SCION Complaints

MY SCION XB DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT, IT JUST SHOWED UP. THERE IS NO IMPACT, JUST A STRAIGHT CRACK FROM THE SEAM THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 5-6 INCHES AND THEN CURVES TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 4-5 INCHES. *TR

MY 2008 SCION XB DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND HAS HUNDREDS OF LITTLE TINY HOLES ON THE WINDSHIELD WHERE SMALL PEBBLES HAVE STRUCK IT. TOYOTA WANTS $1000 TO REPLACE, AND WOULDN'T DO IT UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE IT'S A DEFECT. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWN A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HER FRONT WHEEL WENT OFF THE ROAD AND AS SHE STEERED HER VEHICLE BACK ON TO THE ROAD SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TO SIX TIMES AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD HEAD INJURIES AND WHIP LASH. THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS WEARING HER THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WAS NEVER SERVICED. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500 UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF UPDATED 05/18/09.*JB

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN (WITH THE SUN ROOF DOWN.) AND WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE THE VERY FRONT PIECE THAT RAISES UP JUST CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. BITS OF GLASS AND STUFF STARTED FALLING INTO THE CAR. *TR

THIS HAS TO DO WITH FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. OUR WINDSHIELD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS FROM A COUPLE OF MINOR HITS BY WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER SMALL PEBBLES. SEVERAL CRACKS HAVE FORMED AND THEY ARE NOW JOINING TOGETHER. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CAR'S AND THEREFORE MAY BE A DEFECT. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE WENT ON AND I CHECKED FOR ALL POSSIBLE PROBLEMS.GAS CAP ETC. I DROVE FOR SEVERAL TRIPS AND WHEN THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF I CALLED MY SCION DEALER. I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN AT MY CONVENIENCE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I ASKED HIM IF I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HE SAID YES BECAUSE I ONLY HAD 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THEY INSPECTED IT AND FOUND IT TO BE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WHICH HE SAID HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. HE SAID IT WOULD COST $531.03 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE IT. I THEN SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. HE SAID NO BECAUSE IT OVER THE WARRANTY TIME. I PURCHASED THE SIONXA ON DEC 5TH 2005, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE 28TH OF DEC. ANY WAY THIS IS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM WHICH IS COVERED UNDER MY 50 THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY.HE SAID IT IS NOT AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $45.00 FOR THE CHECK UP. AND THE $531.03 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I WILL NOT BE PAYING THAT MONEY FOR AND OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WILL BE GETTING RID OF MY SCION XA AND GETTING A VEHICLE WHICH FIXES DEFECTS. TOYOTA REPLACED ALL CHARCOAL CANISTERS WITH A GOOD ONE AFTER THEY FOUND THE DEFECT IN MY VIN # AREA FOR THE 2006 XA'S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. SINCE THE SOUL PURPOSE OF THE FILTER IS FOR EMISSIONS THAN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER!!! *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE WHILE VEHICLE SAT IN CLOSED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. *TR

DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NO VEHICLES WITHIN SIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND NO ONE TO THE SIDE. MY SCION TC SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS LOUDER THAN A SHOTGUN. I ALMOST SWERVED OFF THE ROAD IT SCARED ME THAT BAD. THIS WAS NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR IT WAS THE SUNROOF ITSELF. I WAS DOING SOME INVESTIGATING AND I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS JUST BY LOOKING ON A FORUM. I DON'T HAVE A REPAIR COST YET OR EVEN KNOW IF TOYOTA IS GOING TO COVER IT. *TR

PULLED MY 2006 SCION XB INTO THE GARAGE AFTER WAXING IT. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER GOT IN TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THERE WAS A LARGE "L" SHAPED CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SURFACE AREA ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS UNEVEN. HE SPECULATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAD NO WAY OF ASSESSING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.