# 2013 SCION FR-S — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1547890` · 2019-03-12 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SCION
- **Model:** FR-S
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR J02 ENGINE VALVE SPRING SAFETY RECALL ON JAN 29TH, 2019 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.  TOOK THEM A COUPLE DAYS, BUT WHEN THEY FINISHED, THEY SAID THE CAR WAS GOOD AS NEW AND I COULD DRIVE IT NORMALLY.      2 WEEKS OF DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK WITH NO ISSUES, THEN ON FEB 17, 2019, I WAS DRIVING UP HIGHWAY 1 FOR A COUPLE HOURS, AS I CAME AROUND A TURN, I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH, I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AS THE ROAD WAS SLOPING DOWNHILL WITH TWO HAIR PIN TURNS UP AHEAD.  AS SOON AS I HIT THE BRAKE, I FELT THE REAR WHEELS GIVE WAY A LITTLE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BLINK (I WAS GOING 25MPH, NO REASON FOR TRACTION CONTROL TO ENGAGE). THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE WEIRD, SO I LET OFF THE BRAKE, COASTED DOWNHILL A LITTLE AND THEN TRIED TAPPING THE BRAKES AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED.   THINKING MY BRAKES ARE HAVING ISSUES, I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BY SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION).  WHEN I ENGAGED 2ND GEAR, I HEARD A POP AND SAW THE HOOD OF MY CAR JUMP UP AS IF SOMETHING INSIDE HIT IT AND SAW A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE.  SINCE I JUST PASSED THE FIRST HAIRPIN TURN, I WAS LOOKING AHEAD TO SAFELY PARK MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE, BUT I FELT MY FEET AND LEGS WERE BURNING HOT.  WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TIREWELL THROUGH THE WINDOW, IT WAS AT THIS POINT, I REMEMBERED I JUST FILLED UP A FULL TANK 20 MILES BACK, SO I USED THE BRAKES TO COMPLETELY STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY - DISREGARDING ANY WARNING LIGHTS AND EXITED 
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