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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080971 | Incident Date: Sep, 28 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MIRAMAR | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RAV4 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTEGH20V830 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 04 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 rava4. i use synthetic oil in it when i get my regular oil change. last week i was driving to the store and my check engine light and the oil light came on. i got an oil change around two months ago. i became very alarmed. i went back to my home and put more oil in the engine. i then went to the store now i am hearing a sound that sounds like the car is a bomb. i took it to the dealer. the mechanics says i have sludge. i can not understand this because i use synthetic oil. toyota dealer want me to purchase a new engine with labor it will cost me 8,000.00. i have 39,000 miles. should the dealer fix this for me because my engine is still under warranty? *jb |
