Keffer69

so i received a letter from scion today with a sticker on the page saying that they are giving everyone effected with the oil consumption problem an extended warranty till 10/31/2016............. Its active 10 years from first use or 150K miles. FINALLY I MIGHT BE GETTING MY OIL LOVING 2.4 SOME NEW PISTONS..................

elwaylite

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Got one as well.

Keffer69

sweet if anyone else gets one please post and let us all know what the outcome is. I have an apt on tuesday.

elwaylite

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Mine doesnt meet the criteria yet for consumption, but it does use more than I think it should. I will be watching.

Keffer69

well its good for 10 years 150K. At least toyota is owning up to its mistakes.

elwaylite

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Yep!

Keffer69

taking in my box today we will see what they have to say about it eating 2 quarts of oil every 5K

Keffer69

ok so they filled the motor with oil and sealed the oil cap and drain plug with a tamper proof seal. They said to come back between 1100-1300 miles and they will see what she burned.

elwaylite

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Cool. I saw where you could only get the test done twice, so I am going to wait until things get bad, if they do, so I can pass the test the first time.

Keffer69

yeah if it doesnt pass this one i will wait till i get some more miles.

MinusPrevious

2012 XB

Received the same. I thought this issue was corrected years ago prior to 2012.

Does anyone know if there is a date range where the issue was more prevalent

capgrover

I failed the test and qualify for the repair, just waiting on scion now.

txb7777

Received my letter - will check next scheduled maintenance.

I have a 2014 - is this problem for a particular year of manufacture?

Crimsonxbox

I have a 2014 xB and I also got this warranty enhancement letter from Scion just the other day. Now I had read that this problem was limited to 2008-2009 for the xB and that the pistons were redesigned or something to alleviate the problem in later model years. Now I am wondering if oil consumption has been reported in newer vehicles or are they extending the warranty enhancement to all vehicles with this engine as a courtesy.

Keffer69

from the research that I have done it seems like 2008-2009 xb's were effected the most. Of course other toyota cars as well but that batch of motors used american made pistons and rings. And for whatever reason there was a design flaw as we all know. Now if you think about it im sure they made thousands of the 2.4 motors in that bad batch. So im sure other year scions can be effected as well.

Keffer69

Im at 700 miles, almost to my 1100 mile mark. THEY SEALED MY DIP STICK TOO. MAKING ME NERVOUS NOT BEING ABLE TO CHECK MY OIL

Crimsonxbox

I can't believe that Toyota/Scion would have continued to sell other new vehicles for years after the fact with the same defect after acknowledging the problem without ensuring that the piston assembly was upgraded in those vehicles before they were sold.


There is a class action lawsuit that is pressuring them to address this issue. So my thinking was that as a sign of good faith, they were providing this new warranty enhancement to all vehicles with this engine, even those vehicles who had the upgraded piston assembly installed before they left the factory.


Now I see that you have a 2010 xB and you think that your vehicle has the same oil consumption problem. According the the TSB, your vehicle should have come equipped with the upgraded piston assembly. You should ask the dealer if your vehicle had the new piston assembly installed at the factory.

Keffer69

even though the title says its a 2010 it was manufactured DEC2009 so I assume it has a defective motor. I change my oil every 3K always have. And mine uses about 1 1/2 quarts of oil in that time. So if i let it go 5K it would use a lot more. My car only has 58K miles on it too. It doesnt matter what year the scion or toyota is because again im sure they produced thousands of the defective 2.4's and they went into camry's, rav4's and tc's regardless of the year. My uncle is head of parts distribution for toyota and he said they make a tonw of the motors before they are even put into the cars. Why so you think toyota sold all those 1.81Z's to GM

Crimsonxbox

My xB only has 2700 miles on it and I drive an average of 4000 miles per year. I should be covered by the enhanced warranty until November 2024. :-)

midtowndesi

hahahaha @ crimson! that's funny. my 2 year and 3 month old 2013 xb has ~11,000 miles on it... surprised to see other low mileage drivers