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

[sajonf]

Originally Posted by Eurasianman

Yea, I really don't understand this. I'm at 6024xx.... The other BRZs that have been listed are after that. However, my car came in in September, yet it was manufactured 06/12. I'm a bit confused how sajonf's theory is suppose to work

It's pretty simple really - the BRZs with the last 4 lower than your were built before, the ones with the last 4 higher were built after. What's so hard to follow?

Thread was started on 8/24. That's well after your 6/12 manufacture date. Perhaps some got their cars sooner after they were manufactured than you did

[pituala]

dafuture Posted on: October 4, 2012 10:00 am

I worked at a Toyota dealership this summer, and every FR-S we received had this ECU problem. I was also informed by one of the delivery drivers that this had happened with almost every FR-S that was dropped off (a check engine light would be lit as soon as the car was started). That being said, I had the chance to drive one with a stick, and they are fun little cars. I wouldn’t have minded a bit more power, as it seems a bit slow in comparison to my 2011 VW GTI w/ DSG, but overall the car was pretty smooth. Though I am surprised that it took Toyota and Subaru this long to make an announcement, I knew about this in July…

[TemeCal]

Originally Posted by jesperswe

So there's a even newer ECU out but it does not come with the same software as the flash?! This is just a mess...

That's exactly why I said "I'm not sure I believe this". I don't know if they're feeding me a line of crap, or what. What I can confirm, is that my 811 ECU with the latest flash...didn't resolve my CEL issue.

Hopefully I'm wrong, and my new ECU does the trick. I'll keep everyone posted, once I get another ECU.

[sajonf]

So I took the list and did some clean up and sorted by VIN. Very interesting to see all of the BRZs with 27XX, 28XX and 29XX VINs and all of the FRSs with 7XXX and 8XXX VINs. It seems like most of the reported incidents are recently built cars. I deleted any that didn't provide a VIN

13. soconfoozed BRZ 3500 mi 601XXX
48. elchupanebre BRZ 470 mi 6025XX
4. Hammer BRZ 6026XX
55. KingRohan BRZ 800 km 6026XX
110. Oski BRZ 1025 mi 6026XX
2. TeamSweet86 BRZ 20 mi 6027XX
21. STEVEOSTI BRZ 500 km 6027XX
33. choi0706 BRZ 200 mi 6027XX
41. gdi2290 BRZ 717 mi 6027XX
118. tbertran BRZ 2560 mi 6027XX
78. JtoshiroW BRZ 2400 mi 6029XX
85. rapidcars BRZ 850 mi 6029XX
81. ftc~brz BRZ 70 mi 6032xx
14. oxygen FR-S 2700 mi 7008XX
101. Tengu FR-S 6479 mi 7024XX
43. ninetysixzee FR-S 2000 mi 7026XX
59. michaelshull FR-S 4500 mi 7037XX
19. Vonsamhain FR-S 250 mi 7053XX
102. Dezoris FR-S 1076 mi 7053XX
51. twinturba FR-S 1510 miles 7059XX
89. xomp FR-S 2602 mi 7065XX
15. siXXtoes FR-S 7066XX
7. benzaholic FR-S 700 mi 7067XX
28. Z06tofrs FR-S 400 mi 7067XX
115. eyebone FR-S 4012 mi 7069XX
38. iheartartoo FR-S 110 mi 7071XX
76. ddarko68 FR-S 115 mi 7072XX
10. alrashwa FR-S 300 mi 7073XX
39. Christina_Marie FR-S 40 mi 7073XX
54. pituala FR-S 900 mi 7073XX
53. regal FR-S 20 mi 7074XX
104. DrewZ926 FR-S 1800 mi 7074XX
121. neurokinetik FR-S 1300 mi 7074XX
1. eurospeed FR-S 140 mi 7075XX
29. number1Tango FR-S 63 mi 7075XX
57. Ahz FR-S 2100 km 7076XX
80. phat_86 FR-S 350 mi 7076XX
90. samfrs FR-S 42 miles 7076XX
27. Tricky1980 FR-S 76 mi 7077XX
30. egraphic FR-S 520 mi 7077XX
32. bazi FR-S 25 mi 7077XX
60. Darweeezy FR-S 1200 mi 7077XX
68. FRSjeff FR-S 1900 mi 7077XX
42. FLASCH FR-S 400 mi 7078XX
103. Wcmarshall FR-S 1800 mi 7078XX
34. TurnOne FR-S 335 mi 7079XX
40. 2000blk FR-S 100 mi 7079XX
52. OmarGC FR-S 420mi 7079XX
70. RedRydr FR-S 900 mi 7079XX
75. NeenaChrry FR-S 170 mi 7079XX
109. AceNiNe FR-S 1500 mi 7079XX
88. Sargy FR-S 2700 mi 707XXX
108. dawnst3ar FR-S 2940 mi 7080XX
95. slideways FR-S 1250 miles 7081XX
69. pixel67 FR-S 17 mi 7084XX
100. Goodguy889 FR-S 2500 mi 7085XX
65. @Art_Mighty FR-S 1600 mi 7087XX
49. griffunitt FR-S 150 mi 7088XX
50. TemeCal FR-S 425 mi 7088XX
84. Alienate FR-S 530 mi 7092XX
119. Le86 FR-S 988 mi 7094XX
120. brianlo622 FR-S 1300 mi 7096XX

[jesperswe]

Originally Posted by pituala

dafuture Posted on: October 4, 2012 10:00 am

I worked at a Toyota dealership this summer, and every FR-S we received had this ECU problem. I was also informed by one of the delivery drivers that this had happened with almost every FR-S that was dropped off (a check engine light would be lit as soon as the car was started). That being said, I had the chance to drive one with a stick, and they are fun little cars. I wouldn’t have minded a bit more power, as it seems a bit slow in comparison to my 2011 VW GTI w/ DSG, but overall the car was pretty smooth. Though I am surprised that it took Toyota and Subaru this long to make an announcement, I knew about this in July…

Yeah i just read that to, that's just even more WTF
If it is true, that is.

My 6 last digits in the VIN is: 006037
But then again my car is European so i guess the VIN differs.

[Eurasianman]

Originally Posted by sajonf

It's pretty simple really - the BRZs with the last 4 lower than your were built before, the ones with the last 4 higher were built after. What's so hard to follow?

Thread was started on 8/24. That's well after your 6/12 manufacture date. Perhaps some got their cars sooner after they were manufactured than you did

It's a bit hard to figure out your tone. Aside from that, I'm not an idiot and that is not hard to understand. What you stated is what I originally figured. Just wanted to make sure I understood what was originally posted, that's all.

[ftc~brz]

update: no word back from SOA about my cel after parts replaced. But my dealership seems to be showing signs of concern. If I don't hear from SOA by end of day Monday they will hear from me via certified letter, return receipt requested.

motortrend article is good, spread the word!

[uspspro]

Are cam angle and expected cam angle logable parameters in the ECU?

[@Art_Mighty]

Originally Posted by uspspro

Are cam angle and expected cam angle logable parameters in the ECU?

I don't believe they are logable but available in the ECU's real time data stream. I can't seem to access them with an OBDII tool but Toyota was having the dealerships send the recordings of affected engines back when this all started.

[Yruyur]

I think if you know the PID? you can log them via an app like Torque.

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[choi0706]

so is it a casting issue or software issue?

obviously I'm hoping its a software issue, but what will happen to us if it's a casting issue?

[einzlr]

Originally Posted by choi0706

so is it a casting issue or software issue?

obviously I'm hoping its a software issue, but what will happen to us if it's a casting issue?

The happiest outcome of that would be for them to identify exactly which VINs are affected (assuming it's a manufacturing error, not a design flaw) and recall them with replacement cars.

[@Art_Mighty]

Originally Posted by ftc~brz

update: no word back from SOA about my cel after parts replaced. But my dealership seems to be showing signs of concern.

Details, we need details!..

[neurokinetik]

Originally Posted by neurokinetik

neurokinetik, FR-S, 1300 mi, 7074XX, in shop, NY

Got mine back today, so 8 days in total, they replaced the ECU (which had only come into the country yesterday) and they also took care of the cricket chirps TSB at the same time. Fingers crossed!