Unofficial - CEL/SL/Idle Issue List for FR-S/BRZ Owners

[@Art_Mighty]

Originally Posted by wotter

I'm going to call Toyota directly about this tomorrow, if the fix exists in America, then why the hell aren't they fixing this issue globally?

I can't speak for Belgium but one problem I know was happening somewhere (I think Australia) was that any new code actually needed to be "approved" for the car to be federalized in that country. If I'm right that might put the affected customers in similar countries in pickle because Toyota/Subaru might not turn in every code revision for approval (probably too expensive), just the final code revisions.

[Cade01]

Originally Posted by TurnOne

Update: Add me to the list of major engine failure after repair. Car was running good since Friday pickup. Today, check engine light, metallic clanging sound from engine tied to engine RPM. Not linear but generally louder at higher RPM. I was on the interstate. Slowed down. Sounded like engine was about to come apart. Coasted off highway and checked oil level. Plenty of oil. Oil light on at idle. Goes away after 900 RPM. Shut down for good. Called scion roadside assistance.
I wouldn't let any untrained mechanic replace cam gears!

Maybe we should add a list of cars with catastrophic failure as well?

[rapidcars]

Originally Posted by TurnOne

Update: Add me to the list of major engine failure after repair. Car was running good since Friday pickup. Today, check engine light, metallic clanging sound from engine tied to engine RPM. Not linear but generally louder at higher RPM. I was on the interstate. Slowed down. Sounded like engine was about to come apart. Coasted off highway and checked oil level. Plenty of oil. Oil light on at idle. Goes away after 900 RPM. Shut down for good. Called scion roadside assistance.
I wouldn't let any untrained mechanic replace cam gears!

Welcome to the club :happy0180: That's exactly what happened to me.

The good thing is it doesn't take them long to replace an entire engine or car

[doggy]

Well - im sitting down here - reading all of the pages - and not gettin happy at all.. Bought my FRS in USA - now its living in EUROPE... And the BEST PART of all of it - there is no WORLD wide warranty... I have 1300 miles on the clock - and idle is still rock solid - car is driving like it shoud, and it was one of the second group FRS that was delivered in the states ...

As i dont have any guys at Toyota dealership - im mostly talking with Guys at Subaru. And as i know a tech section guy there - i will be getting some news pretty soon i guess about this 'fix' and so on... Cuz i told them that im a bit worried if somthing pops up on mine (i dont wanna know price of ECU or VVTi gear....) If somthing goes wrong on mine - i guess im gonna trow EJ25 in there and forget all the troubles...

[speedy racer]

Update: Put 300 miles on my FRS after repairing VVTI and new an ECU, my idle is not stable. If I let it idle, the RPM surge up to 700-750 every 40 secs. I haven`t heard anybody else experiencing surging mostly dipping. I wonder if new ECU is over compensating for the idle dip. My Scion rep. will be calling Wednesday to talk compensation, I `m thinking about taking arbitration route since my car was in the shop for 40 days.

[cwb48]

Originally Posted by doggy

Well - im sitting down here - reading all of the pages - and not gettin happy at all.. Bought my FRS in USA - now its living in EUROPE... And the BEST PART of all of it - there is no WORLD wide warranty... I have 1300 miles on the clock - and idle is still rock solid - car is driving like it shoud, and it was one of the second group FRS that was delivered in the states ...

As i dont have any guys at Toyota dealership - im mostly talking with Guys at Subaru. And as i know a tech section guy there - i will be getting some news pretty soon i guess about this 'fix' and so on... Cuz i told them that im a bit worried if somthing pops up on mine (i dont wanna know price of ECU or VVTi gear....) If somthing goes wrong on mine - i guess im gonna trow EJ25 in there and forget all the troubles...

Look under the hood and see if you have one of these (see photo).

I believe that this indicates that the ECU has been flashed before the car was delivered, although I haven't been able to verify it. The part number "SU003-04522" is the ECU, and I would think that the 2A1JA00C might identify the flash part number. If anyone can verify this I would appreciate it.

[Sargy]

Originally Posted by doggy

Bought my FRS in USA - now its living in EUROPE... And the BEST PART of all of it - there is no WORLD wide warranty...

Wow, good to hear from you posting on the world wide web

Thats scary.

[samseed]

can you add a plus one for me in the cel/scl club..mines in the shop..no idle dips..just lights and limp mode..grrrr..

[TheRipler]

Originally Posted by TurnOne

Update: Add me to the list of major engine failure after repair. Car was running good since Friday pickup. Today, check engine light, metallic clanging sound from engine tied to engine RPM. Not linear but generally louder at higher RPM. I was on the interstate. Slowed down. Sounded like engine was about to come apart. Coasted off highway and checked oil level. Plenty of oil. Oil light on at idle. Goes away after 900 RPM. Shut down for good. Called scion roadside assistance.
I wouldn't let any untrained mechanic replace cam gears!

Sorry to hear that.

You have an FRS and a BRZ listed on the left. Which died?

[Callahan]

Callahan, BRZ, 27XX, 1300 mi, in shop in NC

Noticed the car losing power while moving quickly through traffic. CEL and Traction light came on, P0019. Reflash/replace ECU is in progress, should have an update in the next few days.

[Those Meddling Kids]

So far my idle has been dipping occasionally like it did before. No new CEL so far. I will put mine back on my dyno soon and see if there is a HP difference with this new flash. Crickets are even louder now.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by cwb48

Look under the hood and see if you have one of these (see photo).

I believe that this indicates that the ECU has been flashed before the car was delivered, although I haven't been able to verify it. The part number "SU003-04522" is the ECU, and I would think that the 2A1JA00C might identify the flash part number. If anyone can verify this I would appreciate it.

I found one of these stickers in my door after the dealer re-flashed my ECU. Different numbers though:




Looking over some of these old threads, the number listed on my sticker "22765AC812" is the ECU Reprogramming Calibration. You're right that SU003-04522 is the ECU part number. See this thread:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...postcount=1185

[TurnOne]

Originally Posted by TheRipler

Sorry to hear that.

You have an FRS and a BRZ listed on the left. Which died?

FR-S.

Search through this thread for my lengthy repair ordeal.

BRZ running perfect so far.

[Apollo_1092]

I don't know if I should be added to the list or not. I have been having the idle issue for a while now, and only recently had the rpms drop down to 4k. After that happened the engine just died while I was driving down the road. The car is in the shop now and I'm waiting to hear something. Shop seems obsessed with the TSB for the crickets right now, and are wanting to ignore the idle drop and the fact that the engine just died.

Apollo_1092, FR-S, 4650 miles, 7007XX, In Shop, TX