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

- Havertown, PA, USA

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.

- Fresno, CA, USA

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!

- Houston, TX, USA

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.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

Safety recall J02 valve springs replacement

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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.

- Bradenton, FL, USA

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.

- Portland, OR, USA

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.

- Verona, WI, USA

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.

- Houston, TX, USA

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

- Port Chester, NY, USA

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.

- Greenbrier, AR, USA

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.

- Tucker, GA, USA

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.

- Mount Pleasant, SC, USA

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.

- Bartlesville, OK, USA

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.

- Brighton, TN, USA

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.

- Broghton, TN, USA

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 able to restart. The vehicle was towed to daytona Toyota (1700, 451 N nova rd, daytona beach, fl 32114) where it was diagnosed that the spun rod bearings and the oil pick up screen were blocked by the sealant and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- Macon, GA, USA

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 want to do it. Now my car has been sitting in my garage for months. They also had my car for a week before telling me they wasn't going to do it. I lost money and time and they could careless. As you will see in the documents nothing was wrong on 1st document and the other I have problems. They didn't want to fix my engine.

- Social Circle, GA, USA

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

- Conroe, TX, USA

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

- Madison, AL, USA