2006 SCION TC Complaints

2006 TOYOTA SCION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS SERIOUSLY AND PERMANENTLY INJURED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS STOPPED AT AN EXIT TO A PARKING LOT, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AT FULL SPEED, CROSSING AN AVENUE AND STRIKING A BRICK WALL HEAD-ON. THE CONSUMER ALSO HIT A PEDESTRIAN, WHO SUSTAINED A BROKEN KNEE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS CRIPPLED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL UNCONSCIOUS, WITH A BROKEN RIGHT HIP, BROKEN RIGHT HEEL, CONCUSSION, CUTS AND BRUISES. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX AS IT WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH. *JB

ON 08/28/2012 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE RADIO WENT OUT. I EXITED THE FREEWAY. I MADE IT ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR WOULDN'T ADVANCE. A POLICE OFFICER A FEW CARS BEHIND WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED FOR SERVICE TO AN INDEPENDENT NON-TOYOTA MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. GIVEN THIS WAS A NECESSARY REPAIR I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE REPAIR DONE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING PRETTY WELL UNTIL 01/01/2013. ON 01/01/2013 I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I NOTICED THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. THINKING NOTHING OF IT, I KEPT DRIVING. ON 01/04/2013 (ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) I WAS RETURNING FROM AN ERRAND (DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH) WHEN I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. I PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND CALLED AN INDEPENDENT NON-TOYOTA MECHANIC TO SEE IF I COULD BRING MY CAR IN. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING MY CAR IN ON 01/05/2013. AFTER I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND DROVE A FEW BLOCKS I NOTICED THE NEEDLE FOR THE THERMOSTAT WAS AT THE HOTTEST LEVEL POSSIBLE. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK MY CAR IN, IT OVERHEATED IN THE 5 MINUTES IT TO ME TO ARRIVE TO THE SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HAD STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE . I CALLED TOYOTA/SCION AND THEY DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE EITHER THE ALTERNATOR OR STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS BEING AN ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE, [XXX] SAID THEY WOULD OPEN UP A CASE AND I WAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING CASE # 1301070610. I HOWEVER CAME ACROSS VARIOUS SCION/TOYOTA OWNERS ONLINE WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "SCION STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS" WILL SHOW JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT IF IN THE FUTURE SCION/TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THE ISSUE(S) I MAY RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX THAT I JUST CAN'T AFFORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

REAR CURTAIN AIRBAGS BEGAN SWELLING, CAUSING SEPARATION OF INTERIOR PANELS. CALLED SCION CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS ADVISED THAT, BECAUSE MY VIN DID NOT MATCH THE RECALLED UNITS, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR ISSUE AS DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 60H. ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS THE PROPER REPAIRS WERE ALREADY MADE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. EITHER THIS IS A CONTINUED DEFECT, OR THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IMPROPERLY AS NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THAT WOULD OTHERWISE COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG UNITS. *TR ..UPDATED 11/05/12 *BF UPDATED 11/14/2012 *JS

HEAD GASKET LEAKING FOUND 6 HEAD BOLTS LOOSE. INSTALLED NEW HEAD GASKET SET, NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD. PAID 2000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS, NOW HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. MAKES LOUD NOISE AND OVERHEATS. MECHANIC AND BAR AGENT ADVISED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. HEADBOLTS CAME LOOSE AGAIN AND NOW I NEED NEW ENGINE. PREVIOUS TO THIS MY INSURANCE HAD PAID A TOTAL OF 5000 DOLLARS FOR SOME MECHANICAL AND BODY WORK. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST SEVEN MONTHS NOW. CALLED TOYOTA MANUFACTURE COMPANY THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IF THEY CHARGED ME. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO AFFORD THE REPAIR AGAIN AND TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. I JUST NEED IT TO BE INSPECTED ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FROM THE BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE GARNISH BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMED TO ONLY BE HELD ON BY A FEW PLASTIC CLIPS. I CANNOT OPEN MY BACK HATCH, AND AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE SHOWN THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD- IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE DRIVER/PASSENGER DOORS CANNOT OPEN, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE VIA THE BACK HATCH. ALSO STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THE HOLE CREATED BY THE MISSING PART MAY ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE WORKS AND THIS ISSUE HAS EFFECTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SCION REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

TRUNK HANDLE TO HATCH SNAPPED OFF AS I WAS TRYING TO OPEN MY TRUNK. NOW I CAN'T ACCESS MY TRUNK. *TR

THESE ARE REPLACEMENT PIRELLI TIRES FOR MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 SCION TC. 235/40R18 H PIRELLI P ZERO NERO A/S 91H TIRES INSTALLED NEW ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. 1 TIRE ON LEFT REAR DEVELOPED LARGE BULGE/BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL - IDENTIFIED DURING SERVICE AT SERVICING TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CONTACTED PIRELLI USA - WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TIRE REPLACED AND RETURN INCIDENT TIRE TO PIRELLI FOR EVALUATION AND ANY POSSIBLE CREDIT TOWARDS PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT. TO DATE, AND AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH BIG O TIRES WHO PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT - NO ANSWER. PLEASE NOTE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SPLIT OR DAMAGE TO INSIDE CASING OPPOSITE THE BULGE - THIS TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED AGAINST A CURB. COULD HAVE LED TO A BLOW OUT. *TR

TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I FELT SOMETHING POP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE STEERING BOOMERANGED TO THE LEFT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER AS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED.UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ACCELERATED . THE CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO A RESIDENTIAL YARD HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. I ENDED UP WITH FACIAL, CLAVICLE, RIB, PELVIS AND HIP FRACTURES. THE PHYSICIANS SAY IT WILL BE A YEAR BEFORE I WILL BE ABLE TO WORK AND I MAY END UP WITH A PERMANENT LIMP. *JS

I OWN A 2006 SCION TC. WHEN I GRABBED THE HANDLE TO RAISE THE TRUNK THE ENTIRE REAR HANDLE RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR. UPON RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS A COMPLETELY COMMON ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED THIS WAS ENTIRELY MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE. HOWEVER CLEARLY THIS IS MALFUNCTION IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR