SCION Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN, WHO STATED THAT THE HOUSING AROUND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER IN THE ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,200.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SCION XB WHEN I STRUCK A GUARD RAIL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE SCION AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. THIS RESULTED IN WHIPLASH INJURIES TO MY HEAD, NECK AND BACK. MY VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER THE CRASH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN RT 55 IN NEW JERSEY. SUDDENLY I HEAR GLASS SHATTERING AND GLASS RAINS DOWN ON MY HEAD. THE MOON ROOF IN MY TOYOTA SCION TC EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOYOTA SAYS ITS NOT A DEFECT AND THEY WONT FIX IT. I HAVE TO PAY 2000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY AND GLASS SHOULD NOT EXPLODE FOR NO REASON. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE CRASHED MY CAR AND SUSTAINED BODILY INJURY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SCION XB. IT DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK STARTED IN THE SEAL, AND FORMED A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT CRACK, WHICH THEN CURVED, AND CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD BY THE SCION DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD, BUT THERE IS NOT IMPACT CRACK VISIBLE. THERE IS NOT SPIDER WEBBING OF ANY KIND, JUST A LINE STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

WINDSHIELD OF 2008 SCION XB HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD. SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THESE LARGE CRACKS OBSCURE DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD. OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR SITUATION ON VARIOUS WEBSITES (EDMUNDS.COM). *TR

TWO PATCHES ON PASSENGER SIDE FROM TIRE ONLY SEEM TO BE SHOWING WEAR BEYOND NORMAL USE. FIRST PATCH IS 5 3/8" LONG BY 7/8" WIDE. SILVER METAL FIBERS ARE STICKING OUT OF THE PATCH AND SOME WHITE FIBERS ARE SEEN AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PATCH. PATCH IS OVAL SHAPED AND LOCATED ON THE OUTERMOST TREAD (PART OF TREAD FACING AWAY FROM THE CAR) SECOND PATCH IS 6" LONG BY 1/2" WIDE WITH ONLY WHITE FIBERS SHOWING. NO METAL IS EXPOSED. THIS PATCH IS LOCATED ON THE INNER EDGE (PART FACING CAR/ENGINE) AND IS OVAL SHAPED AS WELL. WHOLE PATCH IS COMPLETELY ON THE OUTER TREAD AS WELL. BOTH PATCHES ARE IN THE SAME RELATIVE LOCATION ON THE TIRE, HOWEVER ONE IS ON THE OUTER TREAD AND ONE IS ON THE INNER TREAD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE IS THE ONLY TIRE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAD TREADWEAR MEASURED BY AN ASSOCIATE AT NTB (NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY CO.) AND ALL TIRES HAVE 4/32 WORTH OF TREAD ON THEM. ALIGNMENTS AND ROTATIONS ARE DONE "REGULARLY" BUT DO NOT HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO PROVE IT. TIRES WERE INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED. CAR HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. AS OF NOW, STILL DRIVING ON THE TIRE, BUT SHOPPING AROUND TO GET IT REPLACED SOON. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME MY 2007 SCION TC SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED A POLICEMAN TO TAKE A LOOK AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT, ONLY SHATTERED AROUND THE EDGES AND THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS IN THE UP POSITION EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT OPEN THE SUNROOF. THE CENTER STARTED TO BULGE UPWARD BEFORE CRACKING AND FALLING INTO THE INTERIOR. CAR HAS LESS THAN 26,000 MILES SO I TOOK PICTURES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE AS WARRANTY REPAIR AND SUGGESTED I GO THROUGH INSURANCE. OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

REAR DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY CAME COMPLETELY OFF, DISCONNECTED FROM CAR DOOR WHEN ENGAGING LATCH AND PULLING UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTITRAC TIRES, SIZE 215 45 ZR17 87W. ONE MONTH AGO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FLATTENED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW TIRE ONE MONTH LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED DUE TO A HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,900.

WOKE UP TO A CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. LINE CRACK THAT IS SPREADING SLOWLY. *TR