2013 Scion FR-S Complaint Log

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.

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

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

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHICH WITH TIME I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING

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.

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 RESPONSIBILITY IF THE CUSTOMER CALLS AND COMPLAINS FOR MONTHS. THE DENVER FIELD TECH SPECIALIST INSPECTED MY CAR AND SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE PROPERLY AND AGAIN THERE WAS NO FAULT OF TOYOTA. PEOPLE WITH FAILED ENGINES DUE TO THE RECALL DO NOT GIVE UP. MAKE TOYOTA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IF EVEN ONE PIECE OF THIS SILICONE MAKES IT PAST THE OIL SCREEN AND FILTER, IT HAS POTENTIAL TO CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL YOUR ENGINE AS IT DID WITH MINE. BEFORE YOU EVEN TAKE YOUR CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, BE SURE TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATE AND OPEN UP A CASE. CORPORATE WILL LIKELY BE THE ONLY ONES WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALLEY HI TOYOTA (14612 VALLEY CENTER DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92395, (760) 241-6484) AND WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER THREE PISTON FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

AFTER TAKING CARE OF ENGINE VALVE SPRING RECALL. DROVE MY CAR FOR A WHILE EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AND AT RANDOM MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE. GOT IT RUNNING, AS IT SHOOK AND WAS MAKING A WEIRD KNOCKING I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CLAIMED MY SCION FRS 2013 NEEDS A NEW MOTOR AT A COST OF $10,630.59 BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND I HAD NOTHING TO SHOW TO THEM THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. WHEN THIS WAS THE ONLY THING THAT COULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.

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

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 TO OUR HOME. WE LOCATED A SUBARU MECHANIC IN OUR TOWN, REMOVE ENGINE FROM VEHICLE, TAKE ENGINE TO SAID MECHANIC WHO IS GOING TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE, BALANCE, REBUILD, AND INSTALL THE ENGINE BACK INTO OUR VEHICLE. MECHANIC'S COST = $6,400. UPON OUR PARTIAL TEARDOWN OF ENGINE I FOUND, WHAT I CONSIDER, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUBBERY COMPOUND ON THE FRONT CASE OF THE ENGINE. I ALSO FOUND THIS SAME TYPE OF RUBBERY COMPOUND COVERING A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE OIL PICK UP TUBE SCREEN. I DO NOT KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE OILING PASSAGES WITHIN THE BLOCK. WE FOUND VERY LITTLE METALLIC MATERIAL IN THE OIL PAN. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS RUBBERY COMPOUND MADE ITS WAY INTO THE OIL AND CLOGGED OILING PASSAGES. DEALERSHIP IS DENYING ALL. MY COMPLAINT?: DEALERSHIP WAS OVER AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR USE OF SEALANT, CLOGGING OIL PASSAGES AND CAUSING OIL STARVATION TO THE BEARINGS. THEN, DENYING RESPONSIBILITY AND QUOTING A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT TO REPAIR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ADVANTAGE TOYOTA OF RIVER OAKS (1970 RIVER OAKS DR, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409, 708-862-0700) THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH DUE TO THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT, IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AGAIN, MADE A LOUD SOUND, AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A CLINKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT DOWN. ALSO, THE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY AND THEN DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA (909-212-0546, LOCATED AT 1201 KETTERING DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761) WHERE THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE NUMBER TWO ROD BEARING WAS NOT FOUND AND THE NUMBER THREE ROD BEARING WAS WORN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,678.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO BALISE TOYOTA OF WARWICK (1400 POST RD, WARWICK, RI 02888, (401) 352-5911) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE IN PART TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

COMPLAINT ABOUT TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AFTER BRINGING MY 2013 SCION FRS IN FOR VALVE SPRING RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES. VALVE SPRING RECALL WAS DONE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. SEVERAL HUNDREDS MILES LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THIS DEALER DID NOT EVEN OPEN THE ENGINE TO VERIFY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL WHERE THE SPRING VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REMEDY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND AROUND THE ENGINE AS IF METAL WERE LOOSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DELUCA TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 1719 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, 352-732-0770) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHORT BLOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,900.

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.

ITS A TAKATA RECALL. THE CAR WAS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKES BUT THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT STALLED ON ME AND DIDN'T WANT TO WORK. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ON ME MANY TIMES WHEN I WOULD TURN IT ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD THE VEHICLE'S ROD BEARINGS SPINNING, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO ENGINE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANCOUVER TOYOTA (10455 NE 53RD ST, VANCOUVER, WA 98662, (360) 944-3001) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROD BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED RECALL PERFORMED IN JAN/FEB OF 2019. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUMP GAS, THE INTAKE LINE BACKS UP AND TRIGGERS THE SECURITY SWITCH ON THE GAS PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. UPON REVIEW OF SOME FORUM POSTS, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE EARLY 2013 FR-S'S. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER $1,700 TO FIX THE ISSUE.

BROUGHT IN 2013 SCION FR-S (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL ON MAY 07, 2019. I NOTICED MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGHER THAN USUAL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR BUT CHALKED IT UP TO MY ENGINE GETTING USED TO THE NEW VALVES. LAST NIGHT (JULY 14, 2019) MY ENGINE BEGINS TO KNOCK HARD AND SOUNDS AS IF ONE OF MY RODS HAVE SPUN, BEFORE I KNOW IT, MY ENGINE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND I ALMOST COLLIDE INTO AN EXIT MEDIAN GOING OVER 50 MPH. I HAVE READ THE OTHER HORROR STORIES WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, PLEASE LETS GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE!*DT

TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE VALVE RECALL AND WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES IT STARTED TO HAVE A VERY BAD KNOCK WE WERE DRIVING WHEN THE KNOCK STARTED AROUND 50.. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY PULLED THE OIL PAN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A BAD ROD BEARING. WE ARE ALWAYS UP ON THE OIL SERVICE. ONLY 1500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY WITH NO HELP FROM TOYOTA. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T HELP OUT. TOYOTA IS JUST DITCHING THIS PROBLEM. TO MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME RECALL AND PROBLEMS.

CAR WAS RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF VALVE SPRINGS AND THIS SERVICE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE(BEARING) PROBABLY SEALANT SEEPED INTO OIL CAUSING BLOCKAGE OF OIL FLOW

THE ENGINE IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHENEVER I TRY STARTING THE CAR AND IT DIES AFTER 30 SECONDS. THE RATTLING NOISE STARTED HAPPENING ONLY AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR. THE NOISE SPECIFICALLY STARTED HAPPENING AFTER I WAS DRIVING IT FROM WORK AND AFTER TAKING A U-TURN, A RATTLING NOISE JUST STARTED GROWING LOUDER AND LOUDER UP UNTIL IT JUST SLOWLY DIED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET.

GASOLINE OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING

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.

SAFETY RECALL J02 VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT

VALVE SPRING RECALL WAS DONE LESS THAN 2K MILES AGO ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING SEVERE POWER LOSS. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED DUE TO SUDDEN TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, INCLUDING ALL THE GEARS AND COILS RELATED TO TIMING CHAINS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A BAD ECU. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

I BROUGHT MY 2013 SCION FR-S TO GET THE VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE BACK IN JANUARY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY EXPECT FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FOR BOTH THOSE A DAY THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ABOUT 25 MILES IN TOTAL. SINCE I WAS COMMUTING TO COLLEGE. FAST FORWARD TO JUNE WHEN MY SIM EATER WAS DONE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR SOME KNOCKING NOISES IN MY ENGINE BAY. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS JUST LOSE SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC SO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. HE WANTED TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS LOSE UNDER THE CAR SO HE LEFT ES THE CAR ON A LIFT AND STARTED TO REMOVE THE UNDERBELLY METAL PROTECTOR WHEN A PRICE OF METAL FELL. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE CAR SINCE THE RECALL. SO WE DECIDED TO STOP AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE WHICH WAS THE DCH TOYOTA CITY SERVICE CENTER IN MAMARONECK NEW YORK. AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE CAR THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WERE THE RECALL WAS DONE. BUT THE CAR HAS A SUBARU BOXER ENGINE WE'RE THE VALVE SPRINGS ARE LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THEY LATER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENING WHEN IT'S A 6 YEAR OLD ENGINE WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES. (IN MY OPINION THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED.) I LATER CHECKED ONLINE AND OTHER CAR DEALERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES

VALVE SPRING RECALL: AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED THE REPAIRS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOSS OF ALL SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, GAUGE CLUSTER, RADIO, ETC. THE ONLY SYSTEM OPERABLE WAS THE SWITCHES IN THE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE WINDOW. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE POWER HOWEVER NO SYSTEMS OPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING.

MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUELING ISSUES AMONG FRS AND SUBARU BRZ OWNERS . FILLING STATION PUMP HAULTS WHEN FUELING DUE TO FILLER HOSE CRIMP; PRESENTS INCREASED PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO REQUIREMENT OF MANUAL PUMP OVERRIDE. VEHICLE IS OVERFILLED, AND GASOLINE MAY SPRAY ON TO OPERATOR. SUCH HAS OCCURRED IN MY INSTANCE

I TOOK THE FR-S IN FOR THE VALVE SPRING RECALL. WITHIN 200 MILES OF DRIVING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS IDLING ROUGH TO THE POINT OF STALLING. I WAS LUCKILY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT FROM THE RECALL REPAIR. TOYOTA WOULD COVER THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER LABOR. AFTER THIS I STARTED READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER FR-S/BRZ OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES.

7,500 MILES AFTER COMPLETION OF SAFETY RECALL J02 THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN THE FAST LANE ON 285W IN ATLANTA. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE #4 ROD BEARING IS DESTROYED. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AND HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE CAR HAS ROUGHLY 90,000 MILES AND WAS RUNNING WELL BEFORE THE RECALL AND HAD BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THIS RECALL HAS CAUSED ISSUES IN NUMEROUS OTHER FR-S AND BRZS, MOST OF WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN A DESTROYED ROD BEARING DUE TO RTV SEALANT BLOCKING OIL CHANNELS. DEALERSHIP IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY BUT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE VALVE SPRINGS THAT WERE FRACTURING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL REPAIR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOLFCHASE TOYOTA (2201 N GERMANTOWN PKWY, CORDOVA, TN 38016, (901) 377-8000) FOR THE INITIAL RECALL REPAIR AND ENGINE STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THERE WAS A FAILURE AND COULD POSSIBLY ASSIST WITH PROVIDING A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAD RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING DONE ON MY CAR ABOUT 4-6 K MILES AND THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO DEALER SHIP 6/13/19 AS I WRITING THIS AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SENSE I HAVE ARRIVED.

SUBARU VALVE SPRING RECALL. TOYOTA DID THE RECALL FOR VALVE SPRINGS ON MY 13 SCION FRS. TOO MUCH SEALANT WAS USED AND IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SPIN A BEARING. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND IT WILL BE 6000$ TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. TOYOTA HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK WITH ME ON ADMITTING THE RECALL CAUSED THE BLOWN ENGINE. HOWEVER THERE ARE ALOT OF FRS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE RECALL AND TOO MUCH SEALANT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO TOYOTA.

WE HAVE A 2013 SCION AND IN FEB HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL REPAIR, IN JUNE THE CAR LOST POWER DRIVING DOWN THE HWY, STARTED KNOCKING. HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERING THIS HAPPENING TO MANY 2013 SCION OWNERS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. AT THIS TIME TOYOTA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP ME, THE REASON THEY GAVE IS: I HAVE HIGH MILES, 100,072, SO IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY MAINTENANCE THROUGH THEM SO THEY SAY THEY ARE UNAWARE OF SERVICE ON IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE RECALL. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR ON THESE ENGINE FAILURES.

DRIVING TO WORK, HAD A KNOCK AT AROUND 3500 RPMS. KNOCK PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DIED. ENGINE OIL PSI LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPEND WITHIN JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES OF HAVING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL PERFORMED. I WILL BE TOWING THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK

TOYOTA SCION FR-S J02 VALVE STRING RECALL: AFTER I GOT RECALL SERVICE ON FEB, 2019, I DROVE ONLY 2600 MILES, AND ENGINE GOT DAMAGED FROM INSIDE. (MIGHT BE ROD BEARING DAMAGE) I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 M/H AND STARTED TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISE, AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR, AND TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/2/19 SUNDAY THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CASES THAT THE OWNERS GOT THE DAMAGES AFTER RECALL SERVICES. I REQUESTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES TO INVESTIGATE MY CASE. TOYOTA REFUSED IT, AND THEY MENTIONED THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PROGRAM THAT CAN SUPPORT POST-J02 RECALL FAILURE THIS IS THE CURRENT HISTORY THAT FORUM GATHERING EACH SITUATIONS FROM THE FRS OWNERS, WHO FAILS THEIR ENGINE AFTER J02 RECALL JOB DONE. HTTPS://WWW.FT86CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=133095&FBCLID=IWAR0Q5VHRHBQ4VCKD3ZO4ALG-8DZAZTK8QBLVG4HYQCE3H1TRRMWXI9TEBGE HTTPS://WWW.FT86CLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=133573

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY TOYOTA (9101 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273, (704) 557-0586) WHERE THE VALVE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, AND LOST POWER. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000(ENGINE). MOMENTS AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER (STERLING MCCALL FORT BEND TOYOTA, 20465 SW FREEWAY, RICHMOND, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO THE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE ENGINE COMING TOTALLY APART UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

+1000 MILES POST ENGINE-SPRING RECALL. RETURNING HOME ON A 134 MILE TRIP. PRIMARILY HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY. VEHICLE IN MOTION: AFTER REFUELING, A QUIET, RHYTHMIC KNOCKING SOUND APPEARED DURING ACCELERATION. WITHIN 5 MILES, THE SOUND BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. DEFINITELY A 'METAL-ON-METAL' TYPE OF NOISE. MINUTES LATER, OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER, FOLLOWED BY CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT AND LOSS OF TRACTION INDICATOR. NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR FUEL QUANTITY. NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE, HANDLING OR DRIVING CONDITION. DECREASED SPEED (DOWNSHIFTING), TO PULL OF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE ENGINE STALLED. PARKED AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD; NO SMOKE, SMELL OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND PULL TO A SAFER LOCATION TO CALL TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WAS PICKED UP ON A FLATBED AND DELIVERED TO TOYOTA OF NAPERVILLE WHERE THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED MONTHS EARLIER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS METAL IN THE OIL/OIL-PAN, EXTREMELY MUDDY OIL AND THAT A SENIOR TECH WILL BE VISITING TO FURTHER ASSESS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE-REPLACEMENT. AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION. NOTE: ALL RECOMMENDED, SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED DURING OWNERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MICHAEL'S TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE (3080 148TH AVE SE, BELLEVUE, WA 98007, (425) 455-9500), BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO KENDALL TOYOTA OF EUGENE (373 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401, (541) 228-9004) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL FRAGMENTS WERE INSIDE THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO REINHARDT TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 911 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36117, (334) 272-7147) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE INSIDE THE OIL PAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR SIXTEEN DAYS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

VEHICLE WAS IN DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF REDLANDS, REDLANDS CA) FOR THE F02 VALVE SPRING RECALL. UPON RECIEVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS TICKING MORE THAN USUAL. 700 MILES LATER IT SPUN A BEARING RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY DEEMED IT NOT THEIR FAULT AND WANTED TO STICK A 8K-12K BILL ON ME TO MOVE ON WITH REPAIRS. SMALL AMOUNTS OF SEALANT WERE FOUND ON PICKUP SCREEN. CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY FOR 97K PRIOR TO RECALL WORK.

I HAD THE J02 RECALL PERFORMED ON FROM FEBRUARY 8TH-13TH. 1200 MILES AFTER J02 RECALL CAR RUNS SLUGGISH GOING UP CANYON. STOP CAR AND ENGINE IS MISFIRING. TURN AROUND AND COAST DOWNHILL IN NEUTRAL UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON THEN STOP AND PARK CAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CALLED DEALER AND ASKED WHAT I SHOULD DO. COAST OUT OF THE CANYON WITH THE ENGINE OFF. TURN ENGINE ON AFTER SEVERAL MILES AND NO MORE PROBLEMS. DRIVE HOME CAREFULLY. NEXT DAY THROWS SEVERAL CODES AND RUNNING SLUGGISH. SEVERAL DAYS LATER CODES ARE GONE RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES TO DEALER. THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IF CAR HAS NO ACTIVE CODES OR SYMPTOMS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER TURN CAR ON AND CAR IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND HAS SEVERAL PENDING CODES. CAREFULLY DRIVE HOME. CODES DIDN'T SAVE. FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE TO DEALER AROUND JUNE 25TH WHILE CAR IS MAKING THE KNOCKING NOISE BUT NO CODES AND THEY THINK IT'S A LIFTER BUT NOT SURE. I LEFT THE CAR AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. LITERALLY THE SAME DAY I PICK THE CAR UP IT IS KNOCKING AND CONSISTENTLY DOES SO FOR THE NEXT WEEK AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. JULY 5 ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S BEING HIT BY A HAMMER AND THROWS P0011 CAM TIMING ADVANCED. OIL PRESSURE IS 5PSI AT IDLE AND 40PSI AT 5000RPM. HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER BECAUSE IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T MAKE THE DRIVE AND THEY SAY IT IS PISTON SLAP WITHOUT EVEN OPENING THE ENGINE THEY DETERMINE IT IS NOT CAUSED BY THE RECALL. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE WITH THE TIMING COVER, OIL PAN AND ONE VALVE COVER OFF AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THEM TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO DOZENS OF PEOPLE AFTER THE RECALL. CODES THROWN SO FAR ARE P0011 P219A P0301 P000A P0420 KNOCKING SEEMS TO BE WHEN OIL WARMS UP AND OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ABOUT 30PSI AND BELOW.

THE VEHICLE (2013 SCION FR-S, 69000 MILES) WAS IN A FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER [XXX] TO HAVE RECALL J02 (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 18V772000) PERFORMED. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE CAR SUFFERED A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM FOLLOWING THE RECALL SERVICE, BUT BEFORE THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVED INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS ON A TEST DRIVE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE RECALL SERVICE AND REQUIRED TOWING BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER. WE WERE INFORMED OF THIS TWO DAYS AFTER ITS OCCURRENCE. A VISUAL OBSERVATION OF THE PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED ENGINE INDICATES LIKELY OIL STARVATION AS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE SERVICE CENTER HAS RETAINED THE VEHICLE AND PARTS PENDING A DETERMINATION BY TOYOTA. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE SERVICE CENTER IS OF THE OPINION THAT A NON-FACTORY OIL FILTER CAUSED OIL STARVATION. THE OIL FILTER HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE CAR AND FUNCTIONING APPROPRIATELY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3500 MILES PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT REPLACED DURING THE ENGINE OUT SERVICE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED DURING THE 9 DAYS THAT THE SERVICE CENTERED HAD POSSESSION OF THE CAR PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM THAT THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE OIL FILTER - THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE OIL FILTER HAS ONLY BECOME A POINT OF DISCUSSION AFTER OIL STARVATION OCCURRED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAD THE RECALL J02 DONE ON MY 2013 SCION FRS AT 37,739 MILES ON THE CAR AND 1,000 MILES LATER THE CAR HAS A MOTOR THAT HAS A BAD ROD DUE TO OIL NOT GETTING THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR UNTIL AFTER THE MOTOR WAS WORKED ON BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY WONT FIX IT. DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND RIGHT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED.