2013 SCION FR-S Complaints

VALVE SPRING RECALL: AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED THE REPAIRS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOSS OF ALL SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, GAUGE CLUSTER, RADIO, ETC. THE ONLY SYSTEM OPERABLE WAS THE SWITCHES IN THE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE WINDOW. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE POWER HOWEVER NO SYSTEMS OPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING.

SUBARU VALVE SPRING RECALL. TOYOTA DID THE RECALL FOR VALVE SPRINGS ON MY 13 SCION FRS. TOO MUCH SEALANT WAS USED AND IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SPIN A BEARING. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND IT WILL BE 6000$ TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. TOYOTA HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK WITH ME ON ADMITTING THE RECALL CAUSED THE BLOWN ENGINE. HOWEVER THERE ARE ALOT OF FRS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE RECALL AND TOO MUCH SEALANT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO TOYOTA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE VALVE SPRINGS THAT WERE FRACTURING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL REPAIR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOLFCHASE TOYOTA (2201 N GERMANTOWN PKWY, CORDOVA, TN 38016, (901) 377-8000) FOR THE INITIAL RECALL REPAIR AND ENGINE STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THERE WAS A FAILURE AND COULD POSSIBLY ASSIST WITH PROVIDING A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAD RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING DONE ON MY CAR ABOUT 4-6 K MILES AND THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO DEALER SHIP 6/13/19 AS I WRITING THIS AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SENSE I HAVE ARRIVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAYTONA TOYOTA (1700, 451 N NOVA RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPUN ROD BEARINGS AND THE OIL PICK UP SCREEN WERE BLOCKED BY THE SEALANT AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I HEARD A NOISE AND THEN IT STALLED OUT COMPLETELY ON INTERSTATE 20. I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE BUSY INTERSTATE WITH JUST USING THE SPEED I HAD BUILT UP. I HAD IT TOWED. I TOLD TOYOTA STONECREST ABOUT IT AND THEY REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT. NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR MONTHS. THEY ALSO HAD MY CAR FOR A WEEK BEFORE TELLING ME THEY WASN'T GOING TO DO IT. I LOST MONEY AND TIME AND THEY COULD CARELESS. AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE DOCUMENTS NOTHING WAS WRONG ON 1ST DOCUMENT AND THE OTHER I HAVE PROBLEMS. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX MY ENGINE.

DRIVING TO WORK, HAD A KNOCK AT AROUND 3500 RPMS. KNOCK PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DIED. ENGINE OIL PSI LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPEND WITHIN JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES OF HAVING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL PERFORMED. I WILL BE TOWING THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK

TOYOTA SCION FR-S J02 VALVE STRING RECALL: AFTER I GOT RECALL SERVICE ON FEB, 2019, I DROVE ONLY 2600 MILES, AND ENGINE GOT DAMAGED FROM INSIDE. (MIGHT BE ROD BEARING DAMAGE) I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 M/H AND STARTED TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISE, AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR, AND TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/2/19 SUNDAY THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CASES THAT THE OWNERS GOT THE DAMAGES AFTER RECALL SERVICES. I REQUESTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES TO INVESTIGATE MY CASE. TOYOTA REFUSED IT, AND THEY MENTIONED THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PROGRAM THAT CAN SUPPORT POST-J02 RECALL FAILURE THIS IS THE CURRENT HISTORY THAT FORUM GATHERING EACH SITUATIONS FROM THE FRS OWNERS, WHO FAILS THEIR ENGINE AFTER J02 RECALL JOB DONE. HTTPS://WWW.FT86CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=133095&FBCLID=IWAR0Q5VHRHBQ4VCKD3ZO4ALG-8DZAZTK8QBLVG4HYQCE3H1TRRMWXI9TEBGE HTTPS://WWW.FT86CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=133573

REPLACE ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS RECALL POST SAFETY/ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE FAILS AFTER BEING TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. ON 02/18/2019 I TOOK MY SAFE, ENGINE ADEQUATLEY FUNCTIONING 2013 SCION FRS INTO JOHN ELWAY'S TOYOTA FOR A RECALL. IT WAS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVE SPRINGS. TWO DAYS LATER MY CAR STARTS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND MY CAR IS SHACKING WHILE I AM SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE 91 FEEWAY.. DURING THE FEW TIMES I DID DRIVE MY VEHICLE I HEARD THE SAME TAPPING/KNOCKING NOISE SO APPROXIMATELY ON 03/14/2019 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF MY CAR. THEY ASK TO KEEP MY CAR OVERNIGHT SINCE I COULD NOT POINT OUT THE NOISE WHEN I DROVE THE MECHANIC AROUND THE BLOCK.. FINALLY ON 04/10/2019 I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO JOHN ELWAY;S TOYOTA BECAUSE THE TAPPING/KNOCKING NOISE HAD BECOME A CONSTANT, CONSISTENT NOISE, VERY SIMILAR TO THE KNOCKING NOISE THAT BECAME LOUDER WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED, ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. IT WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD COULD NOT FIND "ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VECHILE BUT THE TAPPING CONTINUES, SO WE CALLED A GUY FROM OUR TORRANCE TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO COME TAKE A LOOK". I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TOYOTA SPECIALISTS REMOVED THE ENGINE FOR THE THIRD TIME TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS OCCURRING WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED MY TOYOTA ADVISER FOR UPDATES AND HE BASICALLY TOLD ME TO START LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR UNLESS I "ABSOLUTELY LOVED" MY CAR BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. FOR TWO WEEKS I COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER TO WHAT HAD ACTUALLY OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE AND MY CALLS WERE NO LONGER BEING TAKEN BY MY TOYOTA ADVISOR JEFF WADE. INSTEAD THEY WERE BEING DIRECTED TO JOSH REESE, SERVICE MANAGER.

ON FEBRUARY13, 2019, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS A RECENT RECALL TO FIX A VALVE SPRING. MARCH 5, MY CAR LOST POWER AND MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. MY CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 5, THEY RESET THE CODE AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON THE WAY HOME, IT BROKE AGAIN. ON MARCH 6, THEY CHANGED THE EXHAUST VVT OIL CONTROL. ONE WEEK LATER, IT BROKE AGAIN. TODAY, MAY 31ST, THE ENGINE STALLED, I'VE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, SERVICE THE CAR REGULARLY AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS UNTIL TOYOTA PERFORMED THIS RECALL. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN ME I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS COMPLAINT. ATTACHED IS A LINK WITH 72 OTHER OWNERS ALL REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. HTTPS://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/SPREADSHEETS/D/1SEL4X84CY_YNRKCWS9GNOIYNTWLJDOTGQZU1J4RLZOW/EDIT#GID=0