2013 SCION FR-S Engine Problems

The car randomly shut off, i started it back up and it has a knock in the engine. Oil is super clean, and changed every 3k miles. I keep up with maintenance on my vehicle. I contacted Toyota and they had a Valve Spring Recall that leads to this very problem but somehow my vehicle isn't covered. I

The car randomly shut off, i started it back up and it has a knock in the engine. Oil is super clean, and changed every 3k miles. I contacted Toyota and they had a Valve Spring Recall that leads to this very problem but somehow my vehicle isnt covered.

sometimes the car randomly stalls out during driving. usually off cold starts if i let it warm up for even 5 minutes it still will stall out sometimes. its not super common id say it does it once every 2 days maybe. the car is also misfiring and ive noticed a large loss of power from the car. it started back in june and i just havent really gotten it fixed yet. usually when im driving itll kind of just buffer and a check engine light is thrown on but it ends up going off after a couple drives.

The engine suffered catastrophic failure 2,988 miles after the J02 Saftey recall was performed by Preston Toyota of New Castle, PA. I was travelling at highway speeds when the engine died and would not turn on. I lost all power brakes and could have wrecked and injured myself, others or worse, caused a fatality. The car was towed to a toyota dealership that confirmed the issue was due to the work performed during the recall on the car. The oil light flashed a few times then shut off and then a few seconds later the engine died.

Vehicle suffered engine failure in line with previous recalled, and subsequently repaired parts. Both Toyota & Subaru have refused to repair. Vehicle is under 100,000 miles.

Engine stalled won't crank over or run anymore. Mechanic said it was a valve spring issue and vehicle had a recall that entitled engine to be replaced by Toyota.

Engine failure. My safety is compromised by car leaving me stranded at an unpreditable time. Serviced center fixed vehicle twice unsuccecfully because different engine brand but joint partnership. No warning lamps were present before or after failure of engine.

Under normal driving conditions, a well maintained 79k car, the joint that holds up cylinder #2 failed, totalling the engine. Thankfully the rod did not kill me.

It is my belief that the valve spring on the engine broke, even after the recall work had been done. I was getting out of my car and heard, what sounded like, metal under tension popping really loudly. After that the engine made a rattling noise. In hindsight I should have known something was wrong, but I had an oil change at the dealer in 2 days and thought they would hear it. After the oil change they didn't say anything so I felt it was ok. On my way home from work the following day, less than 40 miles after the oil change, the car suddenly completely shut off while I was driving home on the highway. What saved my life was that I was getting off the highway in the right lane and was able to roll the car slightly off the highway. Had this been in any...

The day before the incident, took the vehicle for an oil change at dealership. Driving in a Interstate 8 under construction and vehicle had engine malfunction turning off and also turned off power steering creating difficulty steering, could have created accident on freeway jeopardize my safety and of others. The engine malfunction started by making a rattling sound and turning off the engine. Since my vehicle is Standard/Manual transmission, I stepped on the clutch and the rattling stop making me coast with the moment it had. I removed the clutch to turn on the vehicle and the rattling continued so I put it in neutral, waited to slow down to push the vehicle onto an emergency lane (since the freeway was under construction and the lanes had Jersey Barriers). The problem hasn't been able to reproduce because the vehicle cannot restart, contact local dealership and rejected to perform recall unless...

Was going down the road. To a fast food place. As soon as I turned. A pop happens and the whole car started to shake. All the maintenance was done every 6k miles. Got the car at 32k miles Went to Toyota. And they called and said it was engine failure “mechanical failure” then they called back and said there was no coolant. In my eyes I feel it’s to cover their end to not do a recall.

2013 SCION FR-S Valve spring recall notice was received in the mail. Recalled valve spring replacement caused engine to seize twice. The first time the engine seized Tustin Toyota admitted fault, noting issue was from recall fix and repaired the engine at no cost. The second time the engine seized Toyota denied responsibility and wanted to charge $5000

After completing the valve spring recall I got my car back and not 200 miles later the engine started to have rod knock. The Toyota dealership told me that there was now metal in my oil pan and I would need a new engine. This is not a unique issue, it has been happening to hundreds of other cars going through this exact recall, for years now.

Toyota of El Cajon performed the J02 recall for engine valve springs on August 13, 2020 at 98, 448 mileage. Toyota of El Cajon performed service oil/filter change, coolant change, and multipoint inspection June 2021 (work order 356309). The engine of my 2013 Scion FR-S malfunctioned with a rod knock on July 13, 2021 at 105k mileage, eleven months after J02 recall performed. There were no warnings lamps, oil lights, or any messages prior to failure. The only symptom was the engine rod knock when the car starts. Toyota of El Cajon technician and shop floorman do not know the cause, yet they attempt to deny that this issue relates to the J02 recall. They said it would cost a "couple thousand" to take apart the engine to investigate the cause. They said it would be $9k out of my pocket to replace the short block and would be "terribly...

I was driving down the road and felt the car lose power. Shortly, after the traction control and check engine light came on. I pulled over and a I slowed the engine died on me. It took several tries and it finally started and I made it home going about 45. The next day I went to town and as I pulled into a parking lot the engine completely died again. I went to the parts store right next door and the code read can shaft sensor fault. I then slowly drove to a family members house and where we replaced those sensors. This didn't fix anything. I then took it too my mechanic who proceeded to tell me I needed a new engine. There were multiple codes showing with his code reader. I only remember low oil pressure but the oil was full. Tried to drive it back to...

I started my car and immediately hears a knocking noise and I as drive or stay idled and rev my engine a bit I can hear the knocking noise as well.

The contact owns a 2013 Scion FR-S. The contact received notification of an unknown recall. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer and the engine was replaced. The contact then stated while driving the vehicle two months later, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was then taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with the oil valve needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred two years later. The vehicle was then towed back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with the engine needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist due to the warranty coverage being expired. The failure mileage was approximately 82,900.

The contact owns a 2013 SCION FR-S. The contact stated while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle would stall without warning. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,003.

THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A ROAD TRIP. DURING THE TRIP THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING EXCESSIVELY. UPON PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE WE INSPECTED THE ENGINE TO SEE A LARGE HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE UPON FURTHER INSPECTION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD NEAR MY HOUSE AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE SO I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE SO I KEPT DRIVING AND IT STARTED GETTING WORSE SO I HAD TO TOW THE CAR HOME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS NOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

AFTER SEEING NUMEROUS TOYOTA J02 (2018) VALVE TRAIN RECALL CATASTROPHES, I DECLINED THE SERVICE. WHEN THE CA DMV REQUIRED IT FOR REGISTRATION RENEWAL, I WAITED UNTIL THE DEADLINE SO THE TOYOTA MECHANICS WOULD GET MORE PRACTICE ON OTHER CARS BEFORE SERVICING MINE IN JANUARY 2020 WITH 98K MILES ODOMETER. I THOUGHT THE STRATEGY WORKED, UNTIL NOVEMBER 2020 AT 111K MILES ODOMETER. ON MY DAILY FREEWAY COMMUTE, WITH A CLATTER AND THEN A BANG, A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, OUT OF WHICH OIL SPRAYED ONTO THE CAT PRODUCING BILLOWING SMOKE, CEL'S, AND THEN A LOW OIL ALERT. BY THE TIME I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE STILL RAN BUT WAS KNOCKING. PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA RECOVERED A ROCKER ARM THAT HAD SOMEHOW DETACHED ITSELF FROM ITS SWIVEL, THRASHED AROUND INSIDE THE VALVE CASE, AND THEN GOT EJECTED OUT THROUGH THE VALVE COVER. THEY INSISTED THE FAILURE...

I'LL BE DRIVING AND RPM WILL DIP SO FAST SOMETIME CARS DIES BUT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN. SOMETIMES IN START UP AND OR JUST JUST A STOP LIGHT

2013 SCION FR-S HAD A VALVE SPRING RECALL. WHILE DRIVING, AS SOON AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE STALLED. SOON AS I RE-IGNITED THE ENGINE I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 10-15 MPH WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE GETTING LOUDER. THIS EVENT OCCURRED A YEAR/8000MILES AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WAS CONTRIBUTED BY THE THE RECALL SERVICE. Consumer stated J02 recall was serviced May 22, 2019 at 87705 miles. Incident happened again on June 5th,2020 at 95745 miles.

J02 RECALL DONE IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR FOR REGISTRATION, DID AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND METAL SHAVING AND THEN THE ENGINE GAVE OUT IN APRIL. CORPORATE WASN'T ANY HELP, EVEN AFTER FINDING FIPG IN OIL PICK UP. PAID FOR REBUILT, AND THE CAR HAS A ROUGH IDLE ON COLD START. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 3 TIMES. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID FIPG WAS FOUND IN OIL PICK. AND TESTED EVERYTHING. REBUILT WASN'T DONE RIGHT FROM FIRST DEALER. FIRST DEALER ALSO DAMAGED THE HOOD DURING THE REBUILT. THE HOOD HASN'T BEEN PROPERLY FIXED. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ONE YEAR AFTER REQUIRED J02 RECALL, I SPUN A ROD BEARING ON CYLINDER 4. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL AT TIME OF FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER. CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART, I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND GET TOWED. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL IS DENYING IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WARRANTY AND IS REQUIRING THAT I USE AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY TO GET A USED ENGINE FORM ANOTHER CAR.

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE J02 RECALL WORK WAS DONE THE ENGINE DIED COMMUTING IN TRAFFIC WHILE ON THE HWY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPORT A SPUN BEARING DUE TO OIL STARVATION, YET THE CRANKCASE IS FULL WITH OIL (PER THEIR OWN INSPECTION) WITH ABOUT 25% LIFE BEFORE HAVING TO CHANGE OIL. I SUSPECT EXCESS RTV FROM THE RECALL WORK HAS CLOGGED THE PICKUP SCREEN OR AN OIL GALLEY. DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT EITHER OF THOSE 2 THINGS ARE THE CASE AND WON'T FIX VEHICLE, YET THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN THE "OIL STARVATION" IF THE CRANKCASE IS FULL OF OIL AND YOU QUOTE OIL STARVATION, THEN SOMETHING SOMEWHERE IS CLOGGED. YET THEY WONT ACCEPT RESPONSIBVILITY DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE AT TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP!

MY 2013 FRS TOYOTA SCION ENGINE FAILED DURING A TRIP IN THE HIGHWAY AFTER A TOYOTA DEALER PERFORMED A J02 RECALL. ENGINE START TO FAILED WITH AN ENGINE NOISE; THEN ENGINE STOP AT THE HIGHWAY.AFTER 2,000 MILES AFTER RECALL PERFORMED. ENGINE BROKE TWO TIES THE ENGINE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR NEVER FEEL LIKE BEFORE , SOMETIME HAPPENED DURING THE REPAIR THAT THE CAR START FAILING. THE HISTORY OF CAR WAS CLEAN NEVER FAILED WITH 40,000 MMILES WITHOUT ANY FAILURES. AFTER THAT SOMETHING HAPPEN WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLU WAS RUNNING AT 65 MH WHEN THE FAIL OCURRED.IT IS A LOCAL CAR USE ENOW WITH 44,000 MILES. WITHOUT ANY FAILURES BEFORE.

I DROVE MY AUTO TO A NORMAL ERRAND TRIP, THERE WERE NO ISSUES, WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES, NOTHING, NEXT MORNING I GET IN START UP AND IT'S MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WITHIN THE MOTOR, STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS, ALL GAGES ARE READING NORMAL, I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA SERVICE AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, POSSIBLY BEARINGS IN CRANK SHAFT HOUSING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN , IF IT WERE IT'S WITH WEAR OUT OF EXCESS OF 300,000 PLUS MILES. MY CAR HAS 84,000 MILES I AM THE 1 AND ONLY OWNER, I HAVE DONE ALL MAINTENANCE ( OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATION, ETC) AND RECALL THRU TOYOTA, I USE ONLY BEST GASOLINE, OIL. THE ONLY RECALL WAS ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. WHEN TAKEN IN TO TOYOTA FOR ESTIMATE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY STATED THAT TO THE ENGINE- COMPUTER THREW NO CODES, THERE WERE NO...

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE J02 RECALL AS MANDATED BY CALIFORNIA DMV. I EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE RECALL REPAIRS BEFORE WORK WAS DONE, DUE TO THE ALARMING NUMBER OF DEALERSHIP ISSUES AND THIS RECALL. THE SERVICE AGENT ASSURED ME THEY UNDERSTOOD THE COMPLEXITY OF THE REPAIR AND THAT THE TECHNICIANS WERE ADEQUATELY TRAINED. PICK UP MY CAR A WEEK LATER, AND HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS WITHIN 30 MILES. BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND TOLD THEM WHAT THEY WOULD FIND IN THE OIL SUMP BEFORE THEY OPENED IT (METAL SHAVINGS AND SILICONE). I KNEW THIS BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER FRS OWNER ISSUES. SURE ENOUGH THEY FIND EXACTLY THAT IN THE OIL SUMP/PICKUP SCREEN. DEALER CLAIMED THAT WAS THEIR PREVIOUSLY AND NOT FROM THEIR WORK, BUT ASSURED ME THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FIND WITH GOOD OIL PRESSURE. I EVEN ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD THOSE PROBLEMS AGAIN, I WAS...

SO I'LL JUST TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. I HAVE A 2013 SCION FR-S THAT LITERALLY THIS PAST MONDAY I TOOK IN FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS REQUIRED FOR ME TO GET MY REGISTRATION. THE DAY I TOOK IT IN WAS JULY 26 2020 WITH 99630 MILES. I RECEIVED IT YESTERDAY AT 5PM FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DONE AND READY AND THAT IT WAS HEALTHY. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY PARENTS WHICH WASN'T TOO FAR AND THEN LATER ON AROUND 8:30 I WENT HOME. SOON AFTER I WAS PLANNING ON MEETING A FRIEND AND AFTER PICKING THEM UP I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE AND MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. MY VEHICLE ONLY LASTED EXACTLY 50 MILES ON THE ODOMETER FROM WHEN I PICKED IT UP. MY ODOMETER NOW...

TOOK MY CAR TO THE JOHN ELWAY CROWN TOYOTA FOR THE J02 RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP HAD EXAMINE THE ENGINED AND STATED THAT IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND ABLE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE IT WENT GREAT; HOWEVER LESS THEN TWO MONTHS MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AT NIGHT TIME. I WAS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE OF THIS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS. THIS WAS INFORMED TO ME YESTERDAY. NOW, THE DIRECTOR JOSH DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY INTO THIS AND SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN "WEAR AND TEAR." PRIOR TO DOING MY RECALL MY ADVISOR ALEXIS GAVE ME A CALL TO LET ME KNOW MY ENGINE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION (JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.) METAL SHAVINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED WHEN DRAINING THE OIL FOR THE REPAIR, IF THE PROBLEM WAS...

I'M A OWNER OF A 2013 SCION FRS AND HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AFTER THE RECALL WAS MADE ON APRIL OF 2019. ON JULY 6 I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT FROM LAS CRUSES TO EL PASO TX I WAS GOING 70 AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE I PULLED UP IMMEDIATELY AND CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START. I IMMEDIATELY TOWED IT TO MY HOUSE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 11 I HAD TO RENT A U-HAUL TO GET IT TOWED. I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THAT EVERYBODY IS FACING AFTER THE RECALL WAS MADE. ENGINE HAS ONLY 138K MILES AND ITS A SHAME THAT THIS HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. I HOPE THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES AND HELP ALL OF US THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE RECALL WAS MADE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAVEN'T HAD...

AFTER THE J02 RECALL WAS DONE ON MY CAR, IT FELT SLOW AND WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WOULD STALL OUT WITHIN A SPAN OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE RECALL WAS DONE ON MY CAR. I MAINLY USE MY CAR JUST FOR WORK, AND ONE DAY I DECIDED TO TAKE A SMALL TRIP ON MY LOCAL MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY FOR A DAY OF SIGHT SEEING. WELL ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR FELT VERY UNRESPONSIVE SO I HAD DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR HAD DIED ON ME RIGHT AS I MADE TURN, LEAVING ME STRANDED AFTER A BLIND CORNER, LEAVING ME EXPOSED FOR A CAR TO ALMOST HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. LUCKILY SOME GOOD FOLKS HELPED ME OUT BY STOPPING TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CORNER AND PUSHING MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY. I THOUGHT MY CAR HAD OVER...

MY VEHICLE HAD THE J02 RECALL PERFORMED ON 1-22-2019. SIX MONTHS LATER (ONLY 2,000 MILES LATER ON THE CAR) THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. VARIOUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES COMING ON, KNOCKING SOUNDS FROM ENGINE, ROUGH IDLE, CAR IS STALLING. THE TOYOTA SERVICE TECHS HAVE NO REAL ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD ANOTHER FEW MONTHS AND THEIR IS METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL!!! THE DEALERSHIP THEN STATES THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE!!! THIS IS ALL HAPPENING WITHIN ONLY 5,000 MILES OF HAVING THE RECALL DONE. THE CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE BEFORE THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AT THE MOMENT. CLEARLY THE RECALL HAS LED TO NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. US OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW ENGINES FOR OUR VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. PLEASE HELP US!!!! MY VEHICLE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE TO OWN OR DRIVE!!!!!!!

ON JUNE 28TH I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RAINY DAY. WHILE TAKING A CURVE THE CAR LOST TRACTION CAUSE THE TRACTION LIGHT TO COME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS LIGHT. A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED BRAKING WITHOUT ME EVEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BREAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA (1201 KETTERING DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE DEBRIS FROM THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE, HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO THE SAME DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE ENGINE SPRING VALVES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT IF IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO THE RECALL, THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE COVERED HOWEVER, IF THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE WOULD...

TOOK OUR 2013 FRS IN FOR THE J02 RECALL JAN 2019. IT TOOK THEM SEVERAL WEEKS TO COMPLETE. THEN SOON AFTER THAT, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNT RUBBER SMELL FROM THE FRONT. TOOK IT BACK IN TO HAVE THEM LOCATE THE SOURCE. THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY WHERE IT'S COMING FROM AND TOLD ME THAT IT'S LIKELY SOME RESIDUAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BURNED OUT AND THEY RE-ASSURED US NOT TO WORRY. MY SON WAS IN COLLEGE SO DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR MUCH. THE SMELL WAS DIMINISHING SO THOUGHT IT'S AS THEY TOLD ME. THEN SON GOT A JOB BUT WASN'T DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MILES ONE-WAY DAILY. SMELL STILL LINGERED. THEN THIS PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, HE DROVE ~200 MILES NON-STOP WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE HWY. THANK GOODNESS HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.. WAS TOLD...

12/2019 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT ON MY 2013 FRS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS (12/20/2019 - 1/10/2020) UPON PICKING IT UP FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER RECALL REPAIRS IT WAS MAKING SQUEALING NOISE I THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO AGGRESSIVELY DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. NOTE: ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL IS STILL WORKING, BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE GOOD. *TR

I TOOK IT IN FOR THE VALVE SPRING RECALL. I DROVE IT FOR 8000 MILES/9 MONTHS LATER. CAR STARTED KNOCKING AND STALLED. ENGINE HAD A OIL GALLEY THAT GOT CLOGGED, WHICH CAUSE OIL STARVATION. CAR ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW ENGINE, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN HOME ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. *TR

IN 3/20/20 I TOOK MY 2013 SCION FR-S TO GET THE RECALL THAT TOYOTA WAS OFFERING. I HAD TO DO THE SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE WITHOUT IT I COULD NOT GET MY REGISTRATION RENEWED. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS OR SO I TOOK A TRIP THAT REQUIRED ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF DRIVING TOO AND BACK. AFTER DRIVING ALMOST FOUR HOURS MY CAR STOPPED AND NEVER TURNED BACK ON. AFTER TOWING MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD KNOCKED AND BASICALLY MY ENGINE BROKE AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ONE. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BEFORE THE RECALL BUT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH AN EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT COULD BE A PROBLEM IN A COUPLE YEARS BUT THAT COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED MY ENGINE TO STALL OUT AND BREAK. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THE...

TOOK THE CAR IN TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ENGINE. NOW IT RUNS ROUGH AND THE ENGINE KNOCKS ALL THE TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL AFTER THE RECALL. IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL NOW AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

TOOK THE CAR IN TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ENGINE. NOW IT RUNS ROUGH AND THE ENGINE KNOCKS ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL AFTER THE RECALL. IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL NOW AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I OWN TWO OF THESE AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SO I TOOK MY FR-S TO GET A RECALL BACK IN DECEMBER AND FOLLOWING THAT MY CAR HAD RATTLING NOISES AND AN OIL LEAKAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP COVERED. AFTER A MONTH THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK AND IT SOUNDED FINE. HOWEVER, I CONTINUED HEARING THAT RATTLE NOISE JUST SOFTER, BUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED TO ME. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AN ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY I PULLED OVER AND PLENTY MORE LIGHTS IN THE HEADGEAR TURNED ON AND I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND AFTERWARDS IT WOULD NOT TURN ON COMPLETELY AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. I HAD TO TOW MY CAR BACK HOME.

FACTORY SAFETY RECALL J02 WAS PERFORMED ON THIS FRS MAR 19, 2018. MILEAGE WAS 90283. ENGINE VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT. AT SIMI VALLEY TOYOTA. AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 2 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LOUD METAL KNOCKING STARTED, THEN VEHICLE STALLED ON ROAD WAY. AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SPECIALIST LISTENED TO THE ENGINE AND SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN VALVE KNOCK. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A SHOP FOR REMOVAL OF ENGINE TO START REPAIR WORK. MILAGE IS 105092. LESS THAN 15,000 MILES FOR A REPAIR FLAW TO APPEAR. 24 MONTHS SINCE REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO SATISFY FACTORY RECALL OF DEFECTIVE VALVE SPRINGS.

VALVE SPRING RECALL PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE MAY 2019. CAR RAN GOOD FOR AROUND 5000 MILES BUT FEBRUARY 2020 I STARTED HEARING A SMALL KNOCK WHILE DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH. WITHIN 10 MILES THE KNOCK WAS VERY LOUD. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED KNOCK AND A DESTROYED BEARING EITHER IN CRANK OR THE PISTON RODS. OIL PAN WAS DROPPED AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS AND CHUNKS IN THE OIL PAN AS WELL AS SILICONE PIECES. SILICONE IS USED AS GASKET MATERIAL DURING THE RECALL PROCESS. I STILL HAD USED OIL FROM LAST FIRST OIL CHANGE AFTER THE RECALL AT HOME, AND FILTERED THAT OUT WITH A FINE MESH FILTER. SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SILICONE WAS FOUND IN THAT OIL. EVEN WITH ALL THE SILICONE IN THE OIL, THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CLAIMING ZERO FAULT OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SILICONE IS CAUSING HUNDREDS OF ENGINES TO FAIL, AND TOYOTA WILL ONLY TAKE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 TOYOTA SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JOE MYERS TOYOTA LOCATED AT (19010 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CAR WILL SHOW ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD AND STOP RECEIVING RPMS, WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. CAR STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TWICE IN ONE DAY.

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?

TOOK OUR 2013 SCION FR-S TO TEMECULA VALLEY TOYOTA FOR J02 VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT RECALL. AFTER ABOUT 6,000 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, FR-S BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THIS ROUGH RUNNING WAS ONLY INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUALLY SUBSIDED. ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE RETURNED ALONG WITH WHAT I CONSIDERED A "ROD KNOCK". WE IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT USE IT AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE KNOCK. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED RECALL. DEALERSHIP INFORMS US THAT THE ENGINE IS "DESTROYED" (THEIR WORDS). DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ROD BEARING OR BEARINGS DAMAGED DUE TO "OIL STARVATION". DEALERSHIP QUOTES US $17,000 TO REPAIR VEHICLE, INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT SHORT BLOCK. WE REFUSE DEALERSHIP'S OFFER AND ASK THAT THEY LEAVE ENGINE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP PLACES ENGINE BACK INTO OUR VEHICLE AND SETS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADS IN THE TRUNK WITH OTHER VARIOUS PARTS PLACED ON THE BACK SEAT (NICE TOUCH). WE HAVE VEHICLE TOWED BACK...