2013 Subaru BRZ: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 23, 2024 · Engine · 58,498 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2013 Subaru BRZ. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with maintenance failure. The contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V772000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 58,498.

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 Sep 27, 2021 · Engine · CA · fire

Blown short block / cracked cylinder head, broken connecting rod, $7000+ estimates for engine rebuild. My brz stalled while traveling on the freeway.

Filed Jul 15, 2021 · Engine · 81,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Subaru BRZ. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The vehicle loss motive power and stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 18V772000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2020 · Engine · 52,400 miles · IL

My car was running with any issue until right after the recall repair. The recall (valve springs) repair was performed during the week of may 6th, 2019. I picked up the car on may 11, 2019 and the engine stalled a few times on the road on the same day when I drove the car back home. I called the dealer the same day I picked up the car and left them a message about the engine stall. Then, on monday, may 13th, I had my car towed to lou fusz subaru st. Louis. The dealer had my car for a week and they drove the car a few times but did nothing to fix the engine stall issue.

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · Engine · 105,233 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to subaru of el cajon (900 arnele ave, el cajon, ca 92020) to have the recall repair performed. Approximately 3,000 miles after the vehicle was repaired under the recall, the contact's son was driving at 40 MPH and heard an abnormal knocking sound coming from engine prior to the vehicle stalling without warning. The vehicle was restarted however, the vehicle stalled again without warning. Due to failure, the contact had the vehicle towed back to the same dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic determined that the engine failed and needed to be repaired or replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 105,233.

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 Jul 6, 2020 · Engine · 36,000 miles · CA

There is an open recall for my vehicle's engine due to the valve springs, which can result in engine failure. I previously replaced the engine completely twice due to engine failure, and I provided the receipts where the original parts were replaced, and done so with higher quality components after the second failure. However, both the dealership and the manufacturer stopped responding to my communication requests via phone and email and despite following up in person as well, and were silent when I stated that they were denying me a path to register my vehicle despite the part having been replaced and the original motor no longer being in the vehicle, which they required in order to complete the service. The first time the motor failed, I was at a dead stop and started to make a left hand turn when the motor stalled out. The second time, the motor just started making a loud noise and vibrating strongly. Both times I brought it to a mechanic to fix the motor, the second time I had it rebuild with stronger components and I have not had a problem since. There have been many reports from owners that have had their recalls completed by dealership service centers, the only ones authorized to make the repairs, and that subsequently had their motors fail despite there being nothing wrong to begin with. I do not want my vehicle that had been repaired with stronger components to have recall work done that can yourself the same terrible results, replacing stronger components with inferior components, especially when I paid out of pocket to do so and do not have any issues. I'm currently unable to register the vehicle due to this impasse and block on my current registration due to the incomplete recall, suffering over a year worth of loss of use.

Filed Jun 15, 2020 · Engine · 93,000 miles · MD

In late 2018 I was notified by subaru of the valve spring recall for my 2013 brz. I carried my car in on march 31st 2020 to have the recall done. I picked my car up on april 9th 2020. On april 14th 2020, after exiting the highway, my engine stalled at a red light. It restarted on the first try with check engine light and traction light on. I drove the car directly back to the dealer to check that everything was done correctly. The diagnosis was fault p0017 and throttle body carbon up. The technician performed an ECM update and cleaned the throttle body and returned the car to me. No charges were incurred. On may 12th 2020 while driving, the check engine light and traction light came on once again. I again brought the car back into the dealer to be checked out. The diagnosis was fault p0171 system too lean. Checked for leaks and found none. The mass air flow sensor was cleaned and the car returned to me. No charges were incurred as it was admitted that debris could have gotten in the sensor while the engine was open performing the recall. On june 4th 2020 , after exiting the highway, the engine stalled again. This time 5 tries to restart the engine were to no avail. On the 6th try the engine finally restarted with no warning lights on. I drove the car back to the dealer. My car was kept for 1 week and the diagnosis was a bad mass air flow sensor. I was charged $651.44 to replace the sensor. My car was returned to me on june 12th 2020. On june 13th 2020 the check engine light and traction light was back on. When I carried my car in on march 31st 2020, there were no prior issues with the engine or any other component on the vehicle. The car drove and functioned perfectly fine. There have many complaints about the brz recall making engines. I believe I've fell victim to this. Please investigate the subaru/toyota valve spring recall for 2013 brz and frs.

Filed Apr 17, 2020 · Engine · 60,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. The contact took the vehicle to courtesy subaru of chico (896 east ave, chico, ca 95926) to be repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). Upon returning the vehicle, the contact became aware of knocking sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and the knocking sound persisted. The contact stated the failure was intermittent. The contact stated that the knocking sound was progressively getting worse. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact to have the vehicle taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Filed Aug 13, 2019 · Engine · 64,000 miles · OH

In march 2019 I took my car into subaru for a factory recall on the valve springs. They did the work and I received my car back about two weeks later. About two months after that my car died while driving on a highway for no apparent reason. I called subaru and told them what happened and that I think something went wrong due to the recall work they did on my valve springs. They assured me it had nothing to do with the work they did but that they would inspect my vehicle. After returning the car to the retailer that worked on it previously I was told that I needed to purchase a new short block because of "oil starvation in cylinder 3" and that nothing was wrong with the top end of the engine where they worked at previously. I authorized the work and they did not give me a rental/ loner vehicle for the two moths they had my car working on it. I paid the $2,311.25 to get my car back and before I drove it off the lot the car had a check engine light on. I took it back and told them my car was not fixed. Since, they told me that the cam sprocket went bad ( in the top end of the motor where they said they inspected and everything was fine before ) and that I may need a new ecu. I called subaru corporate and started a claim with their customer service department for some help but that got me nowhere and it has been difficult getting any information from the service department in charge of fixing my vehicle. I did some research and found that I am not the only one who has suffered catastrophic engine failure after the factory recall on the valve springs which leads me to making a complaint with the federal safety agency 3 moths after I took my car back to get serviced.

Filed Aug 6, 2019 · Engine · 120,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. While driving approximately 65 MPH, a knocking noise was heard from the engine compartment and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v772000 (engine). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.