2013 Subaru BRZ: sudden loss of power

Filed Aug 9, 2022 · Engine · OR

We took the car into the dealership due to an engine light being on and the recall was something they informed us about and we decided to take care of it all at the same time. We have never recieved safety recall information from Subaru. My Son owned the car prior to us and purchased from Subaru dealership. After several weeks of the car being at the dealership and a very large bill we picked up the car and drove 14 miles and the engine light went on again. We returned the car to dealership and they had it another week at least and we picked it up again with no further engine light coming back on. The engine light never turned back on even when the car stalled out and heard a banging sound. We had car towed to Subaru dealership. The car has been there for several weeks and now they are telling us we need to pay 8000.00 to fix. The car seemed to have lost power after we had recall and feel that the our safety was at risk and my Sons safety as well due to not receiving safety recall notification and service of the recall not resolving the issue with the motor in fact making it worse. Subaru of America has let us know they have no responsibility and will not assist us with any repairs even though our car is stuck in another state and clearly this has been an ongoing issue with this make, model, and year. I had experienced the pressing on the brake and feeling acceleration but I thought maybe my foot had slipped or something as it only happened once. I am thankful that we were only driving between 35 and 45mph when the car actually died while driving.

Filed Jan 18, 2022 · Engine · WA

Took my 2013 BRZ Limited in for the Valve Spring recall. After work completed I was unable to get my car home before I had severe knocking, CEL, and power failure. Car was at dealership for over a month. After I got it back it's been driven 10k miles and has a rod bearing failure and all the same symptoms - power loss, grinding/knocking, and dash lights lit up.

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Engine · 21,000 miles · NY

I had my brz recall repair in the spring of 2019. It took about 3 weeks for the subaru dealer to fix the spring valve. When I received it back, my engine felt a little rough and had a high idle and made some noise. Due to the pandemic I have not driven much since the repair, so I didn't notice too much of an issue, but was planning to go back to the dealer when covid was less of a risk. Today, I drove my car maybe 500 miles since the repair, and as I accelerated on to the highway my car started revving really high, check engine line flashed on and the car lose power and stopped. If I pressed on the gas, it started to decline in speed and ultimately stopped. I made my way to the right lane, hit the hazards and waited stressfully for a tow truck as cars sped by me on the highway. I understand that there are issues like I just experienced since the recall fix and wanted to advise you of my issue. Please let me know what I can do to get the car back up to safety standards.

Filed Nov 12, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 99,000 miles · CA

Engine failure following the valve spring factory recall. The incident occurred while cruising on a highway. Vehicle suddenly lost all power. Electronics still functional.

Filed Jul 19, 2020 · Engine · 72,000 miles · CA

I took my 2013 subaru brz to the subaru dealership for the wty84 fa20 valve spring recall on december 24, 2019. The dealership kept my car for three months and I picked up my car on march 31, 2020 after the repairs were completed. Two and a half months later, and only 1,600 miles since the repairs, on june 19, 2020 my car started losing power while I was driving on the freeway and stalled. I pulled to the side of the road and was not able to restart the car. Stranded, I had no choice but to call a tow truck to tow my car to the dealership. The tow truck driver checked the battery, which was in good health, and tried to jump-start the engine but the engine would not turn over. He checked the oil level and immediately saw metal shavings in the oil adhering to the dipstick. He later tried to start the car again and this time the car started but the engine was making a loud horrible knocking noise. At the dealership, I was told that the engine had a rod knock, and possible broken rod bearing with signs of engine failure and that I would have to pay $1,450 for a tear down to determine the problem, and additional for any repairs. There have never been any metal shavings in the oil prior to the dealership repairs being done and I have never had these problems before. Regular oil changes have been completed every 5,000 to 7,500 miles by a licensed mechanic using only mobil 1 full synthetic motor oil and oil quality and levels have been excellent between changes. The car has 72,000 miles and has worked wonderfully up until now.

Filed Jan 24, 2020 · Engine · 52,000 miles · WA

In march 2019, I had my brz brought to a subaru dealer for a valve spring recall. It took the dealership three times before they got it right, and 5000 miles later, my engine is blown up. I've read on several websites that this has been happening to many other brz and toyota frs owners/cars. I had 47,000 miles on this vehicle with no problems whatsoever before I brought it in for the recall. Now I have a broken/blown or repairable engine on my hands. I was driving home one night on the freeway, when I hear this horrible knocking noise and my car lost power and then shut down. I had to pull over to the side of the road and call aaa for a tow. The dealership is telling me it will cost over $8000 to replace. This is unacceptable! So I am filing a complaint.

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · Engine · 68,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. While the contact's son was driving 65 MPH, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The driver heard an abnormal noise and then the vehicle seized. The vehicle was towed to the driver's residence. Ocean subaru of fullerton (located at 1100 s euclid st, fullerton, ca 92832, (888) 428-2419) was called and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that an independent mechanic came to the driver's residence to replace the engine. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

Filed Jul 20, 2019 · Engine · 102,500 miles · NV

Had the valve spring recall done on my vehicle. After my vheicle was fixed car was making ticking noise. Brang the car back to dealership to chick on ticking noise and said that the car was fine, brang vehicle in a few times and always get the same answer on 7/19/18 was driving on the highway and car was making rapid ticking noise engine started losing power and engine died on highway.

Filed Jun 16, 2019 · Engine · 10,065 miles · NJ

Car had 18v‑772 (subaru wty-84) valve spring recall performed april 2019 with just under 10k miles. That was less than 200 miles ago. While driving on the highway, check engine light and traction control lights came on and engine felt like it lost power. I haven't had a single problem with the vehicle prior to recall being performed.