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Originally Posted by rapidcars
200-300 problem cars so far which is a lot considering the short amount of the time the problem has had to manifest itself. It'll be interesting to see what the percentage of affected cars is after being driven for 2 years if they don't fix them all first. This seems to happen randomly so for all we know it could happen to everyone single one of them at some point.
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And frankly, the skeptic in me thinks you're right.
There are 13K members here....and just over 100 members with the issue. How many of those 13K members actually own a FRS/BRZ?
If you calculate the percentage here based on actual owners and compare it to the over 100 people on the board reporting the problem....I'm *guessing* the problem is higher than what it might first appear.
Also, since we're seeing at least one case where the new hard parts and new ECU didn't fix the problem.....I'm afraid this isn't a QC/Design issue of tolerance stack on hard parts and improper programming of the ECU but something that wasn't designed right in the first place and the "band-aide" of a new ECU and/or hard parts will simply mask the problem until there's enough wear on the hard parts to re-trigger the issue.
However, that said....it's
ALL CONJECTURE on my part. The truth is: Toyota and Subaru make quality products and they want this endeavor to succeed so I think they'll do everything they can to fix it and make it right. They also have some of the brightest automotive engineers in the market, and I'm sure they'll get this figured out eventually. I just hope it's soon.
The longer they wait, the more bad press will build and the harder it will be to overcome.
Selfishly, the longer it takes to find a fix, the more likely it is that my wife will just say screw it, and get an STI. (Not necessarily a bad thing either, but I think we both really want the BRZ).
2 cents,
Sean