2013 Scion FR-S

The contact's son owns a 2013 Toyota Scion FR-S. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard a loud screeching sound located at the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic that the clutch release bearing failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE HOME AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO EXPRESSWAY TOYOTA (700 MORRISSEY BLVD, BOSTON, MA 02122) WHERE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,720.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL ON THE SCION FR-S. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH FOLLOWING THE RECALL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH, MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND, AND AN ENGINE KNOCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED THE RECALL TO HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, RON HUBBARD TOYOTA IN GALLATIN TN, EVENTUALLY I FOUGHT WITH THEM AND GOT THEM TO INSPECT IT. AFTER OVER A MONTH OF CALLING AND FIGHTING WITH THEM AND GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRACKED FLEX PLATE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME 1500$. AFTER MUCH FIGHTING AND CONTACTING TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS PERSISTENT ENOUGH THAT THEY COVERED IT. BY NOW I HAD BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND HALF. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR BACK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND DROVE IT ONE TIME ALMOST 200 MILES TO RUN SOME ERRANDS. WELL THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ENGINE RATTLE AND KNOCK BUT MUCH WORSE. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. WHEN I STARTED IT UP FRIDAY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS MUCH WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL APART AND A VERY STRONG BURNING ODOR BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE CAR. I WAS WORRIED FOLLOWING READING ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CONTACTS MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER DEALT WITH.

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL WORK DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP ( RICK HENDRICK TOYOTA OF FAYETTEVILLE ). CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE MY FRS HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS I NOTICED IT WAS TAKING LONGER FOR THE CAR TO START, AND WAS THROWING THE CEL ON A PARTICULARLY HOT DAY AS WELL. I DISREGARDED IT AND CONTINUED DRIVING MY CAR LIGHTLY AROUND POST. A FEW DAYS LATER THE DIFFICULTY STARTING WAS STILL THERE AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR STARTED EMITTING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE MOTOR, I FEARED IT WAS A DREADED ROD KNOCK WHICH I KNEW COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR THE MOTOR INTERNALLY. SO I LIMPED IT HOME AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY ON MY DIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THIS ALL HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF 7-9 DAYS AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM THE RECALL WORK. THAT WAS OVER 5 WEEKS AGO AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A DECISIVE ANSWER AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND WHAT MIGHT BE THE SOLUTION TO SAID PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY COMPANY I USED WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR BACK IN FEBRUARY ( VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE 3000 MI, 3 MONTH WARRANTY MIND YOU ) HAS BEEN JERKING BOTH ME AND THE DEALER BACK AND FORTH, AND HAS STATED THEY WILL ONLY PAY 2K FOR A NEW MOTOR, WHICH WILL SURELY BE MORE THAN THAT, WHICH MAKES ME STUCK WITH THE REST OF HOWEVER MUCH THAT REPAIR MAY COST. ITS UNFORTUNATE THAT ITS COME TO THIS, BUT OVER 70 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE RAN INTO SIMILAR PROBLEMS AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK DONE, WE DESERVE ANSWERS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CARS.

I NOTICED MY CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY ANYMORE AND I BABY MY CLUTCH ALL THE TIME. ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN GEAR. I MANAGED TO GET MY CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE AND I GOT AROUND THE CORNER AND MY CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEANUAL TRANSMISSION BEARING SCREW BROKE AND MADE MY TRANSMISSION SEIZE UP WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES.FOR THEM TO DO THE WORK IT COSTED 1500. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE CLUTCH NOT SHIFTING RIGHT BEFORE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I KNOW A COUPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SO I LOOKED INTO 2013 SCION FR-S MANUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT FINALLY GAVE OUT ON ME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE CITY STREET AND THEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING AND I HAD TO PUSH IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT SO O WAS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN I COULDN'T MOVE AGAIN. I ASKED IF THEY HAVE A RECALL ON IT AND THEY SAID NO SO I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE IS A WAY FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE THEOWOUT BEARING SINCE IT WAS A SCREW THAT BROKE AND CAUSED IT TO SEIZE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID NOT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THAT THE CAR HAS THE PROBLEM WITH IT.

I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL THAT THEY'RE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY 2013 ACIOM FRS WHICH WAS TO REPLACE MY ENGINE SPRING VALVE AT NO COST. I TOOK IN MY CAR JANUARY 18 TO HAVE THE WORK DONE IT TOOK AROUND 2 WEEKS TO GET A RESPOND BACK THAT MY CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP. I TOOK IT OUT AND DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 MILE TO GET GAS AND WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR IT WAS STRUGGLING TO TURN ON AND ONCE IT TURNED ON IT WAS IT WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY , 3 ENGINE CODES CAME UP P0017 P0300P219A. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO TOYOTA AND ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAR MY ENGINE CODES DROVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AND HANDED IT BACK TO ME SAYING IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 2,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AT NIGHT AND I HEARD A LOUD POP INSIDE MY ENGINE SO I PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I WAS GOING TO MY FRIEND HOUSE TO CHANGE MY BRAKES AND WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY I HEAD A SOFT ENGINE KNOCKING AND IT BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPLETLY DIED ON ME AND I WAS STRANDED. TOYOTA SEND A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP MY CAR AND WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE ENGINE THEY SAID I HAD A CYLINDER THAT WAS DESTROYED AND A ROD BEARING DESTROYED AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO 'OIL STARTVATION'. I'VE OWNED THAT CAR FOR A YEAR AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A SINGLE ISSUE WITH IT, UNTIL NOW THAT THEY WORKED ON MY ENGINE. THEY ARE TELLING ME I GOTTA PAY $8,600 OUT OF POCKET FOR A WHOLE NEW SHORT BLOCK AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES OCCUR AFTER THEIR WORK.