2007 SCION TC Complaints

I BOUGHT TOYOTA SCION TC ON APRIL 2016 AND THE ODOMETER READING WAS 77593 MILES. ON MAY 05, 2017 WHILE DRIVING FROM WALMART TO MY COLLEGE CAMPUS, I HEARD LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THE SIDE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY ON MAY 12, 2017, I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM DALLAS TO OUR MECHANIC SHOP IN FORT WORTH. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAS CEASED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE INCLUDING THE LABOR IS $3300. I WAS HAVING THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND I WAS ALSO ADDING OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS RESULTED IN A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS.

MY SCION TC ENGINE CEASED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. I WAS DRIVING FROM COLLEGE TO HOME WHEN MY CAR START MAKING LOUD NOISE AND I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE IS CEASED AND IT COST ME ABOUT $3000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT, 2015. AROUND DEC 2016 I NOTICED THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. APRIL OF 2017 I REPLACED THE GASKETS AND A WEEK LATER AT ONLY 850 MILES THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY, NO OIL AT ALL. THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON IT WILL ONY FLICKER FOR A SECOND. I HAVE ALMOST BLOWN MY ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO PULL INTO GAS STATIONS TO PUT OIL IN JUST TO MAKE IT HOME. TOYOTA IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMERS. THIS WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX IF WE EVERY FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $160 AND THE NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES.

I ALWAYS CHANGE MY OILS REGUARLLY. I CAN NEVER MAKE IT TO MY NEXT OIL CHANGE, HAVING TO TOP OFF THE OIL EVERY OTHER WEEK AT LEAST.

RECALL ON FAULTY PARTS (PISTONS) CREATING MY CAR TO BURN OIL TO WHERE I HAVE TO ADD OIL ALMOST EVERY 1000 MILES OR GET MY OIL CHANGED. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL I RECEIVED A RUNAROUND FOR MONTHS UNTIL THEY TOLD ME MY CAR NO LONGER FELL UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS 2K MILES OVER THE WARRANTY CRITERIA.

MY 2007 SCION TC, IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BELIEVED TO BE FROM DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, AND IS ALREADY AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX. MY CAR NO LONGER FALLS UNDER THE STANDARD TOYOTA POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (60 MONTHS / 60K MILES). BUT HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED MULTIPLE MODEL/YEARS OF THEIR CARS WITH THE ENGINE 2AZ-FE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAIN AND BRUISES TO THE SHOULDER, NECK, AND HAND, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

I HAVE DRIVEN 1270 MILE SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. MY OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN THE OIL IS LOW OR EMPTY. IT WILL GIVE A QUICK FLASH. WHEN I CHECKED IT TODAY, 1/27/17 IT WAS 2 1/2 QUARTS LOW. THE CAR ONLY HOLDS 3 QUARTS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO FOR ITS REGULAR CHANGE THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT AT ALL. I COULD HAVE BLOWN MY ENGINE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW! THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND THERE ARE NONE. IT HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT I HAVE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE EVER 1200 MILES NOT THE NORMAL 3000. THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE I CAN BE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BLOW MY ENGINE. *TR

ENGINE LOCKED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AT ALL, WHICH SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT CAUSING NO EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND BARELY MADE IT THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR SEIZED UP AND DIED. NO LOW OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. IF SOMEONE WAS DRIVING IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF IN AN ACTIVE DRIVING LANE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL... AS I WAS DRIVING SPEED LIMIT (60-65MPH) ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 11:30PM (10/21/16), DRIVING ON THE 2ND LANE. THERE WAS SOME DEBRIS ON THE ROAD AS I HIT A POT HOLE MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE POPS. I INSTANTLY LOSE CONTROL AS I SEE THE SEMI-TRUCK IN THE 3RD LANE (TRUCK LANE). I TRIED TO AVOID THE TRUCK BUT THE CAR TOOK ME INTO THAT DIRECTION. AS MY CAR SLIGHTLY WENT UNDER THE TRUCK, THE TRUCKS REAR PASSENGER TIRES RAM OVER THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK I SOMEHOW GET OUT OF IT AND SPIN OUT UNTIL THE CAR IS COMPLETE STOPPED. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, I AM FACING TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS MY DIRECTION. SINCE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IT WAS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. SAFETY IS EVERYBODY CONCERNS AND AT THE TIME MY LIFE COULD'VE BEEN AT RISK. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT BUT ME AND THE SEMI-TRUCK, BUT THE SEMI-TRUCK NEVER STOPPED AT THE SCENE. *TR