Fitment is the whole point of this 2013 Scion FR-S service and repair manual: it is keyed to this model year, to the 2.0L flat-four (FA20) that powers the car, and to the transmission it was built with, so every torque value, clearance and diagnostic step is the one published for the 2013 car rather than a close approximation pulled from a neighboring year.
Engines
- 2.0L H4 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- Automatic Trans
- Standard Trans
Known issues on the 2013 FR-S. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the park/neutral start interlock switch on cars equipped with the automatic transmission, where the key can be removed from the ignition while the transmission is not in the Park position. The second covers vehicle labeling: an inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. The third covers the owner's manual supplied with cars built March 22 through May 14, 2012, which contains an inaccurate description of the actual operation; the recall notes that if a user reads and follows inaccurate owner's manual information, this could lead to an increased risk. Owners have filed 209 complaints for the year and Toyota has issued 77 technical service bulletins. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
Whether the job is the park/neutral start interlock switch, a scheduled service on the FA20, or a repair you have not done before on a boxer engine, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your 2013 FR-S.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 50 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RIM WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA SCION EQUIPPED WITH TOYO N3J7 (NA) TIRES, SIZE P225/45R/18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED BY A NAIL. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE FLATTENED AND SEPARATED IN THREE PIECES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NAIL PUNCTURE CAUSED THE TIRE DAMAGE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS CUT THE TIRE INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED AND THE GLASS FELL INTO SUNROOF VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,398 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,170.
2013 TOYOTA SCION. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED RPM INCREASE AND LACK OF POWER WITH VEHICLE AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CLUTCH DISC HAD FAILED DUE TO ABUSE. THE DEALER REPLACED IT AS A COURTESY. A YEAR LATER, THE CLUTCH DISC FAILED AGAIN. *JB
