On june 28th I was driving to work on a rainy day. While taking a curve the car lost traction cause the traction light to come on as well as the ABS light. A few minutes down the road the car started braking without me even pressing down on the break.
2013 Scion FR-S engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to toyota of redlands (921 new york st, redlands, ca 92374, (866) 611-5911) to be repaired. After driving the vehicle for 80 miles the engine ceased without warning. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the engine began to make an abnormal tapping noise as the vehicle began to stall. The contact pulled over before the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to john elway's crown toyota (1201 kettering dr, ontario, ca 91761). The contact was informed that engine debris from the crankshaft was found in the oil pan. The contact stated that months prior to failure, he took his vehicle into the same dealer to have the vehicle repaired under a manufacturer's recall for the engine spring valves. The contact was informed by the dealer that if it was discovered that the failure was linked to the recall, the cost of a new engine would be covered however, if the failure was not related to the recall, the vehicle would be repaired out of pocket. The diagnostic test showed that the failure was not related to the recall. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,150.*dt
Took our 2013 frs in for the j02 recall jan 2019. It took them several weeks to complete. Then soon after that, there was a strong burnt rubber smell from the front. Took it back in to have them locate the source. They couldn't identify where it's coming from and told me that it's likely some residual that will eventually burned out and they re-assured us not to worry. My son was in college so didn't drive the car much. The smell was diminishing so thought it's as they told me. Then son got a job but wasn't driving more than 20 miles one-way daily. Smell still lingered. Then this past memorial day weekend, he drove ~200 miles non-stop when the engine stalled in the middle of the interstate hwy. Thank goodness he was able to pull over to the shoulder had it towed to closest toyota dealership.. Was told engine seized up and it will cost $14k to replace it!. Car only had about 36k miles. Called dealership that did the recall repairs, they told me I needed to have a full diagnostics done - $2k - they think it's due to lack of maintenance on our part even though we really took care of the car - changing oil regularly (~6k miles) called toyota hq - they requested the dealership crm to call me. No one called me for 2 weeks. Went into the dealership - instead of the crm, they had me talked to the service mgr - who told me I had to have engine diagnosed again. Told them it's obvious that either the recall didn't fixed the problem or their repair caused the problem. Don't have $2k just for diagnostics I am quite disappointed that the dealership crm didn't want to talk to me about a problem that could have caused my son his life
12/2019 I received a recall for the valve spring replacement on my 2013 frs. I took it to the dealership for the recall repairs (12/20/2019 - 1/10/2020) upon picking it up from dealership after recall repairs it was making squealing noise I then immediately returned to the dealership who aggressively denied all responsibility. Engine stalled while driving on the hwy. And now it will not start. Note: all of the electrical is still working, battery and alternator are good.
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.
In 3/20/20 I took my 2013 scion fr-s to get the recall that toyota was offering. I had to do the safety recall because without it I could not get my registration renewed. After about three weeks or so I took a trip that required about four hours of driving too and back. After driving almost four hours my car stopped and never turned back on. After towing my car to a repair shop they told me that my engine had knocked and basically my engine broke and that I needed a new one. Nothing was wrong with my car before the recall but the high pressure fuel system which an employee actually told me not to worry about it because it could be a problem in a couple years but that could not have caused my engine to stall out and break. I just wanted to know if the safety recall for the valve springs in a scion fr-s was the cause and if so I could get a recall for my engine.
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.
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.
So I took my fr-s to get a recall back in december and following that my car had rattling noises and an oil leakage that the dealership covered. After a month they gave me my car back and it sounded fine. However, I continued hearing that rattle noise just softer, but two months later the following occurred to me. While driving my car on the highway an engine light turned on. After I got off the highway I pulled over and plenty more lights in the headgear turned on and I turned off my car and afterwards it would not turn on completely and made a rattling noise. I had to tow my car back home.
Factory safety recall j02 was performed on this frs mar 19, 2018. Mileage was 90283. Engine valve spring replacement. At simi valley toyota. An authorized dealership. On april 2 2020 while driving on a highway loud metal knocking started, then vehicle stalled on road way. An automotive repair specialist listened to the engine and said it sounds like a broken valve knock. Currently the car has been towed to a shop for removal of engine to start repair work. Milage is 105092. Less than 15,000 miles for a repair flaw to appear. 24 months since repair work was done to satisfy factory recall of defective valve springs.
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 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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency 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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency 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.
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
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.
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
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