Originally Posted by
VladTepes
At the end of the day, The engines only blew up because the oil consumption issue was not addressed in time by the owner, in most cases i'm sure they knew it was using oil but continued to drive it without checking the level, theres only 1 person to blame really. The owners manual states to check the oil daily I know no-one does but its there in black+white so the owners dont technically have a leg to stand on if the vehicle runs out of oil. Toyota is nice enough to replace their $12,000 engine for free.
And yeah the problem was fixed, and owners only needed to contact and consult with their dealer, carry out the tests required to confirm the rate of usage, and its done.
It was also proven that Toyota Genuine oil helped the situation on some vehicles.!