NHTSA Complaint #11209393 — 2013 SCION FR-S

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL ON THE SCION FR-S. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH FOLLOWING THE RECALL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH, MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND, AND AN ENGINE KNOCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED THE RECALL TO HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, RON HUBBARD TOYOTA IN GALLATIN TN, EVENTUALLY I FOUGHT WITH THEM AND GOT THEM TO INSPECT IT. AFTER OVER A MONTH OF CALLING AND FIGHTING WITH THEM AND GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRACKED FLEX PLATE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME 1500$. AFTER MUCH FIGHTING AND CONTACTING TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS PERSISTENT ENOUGH THAT THEY COVERED IT. BY NOW I HAD BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND HALF. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR BACK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND DROVE IT ONE TIME ALMOST 200 MILES TO RUN SOME ERRANDS. WELL THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ENGINE RATTLE AND KNOCK BUT MUCH WORSE. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. WHEN I STARTED IT UP FRIDAY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS MUCH WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL APART AND A VERY STRONG BURNING ODOR BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE CAR. I WAS WORRIED FOLLOWING READING ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CONTACTS MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER DEALT WITH.