2008 SCION TC Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD UNEVEN SPOTS, WHICH LOOKED DEFORMED. THERE WERE OBVIOUS HIGH AND LOW SPOTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OF ITS KIND TO COMPARE THE VEHICLE TO OR VALIDATE THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY CONSIDERED IT TO BE A NORMAL ISSUE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AND SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

ON FEBRUARY 19 2009, THE SUNROOF ON MY 2008 SCION TC SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. AS I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A PAVED ROAD, WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND THE SUNROOF CLOSED, A LOUD BANG (SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT) OCCURRED. GLASS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND THE SUNROOF BULGED. THE POSTERIOR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE HAD SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT FROM THE EXPLOSION. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE AS WARRANTY REPAIR AND INSISTED I GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP AND HAVE THE DAMAGED SUNROOF IN MY POSSESSION. THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE OTHER TC OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEMONSTRATING POOR GAS MILEAGE, RATHER THAN THE GAS MILEAGE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD GET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 4,000. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 08 SCION TC WAS DAMAGED NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE OTHER CAR HIT ME BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL AND THEN TURNED SO BOTH CARS WERE FACING THE SAME WAY, SLAMMED AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AN 03 OLDS ALERO WHOSE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IF THIS CAR HAS SUCH A GREAT SAFETY RATING FOR FRONT AND SIDE IMPACTS WHERE WERE THE AIR BAGS. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED CAUSING MUCH PAIN AND DISCOMFORT TO MY LEFT SHOULDER. THIS COLLISION CAUSED 6500 $ WORTH OF DAMAGE, SO YOU TELL ME HOW SERIOUS IT WAS. *TR

BOUGHT A SCION TC IN MAY OF 2008 AND WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE, NOTICED A RATTLE COMING FROM THE MOONROOF ASSEMBLY. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR SERVICE, AND BROUGHT IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES, AS WELL AS OPENED A CASE WITH SCION TO INVESTIGATE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. DEALERSHIP AND SCION HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT AND NOT AT ALL HELPFUL, GOT THE MAJOR RUN AROUND. TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO TSB FOR THE PROBLEM, AND IT IS A "CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR" - THEY ALL RATTLE LIKE THAT. (MY VEHICLES ASSEMBLY ONLY RATTLES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) CONCERNED THIS MIGHT BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE - THIS IS ONE LARGE PANE OF GLASS RATTLING OVER TIME AND HAVE READ PRIOR COMPLAINTS ON "SHATTERING" MOONROOFS. HAVE FILED FOR LEMON LAW SINCE THIS IS A BREECH OF WARRANTY THAT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, BUT WILL NOT BE HEARD IN COURT UNTIL APRIL OF 2009. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY (495 NORTH), MY SCION TC MOONROOF SHATTERED AND THE GLASS FELL ON ME AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. MY MOONROOF WAS FULLY OPENED AT THE TIME. NEITHER THE DEFLECTOR NOR THE STATIONARY MOONROOF (WHICH IS LOCATED ABOVE THE BACKSEAT) SHATTERED BUT ONLY THE RETRACTABLE MOONROOF. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM INSIDE THE CAR THAT CAUSED THE MOONROOF TO SHATTER NOR DID I HEAR OR SEE ANY ROCK OR DEBRIS HIT THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR BEFORE IT SHATTERED AND EXPLODED INTO THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OF GLASS WHICH WAS FALLING ALL AROUND ME. I PULLED OVER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEN I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SALESPERSON WHO SOLD ME THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN MAY 2008 FROM LAUREL TOYOTA/CARMAX. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS OCCURRED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE MOONROOF AND TOLD ME IT WAS AN INSURANCE MATTER. HE NEVER ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED; HE ONLY LOOKED AT THE MOONROOF. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE OF HAVING A MOONROOF EXPLODE FOR NO REASON SO I INSISTED ON SEEING THE GENERAL MANAGER OF CARMAX LAUREL. HE SHOWED CONCERN AND WANTED TO RULE OUT ANY SAFETY HAZARD SO HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE COME AND LOOK AT THE CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE IS SCHEDULED TO LOOK AT MY CAR SOMETIME TODAY BUT I WAS TOLD BY CARMAX THAT I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO MEET WITH THE REP BECAUSE HE ONLY DEALS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT THE CUSTOMER. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THE REP WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION WITHOUT SPEAKING TO THE PERSON WHO HAD A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA/SCION ABOUT THEIR DECISION TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING MY 2008 SCION TC. *TR

WAS ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. WITH A FRIEND. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS A HUGE EXPLOSION, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD....THEN GLASS STARTED FALLING ALL AROUND THE CAR. THANKFULLY, THE WINDOW SCREEN BLOCKED MOST OF THE GLASS FROM FALLING INSIDE THE CAR ON TOP OF US....THOUGH SOME DID FALL THRU THE CRACKS AROUND THE SCREEN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE FIXING. HOWEVER, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS INCIDENT HAD THE GLASS FALLEN IN OUR EYES, BLINDED MY DRIVING, OR SEVERELY CUT US. THIS IS A VERY BIG DANGER IN MY OPINION.

2008 SCION TC TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT CALIBRATE CORRECTLY. PURCHASED CAR ON MAY 10, 2008 AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVE. DEALER RESET AND STATED LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. ON MAY 12 TOOK BACK TO DEALER, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, SENSORS IN RIMS. WENT BACK ON MAY 16 FOR A TWO HOUR REPAIR THAT TOOK OVER 14 HOURS TO GET THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM TO CALIBRATE WITH THE SENSOR IN THE WHEELS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SCION KNEW THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN PERFECTED. *TR

MOTOR VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY TO PROTECT OCCUPANT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD A NEW 2008 TOYOTA SCION, LESS THEN 3,000 MILES WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A SEMI - FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE -- EVEN THOUGH HER LIGHTS INDICATED THAT THEY DID DEPLOY. *TR HER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AND HOLD HER IN PLACE. SHE CAME UP AND OUT OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE ROOF AND TOP PART OF THE WINDOW. TOYOTA HELD UP THE REPAIRS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, FAILED TO SHOW WHEN THEY PROMISED TO SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE TOYOTA BODY SHOP. REFUSED TO SEND COPY OF THE REPORT AND CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY EVEN SAID SHE PROBABLY CAME OUT OF THE SEATBELT AND HIT HER HEAD AFTER THE WRECK WHEN SHE UNBUCKLED HER BELT! THE CAR IS NOW REPAIRED , OVER $10,000 AND SHE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HER AND HER PASSENGERS IN THE FUTURE. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WILL GIVE HER ANSWERS. *TR