2007 SCION TC Complaints

2007 SCION TC BOUGHT USED 2-18-14 TOYOTA DEALER HAD PUT 4 BRAND NEW 215/45/ZR17 91W ON CAR AND LESS THAN 100 MILES HAD 2 BLOWOUTS, NOT FLAT TIRES BLOWOUTS. 1ST ON 2-27-14 GOING 55 MPH ON HWY. 169 MN. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON 2ND ON 3-1-14 GOING 55 MPH. ON HWY. 100 AT HWY. 55 IN MINNESOTA TIRE BLEW HAD STAKE IN CENTER OF TREAD, TIRE BEADS STAYED SEALED IN PLACE ON RIM BUT THE BALANCE OF TIRE CAME OFF AND ENDED ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD ABOUT 50 FEET BACK. NO REASON FOR TIRE TO COME OFF THAT WAY. CAR HAD BEEN ON ROAD FOR 20 MILES AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEG. ABOVE 0 MN HWY. PATROL WAS CALLED BECAUSE CAR WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD BUT SPARE WAS PUT ON BEFORE THEY ARRIVED SO CALLED AN ADVISED THEM CAR WAS OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A REALLY LOUD GUNSHOT SOUND AND THEN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. ALL THE WINDOWS, INCLUDING THE SUNROOF, WERE CLOSED. I ONLY HAD THE VISOR OPEN; WHEN THE GLASS BROKE, I HAD GLASS IN MY HAIR AND ALL DOWN MY BACK. WHEN THE SUNROOF BROKE, THE FRONT PIECE OF THE SUNROOF FLIPPED OPEN AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE SOME TOOK THEIR FIST AND HIT THE SUNROOF FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY EAR STILL HURTS FROM THE SOUND OF THE GUN SHOT SOUND. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INSPECT IT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SCION CORP OFFICE, THEY BOTH SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE. I FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ONLINE STATING THAT THIS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF AN ISSUE. I THANK GOD THAT MY 4 YEAR SON WASN'T WITH ME AT THE TIME AS GLASS WOULD HAVE GONE ALL OVER HIM. I WANT SCION TO PAY FOR THIS DAMAGE AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN HAVE KILLED MYSELF AS GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED IN ORDER FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

I NOTICED THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP STICK WAS AT THE "NEED TO ADD A QUART" MARK AFTER 5,000 MILES. THE 2007 TC ONLY HAS 65K MILES. I NOTICED THAT WAS PRETTY STRANGE GIVEN IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CARS, THEY WILL ONLY NEED ABOUT A QUART OF OIL AT 150K TO 200K PLUS MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 65K MILES SERVICE AND OF COURSE THE TYPICAL DEFAULT, TRAINED, CONDITIONED, DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSE WAS THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF BURNING OIL. IT IS AFTER I READ OTHER TC OWNER REPORTS THAT WERE FILED WITH NHTSA THAT THIS IS REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

THERE IS A TERRIBLE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. MY DAUGHTER'S ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE OF IT. IF YOU DO NOT PLAN ON CHECKING YOUR OIL EVERY SINGLEDAY.DO NOT BUY THIS CAR. ALL I COULD GET FROM ANYONE IS THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WITH AN OIL PROBLEM. I AM NOT A MECHANIC HOW THE HECK WOULD I KNOW THAT? BE FOREWARNED....AND I AM A TOYOTA BUYER THROUGH AND THROUGH, I MIGHT SELL MY CARS AFTER THIS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE HER DREAM CAR, A SCION TC, A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND AS SHE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM OC, MD, ON 18 JUL 13, SHE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND SAW SOMETHING FLY OFF HER CAR SO PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER HER SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED (SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AS IT WAS HOT AND SHE WAS USING AC)...SHE WAS 1-1/2 HR AWAY FROM HOME. AS SHE TRIED TO LOCATE A VACUUM CLEANER TO CLEAN OUT THE GLASS INSIDE HER CAR, SHE REALIZED PIECES OF GLASS WERE BREAKING LOOSE FROM HER SUNROOF AND FLYING BEHIND SO SHE PULLED OVER AGAIN AND LITERALLY HAD TO WRAP HER SUNROOF IN A TOWEL TO KEEP HERSELF AND OTHER MOTORIST SAFE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT AS BEING DEFECTIVE...CLAIMED SOMETHING HAD TO HAVE FALLEN AND HIT HER SUNROOF FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE TO INSURANCE FOR A CLAIM, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE BLOGS, I WILL PURSUE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THIS AT THEIR COST AS IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. PRIMARY BUYERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND IT SICKENS ME TO KNOW TOYOTA IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALLING THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND KEEP THE DRIVERS AND SURROUNDING MOTORIST SAFE. I AM ON MY SECOND TOYOTA TACOMA, HAVE ALWAYS DEEMED TOYOTA AS ECONOMICAL AND SAFE VEHICLES; HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON HOW THIS ORDEAL IS HANDLED, WILL DETERMINE HOW FAITHFUL OF A CUSTOMER I AM IN THE FUTURE! *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND MY FIRST OIL CHANGES I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF OIL CONSUMPTION AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO USE 1 QUART FOR EVERY 1200 MILES. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAID TO ME THAT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A NEW CAR USED FOR DAILY DRIVING. NOW I'M AT 73K MILES AND I HAVE RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE BEING DONE AT EVERY 3K MILES AND BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I HAVE TO PUT IN AT LEAST 4 TO 5 QUARTS IN BETWEEN AND NOW I HAVE A ROD KNOCK SOUNDS LIKE A BEARING DUE TO NO OIL IN THE CAR WHEN I CHECKED RIGHT BEFORE MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND REALIZED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON THESE ENGINES BUT HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL JUST A TSB. SINCE THE ENGINE BURNED OIL SO THAT IT WAS EMPTY I BELIEVE THAT IS A PRODUCT DEFECT (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) AND THE TSB SHOWS THAT ITS A PISTON ROD BEARING ISSUE IN THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CONSUMER BY STATING THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE 1QUART OF OIL LOSS PER EVERY 600-1200 MILES. THAT DOES NOT EVEN MAKE SENSE FOR A NEW CAR WITH A MODERN ENGINE AND ITS IN THE USERS MANUAL. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE AND ITS BETWEEN 50K TO 100K MILES WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. BECAUSE OF THIS THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THEY WONT HELP ME. THEY ARE MAKING MONEY FROM THIS ENGINE DEFECT AND ARE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT WITHOUT PLACING A RECALL ONLY A TSB. REFERENCES: HTTP://WWW.RAV4WORLD.COM/FORUMS/96-4-3-GENERAL/68762-RAV-DRINKING-OIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=209859 HTTP://WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=123401. *TR

I HAD SOMEONE RUN INTO THE SIDE OF ME WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO BE REPAIRED THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME I HAD AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE HOOD NEEDS REPLACED. THE BODY SHOP CALLED IT A STRIKER. IT HAS COME UNWELDED FROM THE ACTUAL HOOD. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE HOOD. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I BELIEVE SCION NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR CRASH IF THE HOOD WERE TO FLY UP OR OFF AND I WOULD KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN ON SCHEDULE FOR MAINTENANCE AND NEVER WAS THIS MENTIONED TO ME. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 56K MILES RADIO LIGHTING, TEMPERATURE CONTROL LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT STARTING COMING ON AT ABOUT 60K MILES AND AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL/OXYGEN SENSOR WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 200MILES THEN CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE PLACES AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED. THE MAINTENANCE PERSON DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK APPROXIMATELY 125 MILES. THE LIGHT WENT REMAINED OFF. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND TWO DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND IS STILL ON. I CALLED THE SCION HEADQUARTERS 1-866-707-2466 AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE THREE PLACES I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO WERE PROBABLY MISDIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND ONLY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COULD PROPERLY DIAGNOSE ANY ISSUES I HAD WITH MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE...WHY ARE SO MANY PLACES EQUIPPED WITH THESE COMPUTERS IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY????? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH), I HEARD A LOUD "POP" FOLLOWED BY GLASS RAINING DOWN AROUND ME. I PULLED OVER AND EXAMINED MY CAR TO FIND THE PERIMETER OF THE SUNROOF ENTIRELY MISSING AND THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THERE WERE LARGE CHUNKS OF GLASS INSIDE THE CAR ALONG WITH PIECES OF METAL. THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN AT THE TIME. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW 70S. THERE WERE NO OVERPASSES NOR WERE THERE ANY TRUCKS AROUND ME. THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARK ON THE GLASS TO INDICATE ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

THE RIMS ON MY SCION/TOYOTA ARE CRACKING ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. I CONTACTED SCION/TOYOTA BACK IN FEBRUARY 2011 ABOUT THESE RIMS CRACKING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. GOODYEAR SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT MASON WELDING COMPANY TO HAVE THE WHEELS WELDED. I HAD TO AGAIN REPLACE THE TIRES FROM GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. GOODYEAR DID STAND BEHIND THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRES BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE RIM STARTING LEAKING AIR AGAIN AND MY DAUGHTER GOT A FLAT TIRE. I WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE RIMS WERE LEAKING. SHE WHEN TO FIRESTONE, AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT THE RIMS WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. I HAD TO HAVE THE RIMS WELDED AGAIN. I WENT TO SOUTH CAROLINE, WHERE MY DAUGHTER GOES TO COLLEGE TO BRING HER HOME. I DROVE THE CAR BACK AND NOW THE RIMS ARE LEAKING AGAIN. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SCION/TOYOTA CAN OFFER THESE WHEELS AND THEN NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THESE RIMS ON THE ROAD IF THEY CONTINUE TO CAUSE THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, AS I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE CARS ON THE ROAD THAT THE RIMS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITH STAND OUR ROADWAYS. *TR