2006 SCION TC Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, G-FORCE SPORT TIRES, SIZE P215/45/R17. HE STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SEVERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL TIRE CENTER WHERE THE TIRES WERE INVESTIGATED AND REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FLAWS IN THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 15,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOUD POP OCCURRED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIND DEFLECTOR PIECE OF GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH NO POINT OF IMPACT. NO ROAD DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED. THE GLASS FAILED. *TR

CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 40-50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 SCION TC ON THE HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING AND I ENDED UP LEAVING THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

I WAS PARKED ON A CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD POP. I WAS SCARED AND AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT SOMETHING FELL ON THE TOP OF MY CAR. I SAW GLASS FALLING IN THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND NOTHING WAS ON OR NEAR THE CAR SHOWING THAT SOMETHING FELL ON IT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING IT TO POP UP, WHILE THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, AND BREAKING THE SIDE HINGES FOR THE SUNROOF, AND SHATTERING THE SUNROOF GLASS. BEING THAT I WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME, I DROVE TO MY RESIDENCE AND GLASS WAS FLYING IN AND OFF THE CAR FROM THE SUNROOF THROUGH THE VISOR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR BUT NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH SCION TC. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY SCION TC OWNER WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED SCION ABOUT IT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND PAY AN ESTIMATED $932.41. PROBLEM IS, INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER COMPANY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A COMPANIES RECURRING MECHANICAL ERRORS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I COULD'VE BEEN HURT, SPLINTERS FROM THE GLASS COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN MY EYES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND MY 06 SCION TC WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I LATER CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR FOR 06 SCION TC'S BUT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED CORPORATE. RESEARCHING THIS, THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2009 MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. I THOUGHT THAT IT JUST WAS STICKING AND GAVE IT A HARDER PUSH. IT THEN STARTED WORKING FINE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WENT TO THE DRIVE THROUGH AT THE BANK AND LOWERED THE WINDOW. WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT UP IT ONLY WENT UP HALF WAY. IT WAS TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WAY THE HINGE AND WINDOW MECHANISM ARE DESIGNED I NEEDED A COMPLETELY NEW DOOR, THAT THE OLD ONE COULD NOT BE FIXED. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE CAR WHICH DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED OF IN 2007, BUT WERE NOT REQUIRED TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS. THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $2400. JUST FOUND A FRIEND WHO WAS ABLE TO FIX IT IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. THERE IS A MODIFICATION AVAILABLE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASK. MODIFICATION REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS, OR AT LEAST BEFORE YOU USE THE WINDOW AFTER THE DOOR STICKS, BUT IF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF THE DESIGN PROBLEM, THE INITIAL STICKING OF THE DOOR SEEMS LIKE A MINOR NEXT TIME THE CAR IS SERVICE HAVE IT LUBED TYPE ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ

REAR HATCH HANDLE ANCHORS BROKE AROUND 10/8/08 AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND $400. ON 6/17/09 THE ENTIRE UNIT BROKE AWAY AND HAS TO BE TAPED DOWN SO IS DOESN'T HANG IN FRONT OF THE LICENSE PLATE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN RT 55 IN NEW JERSEY. SUDDENLY I HEAR GLASS SHATTERING AND GLASS RAINS DOWN ON MY HEAD. THE MOON ROOF IN MY TOYOTA SCION TC EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOYOTA SAYS ITS NOT A DEFECT AND THEY WONT FIX IT. I HAVE TO PAY 2000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY AND GLASS SHOULD NOT EXPLODE FOR NO REASON. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE CRASHED MY CAR AND SUSTAINED BODILY INJURY. *TR

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN (WITH THE SUN ROOF DOWN.) AND WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE THE VERY FRONT PIECE THAT RAISES UP JUST CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. BITS OF GLASS AND STUFF STARTED FALLING INTO THE CAR. *TR