SCION Complaints

REAR POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. SAFETY HAZARD IN HOT CLIMATES. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT REPAIRS NOT COVERED EXCEPT UNDER 3 YEAR/36K MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. SUGGEST A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IN HOT CLIMATES WHERE CHILDREN CAN BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE IF UNABLE TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS CORRECTLY. *TR

TO SAVE FOR SPACE REGARDING THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS I AM ALLOTTED I HAVE PUT A VERY DETAILED LIST OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THIS URL: HTTP://WWW.NSXPRIME.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=124643 PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW IT SINCE I KNOW THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN QUERYING THIS TOPIC BEFORE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 SCION TC AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE FROMT PANEL OF THE MOON ROOF SPONTANEOULSY SHATTERED. *TR

I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA REGARDING MY WINDSHIELD CRACK ON MY 2008 SCION XB. MY WINDSHIELD SUSTAINED A IMPACT FROM A PEBBLE SO SMALL THAT I DID NOT EVEN NOTICE THE IMPACT WHILE DRIVING. THE RESULTANT IMPACT POCK WAS LESS THAN THE SIZE OF A DIME AND LOCATED WITHIN AN INCH OF THE CENTER BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THAT SMALL POCK HAS TURNED INTO A DIAGONAL CRACK THAT THREE DAYS LATER IS 10 INCHES LONG AND GROWING. MY RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS SO FAR NOT CORRECTED AND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS DEVELOPING IN ORDER TO FORCE A RECALL. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY PURCHASING TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA OF SAN BERNARDINO, CA IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE 36 MONTH FULL WARRANTY. *TR

TWO MONTHS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, I HEARD A NOISE. AT FIRST, I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT UNTIL I THEN GLANCED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT A 1/3 DOWN. IT HAS SLOWLY BEEN GETTING LONGER AND IS NOW HALFWAY TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO EXAMINE THE CRACK, THERE IS NO SIGN OF A ROCK OR ANY OTHER ITEM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. MY INSURANCE WILL ONLY COVER IT AFTER I PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE (WHICH IS MORE THAN A NEW WINDSHIELD WOULD COST ME). *TR

FOUL SMELL 5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW CAR, BEEN INTO SERVICE 9 TIMES DEAL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO REPLACE COOLING /HEATING VENTS AND REPLACED WITH NEW. *TR

REAR HATCH HANDLE ANCHORS BROKE AROUND 10/8/08 AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND $400. ON 6/17/09 THE ENTIRE UNIT BROKE AWAY AND HAS TO BE TAPED DOWN SO IS DOESN'T HANG IN FRONT OF THE LICENSE PLATE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA PRIUS--HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SIX TIMES DATING FROM 2008 TO THE PRESENT. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT NIGHT CREATING A SAFETY SITUATION ESPECIALLY ONE INCIDENT ON A DARK BUMPY DESERT ROAD. REPLACEMENT COST VARIES FROM DEALER TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP---$100.00 PLUS TO OVER $300.00 FOR EACH HEADLAMP. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PAID FOR FIRST FOUR REPLACEMENTS BUT WILL NOT LONGER PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. *TR

ON JUNE 15, 2009 I WAS PARKING MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION XA IN MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE RACED AND TOOK OFF OVER THE BUMPER INTO THE WALL. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THEY JUST WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT BUT MY CAR IS A MESS. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND WOULD CHECK OUT THE CAR AFTER THE BODY WORK IS DONE AND THE CAR BECOMES DRIVABLE AGAIN. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T INVOLVE ANY OTHER VEHICLES AND MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME. AFTER READING OF ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH A TOYOTA TC, THAT INCIDENT FAR WORSE THAN MINE, I FELT I NEEDED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAT NOT AND JUST NOT SOMEONE MISTAKING THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE BRAKES. *TR

L SHAPED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD OF MY SCION XB. AT ABOUT 8000 MILES, WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND THERE IT WAS.........MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. *TR