Vehicle Mileage: 66,096
Vehicle Make: Scion FR-S 2013
Mileage After Recall Performed: 63,716 (done twice, first one at 51,216)
Symptom(s): Engine knocking after a hard pull from a stop sign on a highway on-ramp, headed uphill. Loss of power before eventual stall.
Failure: Crankshaft rod bearing failure. Dealer quoted $7k+ to replace only the lower end and send some parts out for machining.
Resolution(?): None yet, currently reaching out to corporate. Initially got the GM to agree on a trade-in value towards a GR86, but they have no idea when they'd get one (friend said he waited over a year!?) and the trade-in would drop as time goes by. Backtracked and now seeking repairs.
State: Milford, CT, USA
Dealership Offering Repair: Colonial Toyota
This was a bit of a saga. I brought it in for the J02 recall initially at 51,216, but it always had a small leak around the timing cover and I brought it back 6 times over 3 years to have it "fixed". They kept pulling and resealing the timing cover, as well as completely replaced it, before having a regional specialist come out who decided the valve cover wasn't sealed properly during the recall. So they pulled the engine and sealed the valve cover a second time. This was right before winter, so I was barely driving it before April when this happened. The car's never been tracked, autox'ed, redlined, or otherwise thrashed as it's my daily.
Credit where it's due, they never charged me for the repairs up until this point and always comp'ed a rental.
UPDATE: Dealer's buying out the car in cash and I've got a reserve on an incoming '23 GR86 somewhere else. Life's good
