We bought a 2000 Toyota Corolla ve in September. It has the base 1.8L engine and automatic transmission, and about 63,000 miles. One thing the seller didn't tell us was the car was an oil burner. Now here's the kicker. On hot or cold, as in 10 F cold, starts, there is no smoke or odor. There are no drips, puddles, or splashes in the engine compartment or on the ground. I had a service garage look at it and they said the compression was equal across all four cylinders and well within manufacturer"?S tolerances. The local Toyota dealer claimed the rings were bad. The car is, however, going through about a quart of oil every 250 ?? 300 miles. I switched to 10W ?? 40 from 5W ?" 30 and dumped some restore in the crankcase, but no change. Checking with several auto and Toyota forums indicates this is a widespread problem with Corollas.

- Loveland, OH, USA

I purchased my 2000 Toyota Corolla in may of 2000. Other than poor finish trimparts which are cracking and falling off, it has been a good car until now! T the current mileage is 102000 and the car is blowing oil out the tailpipe in quantities of one(1) quart per 100-150 miles. I was told by the service manager at my dealer( ralph hayes Toyota of anderson), that there was not any recalls of this vehicle, although there is a recall on camery, seinna and another one. After viewing the number of posts of this same problem on your site, I see that my problem is not the only one. I kept the oil changed every 3500 to 5000 miles(filter included), as I have with all my vehicles and have never had a problem as this( my 1986 Nissan pu has 296000 miles on it with no problems. What can be done to correct this problem? it is not an isolated problem.

- Anderson, SC, USA

I bought a 2000 Toyota Corolla ve in August 2001 with 33,000 miles on it. The car has been serviced regularly, oil changes etc. On May 27, 2003, the vehicle stopped on the interstate after making a terrible noise in the engin. The Toyota dealer now says the engine needs to be replaced because of lack of lubrication. The vehicle had an oil change two weeks before and there was no oil in the car two weeks later. The engine has been using excessive oil. We have had to add oil regularly. The dealer now wants $2500 to replace the engine in a car that is three years old. This is ridiculous. I found one other complaint on your website of excessive oil consumption in a 2000 Corolla, but I am sure there are many more Toyota engines out there waiting to blow up.

- Mobile, AL, USA

Engine check light came on. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer reset engine check light, when they should have done a dianostic test. Dealer stated oil was not getting into engine. Engine was replaced.

- Buena Vista, GA, USA

The assistant service manager told me that this is not the first time this has happened to this model. No safety defec tlisted.

- Union City, CA, USA