2005 SCION TC Complaints

THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE MORE QUICKLY THAN NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON TOWN ROADS, AND THE THIRD TIME WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE TO DELIVER THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE WHICH PRODUCED CODE #P2112--THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. THREE NEW PARTS WERE REPLACED: HOSE, THROTTLE BODY; BODY ASSY, THROTTLE; GASKET , THROTTLE BOD. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SCION TC (MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA). RECENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE. THE WINDOW WOULD GO HALF WAY UP AND THEN STOP. IT WOULD GO DOWN FINE FROM THE HALF WAY UP POSITION. THE MOTOR WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THE WINDOW HAD COME OUT OF THE RUN CHANNEL AND THAT THE METAL PIECE WHICH HOLDS THE RUN CHANNEL WAS BENT AND CRACKED. AS THE DOOR AND WINDOW MECHANISM HAS NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF TRAUMA AND AS THE PARTS ARE ALL WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE PARTS AND/OR INSTALLATION OF THE WINDOW PIECES WERE DEFECTIVE. I SURMISE THAT OVER TIME (VEHICLE IS JUST 3.5 YEARS OLD WITH 45K MILES) THE FORCE OF THE NORMAL WINDOW OPERATION HAS WARPED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. IN MY RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A SAFETY BULLETIN (NHTSA ACTION # EA08004) FOR 2004 ON THEIR COROLLA AND MATRIX MODELS FOR A POWER WINDOW PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. I THINK MY PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THIS. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS NOT BEING COOPERATIVE SAYING MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I INTEND TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. PS MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'D GUESS THAT MY CAR WASN'T THE ONLY SCION TC THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM.

2005 TOYOTA SCION TC WITH REAR HATCH FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR HATCH CAN COME CRASHING DOWN ON SOMEONE OR ON THEIR HANDS IF THEY ARE THERE. TOYOTA TALKED TO THE CONSUMER AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN ON HIS VEHICLE, UNTIL ONE DAY, THE STAYS COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE REAR HATCH CAME CRASHING DOWN. *JB

I WAS REARENDED IN MY 2005 SCION TC, BY A 2003 FORD EXPLORER AND PUSHED(SANDWICHED) INTO AN F350 TRUCK IN FRONT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING HIS 2005 SCION TC HATCHBACK. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LEFT THE ROAD AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS. WHEN HE CORRECTED, THE BACK END OF THE CAR WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIS CONTROL. HE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND ENTERED THE DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE HIT A DRIVEWAY CULVERT HEAD ON. THE CAR THEN FLIPPED END OVER END AND TURNED SIDEWAYS BEFORE IT LANDED NOSE DOWN IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE AND I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SCION FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY HAVE GIVEN US NO HELP. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP US OUT? *TR

SUN-ROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON TOLLWAY! THIS WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO DEBRIS THAT MAY HAVE HIT IT FROM THE ROAD. WENT FOR RECALL ON WIND-BREAKER, BUT THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE SUNROOF! THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND ANOTHER SOURCE FOR A LIABILITY FOR TOYOTA. *TR

CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONS AND WON'T PLAY CDS. IT READS ERROR 4 AND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ALL CD FUNCTIONS INCLUDING EJECT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC ON MAY OF 2005, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS APROX 35,400 MILES. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING RELATES TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN EVER I PASS OVER ROUGH SURFACES THERE IS A DISTINCT METALLIC RATTLING SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE SUSPENSION AREA . I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE HOLLYWOOD, CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED, BUT AS OF YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING, I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE EXACT DEFECT MY CAR HAS. ATTACHED ARE A FEW OF THE WEBSITES WHERE I DISCOVERED OTHER PERSON'S EXPERIENCES. HTTP://SOCIAL-TC-CLUB.COM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=4609&MODE=THREADED&PID=77857 , HTTP://WWW.CLUBSCIONTC.COM/FORUM_THREAD_13219-SUSPENSION-NOISE--UH-OH-.HTML. MY CAR IS STOCK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PERVASIVE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNSTABLE FRONT END CONTROL. *JB

CAR: 2005 SCION TC PURCHASED: MCGEE TOYOTA OF HANOVER, MA IN MAY 2007. -EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. -THE DEALERSHIP MISDIAGNOSING THE WHEEL BEARING (2-3 TIMES, FINALLY FIXING IT). -WE'VE BEEN TO MCGEE TOYOTA PROBABLY 5+ TIMES NOW, AND WOBURN TOYOTA TWICE, ALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH A 2005 SCION TC. ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES WAS WHEN MY WIFE BOUGHT THE CAR, SHE BOUGHT A TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS DRY-ROTTING, AND WOBURN TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT SINCE IT WASN'T A FACTORY WINDSHIELD. WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD BY MCGEE TOYOTA THAT WE COULD TAKE THIS CAR TO ANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VALID. WHY WERE WE NOT TOLD BY MCGEE TOYOTA WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR, THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN REPLACED? MR MURPHY SAID HE WOULD DO ANYTHING IN HIS POWER TO MAKE US HAPPY. MR MURPHY SAID HE WOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE CAR (BECAUSE WE ALSO NOTICED THERE WERE 3 DIFFERENT TIRES ON THE CAR), AS WELL AS REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FOR US. WE PICKED THE CAR UP YESTERDAY, TO FIND HER SEATS LEANED BACK (IT LOOKED LIKE SOME TEENAGE KIDS JUST GOT DONE JOY-RIDING), TWO BUBBLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW(ANOTHER AFTERMARKET WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ? AGAIN!) WINDSHIELD, A LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN REVVED, AND THE CLUTCH MAKING A VERY LOUD AND NOTICEABLE SQUEAK WHEN DEPRESSED. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE BRING THE CAR IN FOR SOMETHING, WE LEAVE WITH 2-3 MORE PROBLEMS. WHEN ADDRESSED BY A MANAGER, IT COMES TO NO AVAIL. I ATTEMPTED TO TALK WITH A MANAGER ABOUT THOSE ISSUES, AND WHEN I REFUSED TO SHAKE HIS HAND, WE WERE ASKED TO LEAVE! THERE ARE MANY MORE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, WHICH ARE TOO MANY TO LIST IN THIS INITIAL COMPLAINT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH ALL THE WINDOWS CLOSED, INCLUDING THE SUNROOF. BOTH THE SUNROOF HAD THE SHADES PULLED AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 85 DEGREES, AND THE A/C WAS RUNNING IN THE CAR. SUDDENLY, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. SECONDS LATER, I HEARD BITS OF GLASS BOUNCING DOWN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I OPENED THE SHADE OF THE SUN OOF ONLY SLIGHTLY ENOUGH TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE SUN ROOF SHATTERED AND AS I DROVE, CHUNKS OF THE GLASS WERE FLYING OFF THE CAR. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND ASSESS THE WINDOW IT ALMOST APPEARED AS IF IT HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE INSIDE. THE GLASS AROUND THE ENTIRE PORTION OF THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN AND PULLING AWAY FROM THE SIDES AND IT PUCKERED UP TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DISTRACTING INCIDENT, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE SHADES PULLED SO THAT THE GLASS DID NOT FALL INTO THE CAR. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE THE DEFLECTOR SHIELD TREATED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *AK