SCION Complaints

2006 WHITE SCION TC SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND SPUN OUT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 55 MPH. THIS LEAD TO THE CAR FLIPPING AND TOTALING THE CAR. AFTER THE CRASH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

IN JUNE WHILE GETTING OFF THE EXIT TO GO HOME I WAS GOING AT 25 MHP ANF THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND I TOTALLY LOST CONTROL HITTING THE EXIT SIGN. I GOT THE CAR REPAIRED AND 2 MONTHS LATER ON THE INTERSTATE I WAS DOING 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT AND CAUSE THE LOST OF CONTROL, SPIN 3 TIMES AND CRASHING INTO THE GUIDE RAIL. THE AIRBAGS NEVER OPEN AND THE FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR WERE DESTROYED. *TR

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD ON 2006 SCION XB. THE WINDSHIELD IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO CHIPS AND HAS ACQUIRED AT LEAST A DOZEN IN ROUTINE DRIVING SITUATIONS. NOW THERE IS A LONG SQUIGGLED CRACK ACROSS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD, NOT RELATED TO ANY CHIPS. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME EXACT DISTINCTIVE CRACK IN OTHER SCION XB CARS. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THIS DEFECT BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTS SURFACED WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT AN ABNORMALLY RAPID RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE MORE BUT HE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

I WAS IN A SEVERE COLLISION IS NOV 2006 (IN PALMDALE, CA) IN MY 2006 SCION TC. THE CAR WAS APPROX. 3 MONTHS OLD. DURING THE COLLISION MY CAR ROLLED OVER AN EMBANKMENT "HEAD OVER HEALS" AND THEN SIDEWAYS BEFORE RESTING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL (LUCKILY I WAS OK). THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SUFFERED THE MOST DAMAGE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE AN ISSUE AND DID NOTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINT (EXCEPT BLOCK MY ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNT ON THEIR WEBSITE). *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 SCION XB FOR MY DAUGHTER IN JUNE 2009. SHE CAME HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT (JULY 17, 2010) AND WHEN SHE STOPPED HER SCION IN THE DRIVEWAY, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE (JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN PARK), THE CAR ACCELERATED. SHE INSTINCTLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK IT, THE CAR WAS STILL IDLED UP WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. *TR

TAIL LIGHTS ON NEW 2010 SCION XD WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A BLOWN FUSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, THE OPPOSING VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE CHEST AREA AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT INVOLVED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE DRIVER DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER TO BE REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,800. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/21/10*JB

WHILE DRIVING POSTED SPEED ON INTERSTATE 71 SOUTHBOUND FROM CLEVELAND TOWARDS COLUMBUS OHIO, MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF AND KEPT SLOWING DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT WOULD CRANK NORMALLY BUT WOULD NOT START. I CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS, THEY WERE AT OPERATING LEVELS. I PERFORMED A VISUAL CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND HOOD FOR FLUID LEAKS. THERE WERE NONE. I CALLED A NEARBY (40 MILES) TOYOTA DEALER WHO DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK TO PICK US UP AND BRING THE CAR TO THEIR REPAIR CENTER IN DELAWARE OHIO. THIS OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND AS OF THIS WRITING ALL THEY AT BYERS TOYOTA, SUSPECT IS A POSSIBLE ECM FAILURE. THEY ARE STILL TROUBLESHOOTING. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE CAR START AND RUN SUCCESSFULLY. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SCION TC WHICH THAT IS DRIVEN BY MY SON AND HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS WHICH I FEEL ARE SAFETY DEFECTS. UPON TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS ON 6/16/10 WE ADVISED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD (FL) THAT THE FRONT GRILL FELL OFF AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD US THAT WE SHOULD REPAIR THIS OURSELVES SINCE HE DIDN'T WANT TOYOTA TO BE LIABLE IF IT FELL OFF AGAIN. SHOULDN'T THEY BE LIABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE SINCE THEY ARE THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE? SECONDLY, WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON I-95 LAST WEEK (7/1/10), THE HATCHBACK POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, WE NOTICED THAT THE LATCH TO THE HATCHBACK WAS VERY LOOSE AND HELD TOGETHER BY 2 WORN OUT SCREWS. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL. *TR