SCION Complaints

MY SCION EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DURING A SNOW STORM IN WINTER 2012. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKES AND VSC ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AT THAT TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN THE STORM I REALIZED THAT ABS WAS NOT WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, THEN WENT OUT AND DID NOT RETURN UNTIL DECEMBER 2013. MY VEHICLE WAS IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE WINTER OF 2013, AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OF ABS, BRAKES, VSC OR TRACTION CONTROL OR ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHTS. IN DECEMBER 2013 WHILE DRIVING IN A LIGHT SNOW, APPROX 2 INCHES, EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 25 MPH I PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. MY CAR SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES. I HIT A SNOW BANK AND CAME TO A STOP. THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE THREE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKES AND VCS ARE NOW CONTINUOSLY LIT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL STILL DO NOT FUNCTION. *TR

(SEE SEATTLE POLICE) INC.# [XXX]) I WAS CROSSING DEXTER AVE. N. TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT CROCKETT ST. IMMEDIATELY I STRUCK A FORD EXPLORER GOING N/B ON DEXTER WHICH HAD JUST PULLED FROM THE CURB ABOUT 100' AWAY. MY CAR SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL WRECK. THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE EXPLORER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN DAMAGE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. I SUSTAINED FOUR BROKEN RIBS AND CHEST INJURIES (HOSPITAL COSTS $18K+. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I PURCHASED THE SMALL CAR PRIMARILY BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT HAD 11 AIR BAGS AND WOULD BE SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. MY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I THINK THE CAR WAS POORLY BUILT AND I WAS MISINFORMED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. IN MY ESTIMATION THE WHO VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT TRAVELED A COMBINED DISTANCE OF ONLY 100-150 FEET BEFORE IMPACT. TOYOTA HAS SENT ME A COPY OF THE DATA DOWNLOAD FROM THE IQ, BUT, NOT BEING AN ENGINEER, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. *TR

MOONROOF SHATTERED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UNDER CALM WEATHER CONDITION NO ROAD HAZARD. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP COMES UP WITH CODES P043E, P043F, P0456, P0401,P0402, P2419 EVAP CODES RELATED TO TSB EG047-06. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT RESTRICTED TO JUST THIS MODEL AND IS CAUSED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, THAT ALLOWS WATER INTRUSION INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE FILTER, LEADING TO EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. MANY OTHER SCION MODELS AS WELL AS OTHER ECONOMY SIZED TOYOTA VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME DEFECT IN THE DESIGN LEADING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH ACTUALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL SO THAT THIS DESIGN DEFECT CAN BE FIXED PROPERLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BY TOYOTA. IF NEGLECTED BY CONSUMERS OR IF THE FIX IS POSTPONED DUE TO IT BEING SO EXPENSIVE, IT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LOADING ITEMS INTO THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE LIFT GATE FELL AND STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE FACE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE BRIDGE AND INJURIES TO THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE LIFT GATE AND ADVISED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT ROUGHLY 58K. I HAVE NEVER BEEN LOW ON OIL AT ANY OIL CHANGE. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 3QTS LOW AT 58K WITH NO SIGNS, AT ALL OF AN OIL LEAK. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA WHERE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE IS HAVING THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AS LISTED IN A TSB ISSUED BY TOYOTA ON AUGUST 11, 2011. BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO COVER THE COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CAPT. STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE NEAR THE ALTERNATOR FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CABIN.

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A SCION/TOYOTA EXPECTING BETTER RELIABILITY. WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER ASSIST. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. IT IS GOING TO BE A FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIR. IT IS UNFORTUNATE TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS. DUE TO THE FACT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A HIGH FAILURE RATE. *TR

2007 SCION TC BOUGHT USED 2-18-14 TOYOTA DEALER HAD PUT 4 BRAND NEW 215/45/ZR17 91W ON CAR AND LESS THAN 100 MILES HAD 2 BLOWOUTS, NOT FLAT TIRES BLOWOUTS. 1ST ON 2-27-14 GOING 55 MPH ON HWY. 169 MN. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON 2ND ON 3-1-14 GOING 55 MPH. ON HWY. 100 AT HWY. 55 IN MINNESOTA TIRE BLEW HAD STAKE IN CENTER OF TREAD, TIRE BEADS STAYED SEALED IN PLACE ON RIM BUT THE BALANCE OF TIRE CAME OFF AND ENDED ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD ABOUT 50 FEET BACK. NO REASON FOR TIRE TO COME OFF THAT WAY. CAR HAD BEEN ON ROAD FOR 20 MILES AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEG. ABOVE 0 MN HWY. PATROL WAS CALLED BECAUSE CAR WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD BUT SPARE WAS PUT ON BEFORE THEY ARRIVED SO CALLED AN ADVISED THEM CAR WAS OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVING SURFACE WAS PAVED DRY TWO LANE ROUTE. SPEED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. LEFT REAR TIRE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE STEEL BELLED TREAD BECAME TOTALLY (100%) DETACHED FOR THE INTERIOR SIDE WALL OF TIRE. TIRE WAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA (T0506) EL4PNZ 215/45ZR17. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE IN LESS THAN A MONTH THAT HAS HAD A SIDE WALL FAILURE. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED A TIRE EARLIER IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 FOR SIDE WALL FAILURE. THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAVE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR