2013 Scion FR-S

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.