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2013 Scion FR-S repairs by problem area
Engine (43%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (9%)
Brakes and Traction Control (0%)
Suspension and Steering (1%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (9%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (38%)
Other (0%)
Chart based on 121 repairs.
2013 Scion FR-S repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (2%)
$500 - $999 (3%)
$100 - $499 (17%)
< $100 (76%)
Chart based on 59 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2013 Scion FR-S
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| Scion FR-S in California, United States Nov 2013 - Apr 2015 | |||
| Apr 201515000 mi | High pressure fuel pump | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Feb 2014 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Mar 201415000 mi | 15,000 miles service and to replace right rear light due to condensation. | ||
2013 Scion FR-S 2dr Coupe
200-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
| Scion FR-S in Ontario, Canada Mar 2014 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201637280 miC $170 | Battery needed to be replaced | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States May 2012 - May 2013 | |||
| Nov 20123500 mi | Fuel pump chirping noise | ||
| Jan 20135000 mi | Replace chirping fuel pump. | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Aug 2012 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jun 201648000 mi | Clutch assembly/clutch fork and throwout bearing. Loud squealing sound from inside car during clutch depress. | ||
| Oct 201651000 mi | Transmission gears grinding - needed completely new transmission. | ||
| Scion FR-S in New York, United States May 2014 - Oct 2014 | |||
| Oct 201412000 mi | headlight went out | ||
| Scion FR-S in Florida, United States Apr 2013 - Aug 2013 | |||
| Jan 20137532 mi | First signs of Fuel Pump Chirp. Dealer replaced pump under warranty. Also, first service performed | ||
| Feb 20138703 mi | Fuel Pump still chirping after first replacement. Pump replaced for the second time. | ||
| Apr 201312176 mi | Fuel Pump STILL chirping after second replacement. Fuel Pump changed for the THIRD time. New model year pump installed this time. Considering hiring Attorney for violation of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. | ||
| May 201315075 mi | Final Inspection after Defect Notice was sent to Scion. This will be the fourth attempt to remedy a chirping high pressure fuel pump. Technician could not reproduce the noise. Chirping returned the day after inspection. Complained of Idle Dip upon start up and at red lights. Dealer claimed it is a known Subaru TSB and that they did not yet have the ECU Re-flash Update. | ||
| Aug 201321200 mi | Check Engine Light came on in the morning shortly after start up. Have been experiencing loss of power in low rpm ranges as well as the rough idle issue. Thought it was bad gas but bad gas shouldn't trip the CEL. Dealer checking error code. Check Engine Light came on in the morning shortly after start up. Have been experiencing loss of power in low rpm ranges as well as the rough idle issue. Thought it was bad gas but bad gas shouldn't trip the CEL. Dealer checking error code. | ||
| Scion FR-S in New Jersey, United States Aug 2013 - Nov 2013 | |||
| Nov 20131000 mi | Replaced fuel pump due to squeaking noise. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Florida, United States May 2012 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Mar 201313000 mi | Condensation in the right rear tail light. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Florida, United States Jun 2013 - Aug 2019 | |||
| Dec 201314000 mi | High pressure fuel pump replaced under warranty due to excessive noise | ||
| Jan 201626200 miUS $255 | drive belt tensioner replaced(bearing was going bad) | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Nov 2012 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Mar 201419000 mi | Tail light condensation | ||
| Apr 201419700 mi | Drivers side door seal was not flush with the window, allowing water to leak inside. | ||
| Apr 201633300 miUS $300 | Coil pack degradation, A side (passenger.) | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States May 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 20128 mi | I properly placed a tie-down hook cover that was improperly placed by new car preparation mechanic | ||
| Scion FR-S in Arizona, United States Jul 2016 - Aug 2016 | |||
| Aug 201644000 miUS $100 | Battery Issues, trouble starting car for several weeks, eventually the engine would now long start. Had to buy a new battery. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Florida, United States May 2012 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Oct 20124300 mi | rattles in dash, near outside mirror control switch and from rt door speaker enclosure | ||
| Jul 201412000 mi | condensation in the rear light assembly | ||
| Scion FR-S in New York, United States Sep 2015 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Oct 20156000 mi | squeaking window fixed, but still occurring car has idling issue, dealer noted hesitation was normal | ||
| Apr 201717000 mi | window still squeaking | ||
2013 Scion FR-S 2dr Coupe
200-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed manual RWD
| Scion FR-S in Wisconsin, United States Mar 2014 - Aug 2017 | |||
| Apr 201729000 mi | Known issue where lubrication of clutch fork and throwout bearing break down and cause grit to build up internal to the transmission. TSB is out for the issue. Repaired 100% under warranty. cleaned clutch fork, replaced TOB, re-greased with new lube. Problem gone. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Virginia, United States Aug 2013 - Aug 2016 | |||
| May 201325000 mi | Cylinders scoped and compression test performed. - When cold, the cylinders did not lose any pressure over the course of 5 hours. - When hot, there was a 4psi drop in 15 minutes. | ||
| Jun 201327031 mi | Rocker arm broke off hydraulic lifter. Entire driver side cylinder head replaced. | ||
| Sep 201332000 mi | Previous engine suffered catastrophic failure. Engine replaced. | ||
| Scion FR-S in New Hampshire, United States Jan 2014 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Mar 201413000 mi | Needed new window switches in response to a TSB Needed new window seals for same reason. Steering wheel was peeling. Replaced on goodwill of dealer. New fuel pump to prevent obnoxious noises. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Ontario, Canada Dec 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 201949600 miC $800 | Throttle body Did it myself Throttle body 560 plus tax Diagnosis performed by mechanic Booze provided to friend who helped with job | ||
| Scion FR-S in Kentucky, United States Dec 2013 - Apr 2014 | |||
| Apr 20138000 miUS $900 | Replaced high pressure fuel pump with new unit. | ||
| Dec 201319000 mi | Taillight Condensation in both taillights Window electronics fail and window will only roll down, will not auto roll up when shutting door. Leaves window open at all times. | ||
| Apr 201425000 mi | Door gasket / window gasket leaking | ||
| Scion FR-S in Vermont, United States Dec 2014 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Mar 20151000 mi | The electric illumenscent dash panel on the 10 series edition FR-S wasn't lighting up. The dealership replaced the ECU but the problem persists. This is covered under warranty and purely cosmetic. Update: The FR-S dash panel turned out to be operator-error. It only works if the car light is on. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Pennsylvania, United States May 2016 - Jun 2016 | |||
| May 201623000 mi | replaced leaky tail light | ||
| Scion FR-S in Ohio, United States Nov 2014 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Sep 201661000 miUS $100 | Coil pack needed replaced for number 3 cylinder | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Nov 2014 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Dec 201414000 mi | Trouble shifting into 1st and 2nd gear. Clutch replaced under warranty. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Georgia, United States Aug 2014 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201424000 mi | Condensation in taillights | ||
| Feb 201647900 mi | Car hesitates before allowing downshift into 2nd occasionally. Dealer claims it is working as intended. Released car, said to bring back if it gets worse. | ||
| Nov 201666000 miUS $470 | Throw out bearing failed. Replaced clutch disc while transmission was out. Battery failed to charge and was replaced | ||
| Scion FR-S in Virginia, United States Sep 2014 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Jan 2015 | Condensation in tail lights | ||
| Scion FR-S in New Hampshire, United States Jun 2014 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Jun 20149000 mi | Paint blemish from the factory | ||
| Scion FR-S in New Mexico, United States Aug 2015 - Nov 2016 | |||
| Oct 201533300 mi | idling too slow. mechanic said he needed to do a thorough "carbon cleaning" Chirping noise, replaced fuel pump with a later model. | ||
| Dec 201535000 mi | Tail light lens fogged. Lense replaced | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Dec 2013 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Mar 201422000 mi | I had 2 oil leaks from the engine, detonation (pinging) on acceleration. Toyota just wanted to do the least possible to legally make the car run, told me to lemon law it if I was unhappy, so I sold it. Also gearbox and clutch issues. And many rattles. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Ontario, Canada Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 | |||
| Dec 20138060 mi | The driver window squeaks when opening and closing and the weather stripping around it is getting chewed up. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Alberta, Canada May 2012 - Apr 2015 | |||
| Mar 20136200 mi | Drivers window wouldn't seal when door closed | ||
| Scion FR-S in Pennsylvania, United States Jun 2012 - Oct 2013 | |||
| Feb 20132900 mi | Leaky rear tail light, passenger side. | ||
| Mar 20132000 mi | Leaky rear tail light, passenger side. | ||
| Aug 20135000 mi | Right side taillight leaking again!!! | ||
| Scion FR-S in Texas, United States Aug 2012 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Feb 201522100 mi | Windows squeak very loudly when closing while wet | ||
| Jun 201525000 miUS $110 | Battery died unexpectedly and had to be replaced | ||
| Scion FR-S in Virginia, United States Nov 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jul 20132200 mi | Chirping from fuel pump. Problem was NOT resolved. Official Toyota is that it is not yet solved, but also not an issue. | ||
| Feb 20144300 mi | Fuel pump emitted a chirping noise at idle | ||
| Feb 20157300 mi | Fuel pump chirping | ||
| Oct 20159200 mi | Fuel pump making noise. Fuel pump was replaced. Driver side tail light had condensation inside | ||
| Scion FR-S in Virginia, United States May 2012 - Sep 2013 | |||
| Nov 20127300 mi | Right tail light had water condensation. Dealer replaced tail light assembly under warranty. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Maryland, United States May 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 20122300 mi | Idle dip (car tries to stall out sometimes) and "chirping" when idling - two separate issues - fuel pump (TSB for chirp) ordered and ECU reflash requested by Toyota regional rep (rec'd letter in December that Toyota has TSB for ECU reflash) | ||
| Jan 20134300 mi | Special Service Campaign C0W 2614LA - aka TSB - ECM reflash for idle dip. Fuel pump chirp - replaced fuel pump Creaking from rear package shelf of car. Subaru TSB 12-140-12 describes the problem perfectly; gave a copy of the TSB to mechanic who performed repair as described and problem resolved. | ||
| May 20136300 mi | Condensation and water inside tail light assembly. Repair order says replaced 1 light and corrected body sealer and sheet metal mounting holes; also added gasket to non-leaked side taillight assembly. Creaking from rear package tray. Previously repaired; issue came back a week after previous repair. Added "packing" between welded panels (described as pieces of felt) after dealer consulting Toyota. | ||
| Dec 20139000 mi | More creaking rear tray - dealer "could not duplicate" so no repair done. I'm going to use forum suggested fixes and attempt myself. Frameless windows get stuck when temps fall below freezing. Cannot move window up or down (and had to drive with window cracked). After thawing, reset window switch and worked fine. | ||
| Mar 201410000 miUS $5 | Creaking rear package tray. Sprayed silicon into welds from the trunk, based on advice on web forums. Appears to be working but will see once temperatures rise. | ||
| Oct 201414200 mi | Condensation in tail light (same one that was previously replaced. Repair done improperly; dried out tail light and replaced gasket. Drop down back seat was rattling against the hinges. Mechanic claims I did not slam the seat closed hard enough. We will see if the problem is fixed. | ||
| Nov 201414600 mi | Replacing gasket insufficient. Replaced tail lamp housing to fix condensation problem. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Hawaii, United States May 2012 - Oct 2018 | |||
| Feb 20138400 mi | Tail light condensation. Dealers used to just replace the tail light, which often started to leak again. A new TSB was released on 1/16/2013 to not just replace the tail light, but also to flatten out the body panel, which is the root cause. | ||
| May 201310000 mi | High Pressure Fuel Pump replaced under warranty due to a chirping noise during idle after the engine is warmed up. The newest design change was in Feb 2013. Those new pump has the same part no, but it has a green dot next to the part no. | ||
| Sep 201315000 mi | The driver side rubber trim around the window started to get pinched in by the window. It started to get deformed and pinched in more and more. The rubber piece was replaced. | ||
| May 201527000 mi | When pressing the clutch, the last 2" makes squeak noise like rusted door hinges. Only happens after 20 minutes of driving. The dealer quoted me $600-$700 for diagnosis even though the car is still under warranty, so I did not get it fixed. | ||
| Jun 201528000 mi | Even though the noise is coming from inside of the bell housing and everyone else is getting things inside of the bell housing fixed, this dealer decided to replace the clutch pedal bushing in the cabin. Of course, the noise didn't go away. | ||
| Sep 201530000 mi | Squeaky clutch reported in May. Dealer failed to fix in June. 4 tries in Aug and Sept for 6 weeks. 1) Replaced throw-out bearing & clutch fork. 2) Replaced pressure plate. 3) Replaced bearing retainer. 4) Lubed pushrod in slave cylinder. | ||
| Nov 201531000 mi | High pressure fuel pump that was replaced earlier was making the noise again. Even though I did not care for the noise and I didn't say anything to the dealer, they told me there is a newer version of the pump and replaced it under warranty. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Tennessee, United States May 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 20124000 mi | Left rear tail light replaced under warranty. Moisture build-up was reported problem. | ||
| May 20138000 mi | Moisture build-up in right tail light. Dealer changed packing and dried. Is fine now. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Ontario, Canada May 2012 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Aug 201411120 mi | Engine threw a rod due to a timing related issue, TSB S-SB-0033-13 "Hard Start, Rough Idle, Camshaft Sensor or Misfire DTCs". Short block and one head (including valve gear) was replaced. | ||
| Oct 201516840 miC $6000 | Rod bearing failure | ||
| Jul 201618600 miC $2000 | Head timing problem | ||
| Sep 201618600 miC $150 | Very slow to fill up with gas after previous trip too dealer for repair | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Nov 2012 - Sep 2013 | |||
| Aug 201316000 mi | Driver's side weather stripping got warped, had it replaced under warranty. | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States May 2012 - Feb 2015 | |||
| Sep 201210000 mi | Clunking in front suspension. No repair. Check Engine Light | ||
| Feb 201429700 mi | Leaking taillights, fixed once already, leaking again. No action taken. Weeping oil around head gasket | ||
| Scion FR-S in Florida, United States Feb 2013 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Feb 201631100 mi | Ecu replacement Whole tranny replaced due to fifth gear grind when shifting up from 4th and down from 6th when going over 55-60mph | ||
| Scion FR-S in Massachusetts, United States May 2012 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Sep 20127000 mi | Mild loss of power by engine under load and low rpms. Took to the dealer who did not sense the issue on test drive. Engine bogs down at times as though being gently braked. Worse under A/C and lower rpms. Performence is down. Bad gas? Engine loses power episodically. Maybe a 25% loss of power through the throttle that necessitates pressing harder on the accelerator. Problem comes on very quickly then goes away. Usually happens while at neutral throttle at lower rpm's. | ||
| Nov 20128800 mi | Rear lights replaced per TSB after moisture detected inside sealed units. Note: the engine power issue I reported starting at 6,000K resolved by 7,000K and 4 fill-ups. It was likely bad gas that caused ignition system to dial-back power. FR-S may be very sensitive to bad gas with its unique dual-injection system. | ||
| Mar 201313000 mi | Rattle in dash. Dealer reported loose steering column carriage bolts. Not fixed. Update: later went away on its own. | ||
| Aug 201430000 miUS $230 | Rt door seal folding on itself | ||
| Scion FR-S in Connecticut, United States Nov 2013 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Nov 20148000 mi | chirping from engine...fuel pump etc. diagnosed as problem and replaced under warranties. | ||
| Jun 20159000 mi | fuel pump replaced for second time | ||
| Scion FR-S in Arizona, United States Nov 2013 - Nov 2013 | |||
| Nov 20138000 mi | High pressure fuel pump "chirping" | ||
| Scion FR-S in Texas, United States Feb 2013 - Jan 2014 | |||
| Aug 20135700 mi | Fuel pump replaced due to "chirping". | ||
| Sep 20137000 mi | Fuel pump chirping not solved from prior pump,replacement. Told by Toyota that this was "normal". Plan to take it in again for a 3rd and 4th time and then make a claim under the Lemon law. | ||
| Dec 201310000 mi | Rattle in back parcel shelf. Toyota TSB for this issue didn't work. Took five days to come up with an original plan that involves plastic tape! | ||
| Jan 2014 | Fuel pump still chirping. | ||
| Scion FR-S in California, United States Dec 2012 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Mar 20132000 mi | High pressure fuel pump squeaking noise Tail light condensation | ||
| Scion FR-S in Delaware, United States May 2012 - Feb 2015 | |||
| Dec 20139000 mi | water and condensation rear lens l & r | ||
| Scion FR-S in Texas, United States Oct 2012 - Feb 2016 | |||
| Aug 201414400 mi | Left rear tail-light assembly had condensation inside of it and was replace under warranty. | ||
| Scion FR-S in Washington, United States Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 | |||
| Jan 2013 | Complete engine failure. Fuel pump replaced, Cam gears in left and right banks replaced. | ||
| Scion FR-S in British Columbia, Canada Dec 2013 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Nov 201411780 mi | Driver's side window rubber deformed causing wind noise at highway speed. | ||
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