NHTSA Complaint #11255369 — 2013 SCION FR-S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE'S PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAXTER TOYOTA LINCOLN (8600 S 33RD ST, LINCOLN, NE 68516, 531-739-5213) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS SERVICED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES, WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. DUE TO THE KNOCKING NOISE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE HE WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO REPLACE A SMALL BLOCK OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DIRECTLY NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT; HOWEVER, A SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,190.