NHTSA Complaint #11231572 — 2013 SCION FR-S

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL J02 VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. ABOUT 5000 MILES OR SO LATER MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND EXIT WITHOUT CAUSING INJURY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN SO THEY LOOKED FURTHER AND DETERMINED A ROD BEARING HAD SEIZED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND I HAVE KEPT UP WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. MY CAR NO LONGER HAS A WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND ARTICLES ONLINE STATING ROD BEARINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED POST RECALL. THIS IS A RESULT OF TOO MUCH SEALANT APPLIED DURING THE RECALL, CAUSING EXCESS TO BLOCK OIL CHANNELS.