Engine sputtering while idling with check engine light flashing, WTF
 

Just purchased FRS in Tenn 180 miles from home. Engine sputtering almost stalling and check engine light flashing. I think CEL is due to almost stalling. Anybody else experience these symptons? I am bummed out after being stoked about finally get to owning 1.

Bro I bought my car today around 7pm. Came home and drove it around town, did not rev it above 3.5k and same thing happened to me! I am so bummed out. Vannyork in high point in closed on sunday so I will be going to take my car to them Monday. WTF!

Nothings happened to mine yet, i have 350 miles u guys saying your having trouble is kinda making me wonder

camshaft timing/positioning .. there're a lot of these reported popping up ...
some have some don't .. take to dealers immediately .. ToyoBaru seem to be trying to fix this as fast as possible :X
I'm at ~1.3k miles don't got this.

exactly what Bonburner said. I picked mine up with 4 miles on it, drove it home, the CEL came on - so I drove it immediately back to the dealer and had the head mechanic check it out. He said the same thing, camshaft timing. The light hasn't come back on for me since and I'm at 650 miles now.

CEL just came on, guess I`ll be taking to local scion dealer monday.

Luckily I havent had this issue, but definitely take it to your dealer ASAP.

Is it a bad batch of camshaft sensors or what?

Damn I'm pretty lucky. No sputtering no check engine light... I Would hate to leave my car at the dealer for an extended period of time.

Oh btw I'm at 7,498 miles , I bought the car 5/27/12

This thread needs to be moved into the "warranty" thread where there are already several hundred posts in the idle dip and CEL threads.

Since the engine was" almost stalling" and the CEL was flashing it could have been misfiring.

300 miles lucky so far.. but 1st year car. im expecting some problems.!

Yea, problems like a poorly fit panel or an over torqued screw(tail light assemblies), or the speaker grills popping up because they didn't shove the wire bundle in properly...not people losing their car for 3-6 weeks after a few hours or days of ownership while half the engine gets rebuilt by people who have never touched that specific engine before.

This is exactly my sentiment. I wonder if Toyota plans on paying me interest for my $25K that I have had nothing to show for going on a month now.