Scott Jumper

2004 sienna LE 140,000 miles

When our van had around 140,000 the motor started ticking badly. My wife checked the oil and it was sludged up on the dip stick. She imediatly had it changed and things were okay for the next 30000 miles. We figured it was because she went to long without changing the oil. I have gone longer on other vehicles in the past with no problems like that. Now The oil presure light comes on at idle. I have not pulled the oil pan yet but my fear is that I will find what everyone else is finding.

Perry Schumacher

2001 4Runner SR5 4X4 122,000 miles

My 2001 4Runner started blowing blue smoke upon starts. Then it started to fill the intake tube with oil! Check engine light flashes. Runs very rough. Carfax verifies regular oil changes and service from Toyota Dealerships. Mechanic pulled the vavle covers and reports sludge New Engine

Gary McPhetridge

2008 Camry SLE 62,000 miles

I bought a 2008 Toyota Camry in November 2008. It bought at the dealer with 4000 miles in it. It was under full factory warranty. The check engine light came on within months of buying. It went off before I could get it looked at and so I thought everything was fine. We took it in for oil changes but were never told of any problems. In December of 2010 after only having car for 2 years the engine light came back on like it had a few months after originally buying vehicle. 1 day after light came on it started making a noise in the engine. I was away from home when it started. I drove the car 13 miles to my home and when I got it there the noise was very loud. I have not driven since. Had it towed to the dealer and using my Honda care extended warranty they took the top part if the engine apart. They said based on what they could see, wee needed a new engine and had sludge. They said that there didn't seem to be hardly any metal shavings?? I was told we needed to have all records of oils changes in order for Honda Care extended warranty to cover. We had 1 years worth of records and the records from the first year we couldn't get cause the business we took car to had gone out of business during the bad economy. They said the 1 year of oil change records were not enough and so they would not cover replacement of engine. Toyota has not responded if they will cover. After having my car towed back home it has been parked in my garage ever since. I m still making a monthly car payment and insurance of $400 a month on a car that can't be driven. It currently has a non-op on it. I can't afford this payment but don't know what to do. I have gotten letters from Toyota to take my car in on the big recall they had with the acceleration problem but the funny thing is I can't even take it in for that recall cause you can't drive car. Please help !! It only has 62000 miles on it!!!

Thank You
Gary McPhetridge

K. Rinde

1999 Chevy Prizm which is a Toyota Corolla  80,000 miles

I bought the car directly from the Chevy dealership that had used it as a fleet car for almost three years. The car has never blown any smoke out of the tail pipe but eats up a quart of oil every 400 miles & this started at 80000 miles.

The car now has 144000 miles on it & still eats oil big-time. Also the check engine light now stays on all the time & the car is hesitating & jerking upon acceleration. The check engine light began blinking sometimes yesterday but there is no code reading an engine misfire--only code P0125 which is a coolant issue that we had fixed but the code still comes up.

Car has had regular oil changes & maintenance.

I am not happy.

HERNANDO BARRIOS

2002 RAV4 LX, 2WD 52,000 miles

THE SUV STARTED BLOWING BLUE SMOKE, WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING, 2 YEARS AGO.
ALL O2 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ERROR CODES, FIRST TIME TOYOTA DEALER CHARGED $420 FOR REPLACEMENT, I REPLACED THE OTHER 3 OF THEM MYSELF FOR ABOUT $120 EACH. I BELIEVE SENSORS FAILURES MAY BE DUE TO CONTAMINATION.

THE SUS HAS 60,000 MILES NOW, SINCE I AM RETIRED AND DRIVE IT VERY LITTLE.

Charles Chaviers

1999 avalon xl 163,000 miles

Engine light came on, at times had a lost of acceleration while driving. Took car to toyota dealship to have it checked for any problems. They said it needed a Vacuum Switching Valve (VSV) and Oxygen Sensor (bank 1, sensor 1). Parts were replaces and no more problem with engine light. However, I changed the oil and PCV 2 days later--car started poring out blue smoke on cold starts. First time this had ever happened. I change my oil/filter every 5000 miles or less. My (PCV} is relaced every 2nd oil change. Checked for information on internet concerning this problem just to find it is and has been a problem with this engine. I bought this car used in 2003 with 73000 mile on it. I have never been informed in writing/person by Toyota, or the dealship of this issue. The settlement Toyota offered only covers those who had problems in their time frame of 8 years 120 days. Toyota should have but did not reach out to their customers about this issue in a timely manner. This is my 3rd and last Toyota.

KuanChang Pan

2000 Avalon XLS 126,000 miles

Hi, I just bought my 2000 Toyota avalon a few months ago. According to the famous Toyota quality, while I was looking for a used car, Toyota was my first choice. After I bought this car, the car started to have white smoke. I took my car to Toyota dealer for checking, the dealer told me that the pre-owner didn't change the engine oil frequently, so the engine has oil gel, and it costs $2000 to repair it. I don't have this money, so I didn't get the engine repaired. After that, I just did some research about this problem, and I found out that there are many Toyota V6 engines during 1998~2002 model have this problem. I am really angry about Toyota.
I wrote an email to them and tell them about this issue which happened in many Toyota car, and Toyota gave me this response

"Sorry,but the repair for oil gel was covered under a class action suit,not a warranty,or recall.This makes the repair only eligible for 8 years from the first date of the original use of the vehicle.This means it was only eligible for repair until sometime in 2008."

Toyota made the cars that have engine problem, but it didn't want to take the responsibility, instead of it just wants to hide the problem.

I hope someone can help me to fight Toyota and ask them to fix their engine problem not our problem.

Thank you

Have a nice day

Ben Walden

1999 Camry LE 117,000 miles

My last story was considered spam so I'll keep it a little short. My parents got this car so we can have two cars, and I had the Nissan, later some events happened and we sold the Nissan and kept the Camry. One day on the highway the car loses power, and when I was leaving the store after taking a friend the call shutsdown. Then when I was heading to work, and oil light was flashing when I was stopped. After a few days I was going to McDonough and noticed the temperature gauge was rising. After I stopped, the car stalled. Then it was running at 300RPM. We got the problem fixed which was an oil pump. After 3 days, it stalls again and then starts knocking and losing more power.

Jacob Bright

2007 Sienna XLE 57,000 miles

Just got a used 2007 Toyota Sienna XLE minivan with 56950 miles on it and the Dealer, Byers Volvo, said it was checked and good to go. Drove the van 40 miles home and parked it for 3 days in the garage. Turned it on and enough blue smoke came out of it to kill every bug in 10 counties came out of the van. I took it back to the dealer I bought it from and they looked at it for the next 5 days. They told me nothing was wrong with it and if I was conserned I could take it to the Byers Toyota in Delaware. So I did that and the Byers Toyota has kept the car for 3 days and only can say the engine oil is gelling around the valve gasket seals and that they want to find out how much oil the car is using. With all that said I have had the car for two weeks and have not gotten to use it yet, even worse I have been without a car to drive. I purhcased a Toyota because they are suspose to be better than American cars. Well this is the last time I will purhcase a Toyota, I am going back to Dodge/Chrysler. At least they fess up to there issues.

Phillip McClain

2000 ES 300  160,000 miles

Car began operting erratically, check engine light flashing. Carried to shop, said sludge was causing problems with Variable Valve timing. Car has been maintained carefully. Estimate to repair $1100+.

hennie hopkins

2002 camry se 40,000 miles

purchased 2002 Camry se from bob tyler toyota pensacola. june 11. 2008. not long after buying it we noticed puffs of blue smoke from tail pipe when started. now this is upsetting as the car only had 40k on it when we bought it. soon after we notice this we took it to a repair shop where one of the mechanics informed us that there was a RECALL on these "sludged" engines. we then took car back to bob tyler toyota. they did the inspection to see if it was infact one of the "sludged" engines in the recall.
it was, so we gave them the car, they supposedly did all the work required to stop the oil burning. we paid couple hundred in addition to their "free" repair work.
as soon as it 3000 miles came up we did an oil change and moved up to MOBILE 1 synthetic. feeling this would also help fix the problem. before the next 3000 miles, it was a quart low. we took it back to bob tyler delership. they said they ran some test and gave us a free oil change. since then till now june 25, 2011, we have put a little over 25,000 on the car, and are STILL ADDING OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. really disappointed with my 1st toyota. we have owned only used VOLVOS till this car. what a let down.

Jason Cox

2005 Sienna LE 53,300 miles

In 2006 we bought a brand new 2005 Toyota Sienna. Last week my wife told me her car would smoke a bit at start-up in the mornings. There were no other symptoms, so I checked the oil as I have done a dozen times before. There was a significant amount of chunky cooked oil inside the oil cap. I figured I would take the van in for it's 50,000 service and have the Toyota guys take a look and run some tests. The last major service I had with Toyota was at 25,000 miles all other oil and filter changes I did myself.

So I dropped the van after letting the Toyota guy know about my sludge concern, which he claimed not to be familliar with. I headed back to work and searched the internet with regards to this specific issue further (Toyota Sludge). I found the Class Action Suit as well as thousands of customer complaints. Later that afternoon I got THE CALL from the service tech. Bad news he said, I would need a new motor, at the cost of $6000. While I was trying to process this disaster, the tech kept saying, "just get a new car, it's not worth the cost ... I'll let the sales dept know you are going to walk over". Of couse I paused thinking thinking to myself, I have less than $3000 left on the van it only has 53,300 miles on it - why is this guy just pushing me to get a new car and how is it that earlier in the day he was so unfamiliar with the sludge issue - I found it and I dont work for the company that has been dealing with it? I asked the tech, "what exactly is wrong, how can this be, it's only got 50 something thousand miles on it, what the hell is going on", his only reply "lots of stuff is wrong, I mean really you just need a new car there are alot is issues with your van."

Jason

Gene Harrell

2002 sienna le 218,000 miles

I bought a used 2002 Toyota Sienna in 2004 and I have changed my oil every 3 to 5 thousand miles and had no idea about this sludge issue. The vehicle uses oil at an alarming rate and it blows out big clouds of smoke whenever I start it. There is a noticeable loss of power especially during acceleration. I paid this vehicle off and can not afford a new one. I bought a Toyota because I thought it would last me for a long time. Toyota is not living up to the reputation that influenced me to buy them in the first place. Am I out of luck? Is there anything I can do?

Brian Leonard

2001 Corolla  107,000 miles

I purchased a used 2001 Corolla for my niece in 2007, and got the full extended Toyota warranty on it. It was purchased in VA, where I live, but she was living in PA at the time. After driving it for a few months, she noticed an engine noise and took it to a Toyota dealer. They said the car had an almost-dead engine due to oil leaking inside, and I should never have been sold the car and could sue the dealer for fraud. Since it was under warranty, Toyota replaced the engine with a rebuilt one.

Fast-forward 2 1/2 years, and my niece is now living with me in VA. We take the car in to a mechanic for pre-inspection check, and the mechanic says the engine is about dead. The car fails inspection, and I have to get her another car. We contacted the dealer who put in the rebuilt engine, and they say the paperwork on it was "funny" and that only Toyota could know the condition of the engine that was installed.

I hope to join a class-action suit against Toyota. There is no way this should have happened--especially *twice*.

Monica Muhs

2001 Corolla CE 90,000 miles

In 2007 I bought a used 2001 Toyota Corolla. With about 90000 miles on it. I bought it at a Toyota Dealer with a Toyota Care Warranty. Two weeks after buying the car the check engine light came on. I took it back to the dealer for service. I was told that the catalytic converter was bad and that they would replace it free of charge. Two months after I bought the car I drove it to Pennsylvania from Virginia for school. The check engine light came on again. I took it to a Toyota dealer there and I was again told the catalytic converter was bad. I gave them the service ticket showing that the converter had just been replaced. So they investigated it further. I come to find that the engine was damaged because the car was eating oil. Toyota replaced the engine as in the terms of my warranty. Last week I took the car in to be serviced and inspected. And the mechanic tells me that the engine that was just put in my car 2 years prior was damaged due to oil and that the engine would need to be replaced!!! I maintained service on the vehicle and put only 40000 miles on the car in 4 years. I called the dealer who replaced the engine to find out the details of the engine that was replaced and all I was told was that Toyota Care purchased the engine as a rebuild for 2400 dollars and that I needed to contact Toyota for further inquiry. This shouldnt have happened at all let alone twice...

LS

2009 Rx 350 SUV 32,000 miles

Purchased used very nice RX 350, flawless.
Uses 2 quarts of oil every 500 miles.
Dealer in Greenville says engine is gelled.

No warranty, no repairs on there part.
Total loss...

Reason ; The oil was not changed at a Lexus Dealer?

Contacted Lexus customer care for assistance.
Will follow up with there findings.

In my opinion it is a manufacturers issue.
It appears that thousands have been repaired for the same issue.

Same motor as Sienna and some Rav4 Totota's 2009.

Loretta Russo

2002 Camry 6 Cylinder LE 88,100 miles

blue smoke coming out the tail pipe,excessive oil comsumption,hastions while driving,I am very upset with this.

loretta Russo

2002 camry  88,600 miles

blue smoke coming out of tail pipe ,ecessive oil comsumtion, the car hastions while driving