Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was taken to valley hi toyota (14612 valley center dr, victorville, ca 92395, (760) 241-6484) and was repaired per the recall. while driving 35 mph, a knocking noise was heard underneath the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the number three piston failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 99,000.
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.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. the contact was informed by advantage toyota of river oaks (1970 river oaks dr, calumet city, il 60409, 708-862-0700) that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). the dealer kept the vehicle for over a month due to the recall. when the vehicle was returned to the contact, it shook uncontrollably without warning. after taking the vehicle back to the dealer on several occasions for the same failure, the contact was informed that she would be charged for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not diagnosed. while driving, the vehicle shook uncontrollably again, made a loud sound, and shut off without warning. the contact had the vehicle towed back to the dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and notified the contact that they would have to perform a diagnostic test to determine the cause of the failure. the contact refused to pay for the diagnostic. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). after the repair, while driving approximately 40 mph, a clinking noise was heard and the vehicle shook and shut down. also, the engine oil warning indicator illuminated briefly and then dimmed. the vehicle was towed back to john elway's crown toyota (909-212-0546, located at 1201 kettering dr, ontario, ca 91761) where the recall was repaired. the technician stated that the engine needed to be taken apart to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was taken apart and the technician stated that the number two rod bearing was not found and the number three rod bearing was worn. the technician stated that the failures were not part of the recall. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and agreed with the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 56,678.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was unable to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and then to balise toyota of warwick (1400 post rd, warwick, ri 02888, (401) 352-5911) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was recently repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). the contact was concerned that the failure was due in part to the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
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 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.
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 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.
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
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 engine begins to knock hard and sounds as if one of my rods have spun, before i know it, my engine stalls out in the middle of the highway at night and i almost collide into an exit median going over 50 mph. i have read the other horror stories with this exact same issue, please lets get this fixed before someone loses their life!*dt
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
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 started growing louder and louder up until it just slowly died and i had to pull over to the side of the street.
Safety recall j02 valve springs replacement
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 shavings in the oil pan so they looked further and determined a rod bearing had seized. there has not been any issues with my engine prior to the recall and i have kept up with vehicle maintenance. my car no longer has a warranty and the dealership said i would have to pay out of pocket for an engine replacement. there are numerous complaints and articles online stating rod bearings have been destroyed post recall. this is a result of too much sealant applied during the recall, causing excess to block oil channels.
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 coils related to timing chains, all the way down to a bad ecu. toyota is refusing to take any responsibility.
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 the car for about a week when i started to hear some knocking noises in my engine bay. i thought something was just lose so i took it to my local mechanic so see what he can do. he wanted to see if something was lose under the car so he left es the car on a lift and started to remove the underbelly metal protector when a price of metal fell. no one has touched the car since the recall. so we decided to stop and take it back to the dealer service which was the dch toyota city service center in mamaroneck new york. after they inspected the car they said they checked the top of the engine were the recall was done. but the car has a subaru boxer engine we're the valve springs are located on the side of the engine. they later said they don't know why it happening when it's a 6 year old engine with about 30,000 miles. (in my opinion they just don't want to deal with the issues that they might have caused.) i later checked online and other car dealers are having similar issues
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 switches in the door to open and close the window. vehicle appears to have power however no systems operable. this occurred while driving and occurred without warning.
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 not from the recall repair. toyota would cover the parts but i would have to cover labor. after this i started reading about all the other fr-s/brz owners having similar issues.
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 is destroyed. i have kept up with all recommended maintenance and had no issues with the car prior to the recall. the car has roughly 90,000 miles and was running well before the recall and had been well taken care of. this recall has caused issues in numerous other fr-s and brzs, most of which have resulted in a destroyed rod bearing due to rtv sealant blocking oil channels. dealership is denying responsibility but has not identified the cause of the failure.
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.
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 the vehicle to stall. the vehicle was taken to wolfchase toyota (2201 n germantown pkwy, cordova, tn 38016, (901) 377-8000) for the initial recall repair and engine stalling. the manufacturer admitted there was a failure and could possibly assist with providing a rental vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 67,000.
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 blown engine. however there are alot of frs that have had this issue due to the recall and too much sealant. i was driving down the highway and the car died and would not start again. had to have it towed to toyota.
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 will not acknowledge responsibility to help me, the reason they gave is: i have high miles, 100,072, so it is out of warranty, which has nothing to do with what is happening after the recall repair and i didn't have my maintenance through them so they say they are unaware of service on it. there needs to be a recall on the recall. this is not a coincidence. too many people having the same issue!!! they should have to cover the repair on these engine failures.
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 towing the car to a toyota dealership after work
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 dealership on 6/2/19 sunday there are several different cases that the owners got the damages after recall services. i requested toyota several times to investigate my case. toyota refused it, and they mentioned they do not have any program that can support post-j02 recall failure this is the current history that forum gathering each situations from the frs owners, who fails their engine after j02 recall job done. https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133095&fbclid=iwar0q5vhrhbq4vckd3zo4alg-8dzaztk8qblvg4hyqce3h1trrmwxi9tebge https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133573
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 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.
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 local dealer (sterling mccall fort bend toyota, 20465 sw freeway, richmond, tx) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed and needed to the replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. the failure mileage was 92,000. the consumer stated after having the vehicle repaired the vehicle continued to experience the failure immediately after leaving the dealer. the failure resulted in the engine coming totally apart under the hood. the dealer sent a technician to inspect the vehicle and advised that the failure was a consequence of the having the recall completed. the dealer refused to assume responsibility for the failure and would not assist with the cost of repairs. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. *js
+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
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 brought it to my local mechanic (since i live over an hour away from where the recall was performed) and he said my engine was blown due to rod bearing, connecting rods and main bearings. he said it looked like metal or something was carried through the engine via the oil. i then took it to my local subaru dealer (since it has a subaru boxer engine) and they said the exact, same thing. i have been without a car for three months, spent a fortune on rentals until i ran out of money and lost my $50,000/year job over it as a property manager because i needed a car to function. i no longer have the option of buying another car because i've lost my job and it's pretty hard to get another one without a vehicle. if toyota does not step up to the plate, offer me a loaner vehicle, and fix this car, i will be seeking litigation on this issue. i have already hired a lawyer but, i was hoping toyota would do the right thing.
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) where it was diagnosed that metal fragments were inside the oil pan. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 57,000.
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 (located at 911 eastern blvd, montgomery, al 36117, (334) 272-7147) where it was diagnosed that metal shavings were inside the oil pan. the contact stated that the vehicle remained at the dealer for sixteen days and was not repaired. the contact also stated that the vehicle was previously repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 16,000.
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 inspection, they deemed it not their fault and wanted to stick a 8k-12k bill on me to move on with repairs. small amounts of sealant were found on pickup screen. car ran flawlessly for 97k prior to recall work.
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.
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 description of the circumstances involved indicated that the car was on a test drive following the completion of the recall service and required towing back to the service center. we were informed of this two days after its occurrence. a visual observation of the partially disassembled engine indicates likely oil starvation as the cause of the problem. at this point in time, the service center has retained the vehicle and parts pending a determination by toyota. at this point in time, the service center is of the opinion that a non-factory oil filter caused oil starvation. the oil filter had been installed on the car and functioning appropriately for approximately 3500 miles prior to the service. the oil filter was not replaced during the engine out service which required replacement of internal engine components. we were not notified during the 9 days that the service centered had possession of the car prior to the problem that there were any concerns related to the oil filter - the make and model of the oil filter has only become a point of discussion after oil starvation occurred. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
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 vehicle and the car just shut off. it was making a knocking sound right before that happened.
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 driven 12.7 miles including the distance back to the dealer where the vehicle is once again. there also appears to be way too much sealant applied to the engine when they put it back together.
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. drove it until april 18th noticed light knocking noise, april 19th car started shaking violently at a stop light. upon accelerating car started horrendously knocking and screeching. had car towed back to dealer with 101,0xx miles (less than the mandatory 1200 mile warranty on services toyota has). toyota states not related to recall, and requests $2700 to just take the engine out and look at it. rep stated might be oil related and sent photo of oil pan with golden oil in it (from recall) and about a pound of metal flakes. contacted corporate filed a claim and am awaiting response. absolutely absurd they still have the nerve to say this isnt related when so many people are having the same issue.
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 appreciate me going over them and straight to toyota, because they treated me very poorly once i arrived at their shop. i have not received any information on the status of my vehicle since dropping it off. my engine has less than 60k miles on it, and ran beautifully before taking it in for the recall.
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 vehicle towed back to the dealership that performed the recall work for the spring valves replacement. they tore down the motor and advised me the issue was a spun rod.
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 light turned on and i noticed my car began slowing down, i immediately pulled over to the side right side of the highway as the car shut off. after i tried turning it back on, the car would turn off after a couple seconds. i got the car towed back home and contacted toyota. they did not provide a tow truck so i had to tow it in for them to inspect it. in the first update, they told me it had something to do with the lubrication on the sides of the engine. during the second and final update they had a second tech come in for inspection and concluded it was an internal engine failure. i am now in worse situation than before and i feel like i am being charged to fix something that was not broken in the first place. not to mention the estimate to fix and install a brand new engine will cost up to $11,000. i am currently awaiting for a responses from corporate.
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 2019 everything appeared to be fine until this past weekend, april 6th i heard a pop in the engine. i began to hear knocking coming from the motor and lost power immediately while on the freeway, i tried turning it on but the motor was dead all lights on the dash were on. i went in, in attempt to "fix" my car due to the recall notice, which has lead me to have a completely inoperable car.
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 toyota corporate suggested to replace the whole engine . i change my own oil but keep track of the mileage and date i changed it and gave that to the dealership to send to toyota corporate. they denied the engine with no reasoning.
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 performed the recall on with no history of problems. i picked up my car 3 days later with 74,505 miles. i drove the 100 miles to my home via interstate 24, running at 70-80 mph. i noticed a ticking noise after an hour of driving. by destinations end i had severe rattling noise from drivers side of engine and rough idle. now with 294 miles total since repair after the engine is running rougher and emitting squealing and rattling, rough idle and trying to die. it was suggested by wyatt johnson toyota that i not drive the car to them for inspection rather take it to my local dealer. i delivered the car to coad toyota of paducah ky today, april 2nd 2019 with 74,801 miles. i await thier inspection. this was a great running engine. now i suspect it is on the verge of failure. i have suggested draining and inspecting the oil for evidence of unusual wear.
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 driving at speed on the highway. i exited in neutral, coasted to a gas station, hired an uber to get me to work, and later had my car towed to the dealer that did the recall. over the weeks it sat, when i called the dealer told me their mechanics were looking into the nature of the engine failure and were waiting on a ruling by a toyota engineer. after two months, i was told by a third party to call toyota's national office to have a case number assigned. after a few weeks waiting, the dealer requested my service records for the car as i did not take it to the dealer for maintenance, rather did it myself: 5000 mile oil / filter changes, changed air and cabin filters at 30000 mi. the engine only has about 54000 miles. yesterday the service manager finally calls me and tells me the engine replacement has officially been declined because my car wasn't regularly serviced at the dealership. any replacement engine would have to be out of pocket, for what i know was warranty work on a recall that fouled my engine with sealant, something totally unrelated to the frequency or location of my oil changes. the car has sat for over three months. the dealer would not provide me with alternate transportation in the meantime, neither would my insurance as it wasn't a collision, break-in, or act of nature. i paid $1500 for rentals and uber rides for two months, then finally realized i needed to buy another vehicle. i will be seeking litigation in this matter. it is not the role of an absentee engineer to decide whether or not to fix their company's mistakes.
I brought my 2013 scion frs in for a j02 valve spring replace and not even 1,100 miles later i had engine problems that led to the damage to my "rocker arm , camshaft " two weeks later the dealership says they will not repair the damage 100% due to the damage wasnt caused from the initial recall. and my warranty is voided because they did the recall. my vehicle has been at the hendrick toyota for a month now and i dont know how i'm going to get it back.
Less than 1000 miles after bringing my car to toyota to have mandatory recall work perfomed invokving valve springs, my engine died. the engine has a spun bearing, likely due to oil starvation. i was driving along the highway, and when i stopped for fuel, i noticed a tick that soon became a knock. the car was bogging down on idle and almost stalled numerous times. i drove it to a toyota service center that happened to be less than 2 miles away.
I have experienced major problems following the valve spring recall on the scion fr-s. approximately 1 month following the recall which was completed in march, my vehicle began experiencing a vibration, a loud rattling sound, and an engine knock. i took the vehicle to the dealership that completed the recall to have them inspect it. the dealership tried to give me the run around, ron hubbard toyota in gallatin tn, eventually i fought with them and got them to inspect it. after over a month of calling and fighting with them and going to the dealership they told me it was a cracked flex plate causing the problems and tried to charge me 1500$. after much fighting and contacting toyota headquarters and the dealership, i was persistent enough that they covered it. by now i had been without a vehicle for a month and half. i finally got the car back about two weeks ago and drove it one time almost 200 miles to run some errands. well the vehicle experience the same engine rattle and knock but much worse. i limped the vehicle back home. when i started it up friday to take it back to the dealership, it was much worse to the point that it sounded like the engine was going to fall apart and a very strong burning odor began to emit from the car. i was worried following reading about other problems so i immediately turned the vehicle off and contacts my insurance company who towed the vehicle to the dealership. this has been the worst experience i've ever dealt with.
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 leaking from under the engine. -dropped off the car for the j02 recall to be done on 11 march 2019 with 42,581 miles. -recall done, car picked up on 16 march 2019. -engine failed on 18 march 2019, millage 42,618. the dealer technician explained that a right side intake rocker had come loose and subsequently was pinched by the exhaust cam, ejecting it through the valve cover. the rocker blew a whole through the valve cover causing a large amount of oil to pour on to the hot exhaust manifold. since then, the dealership assumed the cost of the repairs but do not accept responsibility for the failure.