2007 SCION TC Complaints

OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL REQUIRED MULTIPLE VEHICLES INCLUDING MY 2007 SCION TC ARE PLAGUED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLES TO CONSUME EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. TOYOTA ANNOUNCED AN "ENHANCED WARRANTY" TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS LITTLE TO NO PROGRESS FOR THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS BECAUSE THEY ARE DELAYING THE RELEASE OF PARTS FOR REPAIR. I SPOKE TO MULTIPLE SERVICE ADVISERS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHO ALL SAID TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE UPFRONT CHARGE TO REPAIR ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TOYOTA ONLY SENDS ENOUGH PARTS TO REPAIR 2-3 VEHICLES PER WEEK. MY VEHICLE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE CONSUMING EXCESS AMOUNTS OF OIL BY THE TOYOTA DEALER ON 4/16/2016 AND I WAS GIVEN A REPAIR DATE OF 3/27/2017. TOYOTA IS INTENTIONALLY DELAYING THE REPAIRS IN AN ATTEMPT TO ALLOW VEHICLES TO BECOME NON-OPERATIONAL BEFORE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. THIS IS EGREGIOUS, ARROGANT, AND UNETHICAL. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE TO BURN THROUGH 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THEY ARE CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE OPERATING THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. IF MY ENGINE SEIZES AS A RESULT OF RUNNING OUT OF OIL, AN ACCIDENT IS MORE PROBABLE. I AM CONFIDANT MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED FROM TOYOTA ENGINES SEIZING DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF OIL. SURELY MYSELF OR MY CHILD COULD BE INJURED OR SUFFER HEAT STROKE IF I WERE TO RUN OUT OF OIL WITHOUT ACCESS TO ASSISTANCE FOR MULTIPLE HOURS IN 110 DEGREE WEATHER. THIS IS DANGEROUS, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL.

THE REAR HATCH IS POORLY DESIGNED AND HAS BROKEN OFF UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *AS

I DO 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY I'VE NOTICED BEFORE THE 3000 MILES I'VE NEEDED TO ADD 2 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE EVERY OIL CHANGE I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SCION TCS IS THERE A WAY OF FIXING THIS I HAVE 160635 MILES ON THE CAR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO AN AUTO SHOP DUE TO A STRANGE SCRATCHING/TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THAT IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE WAS 2 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE 1,000 MILES PRIOR, THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT MY CAR SHOULDN'T BE BURNING THAT MUCH OIL AND THAT IN THE CURRENT CONDITION MY ENGINE ISN'T GOING TO LAST MUCH LONGER. NOW BECAUSE OF THAT I HAVE DRIVE CHAIN PROBLEMS AND REALLY BAD BLOW BY COMING FROM MY ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. NO ENGINE AT 115,000 MILES SHOULD BE CONSUMING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL 2007 SCION TC ENGINES BECAUSE I KNOW FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS MY ENGINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXTREMELY BAD OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVING THIS IS ON TOYOTA'S MANUFACTURING NOT THE DRIVERS MAINTENANCE.

A RECALL WAS MADE FOR OIL BURNING CONSUMPTION, I BROUGHT THE SCION TC VEHICLE TO HAMER TOYOTA IN MISSION HILLS CALIFORNIA. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE SCION TO BURN BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN 1500 MILES OF TRAVEL. I BELIEVE THAT IS WRONG AND INCORRECT. THE CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BURN OIL ESPECIALLY AT THAT CONSUMPTION AMOUNT. YESTERDAY THE I WE TO CHANGE THE OIL AT BOHANS AUTO SHOP, THEY SAID THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT ONE QUART OF OIL IN THE CAR. THEY SAID CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BURN OIL.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES HER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK HER INTO PLACE CAUSING HER TO HIT HER HEAD NUMEROUS TIME DURING THE CRASH. SHE DIED AT THE SCENE OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD WITH OVER 15 CUTS AND BRUISES TO HER HEAD AND FACE. THIS CAR WAS NEVER SAFETY TESTED FOR ROLLOVERS AND THE SEATBELTS ONLY MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, IF THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD THE PRETENSION INSTALLED ON THE SEATBELT TO LOCK HER INTO PLACE MY DAUGHTER WOULD STILL BE ALIVE. THERE WERE FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS IN HER CAR AND THEIR SEATBELTS ALL LOCKED AND THEY ONLY HAD MINOR INJURIES COMPARED TO MY DAUGHTER AND THEY ALL LIVED. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THE SEATBELTS NEED TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA SCION TC 2007 ##

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR'S ENGINE RECENTLY (TWO DAYS AGO) HAS BEEN MAKING TICKING RATTLING NOISES WHEN I START UP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. TOOK MY 2007 SCION TC IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE VALVE GASKET COVER WAS DAMAGED AND JUST NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY PREFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND FIXED THE VALVE COVER AND HAND ME OVER THE KEYS TO TAKE OFF. AS I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE IS STILL MAKING THE TICKING RATTLING NOISE. I GO BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASK THEM IF THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO CIRCULATE THE OIL AROUND FOR A BIT TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE AND THEN THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. THEY ALL HESITATED FROM ANSWERING THE QUESTION AND SAID IT MAY JUST PERMANENTLY BE THERE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT IT IN GOOD CARE. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND LEFT ME INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED DRIVING AWAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM LEFT UNFIXED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME SORT OF PROBLEM REGARDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BURNING THAT IS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING FOR MANY CUSTOMERS AT A LOW MILEAGE POINT? ARE THEY STANDING BEHIND THEIR LOYALTY AND TRUST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR JUST GOING TO LEAVE THEM OUT IN THE COLD TO WORRY ABOUT THESE HIGH COST PROBLEMS ALONE? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP AND GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE.

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH. WHEN PULLED ON IT FOR THE SECOND TIME IT BROKE OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, AN UNKNOWN PART OF THE ENGINE FELL OUT CAUSING OIL TO SPILL OUT WITH FUMES OF SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.