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Re: Toyota Owners (online) Unite for Resolution: Engine Slu
Posted by Jim Cottam on 3/28/07


    We have a 1999 4runner(V6)that the engine had to be replaced due
    to engine sludge 2 years ago.


    On 2/26/07, Scott Hopper wrote:
    > I have a 2001 Rav4 that has Engine oil Sludge problem. The
    > Check engine light stays on and Smoke emits from Exhaust. The
    > Rav4 is not listed in the Class action Law suit that just
    > settled on Feb 7, 2007. Does anyone else have a RAV4 with Oil
    > Sludge? Oh, and by the way I received a Letter about the
    > settlement but it said Camary on the notice??? Not sure what
    > to do at this point.
    >
    >
    >
    > On 2/11/07, Charlene Blake wrote:
    >> Are Toyota owners experiencing ENGINE OIL SLUDGE, blown
    >> engines (rods through the engine block), fires in the
    >> engine, or other premature engine failures in relatively
    >> low mileage Toyota vehicles?
    >>
    >> Is Toyota telling you that you don't qualify for the CSP:
    >> Customer Support Program for Engine Oil Gelation? Is
    >> Toyota telling you that there is a mileage limit or that
    >> you are outside the 8 year limit?
    >>
    >> Are you being blamed for the condition? Are you being told
    >> that the engine failure is unrelated to engine sludge? Are
    >> you being denied warranty coverage?
    >>
    >> Did Toyota send you a SPA or CSP letter? Did you receive
    >> the class action lawsuit notification letter? OR, are you
    >> still in the dark without any information?
    >>
    >> Have you sent Toyota a CERTIFIED letter? If not, do so as
    >> soon as possible. Sign my petition and file online owner
    >> reports on the Center for Auto Safety and the NHTSA web
    >> sites. Network with other Toyota vehicle owners to compare
    >> notes. Post on as many forums as you can to locate
    >> others. Please direct them to the Toyota owner petition.
    >>
    >> Toyota said only 3,200 owners complained about this problem
    >> back in 2002. Since that time, thousands more have come
    >> forward. No one knows how many of the 3.3 million Toyota
    >> and Lexus vehicle owners are experiencing this problem.
    >>
    >> Toyota owners with model years from 1994-2003 have reported
    >> engine sludge. While Toyota's program includes the 1997-
    >> 2002 Celica, Highlander, Solara, Camry, Avalon, Sienna,
    >> Lexus ES300, and Lexus RX300, owners of the Corolla, RAV4,
    >> Tacoma, and 4Runner have also reported engine sludge.
    >>
    >> I'd like to network with those who are NOT being treated
    >> fairly by Toyota. Please e-mail and/or post your
    >> experience in the engine oil sludge debacle.
    >>
    >> The class action lawsuit started in Louisiana does not
    >> protect those with models and model years outside Toyota's
    >> CSP program. It does not protect those who are just
    >> outside the 8 year period. This includes those who don't
    >> put that much mileage per year on their vehicles.
    >>
    >> If you have not received compensation from Toyota as
    >> promised by the CSP or as covered under the class action
    >> lawsuit, please make this information known. Some Toyota
    >> owners feel that this issue is far from settled. Are you
    >> one of them?
    >>
    >> Charlene Blake
    >> cblake@erols.com
    >> Toyota Owners Unite for Resolution
    >> http://www.petitiononline.com/TMC2003/petition.html

     
     

 
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