2006 SCION TC Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE MOONROOF CLOSED, I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, AND SUDDENLY GLASS WAS RAINING DOWN ON ME. THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED - I WAS NOT GOING UNDER ANYTHING, AND NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SIMPLY A ROAD HAZARD AND IT WAS NO BIG DEAL THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD PAY FOR IT. *JB

WIND DEFLECTOR FOR MOONROOF SHATTERED. WAS GOING 25 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT, ROCKS, ETC.. NO ONE WAS NEAR ME OR IN FRONT OR BACK. OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND AT WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM *JB

(1) RATTLE IN HATCH AND SUNROOF CAUSED DRIVER DISTRACTION (2) WHEN GOING OVER SPEED-BUMPS AND SLIGHTLY UNEVEN ROADS, THE RATTLE-DISTRACTION MIGHT BE HARMFUL TO THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND TO PEDESTRIANS (3 )MORE THAN FIVE VISITS OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESULTED IN RECTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

THE DOOR THAT COVERS THE STEREO HEAD UNIT RATTLES AND SQUEAKS TO NO END WHETHER IT IS OPEN OR CLOSED. I FIRST NOTICED THE NOISE AT 1,500 MILES. 20,000 MILES LATER IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS PURCHASED NEW JULY 2005 HAD A DEPLOYMENT OF ALL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FOR NO REASON ON FEBRUARY 2006. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY COULD NOT SAY WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN MARCH 2006, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE CONNECTOR. APRIL 2006, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. MAY 16TH, 2006, TOOK CAR IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE AIRBAG AGAIN, AS ON THE PREVIOUS DAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN; AT THIS TIME AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR CODE THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT PERTAINING TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AND THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT. IN JUNE 2006, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER DUE TO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF UNHOOKING THE CONNECTOR WIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN MAY 2006 TO ADVISE OF THE MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAGS. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THE ONLY OPTION IS TO LEMON LAW, TRADE-IN OR KEEP THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES. I AM PURSUING MY OPTIONS. *JB

I OWNED A SCION TC 2006. I BOUGHT IT ON JAN 10, 2006. FEW WEEKS AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE AND HEAR A RATTLE NOISE ON THE ROOF AREA. ON MAY 4, 2006 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ A SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE MOON ROOF SNAPPED AND SHATTERED. THE GLASS CHUNKS FELL INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER, KIND OF LIKE A GLASS CHUNKS RAINS THAT ACTUALLY MAY CUT YOU. WE WERE COVERED IN GLASS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, DUE TO FRIGHTEN AND GLASS ALL OVER, SWIRLED LEFT AND RIGHT. I'M SO FORTUNATE THAT I DIDN'T HARMED ANYONE NEXT TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I'M REALLY WORRY ABOUT DRIVING SUCH CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE BUYER WHEN SUCH PURCHASE WAS MADE BY THE DEALER OR THE COMPANY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE A SERIOUS ACTION FAST BEFORE AN INNOCENT PERSON LIFE IS TAKEN. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE HELP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 18, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.

APRIL 06, I BOUGHT A SCION TC. I AM 47 YRS OLD & WANTED SOMETHING SPORTY, COULDN'T AFFORD OVER 20,000. SO HAPPY UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO, NOW DO TO HURRICANE KATRINA I COMMUTE TO WORK. AS I WAS TRAVELING I HEARD & FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSION ON TOP OF MY ROOF. I THOUGHT MAYBE A PLANE DROPPED SOMETHING, I WAS SHAKING & PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, TOOK QUICK LOOK, IT WAS LATE AND I WAS ALL ALONE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEIR WAS GLASS ALL OVER. THE WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS WAS SHATTERED & PIECES OF GLASS MISSING. I WENT BACK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN AND HE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, HE SAID WAIT! THEIR IS A RECALL WE CAN CHANGE IT AND FIX IT, GO TO SERVICE AND ASK FOR __. I COULD HEAR THE SALESMAN, YOU HAVE TO FIX IT! ITS A BRAND NEW CAR! THE SERVICE REP FINALLY CAME TO MY CAR AND SAID WE WILL FIX IT THIS TIME BUT IF YOU DRIVE AWAY AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN WE WONT BECAUSE THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE LAMINATE HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA , HE EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL IS TO STOP THE SHATTERED GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CAR AND INJURING PASSENGERS OR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT STILL CAN HAPPEN AND BIG PIECES OF GLASS CAN FALL IN. I CRIED, I TAKE MY GRANDSON (2) ON WEEKENDS & HE LOVES THE SUN ROOF. SERVICE MGR SAID ONLY THING I CAN DO IS LEAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED OR TRADE IN THE CAR! I TALKED TO MANAGER OF SALES & HE SAID CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE HE ONLY SELLS THE CAR HE DOES NOT DESIGN THEM! NOW I HAVE TO TRADE A 1 MONTH OLD CAR IN OR CHANCE GLASS FALLING IN MY EYES WHILE DRIVING OR INJURING MY FAMILY. I SPENT EXTRA FOR SIDE AIRBAGS SO FAMILY WOULD BE SAFE & NOW THEY'RE AFRAID. I LEFT THE CAR @ DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED ME TO TEST DRIVE A COROLLA, THEY WILL GIVE ME 16,000, I PAID 18,500. I CALLED TOYOTA SCION, THEY DIDN'T CALL ME BACK TODAY THEY SAID THEY WOULD, I HAVE NO CHOICE, BECAUSE I WONT LET A NEW CAR HURT MY FAMILY. THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN THE VERY NEXT DAY! *NM

THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE ON THE CAR. THE MAKER OF THE CAR IS SCION (TOYOTA) THE YEAR IS 2006. THIS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ITS A NEW CAR WITH AROUND 3000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. I DIDN'T NOT DO ANY MODIFICATION ON THE CAR EVERY THING I NEED IT WAS DONE INCLUDING OIL CHANGE, I WENT TO THE DEALERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONTAL AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDER FROM IMPACTING THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.