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2013 Subaru BRZ Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1591894
Internal NHTSA #	11243772
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	BRZ
Model Year	2013
File date	28/05/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In march 2019 i took my car into subaru for a factory recall on the valve springs. They did the work and i received my car back about two weeks later. About two months after that my car died while driving on a highway for no apparent reason. I called subaru and told them what happened and that i think something went wrong due to the recall work they did on my valve springs. They assured me it had nothing to do with the work they did but that they would inspect my vehicle. After returning the car to the retailer that worked on it previously i was told that i needed to purchase a new short block because of "oil starvation in cylinder 3" and that nothing was wrong with the top end of the engine where they worked at previously. I authorized the work and they did not give me a rental/ loner vehicle for the two moths they had my car working on it. I paid the $2,311. 25 to get my car back and before i drove it off the lot the car had a check engine light on. I took it back and told them my car was not fixed. Since, they told me that the cam sprocket went bad ( in the top end of the motor where they said they inspected and everything was fine before ) and that i may need a new ecu. I called subaru corporate and started a claim with their customer service department for some help but that got me nowhere and it has been difficult getting any information from the service department in charge of fixing my vehicle. I did some research and found that i am not the only one who has suffered catastrophic engine failure after the factory recall on the valve springs which leads me to making a complaint with the nhtsa 3 moths after i took my car back to get serviced.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	64000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COLUMBUS, OH
VIN pattern	JF1ZCAC13D1XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Subaru BRZ Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Subaru BRZ Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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