2012 Toyota Highlander Engine Problems

“Car has over 117,000 miles and is excessively consuming oil. There is no sign of leaks anywhere. I do not get any warning anywhere about low oil, all I see is a small message that sometimes blinks indicating 'oil pressure'. Oil is not lasting 1000 miles. I thought maybe the oil was not properly filled but after a second oil change, same happened, oil empty with less than 1000 miles after an oil change. Car has been always kept with all recommended maintenance and all oil changes have been done every 5,000 as recommended by Toyota. …”

“With 1000 miles left on an oil change or so our car would randomly stall when you make certain turns. Occaisioanlly the oil light would pop one when it would stall. I checked the dipstick and you could not see anything on it. I added oil and took it into dealer. They are doing a consumption test to see how much we lose in 1000 miles. This vehicle only has 86,000 miles on it. We have no leaks and no visible smoke coming out of exhaust. This has me worried of similiar problems they had with one of there other 4cyl engines.”

“The maintenance required light came on and I started noticing a strange noise as I started the car every morning and again as I accelerated. I called and made an appointment with the dealer I purchased the vehicle. The service attendant reported to me that the oil level was barely visible on the dip stick. The dealer ship conducted an oil pressure test and did not discover any leaks. So they are conducting an oil consumption test and I am to return to the dealership after 1100 mile to determine the amount of oil consumed on my vehicle.”

“While parked at a curbside, with engine idling, I spontaneously decided to adjust my tilt steering column (up/down) to see if there was a more comfortable position to drive. When I moved the column down for the first time (I had never tried to adjust the position previously, since I bought the car one year earlier), the car's engine immediately shut off. I could not re-start the engine and all I kept thinking was thank-goodness I was not driving, as I had lost engine, steering and braking power. …”

“I was driving on a highway I heard a noise and smoke started coming from under the hood I pulled over and looked under the hood and saw smokr a tow truck driver who happened to be passing by pulled over and sure fire under the hood he put the fire out with a fire extinguisher I called nine-one-one four fire trucks to make sure the fire was completely extinguished my mechanic says a rod popped and punctured the oil tank which caused all the oil to leak out onto the side of the highway the firemen actually spread sand over it my insurance company he's refusing to repair the car because they…”