What 179 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Scion Fr-s

TOOK OUR 2013 SCION FR-S TO TEMECULA VALLEY TOYOTA FOR J02 VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT RECALL. AFTER ABOUT 6,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, FR-S BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THIS ROUGH RUNNING WAS ONLY INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUALLY SUBSIDED. ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE RETURNED ALONG WITH WHAT I CONSIDERED A "ROD KNOCK". WE IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT USE IT AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE KNOCK. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED RECALL. DEALERSHIP INFORMS US THAT THE ENGINE IS "DESTROYED" (THEIR WORDS). DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ROD BEARING OR BEARINGS DAMAGED DUE TO "OIL STARVATION". DEALERSHIP QUOTES US $17,000 TO REPAIR VEHICLE, INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT SHORT BLOCK. WE REFUSE DEALERSHIP'S OFFER AND ASK THAT THEY LEAVE ENGINE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP PLACES ENGINE BACK INTO OUR VEHICLE AND SETS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADS IN THE TRUNK WITH OTHER VARIOUS PARTS PLACED ON THE BACK SEAT (NICE TOUCH). WE HAVE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR HOME. WE LOCATED A SUBARU MECHANIC IN OUR TOWN, REMOVE ENGINE FROM VEHICLE, TAKE ENGINE TO SAID MECHANIC WHO IS GOING TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE, BALANCE, REBUILD, AND INSTALL THE ENGINE BACK INTO OUR VEHICLE. MECHANIC'S COST = $6,400. UPON OUR PARTIAL TEARDOWN OF ENGINE I FOUND, WHAT I CONSIDER, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUBBERY COMPOUND ON THE FRONT CASE OF THE ENGINE. I ALSO FOUND THIS SAME TYPE OF RUBBERY COMPOUND COVERING A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE OIL PICK UP TUBE SCREEN. I DO NOT KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE OILING PASSAGES WITHIN THE BLOCK. WE FOUND VERY LITTLE METALLIC MATERIAL IN THE OIL PAN. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS RUBBERY COMPOUND MADE ITS WAY INTO THE OIL AND CLOGGED OILING PASSAGES. DEALERSHIP IS DENYING ALL. MY COMPLAINT?: DEALERSHIP WAS OVER AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR USE OF SEALANT, CLOGGING OIL PASSAGES AND CAUSING OIL STARVATION TO THE BEARINGS. THEN, DENYING RESPONSIBILITY AND QUOTING A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT TO REPAIR

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AFTER TAKING CARE OF ENGINE VALVE SPRING RECALL. DROVE MY CAR FOR A WHILE EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AND AT RANDOM MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE. GOT IT RUNNING, AS IT SHOOK AND WAS MAKING A WEIRD KNOCKING I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CLAIMED MY SCION FRS 2013 NEEDS A NEW MOTOR AT A COST OF $10,630.59 BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND I HAD NOTHING TO SHOW TO THEM THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. WHEN THIS WAS THE ONLY THING THAT COULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALLEY HI TOYOTA (14612 VALLEY CENTER DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92395, (760) 241-6484) AND WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER THREE PISTON FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ADVANTAGE TOYOTA OF RIVER OAKS (1970 RIVER OAKS DR, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409, 708-862-0700) THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH DUE TO THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT, IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AGAIN, MADE A LOUD SOUND, AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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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). AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A CLINKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT DOWN. ALSO, THE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY AND THEN DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA (909-212-0546, LOCATED AT 1201 KETTERING DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761) WHERE THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE NUMBER TWO ROD BEARING WAS NOT FOUND AND THE NUMBER THREE ROD BEARING WAS WORN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,678.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO BALISE TOYOTA OF WARWICK (1400 POST RD, WARWICK, RI 02888, (401) 352-5911) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE IN PART TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL WHERE THE SPRING VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REMEDY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND AROUND THE ENGINE AS IF METAL WERE LOOSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DELUCA TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 1719 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, 352-732-0770) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHORT BLOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,900.

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COMPLAINT ABOUT TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AFTER BRINGING MY 2013 SCION FRS IN FOR VALVE SPRING RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES. VALVE SPRING RECALL WAS DONE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL HUNDREDS MILES LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THIS DEALER DID NOT EVEN OPEN THE ENGINE TO VERIFY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE'S PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAXTER TOYOTA LINCOLN (8600 S 33RD ST, LINCOLN, NE 68516, 531-739-5213) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS SERVICED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES, WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. DUE TO THE KNOCKING NOISE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE HE WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO REPLACE A SMALL BLOCK OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DIRECTLY NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT; HOWEVER, A SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,190.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD THE VEHICLE'S ROD BEARINGS SPINNING, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO ENGINE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANCOUVER TOYOTA (10455 NE 53RD ST, VANCOUVER, WA 98662, (360) 944-3001) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROD BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED RECALL PERFORMED IN JAN/FEB OF 2019. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY TOYOTA (9101 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273, (704) 557-0586) WHERE THE VALVE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, AND LOST POWER. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

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ITS A TAKATA RECALL. THE CAR WAS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKES BUT THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT STALLED ON ME AND DIDN'T WANT TO WORK. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON ME MANY TIMES WHEN I WOULD TURN IT ON

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I HAD THE J02 RECALL PERFORMED ON FROM FEBRUARY 8TH-13TH. 1200 MILES AFTER J02 RECALL CAR RUNS SLUGGISH GOING UP CANYON. STOP CAR AND ENGINE IS MISFIRING. TURN AROUND AND COAST DOWNHILL IN NEUTRAL UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON THEN STOP AND PARK CAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CALLED DEALER AND ASKED WHAT I SHOULD DO. COAST OUT OF THE CANYON WITH THE ENGINE OFF. TURN ENGINE ON AFTER SEVERAL MILES AND NO MORE PROBLEMS. DRIVE HOME CAREFULLY. NEXT DAY THROWS SEVERAL CODES AND RUNNING SLUGGISH. SEVERAL DAYS LATER CODES ARE GONE RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES TO DEALER. THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IF CAR HAS NO ACTIVE CODES OR SYMPTOMS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER TURN CAR ON AND CAR IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND HAS SEVERAL PENDING CODES. CAREFULLY DRIVE HOME. CODES DIDN'T SAVE. FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE TO DEALER AROUND JUNE 25TH WHILE CAR IS MAKING THE KNOCKING NOISE BUT NO CODES AND THEY THINK IT'S A LIFTER BUT NOT SURE. I LEFT THE CAR AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. LITERALLY THE SAME DAY I PICK THE CAR UP IT IS KNOCKING AND CONSISTENTLY DOES SO FOR THE NEXT WEEK AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. JULY 5 ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S BEING HIT BY A HAMMER AND THROWS P0011 CAM TIMING ADVANCED. OIL PRESSURE IS 5PSI AT IDLE AND 40PSI AT 5000RPM. HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER BECAUSE IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T MAKE THE DRIVE AND THEY SAY IT IS PISTON SLAP WITHOUT EVEN OPENING THE ENGINE THEY DETERMINE IT IS NOT CAUSED BY THE RECALL. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE WITH THE TIMING COVER, OIL PAN AND ONE VALVE COVER OFF AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THEM TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO DOZENS OF PEOPLE AFTER THE RECALL. CODES THROWN SO FAR ARE P0011 P219A P0301 P000A P0420 KNOCKING SEEMS TO BE WHEN OIL WARMS UP AND OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ABOUT 30PSI AND BELOW.

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CAR WAS RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF VALVE SPRINGS AND THIS SERVICE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE(BEARING) PROBABLY SEALANT SEEPED INTO OIL CAUSING BLOCKAGE OF OIL FLOW

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TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE VALVE RECALL AND WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES IT STARTED TO HAVE A VERY BAD KNOCK WE WERE DRIVING WHEN THE KNOCK STARTED AROUND 50.. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY PULLED THE OIL PAN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A BAD ROD BEARING. WE ARE ALWAYS UP ON THE OIL SERVICE. ONLY 1500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO HELP FROM TOYOTA. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T HELP OUT. TOYOTA IS JUST DITCHING THIS PROBLEM. TO MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME RECALL AND PROBLEMS.

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THE ENGINE IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHENEVER I TRY STARTING THE CAR AND IT DIES AFTER 30 SECONDS. THE RATTLING NOISE STARTED HAPPENING ONLY AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR. THE NOISE SPECIFICALLY STARTED HAPPENING AFTER I WAS DRIVING IT FROM WORK AND AFTER TAKING A U-TURN, A RATTLING NOISE JUST STARTED GROWING LOUDER AND LOUDER UP UNTIL IT JUST SLOWLY DIED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET.

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BROUGHT IN 2013 SCION FR-S (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL ON MAY 07, 2019. I NOTICED MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGHER THAN USUAL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR BUT CHALKED IT UP TO MY ENGINE GETTING USED TO THE NEW VALVES. LAST NIGHT (JULY 14, 2019) MY ENGINE BEGINS TO KNOCK HARD AND SOUNDS AS IF ONE OF MY RODS HAVE SPUN, BEFORE I KNOW IT, MY ENGINE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND I ALMOST COLLIDE INTO AN EXIT MEDIAN GOING OVER 50 MPH. I HAVE READ THE OTHER HORROR STORIES WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, PLEASE LETS GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE!*DT

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I BROUGHT MY 2013 SCION FR-S IN FOR THE ENGINE SPRING RECALL TO AUTONATION TOYOTA PINELLAS, FL WITH 37,800 MILES ON IT.. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY PRIOR TO THIS. ABOUT 900 MILES LATER, I HEARD A KNOCKING AND, AT FIRST, THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (SINCE I LIVE OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM WHERE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED) AND HE SAID MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO ROD BEARING, CONNECTING RODS AND MAIN BEARINGS. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE METAL OR SOMETHING WAS CARRIED THROUGH THE ENGINE VIA THE OIL. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALER (SINCE IT HAS A SUBARU BOXER ENGINE) AND THEY SAID THE EXACT, SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR THREE MONTHS, SPENT A FORTUNE ON RENTALS UNTIL I RAN OUT OF MONEY AND LOST MY $50,000/YEAR JOB OVER IT AS A PROPERTY MANAGER BECAUSE I NEEDED A CAR TO FUNCTION. I NO LONGER HAVE THE OPTION OF BUYING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I'VE LOST MY JOB AND IT'S PRETTY HARD TO GET ANOTHER ONE WITHOUT A VEHICLE. IF TOYOTA DOES NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE, OFFER ME A LOANER VEHICLE, AND FIX THIS CAR, I WILL BE SEEKING LITIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY HIRED A LAWYER BUT, I WAS HOPING TOYOTA WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING.

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SAFETY RECALL J02 VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT

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I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL J02 VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. ABOUT 5000 MILES OR SO LATER MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND EXIT WITHOUT CAUSING INJURY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN SO THEY LOOKED FURTHER AND DETERMINED A ROD BEARING HAD SEIZED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND I HAVE KEPT UP WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. MY CAR NO LONGER HAS A WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND ARTICLES ONLINE STATING ROD BEARINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED POST RECALL. THIS IS A RESULT OF TOO MUCH SEALANT APPLIED DURING THE RECALL, CAUSING EXCESS TO BLOCK OIL CHANNELS.

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I TOOK THE FR-S IN FOR THE VALVE SPRING RECALL. WITHIN 200 MILES OF DRIVING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS IDLING ROUGH TO THE POINT OF STALLING. I WAS LUCKILY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT FROM THE RECALL REPAIR. TOYOTA WOULD COVER THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER LABOR. AFTER THIS I STARTED READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER FR-S/BRZ OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES.

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VALVE SPRING RECALL WAS DONE LESS THAN 2K MILES AGO ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING SEVERE POWER LOSS. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED DUE TO SUDDEN TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, INCLUDING ALL THE GEARS AND COILS RELATED TO TIMING CHAINS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A BAD ECU. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

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ON FEBRUARY 19, I TAKE MY FR-S TO THE DEALER FOR THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL. THE CAR RUNS AS NORMAL UNTIL MARCH 27, AFTER I DROVE IT ACROSS TOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR THE FIRST TIME. AS I MAKE THE SAME HIGHWAY DRIVE THE NEXT MORNING, MY ENGINE STARTS TO CHATTER AND SHAKE UNTIL IT CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I EXITED IN NEUTRAL, COASTED TO A GAS STATION, HIRED AN UBER TO GET ME TO WORK, AND LATER HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT DID THE RECALL. OVER THE WEEKS IT SAT, WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TOLD ME THEIR MECHANICS WERE LOOKING INTO THE NATURE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE AND WERE WAITING ON A RULING BY A TOYOTA ENGINEER. AFTER TWO MONTHS, I WAS TOLD BY A THIRD PARTY TO CALL TOYOTA'S NATIONAL OFFICE TO HAVE A CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS WAITING, THE DEALER REQUESTED MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE CAR AS I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE, RATHER DID IT MYSELF: 5000 MILE OIL / FILTER CHANGES, CHANGED AIR AND CABIN FILTERS AT 30000 MI. THE ENGINE ONLY HAS ABOUT 54000 MILES. YESTERDAY THE SERVICE MANAGER FINALLY CALLS ME AND TELLS ME THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLINED BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. ANY REPLACEMENT ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE OUT OF POCKET, FOR WHAT I KNOW WAS WARRANTY WORK ON A RECALL THAT FOULED MY ENGINE WITH SEALANT, SOMETHING TOTALLY UNRELATED TO THE FREQUENCY OR LOCATION OF MY OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS SAT FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION IN THE MEANTIME, NEITHER WOULD MY INSURANCE AS IT WASN'T A COLLISION, BREAK-IN, OR ACT OF NATURE. I PAID $1500 FOR RENTALS AND UBER RIDES FOR TWO MONTHS, THEN FINALLY REALIZED I NEEDED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WILL BE SEEKING LITIGATION IN THIS MATTER. IT IS NOT THE ROLE OF AN ABSENTEE ENGINEER TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO FIX THEIR COMPANY'S MISTAKES.

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I BROUGHT MY 2013 SCION FR-S TO GET THE VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE BACK IN JANUARY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY EXPECT FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FOR BOTH THOSE A DAY THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ABOUT 25 MILES IN TOTAL. SINCE I WAS COMMUTING TO COLLEGE. FAST FORWARD TO JUNE WHEN MY SIM EATER WAS DONE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR SOME KNOCKING NOISES IN MY ENGINE BAY. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS JUST LOSE SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC SO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE WANTED TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS LOSE UNDER THE CAR SO HE LEFT ES THE CAR ON A LIFT AND STARTED TO REMOVE THE UNDERBELLY METAL PROTECTOR WHEN A PRICE OF METAL FELL. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE CAR SINCE THE RECALL. SO WE DECIDED TO STOP AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE WHICH WAS THE DCH TOYOTA CITY SERVICE CENTER IN MAMARONECK NEW YORK. AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE CAR THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WERE THE RECALL WAS DONE. BUT THE CAR HAS A SUBARU BOXER ENGINE WE'RE THE VALVE SPRINGS ARE LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THEY LATER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENING WHEN IT'S A 6 YEAR OLD ENGINE WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES. (IN MY OPINION THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED.) I LATER CHECKED ONLINE AND OTHER CAR DEALERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES

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WE HAVE A 2013 SCION AND IN FEB HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL REPAIR, IN JUNE THE CAR LOST POWER DRIVING DOWN THE HWY, STARTED KNOCKING. HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERING THIS HAPPENING TO MANY 2013 SCION OWNERS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. AT THIS TIME TOYOTA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP ME, THE REASON THEY GAVE IS: I HAVE HIGH MILES, 100,072, SO IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY MAINTENANCE THROUGH THEM SO THEY SAY THEY ARE UNAWARE OF SERVICE ON IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE RECALL. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR ON THESE ENGINE FAILURES.

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