So how are the 2014s holding up? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ClifraJones · 02-13-2014, 04:10 PM

Had my 2014 for 3 months now. No issues. Have not heard any crickets yet but my hearing is pretty much shot so if the sound is not loud I probably won't hear it.

MooseWRX · 02-13-2014, 09:16 PM

I've had my 2014 since December and I have crickets and condensation in my tails :/.

Drift&Drag · 02-13-2014, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Eating themselves and breaking all over the place. Do not buy.

nice one!

SirBrass · 02-13-2014, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MooseWRX

I've had my 2014 since December and I have crickets and condensation in my tails :/.

I've had mine since November, and no condensation in tails nor do I have crickets. I'm coming up on 5000 miles too.

Burrcold · 02-13-2014, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SirBrass

I've had mine since November, and no condensation in tails nor do I have crickets. I'm coming up on 5000 miles too.

Proof that there's no difference between the 13's and 14's. Some people have problems, others don't (regardless of model year).

SirBrass · 02-13-2014, 10:07 PM

I'm also in AZ, which probably explains the lack of condensation.

MooseWRX · 02-13-2014, 10:40 PM

I'm in northwest Florida and we have crazy humidity here. Gonna contact my dealer about both issues soon, the condensation only showed up over the past week maybe.

kodyo · 02-13-2014, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SirBrass

I've had mine since November, and no condensation in tails nor do I have crickets. I'm coming up on 5000 miles too.

That's not very long. My first set of condensation didn't show for 8 months. Replaced gaskets and then showed up again 4 months later. Got the gasketninja ones now, so we'll see how those hold up.

paiceyfan · 02-13-2014, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mitosis

^^ This. ^^

Seriously? To me that seems a bit extreme. That'd be like if I'm mountain biking with my friend and his bike is shifting a bit funny and making noises when he tries to shift gears, so we pull over on the side of the trail and adjust his shifter cable tension a bit and then I tell him "Oh man, I don't know how you manage to carry on like this... you must really love that bike."

Keep in mind, I'm only referring to the crickets, rattles, and condensation type things... the DI seals is a whole 'nother world of mess. Maybe I'm mis-reading you and you were referring to those people who REALLY have had some bad luck, like those who've blown engines on stock cars... idunno.

Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but I'm just sick of stressing out over constantly reading about all these "problems" that the twins have.

One or two might not matter, but after a while they add up and can be so annoying that they ruin the whole experience. My previous car...a 2007 Civic SI...had zero issues...none...nada....zilch for 80,000 miles...that's the standard I am comparing to. Don't get me wrong, I do love the BRZ and I hope that continues.

T-Rex · 02-14-2014, 06:30 PM

All are minor issues, but at 1800 miles and 20 days of ownership I've experienced the following:
-Tail Condensation
-Rattle from passenger C pillar
-Rough idle
-Incredibly notchy 2nd gear when cold
-Trunk doesn't close properly - takes way too much force

Holding off on these issues until the 3k break-in oil change. Still, car drives so well these things don't bother me. Very impressive machine, and I'm coming from a heavily modded E46 M3

bmsi30 · 02-14-2014, 07:45 PM

2014 purchased mid December. Currently at 3500 miles. Noticed I had crickets with my latest fill up at Chevron. Will have to see if it persists. Windows squeak occasionally. Replaced rear tail gasket with gasket ninja when I painted them but no issues so far. Biggest gripe is the transmission when cold. Sometimes won't go into first or second gear without forcing it.

00NissanNinja · 02-14-2014, 10:48 PM

I haven't had any problems with mine. I had the fuel pump chirp a bit a couple weeks ago but its gone away again. Seems to only chirp after filling the tank back up oddly enough. Only had it chirp a couple times and it didn't stick around long. Even if it did its not very loud chirping. The only quirk that bothers me is the transmission in the cold weather.

sero901 · 02-20-2014, 11:59 AM

I took delivery of my 2014 frs in november, currently has 7500miles on it. i have:
-Rear deck popping
-tail light condensation
-Transmission is hard to shift down to 1st and 2nd when cold. Perfect when it warms up. Cant knock the car for that since it is -30 here.
-car started and shut off right away 3 or 4 times one morning but, again its -30 and i cant blame the car for that.
pretty minor stuff really.

JOSEC · 02-20-2014, 01:17 PM

Took delivery Mid December. I have Fuel Pump chirp but it comes and goes. And I noticed that it's a bit louder when its warm out. 2.2K so far.

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02-13-2014, 04:10 PM	#15
ClifraJones Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 Asphalt Scion Fr-S Location: Cumming GA Posts: 53 Thanks: 4 Thanked 22 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Had my 2014 for 3 months now. No issues. Have not heard any crickets yet but my hearing is pretty much shot so if the sound is not loud I probably won't hear it.

02-13-2014, 09:16 PM	#16
MooseWRX Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 CBS BRZ Location: FWB Florida Posts: 88 Thanks: 181 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've had my 2014 since December and I have crickets and condensation in my tails :/.

02-13-2014, 10:40 PM	#21
MooseWRX Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 CBS BRZ Location: FWB Florida Posts: 88 Thanks: 181 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm in northwest Florida and we have crazy humidity here. Gonna contact my dealer about both issues soon, the condensation only showed up over the past week maybe.

02-14-2014, 06:30 PM	#24
T-Rex Beach Bum Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 23 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	All are minor issues, but at 1800 miles and 20 days of ownership I've experienced the following: -Tail Condensation -Rattle from passenger C pillar -Rough idle -Incredibly notchy 2nd gear when cold -Trunk doesn't close properly - takes way too much force Holding off on these issues until the 3k break-in oil change. Still, car drives so well these things don't bother me. Very impressive machine, and I'm coming from a heavily modded E46 M3

02-14-2014, 07:45 PM	#25
bmsi30 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: Socal Posts: 17 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2014 purchased mid December. Currently at 3500 miles. Noticed I had crickets with my latest fill up at Chevron. Will have to see if it persists. Windows squeak occasionally. Replaced rear tail gasket with gasket ninja when I painted them but no issues so far. Biggest gripe is the transmission when cold. Sometimes won't go into first or second gear without forcing it.

02-14-2014, 10:48 PM	#26
00NissanNinja The Thread Lurker Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: '14 BRZ, '17 GTI, MT09 Location: SW OH Posts: 552 Thanks: 282 Thanked 213 Times in 135 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I haven't had any problems with mine. I had the fuel pump chirp a bit a couple weeks ago but its gone away again. Seems to only chirp after filling the tank back up oddly enough. Only had it chirp a couple times and it didn't stick around long. Even if it did its not very loud chirping. The only quirk that bothers me is the transmission in the cold weather.

02-20-2014, 11:59 AM	#27
sero901 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS Location: Newfoundland Posts: 67 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I took delivery of my 2014 frs in november, currently has 7500miles on it. i have: -Rear deck popping -tail light condensation -Transmission is hard to shift down to 1st and 2nd when cold. Perfect when it warms up. Cant knock the car for that since it is -30 here. -car started and shut off right away 3 or 4 times one morning but, again its -30 and i cant blame the car for that. pretty minor stuff really.

02-20-2014, 01:17 PM	#28
JOSEC Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ WRB Location: Houston TX. Daytona Beach FL. Posts: 75 Thanks: 15 Thanked 38 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Took delivery Mid December. I have Fuel Pump chirp but it comes and goes. And I noticed that it's a bit louder when its warm out. 2.2K so far.

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