2006 SCION TC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS WINDOW DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V483000 (VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE TRUNK HANDLE ON MY BROKE OFF. SCION REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT. MY HUSBAND GLUED IT DOWN, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE PIECE BREAKS OFF OR DETACHES IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR INJURY. SCION REPRESENTATIVES SAID THAT IT ISN'T A DESIGN FLAW, BUT RATHER USER ERROR FROM FAILURE TO OPEN THE LATCH PROPERLY. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AS I AM NOW EVEN MORE CAREFUL NOW THAT THE LATCH IS GLUED ON. EVEN NOW WHEN I AM OVERLY CAUTIOUS TO OPEN THE LATCH CORRECTLY, IT STILL GETS STUCK AND I'M CONCERNED IT WILL BREAK AGAIN. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD THE INCIDENT HAPPEN, I HAVE SEEN 4 OTHER SCIONS IN VARIOUS PLACES THAT HAVE THEIR HANDLE TAPED UP, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE SAME REASON. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SCION BELIEVES IT IS THE CONSUMER WHO IS AT FAULT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A FLAW IN THE DESIGNS OF THEIR VEHICLE, AND THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE UNLESS YOU HAVE DROPPED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WITH THEM AT THEIR DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES OR OTHER SERVICES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY TC IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010... I NOTICE AFTERWARDS THAT IT RATTLES IN THE BACK,LOUD WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD... AND IT IS SO ANNOYING. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT TO STOP. ALSO, SITTING STILL WITH THE CAR NOT IN NEUTRAL IT MAKES THIS LOUD RATTLE ON THE LEFT SIDE CLOSE TO THE GAS TANK.. WHAT THE HECK??? *TR

THERE IS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT AREA AROUND THE HATCH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS, AND JUST REALIZED MANY HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ONLINE AND A FEW COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE. THE RATTLE OCCURS WHEN IDLE ON A STOP LIGHT, OR IDLE SOMEWHERE. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING LOOSE AS YOU CAN HEAR A LOOSE OBJECT WHEN GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD. THE NOISE IS A DISTRACTION AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS I TRY TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. THE NOISE CAN BE VERY LOUD AT TIME. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ON THE WAY THE FRAMING / BODY OF THE SCION'S WAS BUILT. *TR

THE HATCH BACK TRUNK HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THE TRUNK NEVER OPENS JUST BY PRESSION THE RELEASE LATCH, IT ALSO REQUIRES TO PULL ON THE FLIMSY LATCH, WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO BREAK. I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE IT ONCE. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS HERE AND ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS. *TR

THE ENGINE COVER IS CRACKED, THIS COVER HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FOR ANY TYPE OF REPAIR. WONDERING IF THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSED IT TO CRACK. *TR

TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THREE HEAD BOLTS ON BACK OF ENGINE BLOCK. THEY WERE STRIPPED OUT BECAUSE OF TOYOTA IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE BLOCK. 4 1/2" HOLE WITH 4" BOLT WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM 1 1/2" THREADED WHICH IS ONLY AN INCH TO INCH THREAD. POUR DESIGN FOR AN ALUMINUM BLOCK FOR THAT TENSILE STRENGTH. ITS AN 06 SCION TC THEY WANTED 6000 TO REPLACE BLOCK. EVEN CALLED CORPORATE BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE ITS OUTSIDE OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHEN THEY KNOW ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY EVEN ISSUED A TSB OUT IN 3/2/2011. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I HAVE SEEN MANY CASES ON THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR PROBLEM AND THEIR POUR DESIGNS. SERVICE BULLETIN: S-SB-0004-11. *KB

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A LONG STRAIGHT ROAD AT 55MPH. SUDDENLY THE STEERING PULLED RIGHT AND LOCKED. THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK LEFT. IT ALL HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY. THIS ROAD HAS POWER POLES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE. SINCE THE STEERING COULD NOT BE CORRECTED, THE CAR WENT HEAD ON INTO A POWER POLE. THE TOP OF THE POWER POLE BROKE OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING A FOOT AWAY FROM THE CAR, WITH 5 DOWNED POWER LINES LAYING ALL OVER THE GROUND. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING COULD NOT BREATHE DUE TO THE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR, AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. FORTUNATELY AS SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR SHE DID NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE LIVE POWER LINES. THE POWER POLE ENDED UP ALMOST TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT. THE MOTOR BROKE IN HALF, AND THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. IT IS A MIRACLE MY DAUGHTER SURVIVED THIS CRASH, INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT, THE POLE FALLING NEXT TO THE CAR, NOT ON THE CAR, AND THE FACT SHE DIDN'T TOUCH THE LIVE POWER LINES WHEN SHE HOBBLED OUT OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR. THE OTHER INCIDENTS DIDN'T CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER ACCIDENT WAS NEAR FATAL. WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY MADE FOR THE SAME THING, SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS. THE NEXT ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAUSE MAY CAUSE SOME SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. TOYOTA HAS THIS PROBLEM ON ANOTHER MODEL SO IT SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SCION TC. SHE DID NOT SUFFER MAJOR INJURIES, BUT DOES HAVE INJURIES TO HER ELBOW, AND BOTH FEET. SHE WAS BRUISED FROM HEAD TO TOE. SHE IS NOW OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AND USES CRUTCHES TO GET AROUND. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE HER TO BE ABLE TO WALK FULLY AND CORRECTLY AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO IDLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY, LUCKILY I WAS ON THE ROAD IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN TRAFFIC WAS SPARSE. UPON CONSULTING MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY STATED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS COMMON IN THIS MOTOR. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

FAILURE TO HIT UNLOCK MULTIPLE TIMES ON KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN ACCESSING REAR HATCHBACK TRUNK WILL PUT UNDUE STRESS ON THE POORLY DESIGNED ENTRY POINT. EVEN WITH USING THE UNLOCK FEATURE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED THE TRUNK LID REMAINS LOCKED. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A POOR DESIGN IT HAS BROKEN AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IS 800 REPAIR BILL FOR NEW PART AND HAVE IT PAINTED. I HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT THE HATCHBACK IS OPENED AND ACCESED BY AN ELECTRIC PRESSURE POINT WITH KEYLESS ENTRY ONLY, SINCE THIS IS A PLASTIC PART AND IS VERY WEAK, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW VISITS TO THE CAR WASH OR DEALER TO HAVE SOMEONE ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK WITH THE CAR UNLOCKED TO WRENCH ON THIS PART AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. MOST MODERN VEHICLES HAVE A TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON, OR KEYED ENTRY WHICH WOULD PREVENT THIS OBVIOUS AND COMMON FAILURE, ITS COMMON BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SCION TC'S WITH THIS PART HANGIN FROM THE HATCHBACK AND BLOCKING VIEW OF THE VEHICLES LICENSE PLATE, WHICH IN MOST STATES IS AN OFFENSE AND A SAFETY VIOLATION.