SCION Complaints

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.00, MY INSURANCE WAS INCREASED BY OVER $100.00 A MONTH, I HAD TO PAY FOR HER CAR PLUS $3750.00 OF DAMAGE ON MINE. SHE DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE AND WAS DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.WHEN I TOLD THE OFFICER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CAR HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS STUPID. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IS AND HAS COST PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY, NOT TO MENTION BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS WINDOW DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V483000 (VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE HATCH HANDLE ON MY CAR BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS LIFTING THE HATCH TO PUT SOME ITEMS IN MY TRUNK. WHEN I LOOKED FURTHER INTO WHY IT BROKE, I REALIZED THAT THE PIECES WERE JUST SMALL PLASTIC PIECES AND COULD BE EASILY SNAPPED. I WAS ABLE TO TAPE THE PIECE BACK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT COMPLETELY BECAUSE THERE ARE WIRES THAT CONNECT THE HANDLE PIECE TO THE CAR AND YOU NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO LIFT THE BACK OF THE CAR. WHEN I TAPED IT UP WELL ENOUGH I REALIZED THAT I WAS ALSO COVERING A BIG PORTION OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH I AND OTHER DRIVERS NEED OR IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $300 TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHEN CLEARLY IT IS A MANUFACTURES ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME, MULTIPLE TC'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHEN I AM DRIVING. I SEE LOTS OF TAPE ON THE REAR OF THOSE CARS AS WELL. NOT TO MENTION, IF IT RAINS OR GETS TO HOT THE TAPE FALLS OFF AND THE HATCH HANDLE FLOPS AROUND. *TR

THE LIP COVERING THE TRUNK HATCH ON THESE CARS IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE HELD ON WITH PLASTIC CLIPS THAT BREAK! TOYOTA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS AND FIX IT. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND LET IT GO ON FOR FIVE YEARS UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE PARTS BEING USED. *TR

THE REAR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2007 SCION TC SNAPPED OFF WHEN I OPENED IT ONE DAY. THIS IS POORLY MADE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

ON 4 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE SITTING STILL. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MARCH 23RD WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL IN A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF I HAD STEPPED FULLY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM LUNGING FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED IT INTO PARK AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! *TR

MY QUESTION IS HAS THE TOYOTA SCION XA-2006 , WITH ITS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF A FUEL TANK PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED YET. I ASK THAT BECAUSE WITH A MERE 37,000 MILES SCION HAS OFFERED ME $235 OUT OF THE $800 REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FUEL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF AN EVAP. PROBLEM. I INITIALLY AGREED TO THE AMOUNT AND NOW THINK THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF THE MANY MANY TOYOTA, SCION XA 2006 WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT ON ABOUT FEB 27TH. THE O.D.I NUMBER IS 10449553- IF THAT IS PERTINENT.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STEERING PROBLEM ON THE 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB WE BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XB THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING FINE UNTIL THIS SCARY PROBLEM TOOK PLACE. WE CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW PROBLEMATIC THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN BE. WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE SAFETY IS OUR MAIN CONCERN AND THE STEERING PROBLEM IS LIFE THREATENING. AS WE STARTED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. IMMEDIATELY WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. WE SPOKE WITH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT UNKNOWN AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WE ASKED FOR A PRICE ESTIMATE AND HE SAID THAT WITHOUT WARRANTY IT WILL BE PROXIMATELY $800.00. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A VERY WELL EXPERIENCE MECHANIC. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IMAGINE SUCH PROBLEM TAKEN PLACE WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY!!!!!! IN ALL FAIRNESS IF THEY'VE DESIGNED SOMETHING THAT'S PRONE TO FAILURE, THE ULTIMATE PRICING SHOULD CLEARLY REFLECT THAT FACT. THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE NOT ONLY FOR THE REPAIR DAMAGE BUT FOR EVERY INNOCENT LIVES THAT WERE LOST. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 7:00AM ON 2/6/12 ON THE 215 S. GOING AROUND 75MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FLOORED ALL THE WAY DOWN AS IF SOMEONE HAD THEIR FOOT ON IT. I PANICKED AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO BUT PRESS THE BRAKES. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES THE CAR JERKED ME AROUND. I NOTICED CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTING TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC. BY THAT TIME MY CAR WAS GOING 100MPH ON ITS OWN BECAUSE I HAD REMOVED MY FEET FROM THE PETALS. I LAST MINUTE REACTED AND PUT MY FOOT UNDER THE PETAL AND PROPPED IT UP MYSELF AND IT IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SAN BERNARDINO THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND I HAD TO PICK IT UP. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT THEY WERE NOT TAKING ME SERIOUSLY ONLY BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND RETURNED THE CAR TO THEM AFTER HAVING TO PAY THEM SOME MONEY. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD RESELL IT. WHEN I SHOWED CONCERN FOR THE NEXT OWNERS SAFETY THEY TOLD ME "IT IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM ANYMORE" I WAS VERY DISSAPOINTED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SINCE THE DAY I TURNED 18 AND HAVE ONLY BOUGHT TOYOTAS. I STILL CAN NOT BELEIVE THAT THEY WILL RESELL IT THE WAY IT IS AFTER THEY KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO IT NOT ONCE BUT 2 TIMES BEFORE, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO THAT CAR AGAIN. I AM PREGNANT AND AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I REACTED ON TIME AND WAS ABLE TO PROP THE PETAL BACK INTO PLACE IF I HADNT I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT ME AND MY BABY COULD HAVE GOT REALLY HURT NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. PLEASE CONTACT TOYOTA AND HAVE THEM DO FURTHER TESTS ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT RESULTS FATAL ONCE AGAIN IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO TOYOTA. ( ALSO, I HAD NO FLOOR MATS IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT). *TR

THE REAR HATCH HANDLE ON MY 06 SCION XB HAS BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND NOW JUST HANGS THERE. I CAN HARDLY EVER GET INTO MY TRUNK BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL COME OFF COMPLETELY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BECOME A DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR ANOTHER DRIVER. ALSO THE REAR LATCH BUTTON RUBBER COVER BECOMES SO HOT THAT IT BEGINS TO MELT. WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON IT WILL LEAVE BLACK REIDUE ON YOUR HANDS. THIS PREVENTS THE BUTTON FROM WORKING AND UNLATCHING THE BACK HATCH. NOT SURE IF IT IS MELTING DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OR THE SUN. WORRIED COULD GET TO HOT AND CATCH FIRE SOMETIME. *TR