, broken water pump, belts, and more. Now the engine mounts. I do not drive fast, and I drive smooth highways, not our locally bad streets. No reason the mounts should all be broken. There should be a recall on engine mounts and water pumps at the very least.
12/28/13 - elsrode ave. Baltimore, md 21214, side street next to our house. [xxx] , wife, was parallel parking this vehicle driving in reverse. Vehicle had unintended acceleration. Brakes did not work. Vehicle went up a set of cement steps and stopped for a second, but then accelerated in drive down steps into street. Again brakes did not work. [xxx] drove vehicle into an alley and hit a stone wall where it stopped. Engine was smoking. In reverse and in drive, [xxx] had her feet on the brakes. The brakes did not work. This was witnessed by her son, [xxx], who was the front seat passenger. [xxx]. Suffered fractured ribs and bruised legs. Passenger, [xxx] , was not injured. Vehicle was totaled by insurance company. Toyota inspected vehicle on 2/24/14 who said " based on our inspection of your vehicle it was determined that it was not the result of any type of manufacturing or design defect". Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My brakes needed replacing at approx. 40-44k miles. My belts/water pump broke/cracked at approx 50k miles. The mechanic said the water pump, if it ever broke at all, shouldn't break till min. 100k miles. I am about to take the camry to a mechanic to check engine racing and grinding front passenger side window motor. This car has been a money pit with awful visibility. I've spent many thousands on this car before it reach 50k miles.
In summer of 2013, power steering pump failed on 2008 toyota camry. Car was very difficult to steer, turn and park but had to be driven, though unsafe to drive, for 3 days while pump was ordered and replaced. In the week before the power steering pump failed, the engine was found to be burning oil and had to be rebuilt. During this same month (august, 2013), the gas cover could not be opened to refill the gas tank while out of town, requiring a temporary cable fix by an out-of-town dealer. In the summer of 2014, the anti-lock brake system (ABS) actuator failed, also causing loss of speedometer, temperature and tachometer functions. Abs actuator part was ordered and replaced. Then a week later, the brake booster failed (check engine light on multiple times), leaking when brake was depressed. These are just the major safety failures of this 2008 toyota camry, which has had other problems, purchased new in 2007 and maintained by the same dealer. This car is not safe or reliable to drive.
May/2014 was my last oil change before my next scheduled oil change august/2014. My oil pressure indicator did signal that there was low oil pressure.I had driven my car earlier that morning there was no indication that something bad was going on. Later that afternoon, I was going to work and tried to leave and the car made a sluggish noise like it didn't want to crank up. I thought it was bad gas at first, then I heard a rattling sound from the hood.upon looking at the oil gauge, my car was severely depleted of oil. Even after putting oil in the car, engine damage had already been done, leaving me without a vehicle. My mechanic advised me that the engine was badly damaged. And that I could either purchase another used engine or a new engine. Both have been quoted to be in excess of $4500 and up. I have researched the internet and have found that the 2008 camry is known to have this sort of oil consumption problem. I just purchased this car a year ago june 2013. And I still owe a balance. This is my sixth toyota vehicle purchase and have not had a problem with neither cars until now. Toyota has a reputation for good quality cars that last a while. I wouldn't want this incident to deter me from purchasing another toyota vehicle in the future.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the oil light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that after checking the oil, it read empty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified that the vehicle was consuming oil excessively but was unable to determine what was causing the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and decline to provide an alternative remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 47,566 and the current mileage was 50,005.
Discovered engine is consuming excessive oil, causing oil pressure light to flash on momentarily during a sudden quick stop. Engine has been maintained within prescribed intervals for oil changes using approved optional 0w20 oil. Now it appears to be consuming over 1 quart per 1500 miles. Haven't taken this problem to a dealer yet, but from what I'm reading in other complaints, toyota has steadfastly refused to take responsibility for this issue. Unlike others, I have toyota's full bumper-to-bumper warranty, good for 7 years or 10800 miles. I'm not sure even that would move toyota, since they could simply stall until the vehicle purchased 6 years ago is out of warranty. The engine probably won't die completely until after then, as long as I keep the oil level where it should be. However, I shouldn't need to check the oil so often, when the service interval is supposed to be 5000 miles, there are no leaks, and I'm using amsoil, a premium synthetic oil.
I own a 2008 toyota camry and was told today that this make model and year cars have been having a excessive oil consumption problem with the engine. The dealership does not know where the oil is going and that I should watch this to make sure I do not run out of oil and burn up the engine. I have concerns about this since I travel almost 100 miles a day and bought this car for safety and longevity no matter how many miles are involved. My children and I could be left stranded which is a concern in this day and age. From what I am told this is an ongoing problem with this engine why is there no recall? Keep in mind this is the same year of the whole accelerator pedal recall.
Engine oil drastically burns. Nearly 2000 miles running, no engine oil. The dealer recommended tearing down the engine and rebuilding it. The consumer stated the vehicle is currently at the dealer having the engine rebuilt at a cost of $6000. Updated 05/13/14.
2400m after oil change, the engine oil level dropped below the low point of dip stick. The low engine oil level is dangerous.
November of 2013, it was brought to my attention by a certified mechanic during a routine oil change that my vehicle was burning oil. This would lead to a serious damage to the engine which could lead to fatal complications such as a fire. I am officially filing a complaint against toyota regarding this issue. Concerned, I performed an official oil change at a local toyota branch. Approximately 800 miles since that oil change, nearly all of the oil had burned off. I spoke with a toyota customer service representative, and I was told that there is no 'customer care center' that deals with this issue. It is vital to raise attention to this issue as it is a severely dangerous problem not only for the driver but for the public. It is unacceptable for a vehicle, merely five years since production, which has been heavily branded as reliable to have such a poor performance. Given the responses I have been receiving from toyota customer service, it is even more jarring that such a reputable company as toyota would take such matters so lightly.
Excessive oil use requires vehicle pull over, possibly in traffic when oil light comes on. High oil consumption has been noted during entire life of vehicle. 1 quart per 1000 miles.
When braking, I noticed the engine oil light came on. I checked the oil level and it was extremely low. I called toyota dealership where we had the oil change done and they recommended a oil consumption test. When they tested my vehicle, they noticed that the oil was leaking into the engine because of the defective piston rings. The dealership told me I needed a engine replacement which would cost $6000. Since I bought this car brand new and only had this car for 5 years-this was a big shock. I bought toyota because of its reputation and I had always kept up with all my maintenance at the dealership. This is a big disappointment and I feel toyota should compensate for this defect. Please make a recall available for this issue since there are numerous ones experiencing the same problem.
Engine light is not on but engine is making a noise.
When I first used air conditioning on vehicle, noticed rough idling. It was so bad the car would sometimes shudder and shake. I called local dealer and they told me it was normal for the car to behave this way when air conditioner was running at idle. The car is now 5 1/2 years old with 39,000 miles on it and still does the same thing. I had it in to dealer within the last year with another recall and I talked to service advisor about it. He said he also had a 2008 camry and it did the same thing. It was the way the engine was set up when manufactured and could not be changed. I have owned two other camrys and still have a 99 model with 125,000 miles on it and neither had that kind of problem. I find it difficult to believe that the car or any car would have been designed to idle the way this car does. This seems to me to be a safety issue since if you are in heavy traffic and you are stopping and starting and the weather is hot and you have your air conditioning running and the car is shuddering and shaking and you are trying to get out of the way of traffic and you are afraid the car is not going to accelerate the way it should.
I was stopped in traffic and had my foot on the brake RPM shot up to 6 and the engine was racing and wanted to lunge forward. I hurried and shifted to neutral luckily I had a little space in front of me or else I may have hit the person in front of me. I had my wife in the car with me and she was scared thought that we were going too have a accident.
2008 toyota camry, purchased new in december 2007. First oil change done at 2500 miles, at which time switch was made to mobil 1 5-20w synthetic. Oil changes done since then at approx every 5500-6500 miles. Noticed early july 2012 when doing routine oil check it was almost a quart low. This was the first time ever noticing any oil consumption between oil changes. No oil noted around exhaust pipe, no oil leaks apparent in engine or on garage floor. Late july, after oil change at 76,220 mi, until the next oil change approx 1.5 qts of oil were added. At that next oil change late nov 2012 (81,788mi) it was still almost a quart low. Oil consumption does not seem to occur at all until after first 2500 mi are driven on new oil. Also seems to have slowed some during the winter months: only added 1 qt from late nov until recently changed on 3/23/13 at 87,500 mi. At this time it was again almost a quart low at oil change. Yesterday, with a little less than 3000 mi on the car since the last oil change (on 3/23/13, 87,500 mi) I added half a quart of oil. We have 2 other, but older, different model toyotas and neither uses oil.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the oil pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact checked the vehicle and found that there was no oil in the reservoir. The contact added one quart of oil to the vehicle and took the vehicle to the dealer. The contact drove 60 miles to the dealer and by the time he had reached the dealer, there was no oil left in the reservoir. The dealer suggested performing an engine consumption test. The contact drove 1,100 miles and the vehicle had less then half of the oil left in the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer but there were no repairs performed. The dealer acknowledged that the manufacturer was aware of the failure, but there were no recalls for the vehicle. The failure mileage was 74,500 and the current mileage was 75,611.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the check engine and low oil warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle consumed .9 quarts of oil every 1,200 miles. The manufacturer dispatched an engineer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer stated that while the failure was undesirable, it was not happening at a dangerous rate. The failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 64,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the oil warning light illuminated. The contact added oil to the vehicle after noticing there was no oil in the reservoir. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the engine block would need to be replaced. The contact was informed by the dealer that there was a technical service bulletin available stating that her model vehicle consumed large amounts of oil. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 56,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that there when checking the oil levels, he found that there was no oil on the dipstick. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was advised that there was no oil in the vehicle. The mechanic repaired the vehicle by switching the oil from regular to synthetic. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 126,000.
Toyota engines in the model years 2006 to 2010 are defective in that some burn more than 1 qt of oil per 1000 miles. Toyota will test and fix for the condition only when a customer complains about the consumption. A service manager said they have a problem, but will not do a formal recall. This is another cover-up by toyota. A bad engine can be a safety problem.
2008 camry burns oil. Noticed it in dec 2011 and dealer informed that I need to bring it in and pay for diagnostics as it was out of warranty. Didn't notice it for a while and now again the same problem and my car was totally out of oil 2200 miles after an oil change. All oil changes were done at toyota dealer and they informed me that everything was fine with the car. Spoke to toyota customer service and they said that I need to pay for diagnostics at a dealership and pay for any expenses to fix the issue.
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