Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ Engines Are Suffering Catastrophic Engine Failures After Recall Repair

Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ engines failing after being taken in for a valve spring recall. Yes, you read that right: The cars aren’t breaking and being recalled as a result, they’re allegedly being fixed under recall and then, as a result, breaking. Here’s what’s going on according to The Drive, whose author actually experienced the issue.

Chris Tsui from The Drive has a nice explanation of what’s going on in the world of 2013 Subaru BRZs and 2013 Scion FR-Ss. Roughly 35,000 of those vehicles (~9,500 BRZs and ~25,300 FR-Ss)—along with some 2012 to 2014 Subaru Imprezas and 2013 Subaru XV Crosstreks—were recalled in November because they contain engine valve springs that, as documents on NHTSA’s website put, “may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall” as a result of an “improper design of the valve train.”

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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/13/2019 5:05:02 PM

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Isn't that special. Toyota should stop doing JV's with other carmakers. Nobody understands quality they way Toyota does. Just build it yourself. Your customers will be very appreciative.

MDarringer - 3/13/2019 6:11:25 PM

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Subaru has covered loads of engine and transmission failures to keep customers happy, but Subarus are almost Italian in their frangibility.

ricks0me - 3/13/2019 6:38:48 PM

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CC: You are correct. Let's see how this BMW / Supra car plays out.

Matt said: Subarus are almost Italian in their frangibility

Rick ask: Is that a Subaru engine or Toyota engine in that car. Who makes the automatic and is that a CVT.

Rick said: Still not hatin' too much on Subaru

MDarringer - 3/13/2019 10:52:14 PM

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The GT86 uses a Subaru engine. The car is pretty much an Impreza with the front axles removed and with a slight change in front suspension geometry. If you see the engine placement, it screams FWD orientation.

mpls - 3/13/2019 7:47:44 PM

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ricks0me..
Yes, the 3 litre turbo used in the new Supra is from BMW, but Toyota engineers took apart the BMW design and actually made it more reliable. The designation used in the new Toyota Supra is B58C and revs 500tpm higher than the standard BMW B58.

This talks about the truth abut the ne TYoyota Supra rather than blind repetition of rumours/comments/opinions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jbyzmtgU_0

dlin - 3/14/2019 1:11:25 AM

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Great video

MDarringer - 3/15/2019 8:21:14 AM

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And it's the same bullsh!t as the Subaru engine in the GT86 being a Toyota design.

skytop - 3/13/2019 9:52:27 PM

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What's a matter? Is the rubber band snapping?

jtz7 - 3/17/2019 2:27:41 PM

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Greenhouse, Ford Mustang and Nissan Z, And Chevy Corvette. If it was a Hyindai them that's what would had been said. But because it isnt Korean , "It's orginal."