Fuel pump and speed sensor
 

Had the car for a week and already have issues. Fuel pump issues code p1235 and speed sensor code p0500. They are having someone from corporate check it out on Monday. They put me in a corolla for now...so depressing its like driving a school bus lol. Anyways issue started after I got a car wash. Package came with undercarraige wash even though I didn't need it. Drive 5 mins later and my speedo starts jumping around. Check engine light comes on along with abs and traction light. Cruise didn't work either. Also car wouldn't go past 4k. Ugh I'm hoping this won't be a big issue.

Day 1. 7/23
Spoke with dealer and they had toyota corp working on the vehicle. All lights are off and they want the dealer to drive the vehicle to see if the lights come back on.

Day 2. 7/24
Dealer needs to put 60 miles on the vehicle per orders from corporate. Apparently one of the wheel speed sensors was not working right and was telling the car the tire was going over 200mph. Dealer said I should have the car back later today.

Wow all that happend with just a car wash! :mad0260:

It's possible that high-pressure water reached a connector that shouldn't have been exposed to water, and wouldn't be under normal operating conditions. The only people who wash my car are professional detailers and I; automatic car washes are a big no-no for anyone who cars about his car.

Just had this happen to my BRZ. Lost power and cel. P1235. I did notice that before the cel came on, upon starting the car it was a bit hesitant. I initially thought the cel would be for a missfire of some sort. She's driving fine though, so we will see. I have to take it in for the tail light condesation issue as well. Going into my 3rd week of owning the car.

Quick update. Cel gone will report back if it returns.

I hate auto wash as well. During the awful winters though its needed to keep the salt away.

Did you get your car back? I took mine in for the Fuel Pump CEL, they reported it to Subaru. CEL hasn't returned and the car is running fine. Service Manager seems to think that i lost fuel pressure, but isn't 100% sure yet. Let me know what Toyota corp had to say regarding this issue.

Yea they never said anything regarding the fuel pump. The dealer actually asked me if I could let the engineers take a look at my vehicle and run some data logs to diag the problem. I dropped it off today they engineers from subaru and toyota fly in from california and japan. So there is a japanese engineers from subaru and toyota working on my car right now lol.

Most modern cars now have a "limp mode" originally started by SAAB. When a CEL is thrown the car will shut down most features and limit the car to prevent further damage from occuring.

Update today. So apparently my car got the engineers very excited. They tried to reproduce the problem here and were not able to. However they were able to reproduce the problem back in japan. They tested over and over using similar scenarios. So if you see a recall coming soon you can thank my two days of driving a camry lol.

Ahhhh, not the "limp mode"!

I don't want to jump from a BMW N54 to a Subaru with that! There isn't even a turbo in there!

Let's hope they find the area of water penetration and issue a TSB for that. Assuming that is the issue.

I thought it was a corolla?

Yea first time it was a corolla but I brought it in again and they gave me a camry this time

Maybe if you keep bringing the car in, you will end up with a Lexus......LF-A:)

Thanks for the updates! My dealer did send the issue up to Subaru, so I wonder since our issues happened relatively close, they used you as the guinea pig first. The cel has not returned, car has been running fine, I've put quite a bit of miles on it since then.

What happens when theres a recall? GG I'm not looking forward to paying anything for brand new car... warranty covers this right?

If there's a recall you'll be sent a letter in the mail asking you to bring your car back to the dealer. The dealer will either fix your car while you wait or you'll be provided with a loaner vehicle while yours is repaired. It's all done at no cost to you.

Wouldn't recalls that serious, regardless of warranty, be at the cost of Subaru/the Dealer?

A recall, by definition, is paid for by the car manufacturer. A recall is the most serious step a car manufacturer can take short of a buyback. There's no such thing as a recall that isn't serious; a recall's less serious brother is a technical service bulletin.

I had this code come up after a session at Sebring. Idling in the grid after cooling off for 45 minutes after a run. Car stalled when I tried to go into gear, then after restart wouldnt rev past 1200rpm and labored to do that much.

5 minutes sitting off, restarted again, regular limp mode. Sat for 45 minutes, restarted. CEL was still on but it would rev out. Drove to Autozone to read code. When I restarted the car at a redlight, the CEL went away. Autozone read the code and wiped it. This was 2.5 weeks ago and it has not come back.

Dealer serviced it today. Told them of the issue, they scanned the ECU and no codes were found.

Found this weird as it didnt happen on track but about an hour after I got off of track.

Since then, I've put 2000 miles on the car, including very hard running up and down North Carolina mountains and an autocross. No issues but I have a track day on Sept. 2nd

The FR-S/BRZ had a recall for an error in the owner's manual a while back. Not very serious in my opinion.

While I agree it doesn't seem serious as far as the car's performance or immediate safety, but it was air bag related documentation. Seeming trivial, it could be the difference between life or death (some people need those instructions sadly) which for Toyota/Subaru.. means a potential huge lawsuit/negative press.

So for them, it's worth fixing for pennies on the dollar.

Even more amusing, the FRS/BRZ seems like the least-appropriate car for a pregnant woman to be driving (see revised manual pages).

I just got the p1235 CEL come on after 4000kms. The light just came on when I was sitting in the car letting it warm up! Car seems to be running fine though. Did a quick visit to the dealership help you guys correct this problem? Have any of you had the P1235 CEL come back on?

Thanks,
Mike

may i ask how toyota fixed this issue?

did they replace anything or software updates?

Just realized I've almost had this car for a year.

Anyways the dealer said that the issue was a wheel sensor going bad and sending the wrong info to the ECU.

I was reading the thread for the first time today and was going to mention it to you but you found it first! Keep us updated on how you get it fixed!

Code P000A on FR-S 2014
 

So I've been reading these threads since my cars' engine and CEL light came on. This seems to be a common problem with this model. Mine is a 2014, all the threads I've read are for earlier models. I know the problem is in the camshaft area but do not know where to start specifically. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

What is the code? The fact the CEL light is on could be 1,000 different things.
Edit: Never mind I see the code in the title! It was cut off on my screen.


Take a look here:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1378232133

Thank you Tcoat! Very much appreciated!