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Graksthar · 10-22-2012, 09:54 AM

Sadly,

Just bought my FR-S about 4-weeks ago. Encountered a failure of the Cam Gear / VVT at 2400miles. The car is now in the shop with no idea how long it will take to obtain the parts as they are back-ordered.

My problems started right before the failure when I was sitting in traffic. I started experiencing very rough idle as if I'd lost a cylinder (misfire). I placed the car in neutral and revved a couple of times to 1500 rpm and the problem appeared to go away. At the next light the problem occurred once again and would not go away. I pulled the car over and turned it off to let it rest for a bit. Upon restarting, I immediately encountered a check engine light and what appeared to be a traction control light. I limped the car home with I'd what I'd guess to say 1/2 the power as I couldn't climb a hill without flooring it.

Needless to say I was extremely excited about this car. Now I am a tad-bit disappointed and worried that other things may go wrong. I suppose it's the price you pay for early adoption.

Thanks for the forum! It was sad that others have encountered this problem, but at the same time it was a strange relief knowing I wasn't the only one. Hopefully, Toyota / Subaru can use this information and offer a recall so that others don't encounter this problem.

10-22-2012, 09:54 AM	#16
Graksthar Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Red Scion FR-S Location: Winchester, VA. Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cam Gear Failure Sadly, Just bought my FR-S about 4-weeks ago. Encountered a failure of the Cam Gear / VVT at 2400miles. The car is now in the shop with no idea how long it will take to obtain the parts as they are back-ordered. My problems started right before the failure when I was sitting in traffic. I started experiencing very rough idle as if I'd lost a cylinder (misfire). I placed the car in neutral and revved a couple of times to 1500 rpm and the problem appeared to go away. At the next light the problem occurred once again and would not go away. I pulled the car over and turned it off to let it rest for a bit. Upon restarting, I immediately encountered a check engine light and what appeared to be a traction control light. I limped the car home with I'd what I'd guess to say 1/2 the power as I couldn't climb a hill without flooring it. Needless to say I was extremely excited about this car. Now I am a tad-bit disappointed and worried that other things may go wrong. I suppose it's the price you pay for early adoption. Thanks for the forum! It was sad that others have encountered this problem, but at the same time it was a strange relief knowing I wasn't the only one. Hopefully, Toyota / Subaru can use this information and offer a recall so that others don't encounter this problem.