NHTSA Complaint #11231551 — 2013 SCION FR-S

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.