2013 Scion FR-S

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.