SCION Complaints

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

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BASE BETWEEN THE SEATS IS LOOSE. THE TAILGATE HATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT IS A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC ATTACHED TO THE HATCHBACK WITH 2 SCREWS. AS I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE TRUNK, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF IN MY HAND. I HAVE SEEN THIS IN SEVERAL OTHER SCIONS AROUND TOWN. *TR

HAD VEHICLE FOR A YEAR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR THE FIRST TIME. A YEAR LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. I DID RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS MODEL IN PARTICULAR HAD WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKED EASILY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY TREMENDOUSLY AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. AS MOST WARRANTY HAVE EXPIRED BY NOW, A RECALL ON THESE WINDSHIELD SHOULD BE IN PROCESSED. *TR

ENGINE LOCKED. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH "OIL STARVATION", WHICH WAS DUE TO SCION'S "OIL CONSUMPTION" PROBLEM. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND A LOOP HOLE TO AVOID PAYING FOR A NEW ENGINE. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND SCION REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH), I HEARD A LOUD "POP" FOLLOWED BY GLASS RAINING DOWN AROUND ME. I PULLED OVER AND EXAMINED MY CAR TO FIND THE PERIMETER OF THE SUNROOF ENTIRELY MISSING AND THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THERE WERE LARGE CHUNKS OF GLASS INSIDE THE CAR ALONG WITH PIECES OF METAL. THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN AT THE TIME. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW 70S. THERE WERE NO OVERPASSES NOR WERE THERE ANY TRUCKS AROUND ME. THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARK ON THE GLASS TO INDICATE ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

WATER PUMP WENT ON THE CAR AT 63,000 MILES, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. BEARINGS CAME FLYING OUT OF THE WATER PUMP, BELT FELL OFF AND CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE. $75 PART. $950 FOR LABOR. *TR

THE HATCH HANDLE, INCLUDING THE LIGHTING FOR THE LICENSE PLATE, FELL OFF WITH NORMAL USE. WHILE THIS DOES NOT ENDANGER THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE LIGHTS AND GIVES THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER BEING FINED FOR THE VEHICLE NOT BEING BUILD PROPERLY. THE PLASTIC ON THE INSIDE OF THE HANDLE IS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE HEAT OF BEING IN A PARKING LOT FOR 2 YEARS, AND FELL OF DURING NORMAL USE. *TR

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

STARTED UP THE CAR AND SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED SPEWING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION. THANK GOD WE STOPPED THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INCINERATED ONCE WE HAD REACHED HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENGINE WAS HOT. VEHICLE IS NOW NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WAS STOPPING BEHIND A LINE OF CARS ON AN EXIT RAMP, MASHED BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE DID NOT STOP CAR COMPLETELY,HIT TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME ROLLED BACK AND HIT IT AGAIN ROLLED BACK AGAIN AND FINALLY HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET CAR TO STOP COMPLETELY. *TR