SCION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 SMALL FRACTURES AND CHIPS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS FOUR LARGER, DIME-SIZED CHIPS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY DEFECT THAT WAS NOT IN THE CONTACT'S LINE OF SIGHT.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAS EXISTED SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO WASH THE CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS A VERY LARGE 'L' SHAPED CRACK RUNNING THE LENGTH OF APPROX. 3' FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN, THEN CURVING AND RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 17' TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS LARGE OF A CRACK HAPPENED OVERNIGHT!! THE CRACK HAS SEEMINGLY APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AS THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE THAT THE CRACK WOULD HAVE ORIGINATED FROM; IT APPEARS TO BEGIN UNDER THE TRIM OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER SCION XB OWNERS. THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELDS TOYOTA INSTALLED IN THE XB MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE. AGAIN, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AND I LIVE IN A VERY QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

SUNVISOR ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE ARE DETACHED FROM INSIDE SHAFT AND NOW THEY JUST DONT GO UP. NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

THE INTERIOR FRONT DISC PADS CONSTANTLY RUB, GRIND AND WEAR OUT ON MY SCION XA 2006. I WAS TOLD BY A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN (THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT BRAKES) THAT IF THE BRAKES ARE INSPECTED AND I AM TOLD THEY HAVE LOTS OF WEAR LEFT - THEY ARE NOT REPORTING THE WEAR ON THE INNER WHEEL PADS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN. THIS HAS CAUSED I BELIEVE MUCH BRAKE FADING DURING NORMAL CITY FREEWAY STOP AND GO. *TR

PURCHASE PRE-CERTIFIED/PRE-OWNED SCION TOYOTA, 2007, WITH 40,000 MILES ON MAY 12, 2010 AND ON MAY 25, 2010 OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK, LOST POWER AND CONTROL OF CAR ON BUSY RAINY ROAD AND CAR STALLED, PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK. BURNING SMELL AND BRAKES & STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WITH SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. UPDATED IVOQ 06/07/10*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HELLO, MY NAME IS[XXX], I LIVE IN [XXX]AND I AM EXPERIENCING VEHICLE TROUBLE. THIS IS A MODEL OF A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WELL, AS I SPEAK RIGHT NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 49,409 MILES AND IT IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR SHOP SINCE 05/10/2010 FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM BUT THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS HAVING ALREADY A TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THEM ON 05/09/2010 BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ON A 30/45 MPH LANE AND IT STARTING TO VIBRATE PRETTY UNUSUAL. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SO THEN I TOOK IT BACK LEFT ON MY WAY OUT. WELL, THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN AND THIS TIME, THE VIBRATION WAS MUCH HEAVIER. SO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME PERSON THAT I'VE HAVE DEALT WITH ON THIS ISSUE. I HAD EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT "I STILL FEEL THE VIBRATION ON MY VEHICLE YOU NEED TO TEST DRIVE IT YOURSELF SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I AM TRYING TO EXPLAIN". WELL THE GUY DID TEST DRIVE IT AND OF COURSE HE DID DESCRIBE IT THAT IT IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT THE SCION XB IS DOING. HE ALSO INDICATED TO ME THAT IT IS TOO SOON FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SO THEY WILL HAVE THEIR TOYOTA TECHNICIANS GUYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND THE 3 WEEKS ARE ALMOST HERE AND MY CAR IT IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR SHOP TO BE FIXED. NOW, THE BIG QUESTION IS " WILL THIS CAR BE SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY? YES, THEY ARE CHANGING THE TRANSMISSIONS BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN ON ME 1 YEAR FROM NOW OR EVEN MONTHS FROM NOW. I WILL REALLY BE WORRIED ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM WITH MY CHILDREN. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS OR ANY TIPS THAT I NEED TO DO? I FEEL VERY UNSAFE NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SAFE. *TR UPDATED 07/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

EXITING HIGHWAY, OIL LIGHT ON MY 2006 SCION TC FLICKERED ON. I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK, ALL THERE WAS IS A BLACK GOOP. I REGULARLY CHANGE MY OIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 20, 2009, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLID OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

I HAD PARKED THE CAR BUT MY FRIEND SAID THAT I WAS TOO FAR FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE RESTAURANT SO HE OFFERED TO MOVE IT CLOSER. AFTER HE BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT HE CHANGED GEARS TO D[RIVE] BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. HE CALLED ME OVER AND SHOWED ME WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING. HE THEN PUT THE CAR INTO P[ARK], TURN THE ENGINE OFF THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN HE PUT THE GEAR INTO D[RIVE] THE CAR MOVED FORWARD AND THINGS SEEMED HAVE GONE BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

I HAD DRIVEN INTO A LEFT TURN LANE TO PERFORM A LEFT TURN AND HAD WAITED FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AS USUAL AND THE CAR MOVED BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF FORWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED BUT STILL HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT WAS ALSO WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NO VISIBLE DAMAGE BUT MY REAR BUMPER WAS PUSHED FORWARDS JUST ENOUGH THAT MY REAR LEFT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. *TR