2013 SCION FR-S Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

IGNITION COIL CEL CAME ON RARELY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM GEAR SHIFTS AND FIRST APPEARED AROUND 25K, NOW AT 37K MILES IT COMES ON CONSISTENTLY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM SHIFTS. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15K MILES DUE TO GEARS GRINDING WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED WHEN DRIVING IN ANY SPEEDS. COOLANT TANK WAS IMPROPERLY SEALED PERMITTING WATER TO EVAPORATE, I USED ELECTRIC TAPE TO MAKE A SEAL. ENGINE DID NOT HAVE A HIGH PITCH CRICKET-LIKE NOISE UPON PURCHASE AND WITHIN 100 MILES AND SINCE IT HAS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN IDLE. PASSENGER'S WINDOW SWITCH DOES NOT AUTO SCROLL UPON PRESSING THE 2ND NOTCH ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME IN ANY CONDITION. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE VERY DISTINCT 3 INCH WIDE STREAK MARKS FROM SCROLLING UP AND DOWN. THE CENTER OF THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY WARPED SINCE 15K MILES.

PURCHASE AN EXEDY STAGE 2 CLUTCH WITH LIGHT FLYWHEEL PART# 15953FW FOR A 2013 SCION FRS. ISSUE IS IT LOCK OUT OF GEAR IN FIRST AND REVERSE GEAR. YOU HAVE TO USED FORCE TO GET IT OUT OF 1ST AND REVERSE GEAR. ALSO HARD TO GET IT INTO 1ST AND REVERSE GEAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CLUTCH FOR THIS VEHICLE AS MANY HAVE REPORTED THIS SIMILAR ISSUE IN FT86CLUB FORUM. THIS LOCKING AND HARD TO GET INTO GEAR MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN YOUR IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE ROAD. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR REGARDLESS IN THE CITY OR FREEWAY. NOTHING WAS DONE AS I HAVE CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE FOR A REPLACEMENT PART# 19599. THEY WANTED ME TO SEND THE OLD ONE TO THEM FOR INSPECTION WHILE I HAVE NO REPLACEMENT TO PUT IN MY CAR SO I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR. THIS IS REALLY A DEFECTED PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AFTER ENGINE WORMS UP, LET THE ENGINE IDLE AND STAYS AT 600 RPM FOR A FEW SECONDS, JUMP TO 1100 RPM THEN DOWN TO 600 AND 400, ENGINE SHAKES UP LIKE IS GOING TO STALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT COME ON. DEALER TOLD ME IS A CAMSHAFT GEAR DEFECT THAT WILL NOT CHANGE THE ANGLE FOR THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING(VVT). OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE CHANGE ARE OIL CONTROL VALVE AND CAMSHAFT VVT SENSOR. TOYOTA MUST ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE, MORE THAN 250 CASES WERE REPORTS ON FT86CLUB.COM. SAME EXACT PROBLEM IS SHOWN ON THE SUBARU BRZ BECAUSE IS THE EXACT SAME CAR. *TR

AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF SMELLING BURNT OIL IN THE CABIN, I DISCOVERED A SERIOUS OIL LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS A BLOCK OFF PLATE ON THE RIGHT REAR CAMSHAFT AREA. IT IS A STAMPED STEEL PLATE HELD ON WITH THREE BOLTS AND SEALED WITH RTV. THE OIL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE BOTTOM BOLT AND DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. SCION DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS RE-APPLY THE SEALANT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. THEY ALSO COMMENTED THAT IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. I ORDERED AN AFTERMARKET COVER PLATE THAT INCORPORATES AN O RING INTO THE SEAL. THIS PLATE IS GUARANTEED NOT TO LEAK IF INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. WEB FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED FR-S. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VERSION HAS A PUMP IN PLACE OF THE BLOCK OFF PLATE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SCION/TOYOTA (SUBARU) SHOULD DESIGN A PLATE THAT DOES NOT LEAK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. *JS

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP STARTED MAKING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NOISE, WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY TOYOTA AND REPLACED. 3000 MILES LATER, THE SAME NOISE IS BACK, AND NOW TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR / REPLACE THE PART, EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT, EVEN NOW. THIS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS OF CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S THE SYSTEM THAT COMPRESSES THE FUEL TO OVER 3000 PSI. THIS SYSTEM NEVER DEPRESSURIZES, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, ONE THAT MAKES SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NOISE, HAVE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FAILURE, AND COULD CAUSE EITHER HESITATION WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION, OR POTENTIALLY A FIRE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WITH REGARDS TO AN INITIAL FIX, AND THEN COMPLETELY REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT AFTER THE FIRST FIX ATTEMPT. *TR

THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE AND RIM WAS DESTROYED IT WAS SOME TIME IN FEBRUARY 2013,WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTESTATE .I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT, BECAUSE IF I WAS GOING FAST MY CAR WOULD FLIP AND WHO KNOWS HOW WOULD IT ENDS. ANYWAY I HEARD A THUD IN MY FROM TIRE AND IT IMMEDIATELY STATED TO WOBBLE BEFORE I COULD STOP. I EVENTUALLY STOP AND WAS SURPRISE TO SEE THE RIM SPLIT IN THE SEAM AND THE TIRE TOTAL. THE SECOND TIME I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WAS JUNE 21,2014,I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN AND FELL MY CAR WOBBLING AGAIN ,THIS TIME IT WAS MY REAR TIRE ,AND WAS SURPRISE AGAIN TO SEE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SPLIT ALL AROUND IN THE SEAM AGAIN . MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR. FOR NOW MY SCION IS PARK, BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. THE TYPES OF TIRES COME WITH MY SCION IS MICHELIN PRIMACY HP TIRES AND I CAN ATTEST THAT THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO USED ON A CAR. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE TIRES. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ON A 2013 FRS THAT WAS BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 WHICH NOW HAS 8500 MILES ON IT NOW. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE UP TO GO TO WORK. I USE MY CHECK ENGINE SCANNER AND IT GAVE ME A P2404 CODE. DROVE IT FOR TWO DAYS TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. NOW FOR SOME REASON MY GAS IS GETTING BURNED UP REALLY FAST. MY GAS METER DROP 1/4 TANK ON A TWO DAY 15 MILE DRIVE. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOP WORKING TOO. SO MUCH FOR A NEW CAR. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BEFORE PROBLEMS PERSIST AND MAKE THINGS WORSE. MY BRAND NEW SCION FRS, WHAT I WAS REASSURED BY MY DEALER WAS RELIABLE DEPENDABLE MAKE AND MODEL. GIVEN THE TRUST HE HAD GAINED PRIOR TO THE SALE I BELIEVED EVERY WORD HE SAID DOWN TO HIS OVER MARKET ASKING PRICE PITCH. I BOUGHT IT ALL AND THE CAR. A FEW WEEKS LATER I NOTICE A CHIRPPING THAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE BELT. IT HAD BEEN RAINING CONSTANTLY SO I ASSUMED THE BELT WAS MOIST AND AT TIMES WITH CONDENSATION. IN DRY CONDITIONS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND I BECAME CONCERNED, SO I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE TECH SAID IT WAS A MISS SIZED FUEL HOSE, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO CHIRP. BUT WHAT WAS WEIRD AND DREW A RED FLAG WAS ALL THE PARTS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED: FUEL PUMP, PIPE FUEL DELIVERY NO2, GASKET, GASKET INTAKE MANIFOLD, GASKET THROTTLED. TSED SUSPICION SO I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM. A LOT OF THE REPORTS FIND THE SAME ISSUSE, ALONG WITH OTHERS THINGS I HAVE NOTICED WITH MY CAR. THE FUEL HAS BEEN REPORTED TO LEAK, CAUSING FIRES OR ENGINGE DAMAGE AND ACCELERATION ISSUES LEADING TO SUCH. I HAVE TO NOTICED THE NEED FOR ACCESSIVE FORCE ON THE PEDAL HAS BEEN MORE AND MORE NECESSARY. ALSO STALLING AND ROUGH IDLING IS A BIG CONCERN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH NOW AND I DO NO WISH TO LEAVE ANYTHING TO CHANCE ESPECIALLY IF IT MAY RESULT IN DEATH. I DON'T WANT MY GIRL FRIEND AND HER TWO CHILDREN AND I TO BURN TO DEATH OR STALL OUT AND CRUSHED BY A TRUCK. *TT

CPSC: I13B0068A. 2013 SCION. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL IT FAILED CAUSING HIM TO USE HIS EMERGENCY BRAKES. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKE, TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT DID NOT RELEASE.