2000 Toyota Celica

PROBLEM: MY ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. EVENTUALLY I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ON OCTOBER 2007 I BOUGHT A USED 2000 TOYOTA CELICA GT. IN DECEMBER 27, 2007 THE CHECK OIL LIGHT WENT ON. IN NOVEMBER 2008, ENGINE WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNING. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS DAY. THIS MORNING I FOUND OUT ALL THE OIL BURNED OUT AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR, SO I ADDED OIL. I VISITED THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED AWAY THE PROBLEM, STATING THEY SUSPECT THE GUY WHO CHANGED MY OIL SIMPLY FORGOT TO ADD OIL. COME ON - HOW COULD I DRIVE 2,000 MILES WITH NO OIL INTO HE ENGINE? IN DECEMBER THE CAR STALLED AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL TO FIND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE PAN AND WHEN I ADDED OIL IT LEAKED OUT. I TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN, SO THEY REPLACED THE OIL PAN. IN JANUARY, I HAD THE DEALER DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THEY APPARENTLY MARKED THE OIL PAN AND I CAME IN AGAIN AND THEY CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. THEY SAID I AM ONLY BURNING 1/2 QUART OIL PER 1,000 MILES. THEY ARE LYING! I CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL AFTER 1,200 MILES AND FOUND THE OIL BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BUT I AM COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO RETURN THIS USED CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 GT. BOUGHT IT USED, 3 WEEKS AFTER OWNING IT STARTS USING ABOUT 1/2 - 1 QT. OF OIL A WEEK. SO TAKE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY OUR BEST BET IS TO HAVE THE ENGINE RE-BUILT WHICH COST $1,500! SO THE ENGINE IS RE-BUILT EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN IT STARTS USING OIL AGAIN AND BY THIS TIME THERE'S NO WARRANTY. SO I CONTINUED TO KEEP DRIVING CHECKING AND ADDING OIL. 5 MONTHS LATER I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TEMP. GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY TO HOT AND DROPS RIGHT BACK DOWN. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE ENGINE BLOWS UP. AFTER HAVING A NEW ENGINE PUT IN IT, ENGINE COSTING $2,000 FOR A USED ENGINE. THE TEMP. GAUGE DOES THIS AGAIN... COME TO FIND OUT AIR IS IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND TOYOTA NEVER GOT IT ALL OUT THE FIRST TIME AND THAT'S WHY IT BLEW UP. *TR

MY 2000 CELICA SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. NOR DO THAT LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS FLASH TO WARN. MY CAR AROUND 4 YEARS AGO HAD A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE OIL BURNING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. MY CAR GOT TO LOW ON OIL AND SPUN A ROD BEARING, WHICH CAUSED THE PISTON TO LOOSEN AND BEAT THE CYLINDER HEAD UP. MY CAR WAS 2000 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME. IT COST ME WELL OVER $1,500 DOLLAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CYLINDER HAD TO BE TURNED TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE, HAD TO REPLACE THE PISTON AND RING ON THE AFFECTED CYLINDER. I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY KIND OF LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS AND HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I HAVE A 1ZZ-FE ENGINE, I REPORTED TO MY LOCAL DEALER THAT I WAS HAVING ISSUE WITH RUNNING OUT OF OIL MAYBE A MONTH AFTER OIL CHANGES. THE DEALER DID TEST AND SAID COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS, BUT DID NOT TEST FOR EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. SO THIS ERROR ON TOYOTAS PART COST ME QUITE A CHUNK OF MONEY. *TR

2000-02 TOYOTA CELICA 1ZZ-FE ENGINE SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING WHICH CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH CAN LEAN DO ACCIDENT. I OWN A 2000 CELICA AND MY CAR BURNS A LOT OF OIL, I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY CAR, ITS NOT GOOD FOR THE ENGINE, MY WALLET AND THE ENVIRONMENT TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN EUROPE BUT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEMS IN USA. PLEASE, WE NEED YOU HELP VERY MUCH. HERE IS SOME INFO ON THE PROBLEM: TOYOTA OF EUROPE SERVE BULLETIN ON 1ZZ-FE ENGINE (SAME ENGINE AS IN USA CELICA AND COROLLA) 1) HTTP://TOYOTA-CLUB.NET/FILES/07-01-10/EG6020-TOY.PDF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM 2)HTTP://WWW.AUTOEXPRESS.CO.UK/NEWS/AUTOEXPRESSNEWS/214788/TOYOTA_ENGINE_WOES.HTML THANK YOU VERY MUCH *TR

I NOTICED THAT AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, I WAS BURNING OIL VERY FAST, BUT IT WASN'T NOTICEABLY SMOKING, OR LEAKING. I'D SAY I USE ABOUT ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES OR SO. I DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR A RECALL IN EUROPE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS ISSUED IN EUROPE AND NOT THE U.S. BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND SURVEY OF OTHER 2000-2003 TOYOTA CELICA GT OWNERS, THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME MYSTERIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION. IT IS NOW A PRETTY WELL-KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST THE ONLINE TOYOTA COMMUNITY. *TR

ON MAY 3RD, 2008 I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2000 CELICA GTS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL AT 65MPH. I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AS I EXITED ONE HIGHWAY ONTO ANOTHER. WHEN I CLICKED RESUME ON MY CRUISE CONTROL MY CAR ACCELERATED PAST 65MPH AND CONTINUED CLIMBING. I TAPPED MY BRAKES BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE PAST 85MPH. I PUSHED MY CLUTCH PETAL IN AND THE ENGINE REV'D NEAR REDLINE. I RELEASED THE CLUTCH AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD RUST AND STUCK OPEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL REQUESTED ACCELERATION. IN TURN MY CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION WERE BLOWN. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE MODE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY ACCELERATING AND THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CELICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1999 CELICA, BUT NOT FOR THE 2000 MODELS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MASTER CYLINDER WAS RECALLED. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER THE BRAKE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT HE WAS 100% LIABLE. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND HE BELIEVED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE AT LEAST 50% RESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE CRASH AND FAILURE EXPENSES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE.