Some of the most popular Toyota models suffer from a potentially dangerous defect that causes rapid oil burning, a problem that manifests at about the time the warranty expires and for which Toyota Motor Corp. claims no responsibility, a newly filed class action alleges.
Plaintiffs in April Lax v. Toyota Motor Corp. claim a piston assembly defect in 2006-11 Toyota models, including RAV4s, Camrys and Scion tCs, results in such rapid oil consumption that all of it burns away long before the cars reach the manufacturer’s recommended 5,000 mile oil-change schedule.
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