A New Subaru and Toyota Engine Failure Lawsuit Includes All BRZ, FR-S, 86, and GR86 Boxer Engines

I took a handful of rtv out of my oil pick up tube

This exact issue happened with my car. And my 2013 FRS has been out of commission for this reason for 2 years now. So debilitating. Really hope that I can get some help on this so it can put me back on the road again

Bought a 2014 in December of 2013. Spun a bearing while in cruise control was on, only had 84,000 miles. Cost me over 8 thousand to do it myself. Dealership wanted over 10 thousand to throw a used engine in the already ha over 50 thousand on it. Needless to say I didn't let them.

I bought my Scion FRS in the beginning of 2020 at 50k miles on the odometer. At 74k miles, about a year after purchase, the engine got a bad rodknock from just driving through town at around 25mph.

2015 Scion FR-S sudden oil pressure loss resulting in engine failure. Had engine rebuild on new short block.

This misuse of rtv in the oil pan of the fa20 and fa24 engines has been a known problem for years in the Subaru owners community. it is common knowledge that if you are buying a FA, old or new, to immediatey remove the oil pan. Check and clean the oil pickup tube and reseal the pan with an appropriate amount of rtv

Interesting read. I own a 2014 Scion FR-S Monogram Edition. I baby my car and is garage kept. My engine fail more than a month ago. My car only has 61,000 miles. I've seen these engine fails around 110K miles but not in a million years mine would have failed at 61K miles.

I have a 2015 FR-S with 48,000 miles. For years I've experienced a faint smell of antifreeze coming thru the dash vents. I've never been able to identify the source.

My motor spun a crank bearing after the recall and I paid to put a used engine in it
At 114 k km recall was done at 90

2015 brz. 94000 miles. Engine spun a connecting rod bearing. It blew and went through top of motor in 2 places. Looking front to back, it was the 3rd cylinder back. 10,000$ later I just got car back.

Got a 2013 Scion FRS. It has been out of commission for the better part of 2 years. It's been sitting in a storage yard collecting dust. The sad thing is that I'm still paying for the damn thing. I'm interested in information regarding Class Action Suit. At this point I'll try anything.

I have had 2 engine failures in my 2013 brz. The first one was a connecting rod failure. The second one was a rod bearing failure, I was frustrated with the outcome so decided to build my own engine to a spec where I could use heavier engine oil and a higher volume oil pump.

I have a 2022 Gr86 car spun a rod bearing at 40k driving normally home from work and Toyota refused to cover under warranty because of a “tune” even though the tune is irrelevant to that and can’t order new rod bearings because of national back order!

I had the car for 1 month and the engine blew up they gave a hard time but fixed it then 1 year later it blew up again now I don’t have a car for months

Had bought me a 2019 gt86 with 26k miles and 2k miles later it needs a new engine. Took it to a dealership and they found metal shavings in the oil and I thought it was going to be covered under the powertrain warranty but was declined. So I had to pay 7k to replace my engine through a engine shop

My 2022 GR 86 experienced catastrophic engine failure after I brought it in for a hard knocking noise that arose after 7,900 miles on the odometer. The day before I brought the car to Toyota, I did an oil change and found that only ~1.5-2L of very dark and glittery oil came out. Following inspection, the dealership told me the engine failure was due to overrevving the engine to 7,483 rpm ~40-50 engine startups ago which is 3 rpm above the fuel cutoff for the 2022 GR86 and did not elaborate further.

I have a scion fra limited trd 2014. The motor has to be replaced after 72k and Toyota wanted nothing to do with it. Engine developt rod knock on my way home from work at 70mph with the cruise control set

This article failed to address the issue that there is a much higher incidence of engine failure in vehicles with high grip tires and that engage in high performance driving (track days autocross Etc). Basically this scenario creates much higher lateral g-forces and exacerbates the oil starvation issue. Mitigation efforts are a point of a great deal of debate amongst us to enthusiasts

My husband’s Scion F-RS engine just failed with 70k miles on the odometer. Metal shavings were found in the oil pan and the dealership said it was engine failure due to unknown causes. I am looking for a replacement engine but this article makes me question the Boxer.

Hello my name is Stephanie . I have a 2019 Toyota 86 and I have been having the same issues. I have no had my car for 4 months due to them trying to figure out what is wrong with it . I feel like I’m going crazy and have found comfort in this article . What can I do to help this lawsuit to get approved or to help myself ?

I own a 2013 Scion FRS and my engine blew up after the recall was performed
The dealership then tried 3 more engines all of which failed withing weeks of being installed.

I bought a used 2015 BRZ in May '23. Haven't had engine trouble yet, but the push button starter won't start the car occasionally. Recently took it to a dealership and their diagnosis was the battery was low and they charged it. They said that was probably the issue.

I have 2013 brz limited. I also had problems with the knocking engine. It has been sitting in front my garage for a long time. I was going to replace new engine. But I will wait and see with lawsuit. Thank you.

2015 subaru brz. Motor destroyed itself with 80,000 miles. Regular oil changes every 3k miles and no hard or track driving. Blew up while driving on highway.

Owner of a 2nd hand 2013 Toyota 86,

I can't express how glad I am to finally see this issue come into the limelight,
I'm on my 3rd engine entirely due to engine oil starvation problem that occurred multiple times. The financial issues that comes with this problem makes it extremely difficult to vouch for the company's actions on this, unfortunately I don't see how I can assist in the lawsuit as I'm currently residing in the UAE with a GCC spec car, but I'd love to if anyone steps forward

I had Many engine spills in different locations of my BRZ 2014 engine. I’m in Italy. No yet fixed the but only used engine sealant outside to cover spills

Good day,I'm Johan Naude from South Africs.Bought my Toyota GT 86 in 2013 from Toyota Randburg.Ive got same issues in 2019 .Engine seized and aI took it Toyota Rustenburg.Quatation to fix was absurd high.They stripped the engine and some parts missing.My complaint didn't help.I did removed my car from the dealership and opt to repair it with other repairer they replaced the engine.

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I bought an 86 new in 2018. I've experienced no mechanical issues with 110,xxx on the clock. People need to stop driving these cars like they stole them and keep up on regular maintenance, regularly check fluids, don't ignore lights on the dash...

I have a 2013 frs that had the motor fail at around 65k miles and it was replaced the first time. The replacement motor failed around 130k miles and Toyota decided that it was no longer covered by the life time warranty and it now has been sitting dead for 4 years

I had Toyota check for RTV and they said if they found any they wouldn't charge me but if they didn't find any I would have to pay. My car had 20k miles on it. They didn't end up finding any. I didn't trust that they knew where to find it so I had an independent shop check and lo and behold there was RTV built up in the oil pickup.