SCION Complaints

WINDSHIELD IS BREAKING WITH NO ACCIDENT OR WEATHER CAUSE AT ALL. WINDSHIELD IS BREAKING AND HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE DISCOVERING THE FIRST BREAK. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2009 SCION XD ON DECEMBER 30, 2008. ON JANUARY 4, 2009, MY BRAKES FROZE UP AND I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T BUDGE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE FROZEN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR 5 DAYS EARLIER, MARKQUART TOYOTA IN EAU CLAIRE WI, AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WASN'T A FACTORY DEFECT. I COULDN'T GO TO WORK THAT DAY AND MY STEP FATHER, A RETIRED MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF MY TIRES AND THAW MY BRAKES WITH A HAIR DRYER... THEN 10 MONTHS LATER, I GET THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE INTAKE MANIFOLD! LATER ON IN THIS REPORT I WILL SELECT SCION XB BECAUSE XD ISN'T A CHOICE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND I HAVE A HUGE CRACK THAT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK STARTED OUT BIG, AND THEN ONLY GOT BIGGER WITH TIME. UPON DOING MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN WITH THE 2004-2006 SCION XB MOFELS AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 25 TH MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO THE FAIR IN OUR TOWN IN OUR 2006 SCION XB. CAME HOME PARKED IT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT UP WENT OUTSIDE AROUND 10:00 A.M. TO WASH OUR CARS AND THE WINDSHIELD IN THE SCION WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A CRACK FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN A V SHAPE GOING HALF WAY DOWN THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS CAR. THERE WAS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE ON IN. *TR

THE EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE WAS ME REACHING TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH OF THE CAR. WHEN I PLACED MY HAND ON THE CAR HATCH HANDLE, THE HATCH PANEL BROKE OFF AND HANGS OVER THE LICENSE PLATE AND SWINGS VIOLENTLY WHEN I'M DRIVING. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE PART ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE SUNROOF EXPLODED COVERING ME AND THE VEHICLE WITH GLASS CUTTING YOUR ARMS AND I STARTED BLEEDING EVERYWHERE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 SCION TC THAT I PURCHASE BRAND NEW FROM THE FACTORY. RECENTLY I HAD MY HANDLE LATCH BROKEN FROM NORMAL USE. I LIFTED IT LIKE YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO AND IT JUST SNAPPED (BROKE). I THEN REALIZED THAT IT WAS FRAMED OR MADE WITH THIN PLASTIC THAT WOULDN'T LAST LONG ON THE CAR ITSELF BECAUSE IF YOU APPLY NORMAL PRESSURE BY OPENING IT, THE HANDLE IS NOT MADE TO HANDLE SUCH PRESSURE BY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK AND GLASS. IT'S A HATCH BACK. I NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SCION TC OWNERS ON SEVERAL BLOGS AND WEBSITES. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT PARTS ALONE $180 WITHOUT LABOR. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING I COULD DO BESIDES FILING A COMPLAINT. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING A 2008 SCION XB. I HAD HEARD THAT THE OLDER XBS HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELDS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING. THEY CALLED THEM "STRESS CRACKS" BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FRAME WAS AND THE SLOPE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I SPOKE TO A SALESMAN BEFORE I BOUGHT THE NEW SCION ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TODAY, SEPT. 12TH 2009, I FOUND THE L SHAPED CRACK THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ON THE 1ST GENERATION XBS. I AM CONTACTING THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND I AM NOT ABOUT TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD NUMEROUS TIMES (AS MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO DO, SOMETIMES 7 OR 8 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS!!!) ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SCION XB WINDSHIELD? *TR

I WOULD CALL THIS A QUESTION FOR NOW. THE EVENT:A VAN RAN A STOP SIGN. A 2009 SCION CT T-BONED THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR AT APPRX.20- 25 MPH . CAUSING APPROX. 8000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. FRONT BUMPER,BOTH FRONT FENDERS,HOOD BUCKLED, RADIATOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE MOTOR THE QUESTION IS WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS GO OFF? ALSO THE VAN RAN THE STOP SIGN WITH TREE LIMB IN FRONT OF IT. WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TREE HOME OWNER OR CITY? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SITE IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS OR NOT. IF YOU CAN DIRECT ME ELSE WHERE I THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC AT APPROXIMATELY 7AM ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55MPH MY SUNROOF CLOSED AS WELL AS THE SHADE COVER BOTH CLOSED. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY BITS OF GLASS FALLING IN ON ME AND THE CAR THROUGH THE TOP VENT HOLES OF THE SUNROOF. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO ASSESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED NOT AN EASY TASK WHEN CARS ARE DOING SPEEDS OF 55-70+ .WHEN I VIEW THE DAMAGE IT APPEARS THAT SOME HOW THE FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR OF THE SUNROOF HAD POPPED UP AND SHATTERED THE GLASS OF THE CLOSED SUNROOF ALL AROUND THE EDGES ALONG THE TRACK OF THE MIDDLE GLASS AND IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY HAVE PUSH THE GLASS UPWARD CAUSING THE MIDDLE GLASS TO SHATTER AND CRUMBLE INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON TO THE SHADE COVER THAT THANKFULLY WAS CLOSED LEAVING ABOUT AN 8X4 INCH WHOLE IN THE GLASS AND THE REST OF GLASS CRACKED AND CRUMBLY WITH CHUNKS OF GLASS ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BUT VERY THANKFUL IT DID NOT CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANYONE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THE CAR WAS HIT BY SOMETHING THAT SHATTERED THE GLASS AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO DO THE REPAIR. AFTER READING ABOUT THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I WILL BE RETURNING TO THE DEALER TODAY TO FURTHER ARGUE MY POINT , NO REPAIR MADE AT THIS TIME . MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AFTER REPAIRING THE DAMAGE . THERE IS NO DOUBT THERE IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUNROOF . THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR THAT INVOLVED PUTTING SOME TYPE OF FILM OVER THE DEFLECTOR THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM CRACKING IF HIT BY DEBRIS WHILE OPEN STOPPING IT FROM BREAKING APART AND FLYING OFF. I HAD THAT RECALL DONE IN 2007 . I WAS TOLD NOW THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL ISSUE, I DISAGREE I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THE MECHANICS OF THE WIND DEFLECTOR IT SOME HOW WAS FORCED TO OPEN UP. *TR