2005 SCION TC Complaints

SUNVISOR ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE ARE DETACHED FROM INSIDE SHAFT AND NOW THEY JUST DONT GO UP. NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 SCION TC NEW ON 12/29/2004 HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH INTERIOR TRIM AND PAINT. THEN LAST JUNE (2009) WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK (HATCH BACK) THE LATCH PLATE CAME OFF THE CAR IN MY HAND HANGING BY A CORD. THIS PLATE IS MADE OF VERY THIN PLASTIC AND ATTACHED TO THE CAR WITH THIN PLASTIC CLIPS. THE CLIPS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITH STAND THE CONSTANT USE AND AMOUNT OF UPWARD PRESSURE IT TAKES TO RAISE THE HATCH. IN DECEMBER 2009 THE LEVER ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD TO ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE BACK STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE. COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LEVER WOULD MOVE BUT DIDN'T WORK. THE SEAT BACK CAN ONLY BE MOVED NOW USING THE LEVER AT THE SIDE OF THE SEAT BOTTOM. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRUNK/HATCH PIECE BROKE OFF AND UNDER 60,000 MILES WHEN THE SEAT LEVER STOPPED WORKING. ALL THE INTERIOR TRIM PIECES THAT LINE THE HATCH WINDOW HAVE BROKEN OFF AND THEY ARE ALSO ONLY HELD IN PLACE WITH THESE VERY FLIMSY PLASTIC CLIPS. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PILLAR AIRBAG COVER HAS BEEN FALLING OFF SINCE THE 3-4 MONTH I OWNED THE CAR THE DEALER HAS "TRIED" TO REPAIR AND STILL WHEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR OR JUST DRIVING THE COVER FALLS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WITH AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

OCCASIONALLY WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, MY ENGINE WILL REV UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT MY ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO JERK FORWARD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAS ALMOST MADE ME HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WORST IT HAS FORCED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRASH AND 3 INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A $220 CITATION FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT SHOWED THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,000 AND THE CONTACT WANTS A REIMBURSEMENT SINCE HER MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER COULD NOT BE REACHED AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A MONTH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,574.

3 DAYS AGO DRIVERS SEAT BACK LEVER COULD NOT BE USED TO RESTORE SEAT BACK POSITION AND HAD TO USE LEVER LOCATED NEXT TO SEAT BOTTOM. TODAY LEVER COULD BE MOVED BUT DID NOT WORK AND SEAT BACK AGAIN HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED USING THE OTHER LEVER. AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED IN THE SEAT SO AN APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 22ND OF THIS MONTH WITH THE DEALER. *TR

HI, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT DECEMBER 2, 2009. I OWN A SCION TC 2005 MODEL. I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 440 OUTER BELTLINE NEAR EXT 7 GLENWOOD AVENUE. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM WHEN I HIT A PUDDLE IN THE LEFT FAR LANE AND BEGAN HYDROPLANING, I HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME ON MY PASSENGER SIDE AND STARTED SPINNING APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES AND HIT THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE BRIDGE OF CRABTREE CREEK. I HIT THE BARRIER HEAD ON AND THE SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND HIT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE ON THE CEMENT AS WELL. MY CAR ENDED AGAINST THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED BUT HITTING HEAD ON IT IS MY OPINION AND THAT OF THE OWNER OF THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP THAT MY CAR WAS BROUGHT TO, THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FOR SAFETY REASONS. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, NO MORE THEN 55. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS IT ONLY TAKE SPEEDS OF 8-14 MPH THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD GO OFF AT A SUDDEN DECELERATION, AND I WAS CERTAINLY GOING FASTER THEN THAT. THERE WERE A FEW RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE BUT THESE WERE MOSTLY PERTAINING TO THE SIDE AND KNEE BAGS. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA/SCION CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENT THEM PICTURES AND I DO HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM. THE DOT PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE SITE OF THE CRASH HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS SITE OF ROAD IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 SCION TC THAT I PURCHASE BRAND NEW FROM THE FACTORY. RECENTLY I HAD MY HANDLE LATCH BROKEN FROM NORMAL USE. I LIFTED IT LIKE YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO AND IT JUST SNAPPED (BROKE). I THEN REALIZED THAT IT WAS FRAMED OR MADE WITH THIN PLASTIC THAT WOULDN'T LAST LONG ON THE CAR ITSELF BECAUSE IF YOU APPLY NORMAL PRESSURE BY OPENING IT, THE HANDLE IS NOT MADE TO HANDLE SUCH PRESSURE BY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK AND GLASS. IT'S A HATCH BACK. I NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SCION TC OWNERS ON SEVERAL BLOGS AND WEBSITES. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT PARTS ALONE $180 WITHOUT LABOR. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING I COULD DO BESIDES FILING A COMPLAINT. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC AT APPROXIMATELY 7AM ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55MPH MY SUNROOF CLOSED AS WELL AS THE SHADE COVER BOTH CLOSED. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY BITS OF GLASS FALLING IN ON ME AND THE CAR THROUGH THE TOP VENT HOLES OF THE SUNROOF. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO ASSESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED NOT AN EASY TASK WHEN CARS ARE DOING SPEEDS OF 55-70+ .WHEN I VIEW THE DAMAGE IT APPEARS THAT SOME HOW THE FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR OF THE SUNROOF HAD POPPED UP AND SHATTERED THE GLASS OF THE CLOSED SUNROOF ALL AROUND THE EDGES ALONG THE TRACK OF THE MIDDLE GLASS AND IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY HAVE PUSH THE GLASS UPWARD CAUSING THE MIDDLE GLASS TO SHATTER AND CRUMBLE INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON TO THE SHADE COVER THAT THANKFULLY WAS CLOSED LEAVING ABOUT AN 8X4 INCH WHOLE IN THE GLASS AND THE REST OF GLASS CRACKED AND CRUMBLY WITH CHUNKS OF GLASS ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BUT VERY THANKFUL IT DID NOT CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANYONE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THE CAR WAS HIT BY SOMETHING THAT SHATTERED THE GLASS AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO DO THE REPAIR. AFTER READING ABOUT THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I WILL BE RETURNING TO THE DEALER TODAY TO FURTHER ARGUE MY POINT , NO REPAIR MADE AT THIS TIME . MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AFTER REPAIRING THE DAMAGE . THERE IS NO DOUBT THERE IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUNROOF . THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR THAT INVOLVED PUTTING SOME TYPE OF FILM OVER THE DEFLECTOR THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM CRACKING IF HIT BY DEBRIS WHILE OPEN STOPPING IT FROM BREAKING APART AND FLYING OFF. I HAD THAT RECALL DONE IN 2007 . I WAS TOLD NOW THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL ISSUE, I DISAGREE I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE MECHANICS OF THE WIND DEFLECTOR IT SOME HOW WAS FORCED TO OPEN UP. *TR