MASSIVE ENGINE OIL LEAK. THIS IS THE HOSE REFERRED TO IN LSC 90K - VARIABLE VALVE TIMING WITH INTELLIGENCE (VVT-I) OIL HOSE REPLACEMENT LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOCAL WALMART PARKING LOT VIRTUALLY ALL OF OUR ENGINE OIL DRAINED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. WE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. OUR ONLY WARNING OF A PROBLEM WAS A HOT OIL SMELL. WE STOPPED AND I CHECKED THE DIP STICK WHICH WAS COMPLETELY DRY WITH OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE WHICH EXPLAINS THE HOT OIL SMELL. *TR
2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DROVE UP TO USE THE ATM AT BANK. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND USED ATM. WHEN I FINISHED, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. CAR ENGINE ACCELERATED AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. I PUSHED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE ATM AND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHO CAME AND DROVE THE CAR TO THEIR GARAGE. THE DEALER FOUND NO RECORD OF THE EVENT ON THE CARS COMPUTER AND HAS TWICE TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO ME. ONLY AFTER I THREATENED TO GO ON A LOCAL RADIO TALK SHOW, DID THE AGREE TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT FROM THE BANK'S SECURITY CAMERAS AND HAVE SHARED THEM WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH THE NHTSA. *TR UPDATED 07/26/10*JB UPDATED IVOQ 08/04/10*JB
