NHTSA Complaint #11230180 — 2013 SCION FR-S

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11230180
Vehicle	2013 SCION FR-S
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 20, 2019
Date Filed	July 8, 2019
Mileage	34,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

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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