SCION Complaints

SINCE I'VE BOUGHT MY CAR, AT EVERY CAR START UP THERE IS A NOISE OR A RATTLE THAT IS BRIEFLY AUDIBLE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND THEN STOPS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AGAIN, THE NOISE IS NO LONGER THERE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT VEHICLE START UP. IT SOUNDS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A WINDING NOISE. THE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE IS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE IN THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY, 2AR-FE. A TSB HAS BEEN FILED FOR THE CAMRY HOWEVER A TSB HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SCION TC. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29800. I RECOMMEND A TSB BE FILED FOR THE SCION TC 2.5L 2AR-FE SO I AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM COULD REPAIR OUR VEHICLES. TSB FOR CAMRY: TSB NUMBER: TSB-0146-10 NHTSA NUMBER: 10034924 TSB DATE: JUNE 9, 2010 DATE ADDED TO FILE: FEBRUARY 1, 2011. *TR

THESE ARE REPLACEMENT PIRELLI TIRES FOR MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 SCION TC. 235/40R18 H PIRELLI P ZERO NERO A/S 91H TIRES INSTALLED NEW ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. 1 TIRE ON LEFT REAR DEVELOPED LARGE BULGE/BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL - IDENTIFIED DURING SERVICE AT SERVICING TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CONTACTED PIRELLI USA - WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TIRE REPLACED AND RETURN INCIDENT TIRE TO PIRELLI FOR EVALUATION AND ANY POSSIBLE CREDIT TOWARDS PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT. TO DATE, AND AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH BIG O TIRES WHO PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT - NO ANSWER. PLEASE NOTE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SPLIT OR DAMAGE TO INSIDE CASING OPPOSITE THE BULGE - THIS TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED AGAINST A CURB. COULD HAVE LED TO A BLOW OUT. *TR

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. INCLUDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE, ROLLING BACKWARDS AT STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS, BUCKING/SURGING AT LOW SPEED, GEAR SLIPPAGE, EXCESSIVE & UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE BRAKING, HESITATION TO SHIFT, HESITATION & ROUGH SHIFTING UPON RE-ACCELERATION, & SHIFTER STICKING IN PARK. *TR

THE LIFT GATE ON THE TRUNK BROKE OFF WITH MINIMAL USAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM GOING BACK TO THE 2005 MODEL. I HAVE REVIEWED MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. ITS TO BAD THEY DON'T REPORT IT HERE. THE DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN I WENT IN TO GET IT FIXED THE GUY SAID WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP IT WOULD $425.00 SO HE SAID IT HAPPENS A LOT. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT FOR US OWNERS. *TR

TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I FELT SOMETHING POP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE STEERING BOOMERANGED TO THE LEFT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER AS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED.UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ACCELERATED . THE CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO A RESIDENTIAL YARD HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. I ENDED UP WITH FACIAL, CLAVICLE, RIB, PELVIS AND HIP FRACTURES. THE PHYSICIANS SAY IT WILL BE A YEAR BEFORE I WILL BE ABLE TO WORK AND I MAY END UP WITH A PERMANENT LIMP. *JS

FIRST, THE RUBBER HATCH RELEASE MELTED & DRIPPED ONTO MY REAR BUMPER. (I SUSPECT THAT FAULTY WIRING OF SOME SORT KEPT THE RELEASE SOMEWHAT ENGAGED, WHICH MELTED THE RUBBER.) THEN THE HATCH LATCH/LOCK WOULD ONLY COMPLETELY RELEASE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. FINALLY, AFTER UNLOCKING THE HATCH & ENGAGING (I THOUGHT) THE RELEASE, THE ENTIRE PANEL PULLED OFF THE CAR, LEAVING IT DANGLING BY THE WIRING HARNESS. *JS

BACK HATCH DOOR HANDLE GARNISH JUST CAME OFF THE VEHICLES REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MAKES THE PART FAIL. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE IS FASTENED TO THE TRUNK/HATCH WITH PLASTIC CLIPS. WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE HATCH IS PRESSED, IT ONLY UNLOCKS THE HATCH DOOR. IT DOES NOT SPRING UPWARD LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. IN THE MANUAL IT SHOWS TO HOLD THE RELEASE BUTTON AND LIFT WITH THE HATCH HANDLE. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SPRINGS TO HELP LIFT IT APPLIES LOTS OF PRESSURE TO THE CLIPS WHICH WEAKEN THEM. EVENTUALLY, THEY JUST SNAP. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR SNAPPING WHEN THE HATCH IS LOCKED, IN COLD WEATHER, AND THERE ARE EVEN REPORTS OF THE RELEASE BUTTON MELTING. REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE FROM THE DEALER IS $170 FOR THE HANDLE AND UPWARD $200+ FOR LABOR. THIS PRICE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS THE COST FOR THE SAME FAULTY PART. BECAUSE SCION OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THIS, MANY HAVE RESORTED TO THEIR OWN MEANS OF FIXING WHICH IS WHERE THE SAFETY ISSUES ARISE. SCION CALLS THIS PART AN EXTERIOR GARNISH WHICH IMPLIES IT IS FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT IT IS NOT JUST FOR LOOKING AT. THIS PIECE IS A HOUSING COMPARTMENT FOR SOME VITAL COMPONENTS. BECAUSE SCION KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR PUTTING THEIR CONSUMERS AT RISK. SIGN THE PETITION TO RECALL SCION DEFECTIVE REAR HATCH HANDLES AND IMPROVE OUR SAFETY. . I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON FOR THIS HTTP://CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSINTHENEWS.COM/CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINTS/TOYOTA-SCION-XB-TC-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINT-FILED-OVER-ALLEGED-REAR-HATCH-DOOR-HANDLE-DEFECT/ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT ON THE GLASS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 7/13/12*LJ UPDATED 07/17/12

TRUNK LATCH CAME OFF, MADE OF PLASTIC AND HELD BY TWO SCREWS, HAPPENED TWICE, FIRST TIME HAD TO GLUE SCREW TO THREAD ON PLASTIC LATCH BASE BUT IT WONT HOLD. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHILE THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. A 4 DOOR XB WITHOUT A TRUNK ACCESS? C'MON MAN!! *TR

MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSES ABS AND VSC LIGHTS TO GO ON AND WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON THE ABS AND VSC DO NOT FUNCTION. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR HUB, BEARING, SENSOR AND HARNESS. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 52939 MILES ON IT AND WAS OFF WARRANTY SO WOULD COST OVER 1000.00 TO REPAIR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF WITHOUT REPAIR. NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH XB ,YET NO RECALLS. *JB