Scion FR-S steering problems
13 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
201 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
67,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 158 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
13 of 201 complaints match this topic (6.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10959890 · 2017-03-09 (March 9, 2017)
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND EASILY TURNS LEFT, ALMOST ON ITS OWN. WHERE AS TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT IS TIGHT AND MORE DIFFICULT. THIS MAKES DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON WINDY DAYS. I'VE READ ABOUT IT HERE AND THERE ONLINE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS HAPPENING AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. ONE PERSON STATED THAT THE STEERING SENSOR NEEDED ALIGNMENT.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10959890 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11013598 · 2017-08-08 (August 8, 2017)
MY 2013 SCION FRS CURRENTLY HAVE 18K MILES AND RANDOMLY LOSING POWER TO STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ALREADY AND TWO TO THOSE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS TURNING, ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND ONCE WHEN I WAS IDLING. POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THAT, YOU WOULD LOSE POWER. SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON WILL MAKE IT TEMPORARY GO AWAY. CHECKED MANY FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT HAS NO RECALL IN THE US. BUT THERE IS ONE IN …
Owner-reported narrative. 17,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11013598 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11075105 · 2018-02-26 (February 26, 2018)
POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING, HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BUT TODAY THE SAME ISSUE CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RESTARTED. THIS IS A HAZARD WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLED. VARIOUS FORUMS PRESENT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE .
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11075105 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11194095 · 2019-04-05 (April 5, 2019)
DURING NORMAL DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE, THERE HAS BEEN RANDOM LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON THE CAR. A LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND A SHORT WARNING SIGNAL SOUNDS. MANUAL STEERING TAKES OVER ON THE CAR. LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES AND HAS OCCURRED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, AS MUCH AS 5 TIMES AN HOUR, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE CUT OUT APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY RANDOM AS IT HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDE STREETS MAIN ROADS, AFTER THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP, AND BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. IT HAS OCCURRED …
Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11194095 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11221837 · 2019-06-22 (June 22, 2019)
VALVE SPRING RECALL: AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED THE REPAIRS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOSS OF ALL SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, GAUGE CLUSTER, RADIO, ETC. THE ONLY SYSTEM OPERABLE WAS THE SWITCHES IN THE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE WINDOW. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE POWER HOWEVER NO SYSTEMS OPERABLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING.
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11221837 at NHTSA ↗