2013 SCION FR-S Problems & Recalls

I am submitting this complaint to report a serious safety defect involving a complete loss of steering control in my vehicle, 2013 Scion FR-S. While driving and making a turn, the steering system failed entirely, leaving me unable to control the direction of the vehicle. I retained only braking and...

The car randomly shut off, i started it back up and it has a knock in the engine. Oil is super clean, and changed every 3k miles. I keep up with maintenance on my vehicle. I contacted Toyota and they had a Valve Spring Recall that leads to this very problem but somehow my vehicle isn't covered. I

The car randomly shut off, i started it back up and it has a knock in the engine. Oil is super clean, and changed every 3k miles. I contacted Toyota and they had a Valve Spring Recall that leads to this very problem but somehow my vehicle isnt covered.

The contact owns a 2013 Scion FR-S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall rep...

The contact owns a 2013 Scion FR-S. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 60 MPH, the engine warning light was flashing. The driver pulled to the side of the road, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic,...

Mileage: 84,000

sometimes the car randomly stalls out during driving. usually off cold starts if i let it warm up for even 5 minutes it still will stall out sometimes. its not super common id say it does it once every 2 days maybe. the car is also misfiring and ive noticed a large loss of power from the car. it sta...

The fuel pump stopped working. I was driving to work on a busy highway and without any warning my car started slowing down. There were no warning lights or any indication of a problem. I pressed the gas pedal and no response from the motor. I pushed in the clutch and put my 4 ways on and luckily coa...

The contact's son owns a 2013 Toyota Scion FR-S. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard a loud screeching sound located at the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic that the clutch release bearing failed and needed to b...

Mileage: 106,000

The engine suffered catastrophic failure 2,988 miles after the J02 Saftey recall was performed by Preston Toyota of New Castle, PA. I was travelling at highway speeds when the engine died and would not turn on. I lost all power brakes and could have wrecked and injured myself, others or worse, caus...

Vehicle suffered engine failure in line with previous recalled, and subsequently repaired parts. Both Toyota & Subaru have refused to repair. Vehicle is under 100,000 miles.

Engine stalled won't crank over or run anymore. Mechanic said it was a valve spring issue and vehicle had a recall that entitled engine to be replaced by Toyota.

The contact owns a 2013 Scion FR-S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V772000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it remained awaiting the parts for the recall repair. The contact stated that once the parts for the repair were avail...

Steering locks and binds up and clunks while driving, makes steering. Creates dangerous situations as you cannot steer when this occurs. Diagnosed as a failed electric steering damper, repair performed by owner as dealer quoted over $900 for the repair to replace the entire electric power steering m...

Engine failure. My safety is compromised by car leaving me stranded at an unpreditable time. Serviced center fixed vehicle twice unsuccecfully because different engine brand but joint partnership. No warning lamps were present before or after failure of engine.

The contact owns a 2013 Scion FR-S. The contact stated there was an abnormal clunking sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check oil warning light was illuminated while the vehicle was decelerating. The contact drove into a near...

Mileage: 115,000

Under normal driving conditions, a well maintained 79k car, the joint that holds up cylinder #2 failed, totalling the engine. Thankfully the rod did not kill me.

It is my belief that the valve spring on the engine broke, even after the recall work had been done. I was getting out of my car and heard, what sounded like, metal under tension popping really loudly. After that the engine made a rattling noise. In hindsight I should have known something was wrong,...

The day before the incident, took the vehicle for an oil change at dealership. Driving in a Interstate 8 under construction and vehicle had engine malfunction turning off and also turned off power steering creating difficulty steering, could have created accident on freeway jeopardize my safety and ...

Was going down the road. To a fast food place. As soon as I turned. A pop happens and the whole car started to shake. All the maintenance was done every 6k miles. Got the car at 32k miles Went to Toyota. And they called and said it was engine failure “mechanical failure” then they called back ...

2013 SCION FR-S Valve spring recall notice was received in the mail. Recalled valve spring replacement caused engine to seize twice. The first time the engine seized Tustin Toyota admitted fault, noting issue was from recall fix and repaired the engine at no cost. The second time the engine seized T...

2013 SCION FR-S Valve spring recall notice was received in the mail. Recalled valve spring replacement caused engine to seize twice. The first time the engine seized Tustin Toyota admitted fault, noting issue was from recall fix and repaired the engine at no cost. The second time the engine seized T...

After completing the valve spring recall I got my car back and not 200 miles later the engine started to have rod knock. The Toyota dealership told me that there was now metal in my oil pan and I would need a new engine. This is not a unique issue, it has been happening to hundreds of other cars goi...

After completing the valve spring recall I got my car back and not 200 miles later the engine started to have rod knock. The Toyota dealership told me that there was now metal in my oil pan and I would need a new engine. This is not a unique issue, it has been happening to hundreds of other cars goi...

My issue is that I was never notified and I just so happened to look up out of curiosity and I’m upset that something bad could have possibly happened.

Toyota of El Cajon performed the J02 recall for engine valve springs on August 13, 2020 at 98, 448 mileage. Toyota of El Cajon performed service oil/filter change, coolant change, and multipoint inspection June 2021 (work order 356309). The engine of my 2013 Scion FR-S malfunctioned with a rod knoc...

I was driving down the road and felt the car lose power. Shortly, after the traction control and check engine light came on. I pulled over and a I slowed the engine died on me. It took several tries and it finally started and I made it home going about 45. The next day I went to town and as I pu...

I started my car and immediately hears a knocking noise and I as drive or stay idled and rev my engine a bit I can hear the knocking noise as well.

I started my car and immediately hears a knocking noise and I as drive or stay idled and rev my engine a bit I can hear the knocking noise as well.

The contact owns a 2013 Scion FR-S. The contact received notification of an unknown recall. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer and the engine was replaced. The contact then stated while driving the vehicle two months later, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine warn...

Mileage: 82,900

The contact owns a 2013 SCION FR-S. The contact stated while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle would stall without warning. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was...

Mileage: 21,003

THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A ROAD TRIP. DURING THE TRIP THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING EXCESSIVELY. UPON PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE WE INSPECTED THE ENGINE TO SEE A LARGE HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE UPON FURTHER INSPECTION.

Mileage: 82,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD NEAR MY HOUSE AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE SO I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE SO I KEPT DRIVING AND IT STARTED GETTING WORSE SO I HAD TO TOW THE CAR HOME

Mileage: 73,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHICH WITH TIME I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHICH WITH TIME I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER SEEING NUMEROUS TOYOTA J02 (2018) VALVE TRAIN RECALL CATASTROPHES, I DECLINED THE SERVICE. WHEN THE CA DMV REQUIRED IT FOR REGISTRATION RENEWAL, I WAITED UNTIL THE DEADLINE SO THE TOYOTA MECHANICS WOULD GET MORE PRACTICE ON OTHER CARS BEFORE SERVICING MINE IN JANUARY 2020 WITH 98K MILES ODOMET...

Mileage: 111,000

I'LL BE DRIVING AND RPM WILL DIP SO FAST SOMETIME CARS DIES BUT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN. SOMETIMES IN START UP AND OR JUST JUST A STOP LIGHT

Mileage: 40,000

I'LL BE DRIVING AND RPM WILL DIP SO FAST SOMETIME CARS DIES BUT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN. SOMETIMES IN START UP AND OR JUST JUST A STOP LIGHT

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE HOME AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO EXPRESSWAY...

Mileage: 50,720

2013 SCION FR-S HAD A VALVE SPRING RECALL. WHILE DRIVING, AS SOON AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE STALLED. SOON AS I RE-IGNITED THE ENGINE I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 10-15 MPH WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE GETTING LOUDER. THIS EVENT OCCURRED A YEAR/8000MILES AFTE...

Mileage: 95,740

J02 RECALL DONE IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR FOR REGISTRATION, DID AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND METAL SHAVING AND THEN THE ENGINE GAVE OUT IN APRIL. CORPORATE WASN'T ANY HELP, EVEN AFTER FINDING FIPG IN OIL PICK UP. PAID FOR REBUILT, AND THE CAR HAS A ROUGH IDLE ON COLD START. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 3 TIMES. T...

Mileage: 145,000

ONE YEAR AFTER REQUIRED J02 RECALL, I SPUN A ROD BEARING ON CYLINDER 4. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL AT TIME OF FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER. CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART, I HAD TO COAST TO...

Mileage: 88,600

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE J02 RECALL WORK WAS DONE THE ENGINE DIED COMMUTING IN TRAFFIC WHILE ON THE HWY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPORT A SPUN BEARING DUE TO OIL STARVATION, YET THE CRANKCASE IS FULL WITH OIL (PER THEIR OWN INSPECTION) WITH ABOUT 25% LIFE BEFORE HAVING TO...

Mileage: 130,000

MY 2013 FRS TOYOTA SCION ENGINE FAILED DURING A TRIP IN THE HIGHWAY AFTER A TOYOTA DEALER PERFORMED A J02 RECALL. ENGINE START TO FAILED WITH AN ENGINE NOISE; THEN ENGINE STOP AT THE HIGHWAY.AFTER 2,000 MILES AFTER RECALL PERFORMED. ENGINE BROKE TWO TIES THE ENGINE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR NEVER FEEL...

Mileage: 60

I DROVE MY AUTO TO A NORMAL ERRAND TRIP, THERE WERE NO ISSUES, WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES, NOTHING, NEXT MORNING I GET IN START UP AND IT'S MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WITHIN THE MOTOR, STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS, ALL GAGES ARE READING NORMAL, I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA SERVICE AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR...

Mileage: 84,000

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE J02 RECALL AS MANDATED BY CALIFORNIA DMV. I EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE RECALL REPAIRS BEFORE WORK WAS DONE, DUE TO THE ALARMING NUMBER OF DEALERSHIP ISSUES AND THIS RECALL. THE SERVICE AGENT ASSURED ME THEY UNDERSTOOD THE COMPLEXITY OF THE REPAIR AND THAT THE TECHNICIANS W...

Mileage: 62,000

SO I'LL JUST TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. I HAVE A 2013 SCION FR-S THAT LITERALLY THIS PAST MONDAY I TOOK IN FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS REQUIRED FOR ME TO GET MY REGISTRATION. THE DAY I TOOK IT IN WAS JULY 26 2020 WITH 99630 MILES. I RECEIVED IT YESTERDAY AT 5PM FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY TOLD ...

Mileage: 99,860

TOOK MY CAR TO THE JOHN ELWAY CROWN TOYOTA FOR THE J02 RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP HAD EXAMINE THE ENGINED AND STATED THAT IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND ABLE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE IT WENT GREAT; HOWEVER LESS THEN TWO MONTHS MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AT NIGHT T...

Mileage: 4

I'M A OWNER OF A 2013 SCION FRS AND HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AFTER THE RECALL WAS MADE ON APRIL OF 2019. ON JULY 6 I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT FROM LAS CRUSES TO EL PASO TX I WAS GOING 70 AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE I PULLED UP IMMEDIATELY AND CAR DIDN'T WANT TO S...

Mileage: 138,500

AFTER THE J02 RECALL WAS DONE ON MY CAR, IT FELT SLOW AND WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WOULD STALL OUT WITHIN A SPAN OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE RECALL WAS DONE ON MY CAR. I MAINLY USE MY CAR JUST FOR WORK, AND ONE DAY I DECIDED TO TAKE A SMALL TRIP ON MY LOCAL MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY FOR A DAY OF SIGHT SEEING. WELL ON THE...

Mileage: 112,000

MY VEHICLE HAD THE J02 RECALL PERFORMED ON 1-22-2019. SIX MONTHS LATER (ONLY 2,000 MILES LATER ON THE CAR) THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. VARIOUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES COMING ON, KNOCKING SOUNDS FROM ENGINE, ROUGH IDLE, CAR IS STALLING. THE TOYOTA SERVICE TECHS HAVE NO REAL ANSWER F...

Mileage: 35,000

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.

Mileage: 77,615

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.

Mileage: 77,615

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA 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 ENGI...

Mileage: 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...

Mileage: 58,150

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 RESIDU...

Mileage: 36,266

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 AGGRESSIVEL...

Mileage: 88,353

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 DR...

Mileage: 89,000

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 HOU...

Mileage: 76,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 75,752

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. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

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 ...

Mileage: 57,000

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 SPECIA...

Mileage: 105,092

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 ...

Mileage: 55,000

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 L...

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 57,400

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 INST...

Mileage: 130,000

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"....

Mileage: 92,000

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...

Mileage: 134,569

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 DRIVIN...

Mileage: 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 DU...

Mileage: 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 WARNIN...

Mileage: 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 DIAGN...

Mileage: 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 WER...

Mileage: 41,900

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 WER...

Mileage: 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 T...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA 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 WA...

Mileage: 106,190

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MICHAEL'S TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE (3080 148TH AVE SE, BELLEVUE, WA 98007, (425) 455-9500), BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDI...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MICHAEL'S TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE (3080 148TH AVE SE, BELLEVUE, WA 98007, (425) 455-9500), BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDI...

Mileage: 95,000

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 VA...

Mileage: 66,000

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 TOWN AND COUNTRY TOYOTA (9101 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273, (704) 557-0586) WHERE THE VALVE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. AFTER TH...

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 90,280

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

Mileage: 90,280

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 AS...

Mileage: 75,445

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUMP GAS, THE INTAKE LINE BACKS UP AND TRIGGERS THE SECURITY SWITCH ON THE GAS PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. UPON REVIEW OF SOME FORUM POSTS, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE EARLY 2013 FR-S'S. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY F...

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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 M...

Mileage: 61,000

THE ENGINE IS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHENEVER I TRY STARTING THE CAR AND IT DIES AFTER 30 SECONDS. THE RATTLING NOISE STARTED HAPPENING ONLY AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR. THE NOISE SPECIFICALLY STARTED HAPPENING AFTER I WAS DRIVING IT FROM WORK AND AFTER TAKING A U-TURN, A RATTLING NOISE JUST S...

Mileage: 25

BROUGHT IN 2013 SCION FR-S (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL ON MAY 07, 2019. I NOTICED MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGHER THAN USUAL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR BUT CHALKED IT UP TO MY ENGINE GETTING USED TO THE NEW VALVES. LAST NIGHT (JULY 14, 2019) MY...

Mileage: 89,000

I BROUGHT MY 2013 SCION FR-S IN FOR THE ENGINE SPRING RECALL TO AUTONATION TOYOTA PINELLAS, FL WITH 37,800 MILES ON IT.. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY PRIOR TO THIS. ABOUT 900 MILES LATER, I HEARD A KNOCKING AND, AT FIRST, THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. I THEN BROUG...

Mileage: 40,000

SAFETY RECALL J02 VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT

Mileage: 120,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL J02 VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. ABOUT 5000 MILES OR SO LATER MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND EXIT WITHOUT CAUSING INJURY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY FOUND METAL S...

Mileage: 150,000

I TOOK THE FR-S IN FOR THE VALVE SPRING RECALL. WITHIN 200 MILES OF DRIVING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS IDLING ROUGH TO THE POINT OF STALLING. I WAS LUCKILY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS NO...

Mileage: 34,000

VALVE SPRING RECALL WAS DONE LESS THAN 2K MILES AGO ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING SEVERE POWER LOSS. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED DUE TO SUDDEN TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, INCLUDING ALL THE GEARS AND ...

Mileage: 49,800

VALVE SPRING RECALL WAS DONE LESS THAN 2K MILES AGO ON THIS VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING SEVERE POWER LOSS. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED DUE TO SUDDEN TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, INCLUDING ALL THE GEARS AND ...

Mileage: 49,800

ON FEBRUARY 19, I TAKE MY FR-S TO THE DEALER FOR THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL. THE CAR RUNS AS NORMAL UNTIL MARCH 27, AFTER I DROVE IT ACROSS TOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR THE FIRST TIME. AS I MAKE THE SAME HIGHWAY DRIVE THE NEXT MORNING, MY ENGINE STARTS TO CHATTER AND SHAKE UNTIL IT CUTS OFF WHILE DR...

Mileage: 54,000

GASOLINE OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING

Mileage: 96,000

I BROUGHT MY 2013 SCION FR-S TO GET THE VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE BACK IN JANUARY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY EXPECT FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FOR BOTH THOSE A DAY THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ABOUT 25 MILES IN TOTAL. SINCE I WAS COMMUTING TO COLLEGE. FAST FORWARD TO JUNE WHEN MY SIM EATER WAS DONE. I DROVE T...

WE HAVE A 2013 SCION AND IN FEB HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL REPAIR, IN JUNE THE CAR LOST POWER DRIVING DOWN THE HWY, STARTED KNOCKING. HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERING THIS HAPPENING TO MANY 2013 SCION OWNERS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. AT THIS TIME TOYOTA WIL...

Mileage: 100,072

7,500 MILES AFTER COMPLETION OF SAFETY RECALL J02 THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN THE FAST LANE ON 285W IN ATLANTA. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE #4 ROD BEARING...

Mileage: 90,000

VALVE SPRING RECALL: AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED THE REPAIRS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOSS OF ALL SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, GAUGE CLUSTER, RADIO, ETC. THE ONLY SYSTEM OPERABLE WAS THE SWITCHE...

Mileage: 30,000

MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUELING ISSUES AMONG FRS AND SUBARU BRZ OWNERS . FILLING STATION PUMP HAULTS WHEN FUELING DUE TO FILLER HOSE CRIMP; PRESENTS INCREASED PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO REQUIREMENT OF MANUAL PUMP OVERRIDE. VEHICLE IS OVERFILLED, AND GASOLINE MAY SPRAY ON TO OPERATOR. SUCH...

Mileage: 96,000

SUBARU VALVE SPRING RECALL. TOYOTA DID THE RECALL FOR VALVE SPRINGS ON MY 13 SCION FRS. TOO MUCH SEALANT WAS USED AND IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SPIN A BEARING. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND IT WILL BE 6000$ TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. TOYOTA HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK WITH ME ON ADMITTING THE RECALL CAUSED THE ...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAD RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING DONE ON MY CAR ABOUT 4-6 K MILES AND THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO DEALER SHIP 6/13/19 AS I WRITING THIS AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SENSE I HAVE ARRIVED.

Mileage: 67,000

I HAD RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING DONE ON MY CAR ABOUT 4-6 K MILES AND THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO DEALER SHIP 6/13/19 AS I WRITING THIS AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SENSE I HAVE ARRIVED.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE VALVE SPRINGS THAT WERE FRACTURING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL REPAIR CAUSED TH...

Mileage: 67,000

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). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING TO WORK, HAD A KNOCK AT AROUND 3500 RPMS. KNOCK PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DIED. ENGINE OIL PSI LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPEND WITHIN JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES OF HAVING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL PERFORMED. I WILL BE TOWIN...

Mileage: 96,000

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I HEARD A NOISE AND THEN IT STALLED OUT COMPLETELY ON INTERSTATE 20. I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE BUSY INTERSTATE WITH JUST USING THE SPEED I HAD BUILT UP. I HAD IT TOWED. I TOLD TOYOTA STONECREST ABOUT IT AND THEY REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T ...

Mileage: 127,613

TOYOTA SCION FR-S J02 VALVE STRING RECALL: AFTER I GOT RECALL SERVICE ON FEB, 2019, I DROVE ONLY 2600 MILES, AND ENGINE GOT DAMAGED FROM INSIDE. (MIGHT BE ROD BEARING DAMAGE) I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 M/H AND STARTED TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISE, AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR, AND TOW THE CAR TO THE...

Mileage: 77,800

ON FEBRUARY13, 2019, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS A RECENT RECALL TO FIX A VALVE SPRING. MARCH 5, MY CAR LOST POWER AND MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. MY CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 5, THEY RESET THE CODE AND TOLD ME NOT...

Mileage: 62,057

REPLACE ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS RECALL POST SAFETY/ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE FAILS AFTER BEING TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. ON 02/18/2019 I TOOK MY SAFE, ENGINE ADEQUATLEY FUNCTIONING 2013 SCION FRS INTO JOHN ELWAY'S TOYOTA FOR A RECALL. IT WAS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVE SPRINGS. TWO DAYS LA...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000(ENGINE). MOMENTS AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE ...

Mileage: 92,000

A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE VALVE SPRING RECALL ON MY 2013 FR-S. THEY DID NOT DO THE WORK PROPERLY AND NOW THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. AS OF THE DATE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT, THE DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 100 DAYS FOR THIS ISSUE. ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO REINHARDT TOYOTA...

Mileage: 16,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL ON THE SCION FR-S. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH FOLLOWING THE RECALL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH, MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND, AND AN ENGINE KNOCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED T...

Mileage: 67,500

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL ON THE SCION FR-S. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH FOLLOWING THE RECALL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH, MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND, AND AN ENGINE KNOCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED T...

Mileage: 67,500

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL ON THE SCION FR-S. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH FOLLOWING THE RECALL WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH, MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND, AND AN ENGINE KNOCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED T...

Mileage: 67,500

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL WORK DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP ( RICK HENDRICK TOYOTA OF FAYETTEVILLE ). CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE MY FRS HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS I NOTICED IT WAS TAKING LONGER FOR THE CAR TO S...

Mileage: 63,300

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL WORK DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP ( RICK HENDRICK TOYOTA OF FAYETTEVILLE ). CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE MY FRS HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS I NOTICED IT WAS TAKING LONGER FOR THE CAR TO S...

Mileage: 63,300

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL WORK DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP ( RICK HENDRICK TOYOTA OF FAYETTEVILLE ). CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE MY FRS HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS I NOTICED IT WAS TAKING LONGER FOR THE CAR TO S...

Mileage: 63,300

+1000 MILES POST ENGINE-SPRING RECALL. RETURNING HOME ON A 134 MILE TRIP. PRIMARILY HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY. VEHICLE IN MOTION: AFTER REFUELING, A QUIET, RHYTHMIC KNOCKING SOUND APPEARED DURING ACCELERATION. WITHIN 5 MILES, THE SOUND BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. DEFINITELY A 'METAL-ON-METAL' TYPE OF NOISE...

Mileage: 58,363

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO KENDALL TOYOTA OF EUGENE (373 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401, (541) 228-9004) W...

Mileage: 57,000

I NOTICED MY CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY ANYMORE AND I BABY MY CLUTCH ALL THE TIME. ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN GEAR. I MANAGED TO GET MY CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO LEAVE ...

Mileage: 45,000

SATURDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY, I DROP OFF THE CAR AT TOYOTA OF SANTA CRUZ FOR THE VALVE SPRING RECALL. THE CAR IS FINISHED ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I PICK IT UP AND DRIVE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK WITH NO ISSUES. I MAINLY USE THE CAR TO COMMUTE TO MILPITAS. TODAY, 21ST FEBRUARY, ON MY WAY TO WORK ON HWY17, JUST PAST ...

Mileage: 125,000

*REGARDING MY 2013 SCION FR-S VALVE SPRING RECALL. WHAT DO I DO WITH A CAR THAT, IF I DRIVE IT, THE ENGINE MAY SUFFER A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE; IF I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIR", THE ENGINE MAY SUFFER A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE? NORMALLY WHEN YOU PURCHASE A PRODUCT WITH A MAJOR DEFECT, YOU...

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS TOO SENSITIVE. PLACING A WEIGHT SUCH AS A MOBILE PHONE ACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO A PASSENGER OR CAUSE ADDITIONAL UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS FACTORY INCLUDING THE SEATS, ELECTRONICS, AND AIRBAGS. THIS ISSUE...

Mileage: 40

HAD THE RECALL J02 DONE ON MY 2013 SCION FRS AT 37,739 MILES ON THE CAR AND 1,000 MILES LATER THE CAR HAS A MOTOR THAT HAS A BAD ROD DUE TO OIL NOT GETTING THROUGH. I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR UNTIL AFTER THE MOTOR WAS WORKED ON BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY WONT FIX IT. DRIVING THE...

Mileage: 38,851

VEHICLE WAS IN DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF REDLANDS, REDLANDS CA) FOR THE F02 VALVE SPRING RECALL. UPON RECIEVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS TICKING MORE THAN USUAL. 700 MILES LATER IT SPUN A BEARING RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 98,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR VALVE SPRINGS. I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF MARIN, CALIFORNIA). SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, ON MY WAY TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC TO HAVE THE REPAIR INSPECTED (DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AT SONOMA RACEWAY IN SONOM...

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE (2013 SCION FR-S, 69000 MILES) WAS IN A FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER [XXX] TO HAVE RECALL J02 (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 18V772000) PERFORMED. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE CAR SUFFERED A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM FOLLOWING THE RECALL SERVICE, BUT BEFORE THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US. THE DESCRIPTI...

Mileage: 69,000

BEFORE I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR RECALL I MADE SURE IT WAS IN TIP TOP SHAPE NO LEAKS OR NOISES OF ANY KIND, NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER! POST J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL CAR WAS RETURNED WITH A 1/2' HOLE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD DEALER SAYS IT WAS MY FAULT ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENED WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION IT WAS AT THAT TI...

Mileage: 95,000

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, ON THE ROAD, AFTER PERFORMING THE REPAIR FOR THE J02 RECALL ON THE VALVE SPRINGS. DEALER WHO PERFORMED REPAIR WAS RELUCTANT TO HELP ME TOW MY VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. AFTER REACHING OUT TO CORPORATE HQ, THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK FOR MY CAR. THE DEALER VERY CLEARLY DID NOT APPR...

Mileage: 58,000

FOLLOWING THE J02 RECALL WORK MY 2013 FRS WAS PICKED UP AND BROUGHT TO ME 4.1 MILES AWAY WHEN I GOT OFF WORK AND STARTED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. UPON ACCELERATION THERE IS A DISTINCT KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SINCE THEN I HAVE DR...

Mileage: 106,412

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. DR...

Mileage: 100,100

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 LIG...

Mileage: 108,361

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 LIG...

Mileage: 108,361

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 VEHICL...

Mileage: 98,500

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 TOY...

Mileage: 75,000

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. AN...

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 G...

Mileage: 92,400

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...

Mileage: 90,485

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...

Mileage: 90,485

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...

Mileage: 90,485

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...

Mileage: 93,000

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. T...

Mileage: 50,000

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 ...

Mileage: 64,000

EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE FAILURE 37 MILES AFTER THE J02 RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY FELT THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND COASTED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND A OIL...

Mileage: 42,618

ON MARCH 19TH 2019 I HAD THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL PERFORMED ON MY 2013 SCION FRS WITH 74,502 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WORK WAS DONE BY WYATT JOHNSON TOYOTA OF CLARKSVILLE TN. I CHOSE THIS DEALER BECAUSE THE ALSO OWN A SUBARU DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE 12TH FRS THAT THEY HAD PERFO...

Mileage: 296

AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, 15 MILES INTO DRIVING IT HOME MY ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SLOW DOWN ON THE FREEWAY. THIS SAFETY RECALL PUT ME AT RISK. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE PRICE OF A NEW ENGINE AND TRIED TO BLAME IT ON ME, COMPLETELY DIS...

Mileage: 75,555

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BY AUTONATION TOYOTA LAS VEGAS (6300 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, (702) 605-5801); HOWEVER, THE CHEC...

Mileage: 69,449

I HAD THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE AND 2 WEEKS AND ROUGHLY 80 MILES LATER MY ENGUNE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE AND STARTED LOSING POWER THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL DENIED RESPONSIBILITY EVEN AFTER FINDING FIPG SEALENT IN MY OIL PICKUP

Mileage: 87,500

I HAD THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE AND 2 WEEKS AND ROUGHLY 80 MILES LATER MY ENGUNE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE AND STARTED LOSING POWER THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL DENIED RESPONSIBILITY EVEN AFTER FINDING FIPG SEALENT IN MY OIL PICKUP

Mileage: 87,500

I HAD THE J02 RECALL WORK COMPLETED AT WALSER TOYOTA IN BLOOMINGTON, MN IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2019. 800 MILES LATER, I NOTE A TICKING NOISE WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY. THE CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY AS I LIMPED THE CAR TO SAFETY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. SIMILAR TO DOZENS OF OTHER OWNERS ...

Mileage: 68,100

ON JAN 26, 2019, I SEND MY 2013 FRS TO DO THE VALVE SPRING RECALL BY TOYOTA, WHICH LASTS ABOUT TWO WEEKS. AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES ADDED, I HEARD A COUPLE OF TIMES OF ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, IT WAS LIKE RHYTHMIC KNOCKING. THEY HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND CAN BE CLEARLY NOTICED...

Mileage: 35,300

VALVE SPRINGS RECALL: WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, AND WENT TO TURN AND REALIZED MY CAR SHUT OFF (ALL LIGHTS ON), AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON (LIGHTS DISAPPEARED) , BUT GOT IT TO START AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND DIED AGAIN, AND HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND IT WAS SPUTTERING / SHAKING AS IF IT W...

Mileage: 106,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR J02 ENGINE VALVE SPRING SAFETY RECALL ON JAN 29TH, 2019 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TOOK THEM A COUPLE DAYS, BUT WHEN THEY FINISHED, THEY SAID THE CAR WAS GOOD AS NEW AND I COULD DRIVE IT NORMALLY. 2 WEEKS OF DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK WITH NO ISSUES, THEN ON FEB 17, 2019, I WAS DR...

Mileage: 70,000

412.8 MILES AFTER HAVING J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL WORK PERFORMED, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A TICKING NOISE. WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THIS ESCALATED TO LOUD METALLIC KNOCKING. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK. THA...

Mileage: 53,610

TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS NOT FOLLOWING RECALL PROCEDURE FROM TOYOTA CORP. AND THEY REFUSE TO DISCLOSE THE TECHNICIAN'S QUALIFICATION/CERTIFICATIONS. MY CAR WAS DROPPED OFF AT DEALER FOR J02 RECALL, ENGINE VALVE REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE, I RECEIVED THE CAR WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, EXHAUST LE...

Mileage: 120,000

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, TO BRING MY CAR TO ANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THE RECALL IS FOR ENGINE VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT. NHTSA RECALL NO. 18V-772 DEALERSHIP PERFORMS WORK. VEHICLE DIES WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ABOUT 1,000 MILES AFTER RECALL WORK PERFORMED. VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 130,918

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2019 I WAS PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD RESTART, BUT I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES OF M...

Mileage: 72,000

MY CAR IS ROUGHLY 85K MILES RIGHT NOW. AT 20K MILES A CEL LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAMSHAFT AND TIMING CHAIN. UNDER WARRANTY, THE COST OF THAT WAS $2500. AT 60K MY CAR STARTS MISFIRING, ROUGH IDLING AND EVEN STALLING SOMETIMES. I GET IT SERVICED AGAIN. AT 82K MY CAR ...

THE VALVE SPRINGS LOCATED INSIDE THE ENGINE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY FRACTURE, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ABNORMAL NOISE OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION. IN THE WORST CASE, THIS MAY RESULT IN THE ENGINE STALLING DURING DRIVING AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 62,000

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. WAS DRIVING TO WORK, IDLING IN THE LEFT TURN LANE WAITING ON A TURN ARROW, THE ENGINE COUGHED, AND LOCKED UP. NO WARNING LIGHTS, DASHBOARD INDICATORS, OR (AS FOUND OUT LATER) NO TROUBLE CODES. MECHANIC STATED: ENGINE HAS FAILED INTERNALLY AND LOCKED U...

Mileage: 38,262

READ THAT THIS SCION FRS 2013 HAS RECALL FOR ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS BUT NOT LISTED? THIS SCION WAS REIDENTIFIED AS A TOYOTA 86 FOR 2018 AND IT IS LISTED. BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES ARE MFD. BY SUBARU AND ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL! WHY IS THE SCION FRS NOT LISTED. IT SHOULDN'T BE UNLISTED AS A 'SMALL ...

Mileage: 18,000

MY 2013 10 SERIES SCION FRS HAS STARTED KNOCKING AT 81,*** MILES. THERE ARE KNOWN MANUFACTURING MECHANICAL DEFECTS THAT ATTRIBUTE TO THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN A PATTERN AMONGST US FRS,86, AND BRZ. I WAS DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO "OIL AND COOLANT LEVEL BEING LOW" BUT I KNOW [X...

Mileage: 81,140

MY 2013 10 SERIES SCION FRS HAS STARTED KNOCKING AT 81,*** MILES. THERE ARE KNOWN MANUFACTURING MECHANICAL DEFECTS THAT ATTRIBUTE TO THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN A PATTERN AMONGST US FRS,86, AND BRZ. I WAS DENIED MY CLAIM DUE TO "OIL AND COOLANT LEVEL BEING LOW" BUT I KNOW [X...

Mileage: 81,140

EVERY TIME THE TIRES NEED TO BE FIX, ONE OR MORE OF THE THE LUG NUTS AND THE STUDS BREAK WHILE TRYING TO TAKE THEM OUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, HAVING TO REPLACE 7 LUGS AND STUDS IN ALL 4 TIRES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH FEWER LUGS THAN THE ONES RECOMMENDED BY NHTSA.

Mileage: 38,822

TAKATA RECALL 2,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST POWER. NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED OR IN TRANSIENT. IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE. TOYOTA CHANGED OUT...

Mileage: 62,000

TAKATA RECALL 2,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST POWER. NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED OR IN TRANSIENT. IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE. TOYOTA CHANGED OUT...

Mileage: 62,000

TAKATA RECALL 2,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST POWER. NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED OR IN TRANSIENT. IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE. TOYOTA CHANGED OUT...

Mileage: 62,000

SCION FRS ENGINE VALVE COVER OIL LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST. WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FILL THE CABIN WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES; SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE HOOD. THEN AFTER A SHORT DRIVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK; THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 42,000

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING, HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BUT TODAY THE SAME ISSUE CONTINUES...

Mileage: 80,000

THE BOLTS AND STUDS HAVE CONTINUALLY GONE BAD ON MY CAR. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BOLTS AND ALMOST 10 OF THE STUDS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT NOR HAD ANY DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS BEFORE. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING, BUT I CAN'T EVEN CHANGE MY TIRES WITHOU...

Mileage: 29,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG DEFLATED WITH A FOUR INCH HOLE AFTER DEPLOYING. THE DRIVER SUSTAI...

Mileage: 33,000

ENGINE STARTED TO ROD KNOCK WHEN SERVICE TO THIS CAR IS ALWAYS ON TIME. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THEIR IS A TON OF OTHER OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VERY LOW MILES IN THERE CARS.

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2013 SCION FRS CURRENTLY HAVE 18K MILES AND RANDOMLY LOSING POWER TO STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ALREADY AND TWO TO THOSE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS TURNING, ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND ONCE WHEN I WAS IDLING. POWER STEERING IN...

Mileage: 17,900

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND EASILY TURNS LEFT, ALMOST ON ITS OWN. WHERE AS TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT IS TIGHT AND MORE DIFFICULT. THIS MAKES DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON WINDY DAYS. I'VE READ ABOUT IT HERE AND THERE ONLINE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS HAPP...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND EASILY TURNS LEFT, ALMOST ON ITS OWN. WHERE AS TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT IS TIGHT AND MORE DIFFICULT. THIS MAKES DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON WINDY DAYS. I'VE READ ABOUT IT HERE AND THERE ONLINE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS HAPP...

Mileage: 50,000

TOYOTA ADVISED BASED ON A FREEZE FRAME OF DATA ON THE COMPUTER THEY WERE DENYING MY WARRANTY FOR AN "OVER REV". THE REV THEY ARE CITING IS 7300 RPM AT 35 MPH, WHICH IS UNDER THE FACTORY SET REV LIMITER AND IS ALSO THE CORRECT REV FOR THAT SPEED IN 1ST GEAR ON MY 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. FURTHER ...

Mileage: 42,000

TOYOTA ADVISED BASED ON A FREEZE FRAME OF DATA ON THE COMPUTER THEY WERE DENYING MY WARRANTY FOR AN "OVER REV". THE REV THEY ARE CITING IS 7300 RPM AT 35 MPH, WHICH IS UNDER THE FACTORY SET REV LIMITER AND IS ALSO THE CORRECT REV FOR THAT SPEED IN 1ST GEAR ON MY 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. FURTHER ...

Mileage: 42,000

3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, CAR BLEW A TIE ROD AND HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. IT HAD ABOUT 38000 MILES ON IT. ONE MONTH AFTER THAT REPAIR, A PUSH ROD WENT THROUGH A VALVE COVER. BOTH TIMES THE CAR HAD NO OIL, AND NO WARNING TO REPLACE THE OIL. DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY ON THE SECOND PRO...

Mileage: 36,000

ROD BEARING FAILURE CAUSING SUDDEN SLOWDOWN. FAILURE WAS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT OF HAVING TOO MUCH SEALANT IN BETWEEN INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS, CAUSING OIL STARVATION.

Mileage: 52,000

ROD KNOCK HAPPENED FOR TWO MILES HEADED HOME AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CHECKED OIL LEVELS AND THEY WERE PERFECT LEVEL.

Mileage: 55,000

I DRIVE A FRS, AUTOMIATIC. BOUGHT IT USED WITH 80,000 MILES. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS TWO MONTHS INTO OWNING IT. HAD A FEELING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO STALL. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. CODE READ P0019. CAR WOULD SHAKE VICIOUSLY WHEN I WHEN STOP AT A RED LIGHT. SHOOK WHEN I REVERSED...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

IGNITION COIL CEL CAME ON RARELY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM GEAR SHIFTS AND FIRST APPEARED AROUND 25K, NOW AT 37K MILES IT COMES ON CONSISTENTLY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM SHIFTS. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15K MILES DUE TO GEARS GRINDING WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED WHEN DRIVING IN ANY SPEEDS. COOLANT TAN...

Mileage: 25,000

IGNITION COIL CEL CAME ON RARELY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM GEAR SHIFTS AND FIRST APPEARED AROUND 25K, NOW AT 37K MILES IT COMES ON CONSISTENTLY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM SHIFTS. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15K MILES DUE TO GEARS GRINDING WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED WHEN DRIVING IN ANY SPEEDS. COOLANT TAN...

Mileage: 25,000

IGNITION COIL CEL CAME ON RARELY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM GEAR SHIFTS AND FIRST APPEARED AROUND 25K, NOW AT 37K MILES IT COMES ON CONSISTENTLY AT HIGH 5-7K RPM SHIFTS. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15K MILES DUE TO GEARS GRINDING WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED WHEN DRIVING IN ANY SPEEDS. COOLANT TAN...

Mileage: 25,000

PURCHASE AN EXEDY STAGE 2 CLUTCH WITH LIGHT FLYWHEEL PART# 15953FW FOR A 2013 SCION FRS. ISSUE IS IT LOCK OUT OF GEAR IN FIRST AND REVERSE GEAR. YOU HAVE TO USED FORCE TO GET IT OUT OF 1ST AND REVERSE GEAR. ALSO HARD TO GET IT INTO 1ST AND REVERSE GEAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CLUTCH FOR THIS ...

AFTER ENGINE WORMS UP, LET THE ENGINE IDLE AND STAYS AT 600 RPM FOR A FEW SECONDS, JUMP TO 1100 RPM THEN DOWN TO 600 AND 400, ENGINE SHAKES UP LIKE IS GOING TO STALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT COME ON. DEALER TOLD ME IS A CAMSHAFT GEAR DEFECT THAT WILL NOT CHANGE THE ANGLE FOR THE VARIABLE...

Mileage: 3,200

AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF SMELLING BURNT OIL IN THE CABIN, I DISCOVERED A SERIOUS OIL LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS A BLOCK OFF PLATE ON THE RIGHT REAR CAMSHAFT AREA. IT IS A STAMPED STEEL PLATE HELD ON WITH THREE BOLTS AND SEALED WITH RTV. THE OIL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE BOTTOM BOLT AND DRIPPIN...

Mileage: 33,130

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP STARTED MAKING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NOISE, WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY TOYOTA AND REPLACED. 3000 MILES LATER, THE SAME NOISE IS BACK, AND NOW TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR / REPLACE THE PART, EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT, EVEN NOW. THIS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL P...

Mileage: 8,000

THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE AND RIM WAS DESTROYED IT WAS SOME TIME IN FEBRUARY 2013,WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTESTATE .I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT, BECAUSE IF I WAS GOING FAST MY CAR WOULD FLIP AND WHO KNOWS HOW WOULD IT ENDS. ANYWAY I HEARD A THUD IN MY FR...

Mileage: 800

THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE AND RIM WAS DESTROYED IT WAS SOME TIME IN FEBRUARY 2013,WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTESTATE .I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT, BECAUSE IF I WAS GOING FAST MY CAR WOULD FLIP AND WHO KNOWS HOW WOULD IT ENDS. ANYWAY I HEARD A THUD IN MY FR...

Mileage: 800

CLUTCH BROKE IN HALF. *TR

Mileage: 7,300

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ON A 2013 FRS THAT WAS BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 WHICH NOW HAS 8500 MILES ON IT NOW. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE UP TO GO TO WORK. I USE MY CHECK ENGINE SCANNER AND IT GAVE ME A P2404 CODE. DROVE IT FOR TWO DAYS TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHUT OF...

Mileage: 8,500

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BEFORE PROBLEMS PERSIST AND MAKE THINGS WORSE. MY BRAND NEW SCION FRS, WHAT I WAS REASSURED BY MY DEALER WAS RELIABLE DEPENDABLE MAKE AND MODEL. GIVEN THE TRUST HE HAD GAINED PRIOR TO THE SALE I BELIEVED EVERY WORD HE SAID DOWN TO HIS OVER MARKET ASKING PRICE PITCH. I BOUGHT ...

Mileage: 550

CPSC: I13B0068A. 2013 SCION. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL IT FAILED CAUSING HIM TO USE HIS EMERGENCY BRAKES. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKE, TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT DID NOT RELEASE.

THIS IS INTENDED TO REPORT A PROBLEM, NOT A ONE-TIME INCIDENT. THE SHIFT KNOB OF MY FR-S IS LOOSE ENOUGH TO ROTATE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ON ONLINE FORUMS DEDICATED TO THIS VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO P...

Mileage: 24,500

THIS IS INTENDED TO REPORT A PROBLEM, NOT A ONE-TIME INCIDENT. THE SHIFT KNOB OF MY FR-S IS LOOSE ENOUGH TO ROTATE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ON ONLINE FORUMS DEDICATED TO THIS VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO P...

Mileage: 24,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED AND IT WAS RUBBING ACROSS HIS NECK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS SIX FEET TALL AND THAT AFFECTED ANYONE SIX FEET OR TALLER VS. SO...

Mileage: 40

MY DIRECT INJECTOR COLLAR ENDED UP DAMAGED/MISSING COMPLETELY, ORIGINALLY RESULTING IN A VIOLENT "FIRECRACKER" POPPING SOUND UNDER MODERATE THROTTLE ACCELERATION, DUE TO THE ECU WITH FAULTY PROGRAMMING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN A MONTH OF THIS HAPPENING TO BOTH DIRECT INJECTORS. THIS ISSUE IS CAU...

Mileage: 19,000

AFTER LEAVING A RESIDENCE, GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY WITH NO ISSUES FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE, SUDDENLY UPON GETTING ABOUT TO 50 MPH, I FELT A SHIMMY. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. BUT I WAS SMELLING A BURNING SMELL PRETTY QUICKLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM A POLLUTED SEMI TRUCK. BUT IT GOT STRONGER. SO, I DECI...

Mileage: 3,350

THIS IS BASICALLY WHY I AM CONCERNED: I FOUND THAT IF YOU GO TO LOCK/UNLOCK YOUR CAR WITH A TOYOTA/SCION SMART KEY WHILE SOMEONE WITHIN RANGE OF YOUR CAR HOLDS THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THEIR TOYOTA/SCION SMART KEY, YOUR CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR OWN KEY. THEIR SIGNAL BASICALLY JUST INTERFERES ...

MY NEW CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST MONTH (4 TIMES). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE CAR DOES NOT ALSO SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HOLD AN IDLE SPEED. WHEN MY FOOT HAS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, TH...

Mileage: 4,494

MY NEW CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST MONTH (4 TIMES). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE CAR DOES NOT ALSO SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HOLD AN IDLE SPEED. WHEN MY FOOT HAS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, TH...

Mileage: 4,494

MY NEW CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST MONTH (4 TIMES). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE CAR DOES NOT ALSO SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HOLD AN IDLE SPEED. WHEN MY FOOT HAS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, TH...

Mileage: 4,494

MY NEW CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST MONTH (4 TIMES). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE CAR DOES NOT ALSO SEEM TO BE ABLE TO HOLD AN IDLE SPEED. WHEN MY FOOT HAS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, TH...

Mileage: 4,494