2005 SCION TC Complaints

I LOVE MY SCION HOWEVER I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM EXPRESSWAY TOYOTA IN DORCHESTER MA IN 2005 AND WITH ALL THE RECALLS I SEE ON HERE I'VE ONLY DONE ONE, AND THAT THE GLASS WINDSHIELD. EVERY OTHER TIME I GO THE DEALER AND TELL THEM THAT THERE ARE RECALLS, THEY IGNORE ME AND SAY THAT THERE ISN'T . I HAVE SOME RATTLING NOISE GOING ON UNDER MY CAR...I FIXED ONCE AT THE DEALER AND IT CAME BACK AGAIN BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY AGAIN TO FIX IT AND I THINK IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE CAR, THE TIRES ARE ALSO UNEVEN, I KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE TIRES TOO OFTEN, THE HATCH LIFT IN THE BACK KEEPS BREAKING...MAJOR FAILING AND CHEAP. IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS GLUED ON. I WOULD AN ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS TO WHY THEY KEEP DENYING MY VISITS ON THE RECALLS AND WHY IN BEING CHARGE THE SAME SAFETY WORK THAT I'VE PAID ONCE TO GET FIX AND NOW THE SAME RATTLING NOISE KEEPS COMING. I NEVER GET ANY INFORMATION IN THE MAIL FROM MY DEALER EITHER INFORMING ME OF THESE RECALLS. I GUESS THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THEM. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE STARTED IT. MOMENTS LATER THE BRAKES FAILED AND I TURNED INTO A PLAZA. AT THAT POINT THE STEERING FAILED. I DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNTIL THIS POINT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR SO I REACHED BACK AND GRABBED MY TWO YEAR OLD WHO WAS STRAPPED IN HER CAR SEAT. RIGHT BEFORE WE JUMPED OUT THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY ( TIRES MELTED) , THE FLAMES WERE VISIBLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. WE JUMPED OUT AND RAN. MOMENTS LATER THE ENTIRE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. WITNESSES TOLD ME THAT I WAS ON FIRE FOR A WHILE AND THEY TURNED AROUND TO GET MY ATTENTION. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WERE SUFFERED WITH THIS FIRE BUT IT WAS WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. *TR

I WAS TOLD BY A GA MECHANIC THAT I NEED TO PURCHASE A "VAPOR EMISSIONS CANISTER" FOR MY 2005 SCION TC IN THE AMOUNT OF $520.96 (PARTS & LABOR) I SEE THERE IS A RECALL/TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN ON THIS BELOW BULLETIN NO: S-SB-0030-09 DATE OF BULLETIN: 08/30/2010 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: SCION: SOME TC VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON CONDITION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS: P0455, P0441 OR P0456. *PE 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE SERVICE BULLETIN 288332 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: 10033635 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 288332 REPORT DATE: JUN 02, 2009COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE SUMMARY: SCION: SOME TC VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON CONDITION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS: P0455, P0441 OR P0456. *PE DO I REALLY NEED TO PURCHASE THIS OR CAN THIS BE CORRECTED BY SCION/TOYOTA? *TR

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED AND NEED REPLACED. DEALERSHIP ( FORT BEND TOYOTA ) STATED THE FAILURE WAS UNUSUAL AND PREMATURE. DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THAT MODEL/ YEAR / AND MILEAGE. *TR

BACK HATCH DOOR HANDLE GARNISH JUST CAME OFF THE VEHICLES REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MAKES THE PART FAIL. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE IS FASTENED TO THE TRUNK/HATCH WITH PLASTIC CLIPS. WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE HATCH IS PRESSED, IT ONLY UNLOCKS THE HATCH DOOR. IT DOES NOT SPRING UPWARD LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. IN THE MANUAL IT SHOWS TO HOLD THE RELEASE BUTTON AND LIFT WITH THE HATCH HANDLE. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SPRINGS TO HELP LIFT IT APPLIES LOTS OF PRESSURE TO THE CLIPS WHICH WEAKEN THEM. EVENTUALLY, THEY JUST SNAP. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR SNAPPING WHEN THE HATCH IS LOCKED, IN COLD WEATHER, AND THERE ARE EVEN REPORTS OF THE RELEASE BUTTON MELTING. REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE FROM THE DEALER IS $170 FOR THE HANDLE AND UPWARD $200+ FOR LABOR. THIS PRICE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS THE COST FOR THE SAME FAULTY PART. BECAUSE SCION OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THIS, MANY HAVE RESORTED TO THEIR OWN MEANS OF FIXING WHICH IS WHERE THE SAFETY ISSUES ARISE. SCION CALLS THIS PART AN EXTERIOR GARNISH WHICH IMPLIES IT IS FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT IT IS NOT JUST FOR LOOKING AT. THIS PIECE IS A HOUSING COMPARTMENT FOR SOME VITAL COMPONENTS. BECAUSE SCION KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR PUTTING THEIR CONSUMERS AT RISK. SIGN THE PETITION TO RECALL SCION DEFECTIVE REAR HATCH HANDLES AND IMPROVE OUR SAFETY. . I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON FOR THIS HTTP://CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSINTHENEWS.COM/CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINTS/TOYOTA-SCION-XB-TC-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINT-FILED-OVER-ALLEGED-REAR-HATCH-DOOR-HANDLE-DEFECT/ *TR

THE REAR TRUNK HATCH MOLDING PANEL BROKE OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL CORD WITH LATCH RELEASE IS UNSECURED AND DANGLING. IT HAS TO BE SECURED TO CAR WITH TAPE BUT THAT COVERS BRAKE LIGHT. I WAS PULLED OVER TODAY BY A CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICER , WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT "IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UNSAFE". THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SCION TX AND XBS FROM 2005-2011 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS SEEN IN THIS FACEBOOK PAGE AND PETITION FOR RECALL. HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/SCION-TC-AND-XB-DEFECTIVE-TRUNK-HATCH-HANDLE I HAVE VISITED MULTIPLE SCION TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS AND CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE BY PHONE (INCLUDING 1-18-2012). SCION WILL NOT REPLACE PART WITH THE RE-ENGINEERED/ IMPROVED SCION PART OR COVER THE COST OF REPAIR/INSTILLATION UNLESS YOU QUALIFY FOR "CUSTOMER LOYALTY" AND HAVE SERVICED YOUR VEHICLE AT SCION DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THEY WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL; DENYING IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS CONTRARY TO WHAT THE CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS. *TR

MOONROOF DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITH A POP SOUND AT SPEEDS 55 WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. LATER INSPECTION THAT IT WAS CRACKED AROUND ALL THE EDGES ABOUT 1/2 ~ 1 INCHES INTO THE CENTER. *TT

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.00, MY INSURANCE WAS INCREASED BY OVER $100.00 A MONTH, I HAD TO PAY FOR HER CAR PLUS $3750.00 OF DAMAGE ON MINE. SHE DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE AND WAS DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.WHEN I TOLD THE OFFICER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CAR HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS STUPID. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IS AND HAS COST PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY, NOT TO MENTION BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN CAUSING IT TO REV TO EXCESSIVE RPMS AND THEN WOULD FINALLY DIE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN 7/08. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THEN ONCE AGAIN IT FAILED, THIS TIME STICKING CLOSED CAUSING THE CAR TO DIE IN AN INTERSECTION. THIS WAS IN 3/11 (THIS YEAR) WITH ONLY 73K ON IT TOTAL MILES ( ONLY 30K ON THIS THROTTLE BODY). WHEN WE RECEIVED THE NEW PART THIS TIME, IT HAD BEEN OBVIOUSLY REDESIGNED WITH A VENT ALLOWING CORROSION NOT TO OCCUR. THIS IS A REAL HAZARD WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ENGINE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. WITH THE REDESIGNED PART ( A TOYOTA/SCION PART) IT IS OBVIOUS THIS WAS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED OR RECEIVED. *TR

ALL WINDOWS SEALS ( RUBBER ) ARE DISCOLORED ... I HAD MY CAR 7 YEARS AND EVERY YEAR THE RUBBER AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SIDE AND BACK WINDOWS ARE ALL ROTTEN.. TRYING TO SEE IF TOYOTA CAN REPLACE ALL FRAMES.. THANKS *TR