Has Anyone Brought Their Car In For Valve Spring Recall
 

Has anyone brought their car in for the recall yet? If so what dealer did you go to and how was your experience with them? How is their quality of work and how long did it take. Any noticeable difference after the new springs are installed? I think everyone got their letters in the mail by now and are trying to figure out which dealer to go to like me. It would be great if everyone posted their experiences here so we can save some potential headaches and worries. :)

I called Subaru of America to confirm i was part of the list in which indeed i was. I've called 4 different dealers and they said that they are not able to even start the service on them until late february into early march. I'm from CT

I haven't even received the recall notification yet. Did anyone else get theirs?

I recently dropped of my frs at the Toyota of Alhambra on 1/5/2019. Still there. They said it would be over a week to a week and a half. I’ll report back with an update when I get it back.:thumbsup:

I got the recall notice on Tuesday. I called a nearby dealer (Glen Mills) and have a appointment in a few weeks. They mentioned that they have to order parts from Toyota for the fix. Currently their system only shows it as a full day repair. Other parts of the forum mention a day and a half so I'm curious if it'll take longer.


I need to find a way to convince someone there to also change spark plugs at the same time...

Crap, got my notice this past weekend. Which dealers did you call? I'm in Westport,CT.

Hey Guys and gals, I got my recall notice this past Saturday, 2013 (24,000 miles). I went on Monday to Lipton Toyota in Fort lauderdale, FL. They stated one week for the work. Got called this morning stating it was ready to go. I need to wash the 86. Will see what happens.

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I guess Subaru saw my post because I just got the recall notification today. Guess I'll call the dealer on Monday and see if they are even ready to do them yet.

Just fyi, in central Jersey, Haldeman and Coleman will not perform the recall if you have aftermarket headers. They'll ask that you take the parts of first before you bring it in. I actually scheduled it for the first week of February, loaner included, with Haldeman before thinking to ask and had to cancel after calling dealership 3/Victory.

Victory said it shouldn't be an issue but isn't scheduling appointments at this time since they don't have the parts.

Side note, the guy at Victory mentioned that parts and training are supposed to be completed in early February.

There's no reason this should be an issue for them. They will charge you for parts and may or may not charge you a minimal amount of labor (my dealer did it for the cost of parts) but there isn't a reason they should need convincing.

I got my car back from dealer last night. It took 2 days (was initially told 1). The service department notified me pretty early about needing to keep the car an additional day and extended the rental. I also got the spark plugs changed at the same time. They charged me about $200 for the parts and labor.


I haven't notice a difference with driving after the change. The car moves and sounds the same.

I got my recall mail too but i am fully modified. full bolts-on Phantom ESC and i have southbend stg2 clutch installed. too much work to uninstall everything and go for this.

Got mine does, plugs were parts cost only. They also did my clutch. Seems great, i've driven 114 miles since I got it back and not even a leak

Which dealer?

I'm in Vermont, so Heritage Toyota

I'm not happy with what my dealer wants to put in new plugs and a new serpentine belt (full price as if the engine wasn't going to be out and taken apart) so was considering heading up that way. Maybe Rutland or Burlington Subaru because they've both treated me nicely in the past.

Oh, fair enough. Burlington Subaru is scheduling out into October, so it'd be quite a wait

Which Dealer?

Team Toyota of Glen Mills

Anyone in this area here modded were able to get their recall done with no problems? Mods I have that can get in their way is OFT tune UEL headers and an Mishimoto Oil Cooler will these mods be an issue?

I wouldnt take it

Perhaps I'm just naive but I'm not sure why this would be an issue. We're talking about a factory recall, not a warranty repair.


I actually have an appointment to bring my car to Johnston's Toyota (formally Scion) in Middletown NY next weekend (March 2nd). And we'll see what happens. My car is still technically street registered but it's basically a track day special at this point, and is usually on a trailer when not on a race track. Suspension, brakes, header, tune, roll cage, race seats, harness, quick release wheel--the works. There's no point trying to hide what it is, and what it isn't.



If it's a problem, I'll let everybody know.

FWIW, I dropped the car off today. They asked me for a list of mods. I just laughed and asked, "Are you kidding?" My car was still idling in the garage and you could clearly hear it. She specifically asked about the ECU and I told her yes, it has a custom tune from Moto-East as the car is pretty much an HPDE toy. But it didn't sound like it would be a problem. I was originally told it would take a week but they told me they were taking a bit longer on average. I'll check in again when I get the car back.

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hope they didnt do screw anything on your car when you get it back

I doubt it. One of the owners of Johnstons is a racer himself and used to drive in Chumpcar (now Champcar Endurance series). He has his own track prepped FRS. I never brought the car back there for any service or warranty work (short of a dead battery 3 years ago). Mainly because it's just too far to go.

Either way, as soon as they're done, the car goes back to AZP for the usual pre-season prep and inspections.

So the car is done. I have not picked it up yet, but I'm told they took it out for a test drive and everything is running well.

They also called me and asked how I wanted to handle the coolant and oil as they intended to refill with stock Toyota sourced fluids now that the work was done, and they were concerned that if I took the car out and started hammering around on track that they wouldn't be sufficient.

I told them not to worry as the car was going down for a complete flush at AZP anyway but it certainly left me with a good feeling that they would even be cognizant and concerned over something like this. And I think it shows that they're thinking well beyond a baseline level.

I bought the car at Johnston's when it was still a Scion dealer and I've only brought it back once for service but I highly recommend them. I don't want to give them a label such as "mod-friendly" when it may not be accurate, pending the specific circumstances. But I've purchased two cars from them and they've always taken good care of me.

If there's anything worth reporting about the work they did, I'll follow up.

Publication came out yesterday about J02 recall issues. Citing another thread here. Thought you all may want to check it out.

It describes the reason I chose NOT to have the recall done.

Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ Owners Claim a Recall Fix Is Destroying Their Engines

http://www.thedrive.com/news/26848/s...-their-engines

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I had to stop in at my regular dealer to ask about getting my rear hub bearings changed because they're toast so asked about having the plugs and belt changed while the motor is out of the car for the recall. Initially the adviser said it would be regular price because all they have to do is pull the valve covers. I told him not to f with me, that I've researched it thoroughly and know better. I started going into what gets done and he excused himself to go talk to the tech that's doing the work. He came back and said that I would only have to pay for the parts and that it would be silly to "nickle and dime" me for parts that have to come off an engine that's coming out of the car anyway. He quoted the parts at about $100. If anyone in the lower Hudson Valley is on the fence about where to get the work done I'd say head for Curry Subaru and speak with Phil (only speak with Phil!) and get yours scheduled. They will direct you to someone "upstairs" for the scheduling but he is the adviser to discuss additional work with. He also said that the car will most likely be in the shop for 10-14 days and they are giving rental cars for the duration of time that the car is there, I expect there to be a small charge for the rental because they are using Enterprise which is pretty much across the street but at least they don't hang you out to dry and leave you walking.

I WILL NOT be having them do the bearings though as they want $430 per side! The parts are about $60 or so (each side) online and they want $170 plus labor each! Arrgh... It sounds like a fairly simple job so I'm ordering the parts now and will cross my fingers I get it right and don't disable my car in the driveway. If anyone has done theirs and wants to come help me I'm ready and willing to accept your guidance. There is beer and smokeables headed your way in return ;)

I've done front hub bearings on a 2wd truck, and the fronts on 2 4wd trucks. Fairly simple and straight forward. You shouldn't have a problem.

I know I'm just worried that they'll be seized or super tough to get out. They've been bad for a while and I figure that has generated a fair bit of heat, that plus our wonderful rust around here could make it challenging. Auto Zone has a nice hub puller set and a 10# slide hammer to rent so I'll grab those and a sixer and I should be good to go.

I went to Paul Miller Subaru and I have (120kmiles)OFT tune, UEL header, strut bar, intake, and no problem. They even installed my Perrin pulleys, got new plugs, TOB.
Went in 3/11 Mon. out on 3/19 Tue. They test drove for 30miles after the recall job and I drove 190 miles on the same day and my oil on my oil deep stick looks so clean as cooking oil.:party0030: