NHTSA Complaint #11308998 — 2013 SCION FR-S

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11308998
Vehicle	2013 SCION FR-S
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 4, 2019
Date Filed	February 13, 2020
Mileage	130,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR 2013 SCION FR-S. BRING THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE. DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED REPAIR. SUBSEQUENT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR WITH USED CRATE MOTOR FROM JAPAN (70K MILES). DEALERSHIP CONDUCTS RECALL REPAIR ON THE CRATE MOTOR AND INSTALLED DELIVERS IT TO ME. 150 MILES LATER ENGINE BREAKS DOWN. STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN CAR. FEAR FOR CONFLAGRATION I PULL OVER. DEALERSHIP TOWS CAR TO DO THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE DEALERSHIP GET TO FAIL TO CONDUCT THE SAME REPAIR? I AM AT MY WITTS END AND WANT MY CAR RETURNED TO ME REPAIRED OR TO BE MADE WHOLE. WHAT DO I DO?

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