NHTSA Complaint #11205052 — 2013 SCION FR-S

VEHICLE WAS IN DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF REDLANDS, REDLANDS CA) FOR THE F02 VALVE SPRING RECALL. UPON RECIEVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS TICKING MORE THAN USUAL. 700 MILES LATER IT SPUN A BEARING RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY DEEMED IT NOT THEIR FAULT AND WANTED TO STICK A 8K-12K BILL ON ME TO MOVE ON WITH REPAIRS. SMALL AMOUNTS OF SEALANT WERE FOUND ON PICKUP SCREEN. CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY FOR 97K PRIOR TO RECALL WORK.