NHTSA Complaint #11115259 — 2015 SCION FR-S

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11115259
Vehicle 2015 SCION FR-S
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 43,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State FL

Consumer Description

VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER AND HAVING A LOUD KNOCK FROM ENGINE AFTER SITTING FOR 6 HOURS ON A NORMAL NIGHT, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MAINTENANCE KEPT UP INCLUDING RECENT OIL CHANGE... STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD LOUD PINGING AND KNOCKING BECAME LOUDER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONCE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER. I HAD NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO OIL LIGHTS, NOTHING. MY VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO STALL OUT WHEN I HAD LARGE BIG RIG TRUCKS BEHIND ME WHILE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AT NIGHT TIME WITH LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO THE TIME, I WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI-TRUCK AND WAS STUCK, STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, I HAD ENOUGH TIME BEFORE BEING HIT AND ALSO HAVING THE RED LIGHT TURN ON ME IN MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION AT LEE ROAD AND NORTH ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, ENDED UP STARTING BUT HAD TO PUSH IT UP TO A GAS STATION ALONE AND ALMOST STRUCK BY ON COMING TRAFFIC DOING SO. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE AND RECORDED AUDIO. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.

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