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Hey guys, I need some advice


tldr: Brought a modified frs in on a recall, when it came back the car stalls randomly and is unsafe to drive. what can I do about this?


Just bought a 2013 frs a month ago, the previous owner turbocharged the car.

I noticed there was an open recall out on the car so I took it to my local Toyota dealer to get it done. It's a valve spring service so they had to take out the engine. I called and asked them if they would work on a modified car, they said yes.

Brought the car in, they did the service and noticed a stripped screw on the header and clutch was shot, quoted me $700 each for rethreading and clutch swap, I declined cus I was going to do it myself anyway, they said it might have an exhaust leak.

got the car back it's leaking profusely out of the exit of the hot end of the turbo, and throwing a CEL. Brought it back in the same day and told them that the exhaust leak was unacceptable. basically told them that at the end of the day I just wanted my car the way i brought it in on the first day, not throwing CEL's and no major exhaust leaks.

came to pick up the car again and exhaust leak was fixed, perfect. The CEL's still there. whatever, maybe it's not that bad. the car stutters/surges on the way to work and stalls out on a red light.
At this point I check the CEL: P0102 MAF sensor low voltage. The car sometimes sputters out and I get no power when on the gas.
I bring it back to the dealer and tell them the issue, they said they would look at it.

I picked up the car again today. They told me they couldn't diagnose the problem because the sensor was epoxied down along with the connector (done by the previous owner), and nobody wanted to work on the modified car. They said the car was running fine and didn't have any more CEL's after they cleared it, so I took it back, maybe it magically fixed itself.

nope, I drove back to my house fine, but then it stalled out on the highway and I couldn't get it started again. I somehow start it after a few minutes and limp it back home, but at this point, it's super unsafe to drive, won't even make it 10 miles before stalling out.

At the end of the day I just want to have my car the same way as it came in before the recall. They clearly don't want to work on the car and hate my guts. I don't really want to go back there, but at the same time, I feel like they should have an obligation to fix anything that they break. Ideally, I want them to fix the car without them nagging me to pay for it...

What are my options at this point? am I within my rights to demand they fix it?

Keep in mind it's a modified car with aftermarket exhaust, epoxied MAF sensor, and an aftermarket tune.

Any help would be great, Ill can answer any questions if it helps clarify my situation