Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CELICA / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002101852 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2002
Consumer's City: AKRON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: CELICA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTDDR32T120 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 29 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 celica gt is consuming 3/4 of a quart of oil every 1000 miles. toyota says that there is not a problem that it must consumer 1 quart every 1200 mile to ok a engine teardown for repair. my car is on track to use 2.63 quarts of oil every oil change of 3500 miles. the recommended interval by the dealer. the car only holds 4.2 quarts of oil. this is a loss of more than half of the engines oil. toyota says that this engine will burn some oil. i have spoke with service center said that this is not normal but their hands are tied, due to toyota's consumption policy. i have taken this to the regional zone manager with no success. i believe this to be a danger for myself and others if this engine was to freeze up due to lack of oil, it cause a serious accident. i was not informed when i bought the car that it would consume oil and that it need to be checked regularly. dt