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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF1ZNAA18D1••••••2013 Toyota SCION
This build draws 11.0× more complaints than the average 2013 Toyota SCION build (11 vs 1).
11on this build
3on the model
3builds in total
Most reportedEngine 9Power Train 3Vehicle Speed Control 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineApr 2021
The vehicle was on the highway for a road trip. During the trip the vehicle started smoking excessively. Upon pulling the vehicle to the side we inspected the engine to see a large hole in the engine block. The vehicle was rendered inoperable upon further inspection
Engine And Engine CoolingJun 2020
The contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V772000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to toyota of redlands (921 new york st, redlands, ca 92374, (866) 611-5911) to be repaired. After driving the vehicle for…
SteeringSep 2019
The contact owns a 2013 scion fr-s. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in an unknown recall where the spring valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle received the recall remedy. While driving approximately 70 mph, the contact heard a rumbling sound around the…
Power TrainNov 2016
Toyota advised based on a freeze frame of data on the computer they were denying my warranty for an "over rev". The rev they are citing is 7300 RPM at 35 mph, which is under the factory set rev limiter and is also the correct rev for that speed in 1st gear on my 6 speed manual…
EngineMar 2021
I was driving on the road near my house and the car started making a knocking noise so I pulled over and checked the oil and it was fine so I kept driving and it started getting worse so I had to tow the car home
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JF1ZNAA18D1709304 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.