2005 SCION TC Complaints

I HAVE 215/45/17 TIRES FROM BRIDGESTONE. I HAD A NAIL IN A TIRE AND TOOK IT IN TO GET IT FIXED. WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE SHOP I WAS ADVISED THAT THE BEADS ON THE INSIDE OF MY TIRES ARE COMING APART. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND DISCS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE CONTACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP. NO LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *AK

PAINT IS CHIPPING, WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THIS IS NORMAL WARE. I LOOK AT OTHER VEHICLES THAT DRIVE THE SAME ROUTES THAT I DO AND DO NOT SEE CHIPS ON THEIR CARS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THERE SEEM TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THERE WERE INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. UPDATED 07/31/06 *JB

JUNE 14, 2006. WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH WITH NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR TO THE SIDE OF ME. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER MOONROOF OF THE CAR SHATTERED, WITH A LARGE PORTION OF THE GLASS ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN AND STRIKING ME (THE DRIVER). BESIDES MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES FROM THE FALLING GLASS AND SUNROOF ASSEMBLY, I DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURY. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER, WHO PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. UPON PICKING UP THE CAR 4 DAYS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT BESIDES THE GLASS, THE ENTIRE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE WOULD BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, IF NEEDED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING ONTO AN EXIT, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN; THE CAR FISHTAILED AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE POLICE REPORT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE WHEEL AND HUB DETACHED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 6/30/2006 - *NM

I TOOK MY 2005 SCION TC TO DEALER TO HAVE A ROUTINE WARRANTY OIL CHANGE. TECH TOLD ME THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. WHEN PRESSED FOR AN EXPLANATION, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR (EVEN AT ONLY 25,000 MI). I HAD THE FLUID REPLACED FOR A HEFTY FEE, BUT CALLED TO SPEAK W/ A SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR ISSUE "FOR ALL TOYOTA'S" AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEING "NORMAL" AS THIS IS A CONTAINED SYSTEM. ANOTHER FRIEND MECHANIC SAID IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH SOMETHING WITHIN THE SYSTEM IS CORRODING OR WEARING (POSSIBLY METAL CHIPS OR WEARING OF BLACK RUBBER HOSES). I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A LETTER TO TOYOTA/SCION HEADQUARTERS, AS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A REASONABLE EXPLANATION OR A SERVICE BULLETIN AND MY WARRANTY WILL BE UP IN ANOTHER 5000 MILES. I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT SOMETHING IS WRONG IN A COUPLE YEARS, BUT BE OUT OF WARRANTY BY THEN. IF YOU'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT! *JB

I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE WAS WEARING FASTER THEN THE LEFT BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN BRAKE DUST ON THAT RIM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT WAS JUST WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES OR SO AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD MAKE FUNNY NOISES AND SHAKE AND ALSO HAVE A HARDER TIME STOPPING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD A FAULTY, STICKING CALIPER AND THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *NM

TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON REAR TIRE, PASSENGER SIDE, WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. REPORTED TO DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER. *JB