2013 Scion FR-S

RECEIVED VAVLE SPRING RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER AND READ UP ON THE RECALL, REALIZED IN JANUARY THERE WERE TONS OF FAILURES AFTER RECALL. HELD OFF UNTIL MARCH 1 WHEN I SAW NEW TRAINING HAD BEEN DONE. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL SERVICE TO NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA AT 100,1XX MILES. MARCH 12TH GOT THE CAR BACK. DROVE IT UNTIL APRIL 18TH NOTICED LIGHT KNOCKING NOISE, APRIL 19TH CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT A STOP LIGHT. UPON ACCELERATING CAR STARTED HORRENDOUSLY KNOCKING AND SCREECHING. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALER WITH 101,0XX MILES (LESS THAN THE MANDATORY 1200 MILE WARRANTY ON SERVICES TOYOTA HAS). TOYOTA STATES NOT RELATED TO RECALL, AND REQUESTS $2700 TO JUST TAKE THE ENGINE OUT AND LOOK AT IT. REP STATED MIGHT BE OIL RELATED AND SENT PHOTO OF OIL PAN WITH GOLDEN OIL IN IT (FROM RECALL) AND ABOUT A POUND OF METAL FLAKES. CONTACTED CORPORATE FILED A CLAIM AND AM AWAITING RESPONSE. ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THEY STILL HAVE THE NERVE TO SAY THIS ISNT RELATED WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS ON 1/8/19. THE CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER ON 1/25/19. AFTER EXACTLY TWO MONTHS, ON MARCH 8TH MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND WOBBLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I NOTICED MY CAR BEGAN SLOWING DOWN, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS THE CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON, THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS. I GOT THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME AND CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A TOW TRUCK SO I HAD TO TOW IT IN FOR THEM TO INSPECT IT. IN THE FIRST UPDATE, THEY TOLD ME IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LUBRICATION ON THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE. DURING THE SECOND AND FINAL UPDATE THEY HAD A SECOND TECH COME IN FOR INSPECTION AND CONCLUDED IT WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. I AM NOW IN WORSE SITUATION THAN BEFORE AND I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING CHARGED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT BROKEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOT TO MENTION THE ESTIMATE TO FIX AND INSTALL A BRAND NEW ENGINE WILL COST UP TO $11,000. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING FOR A RESPONSES FROM CORPORATE.

ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE @ 3400-4000 RPM, 70-75 MPH, A HEAVY KNOCKING NOISE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE, MOMENTS LATER SAME KNOCKING CAN BE HEARD AT 2000 RPM, HAD TO PULL OVER ON HIGHWAY. AS SOON AS THE CAR FULLY STOPPED (WHILE STILL IN DRIVE) THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND COULD NOT TURN BACK ON. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK FOR THE SPRING VALVES REPLACEMENT. THEY TORE DOWN THE MOTOR AND ADVISED ME THE ISSUE WAS A SPUN ROD.

MY CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THE FAULTY VALVE SPRINGS. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE ENGINE THEY WANTED RECORDS OF REGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. THEY WANTED THIS TO MAKE SURE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE BECAUSE TOYOTA CORPORATE SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE . I CHANGE MY OWN OIL BUT KEEP TRACK OF THE MILEAGE AND DATE I CHANGED IT AND GAVE THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEND TO TOYOTA CORPORATE. THEY DENIED THE ENGINE WITH NO REASONING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE), IT IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND SPUTTERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO HAMER TOYOTA (11041 SEPULVEDA BLVD, MISSION HILLS, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET AND CAMSHAFT WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ROD BEARING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,400.

I BROUGHT MY 2013 SCION FRS IN FOR A J02 VALVE SPRING REPLACE AND NOT EVEN 1,100 MILES LATER I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE DAMAGE TO MY "ROCKER ARM , CAMSHAFT " TWO WEEKS LATER THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE 100% DUE TO THE DAMAGE WASNT CAUSED FROM THE INITIAL RECALL. AND MY WARRANTY IS VOIDED BECAUSE THEY DID THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE HENDRICK TOYOTA FOR A MONTH NOW AND I DONT KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO GET IT BACK.

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.

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, AND TOOK IT IN FEBRUARY 2, 2019 FOR THE VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT. I GOT MY CAR BACK FEBRUARY 12TH 2019 & AFTER LEAVE THE DEALER THAT DAY IT STARTED BOGGING, SO I RETURNED IT TO ELIMINATE THE SOUND THAT VERY NIGHT. AFTER RETURNING IT, I GOT MY CAR BACK FEBRUARY 13TH 2019 EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND, APRIL 6TH I HEARD A POP IN THE ENGINE. I BEGAN TO HEAR KNOCKING COMING FROM THE MOTOR AND LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, I TRIED TURNING IT ON BUT THE MOTOR WAS DEAD ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON. I WENT IN, IN ATTEMPT TO "FIX" MY CAR DUE TO THE RECALL NOTICE, WHICH HAS LEAD ME TO HAVE A COMPLETELY INOPERABLE CAR.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE, THERE HAS BEEN RANDOM LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON THE CAR. A LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND A SHORT WARNING SIGNAL SOUNDS. MANUAL STEERING TAKES OVER ON THE CAR. LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES AND HAS OCCURRED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, AS MUCH AS 5 TIMES AN HOUR, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE CUT OUT APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY RANDOM AS IT HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDE STREETS MAIN ROADS, AFTER THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP, AND BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. IT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 12-15 TIMES OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THE MANUAL STEERING REMAINS ENGAGED UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, ALTHOUGH WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING IS RANDOM, IT HAPPENED BOTH IMMEDIATELY, SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER, 30 MINUTES AFTER, AND NOT AT ALL.

LESS THAN 1000 MILES AFTER BRINGING MY CAR TO TOYOTA TO HAVE MANDATORY RECALL WORK PERFOMED INVOKVING VALVE SPRINGS, MY ENGINE DIED. THE ENGINE HAS A SPUN BEARING, LIKELY DUE TO OIL STARVATION. I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN I STOPPED FOR FUEL, I NOTICED A TICK THAT SOON BECAME A KNOCK. THE CAR WAS BOGGING DOWN ON IDLE AND ALMOST STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. I DROVE IT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER THAT HAPPENED TO BE LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY.